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Round 1

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State

It seems all but certain that the Bucs will select a quarterback with the number one pick. As long as Tampa is comfortable with Jameis off the field, he will be their franchise quarterback for many years to come.


2. Tennessee Titans-Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon

The Titans have been saying that Mettenberger could be the future of the team, but Mariota is just too good to pass up.


3. Jacksonville Jaguars-Vic Beasley, DE/OLB, Clemson

Gus Bradley would love to add an edge player here, and Beasley is a better fit for their scheme over Dante Fowler Jr.


4. Oakland Raiders-Kevin White, WR, West Virginia

The Raiders could take Leonard WIlliams here, but they need to give Derek Carr more weapons. Even though White only played one season of FBS football, he should be great from day one.

 
5. Washington Redskins-Leonard Williams, DT, USC

The Redskins already signed Stephen Paea and Terrance Knighton, but if Leonard Williams is still on the board at 5, they will not hesitate to draft him.


6. New York Jets-Dante Fowler Jr., DE/OLB, Florida

Adding Fowler to the Jets front seven would give them one of, if not, the best defense in the league.

 
7. Chicago Bears-Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama

After trading Brandon Marshall, wide receiver became one of the biggest needs for the Bears. They need someone to play across from Alshon Jeffery, and Amari Cooper can thrive in this offense with whoever is at quarterback.

 
8. Atlanta Falcons- Alvin "Bud" Dupree, DE/OLB, Kentucky

Dupree may not be better than Shane Ray or Randy Gregory right now, but he has a much higher upside than them.


9. New York Giants-Brandon Scherff, OT/OG, Iowa

Scherff could play tackle, but will probably be better off at guard in the NFL.

 
10. St. Louis Rams-La'el Collins, OT/OG, LSU

Just like Scherff, Collins may be better suited to play guard. He should immediately help this line who gave up almost 50 sacks last year.

 
11. Minnesota Vikings-Ereck Flowers, OT/OG, Miami

The Vikings need to improve their offensive line and Flowers can play guard or tackle. He will be a mauler in the running game.

 
12. Cleveland Browns-DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville

Even after signing Dwayne Bowe and Brian Hartline, the Browns still need help at wide receiver. With Josh Gordon suspended again, nobody knows if he will ever fully commit himself to football. Parker should come in and be the number one guy in their offense.

 

13. New Orleans Saints-Randy Gregory, DE/OLB, Nebraska

Gregory could thrive at outside linebacker in Rob Ryan's defense.


14. Miami Dolphins-Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia

Lamar Miller had 1,099 rushing yards last year and Todd Gurley is coming off a torn ACL, but the Dolphins need a power. Lamar Miller is not durable; his play tailed off after 13 carries every game and he had zero games with 20 or more carries last season. 


15. San Francisco 49ers-Malcom Brown, DT, Texas

The 49ers need a lot of help on their defensive line and Brown should make it instantly better.

 
16. Houston Texans-Nelson Agholor, WR, USC

Agholor finished last year 7th in receptions, 9th in yards, and 7th in touchdowns in the FBS. He has great hands and should be very good playing across from DeAndre Hopkins.


17. San Diego Chargers-Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford

The Chargers would like to move D.J. Fluker inside to guard and Peat will be a very good right tackle with the ability to eventually move to the blind side.

 

18. Kansas City Chiefs-Breshad Perriman, WR, Central Florida

Even with Jeremy Maclin, the Chiefs have one of the worst receiving corps in the league. Perriman is very raw, but has a ton of upside.


19. Cleveland Browns (from Buffalo Bills)-Arik Armstead, DE/DT, Oregon

Armstead would be a perfect fit in the Browns defense.


20. Philadelphia Eagles-Danny Shelton, DT, Washington

Putting Danny Shelton next to Fletcher Cox will give the Eagles a dominant defensive line.

 
21. Cincinnati Bengals-Marcus Peters, CB, Washington

Peters is the best corner in this draft, and if not for off the field troubles, he would be long off the board already.


22. Pittsburgh Steelers-Kevin Johnson, CB, Wake Forest

The Steelers have an awful secondary, and they will need a couple of rookie starters there. Johnson is a better fit for their defense than Trae Waynes.


23. Detroit Lions-Jordan Phillips, DT, Oklahoma

The Lions traded for Haloti Ngata, but that is not enough, as they lost Ndamukong Suh, Nick Fairley, and C.J. Mosley.

 
24. Arizona Cardinals-Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State

The Cardinals need a corner back to play across from Patrick Peterson. If Waynes learns to not use his hands too much he can be very good.

 
25. Carolina Panthers-D.J. Humphries, OT/OG, Florida

The Panthers will not go in to the regular season with Jonathan Martin and Michael Oher as their starters. Humphries could easily be the Carolina Panthers starting left tackle on opening day.


26. Baltimore Ravens-Phillip Dorsett, WR, Miami

The Ravens lose Torrey Smith, but gain Phillip Dorsett. Flacco and Dorsett will become one of the best deep threat combos in the league.


27. Dallas Cowboys-Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin

The Cowboys have the best offensive line in the league, but they have no quality running backs. Gordon can come in and put up very good numbers.


28. Denver Broncos-Cameron Erving, C/OG/OT, Florida State

Erving's best position in the NFL will be at center, and he could become an All-Pro center.


29. Indianapolis Colts-Eric Kendricks, ILB, UCLA

The Colts middle linebackers did not play well during the end of last season. Kendricks had the third highest amount of tackles in all of college football last year.

 

30. Green Bay Packers-Stephone Anthony, ILB, Clemson

The Packers do not want Clay Matthews to play inside linebacker next year, Anthony can start right away and push Matthews back to the outside.


31. New Orleans Saints (from Seattle Seahawks)-Devin Smith, WR, Ohio State

Smith was the best deep threat in college last year, averaging 28.2 yards per catch last year. He will be the perfect replacement for Kenny Stills.


32. New England Patriots-Byron Jones, CB, UConn

The Patriots lost Brandon Browner and Darrelle Revis. Jones put himself on the map at the Combine, but his film is also phenomenal.

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