April 12th, 2012 
Jeremy Fuchs 
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This is our second NFL Mock. You can read our first one here
1. Indianpolis
Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford
No-brainer. Luck is safe. Will be an impact player from Day 1.
2. Washington
Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor
Took a risk trading up, but Griffin has the talent to make it work.
3. Minnesota
Matt Kalil, OT, USC
Kalil is not a stud, but is the best tackle prospect, and they need to protect Christian Ponder.
4. Cleveland
Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama
They need to upgrade their offense, and Richardson is the best offensive player in the draft.
5. Tampa Bay
Morris Clairborne, CB, LSU
Forget his wonderlic; he’s the real deal.
6. St. Louis
Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State
A much needed weapon for Sam Bradford
7. Jacksonville
Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame
A much needed weapon for Blaine Gabbert
8. Miami
Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M
He shouldn’t be the pick, but they need a franchise QB. He has the tools to be one, eventually.
9. Panthers
Quinton Coples, DE, UNC
They roll the dice, hoping he’s like Julius Peppers
10. Buffalo
Cordy Glenn, OT, Georgia
Glenn is rising up boards, and has a ton of talent.
11. Kansas City
Dontari Poe, DT, Memphis
Gives Scott Pioli his Vince Wilfork
12. Seattle
Melvin Ingram, DE, South Carolina
Ingram can be used a lot of different ways, and Pete Carroll is a creative coach.
13. Arizona
Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa
They badly need offensive line help, and Reiff is a solid tackle prospect.
14. Dallas
Mark Barron, S, Alabama
He helps to upgrade a secondary that was awful last year.
15. Eagles
Fletcher Cox, DE/DT, Mississippi State
Cox is very versatile, and will give the Iggles a lot of options.
16. Jets
Courtney Upshaw, OLB, Alabama
Jets need pass rush help, and Upshaw, despite some recent criticism, will be a good one.
17. Bengals
David DeCastro, OG, Stanford
The best guard prospect in years will be a welcome sight for the Bengals.
18. Chargers
Nick Perry, DE, USC
They’ll count on him to improve the pass rush.
19. Bears
Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor
Putting him opposite Brandon Marshall will give Jay Cutler plenty of targets to work with.
20. Titans
Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin
Konz will make the Titans line one of the best.
21. Bengals
Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina
Will finally replace Jonathan Joseph
22. Browns
Brandon Weeden, QB, Oklahoma State
They need to upgrade the QB spot, and after missing out on Griffin, Weeden is the fall back option.
23. Lions
Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford
Someone has to protect Matthew Stafford
24. Steelers
Luke Keuchly, LB, Boston College
They’ll love him as a run stopping force.
25. Broncos
Devon Still, DT, Penn State
Will help Von Miller out a lot.
26. Texans
Dre Kirpatrick, CB, Alabama
Teaming him with Joseph would be a great tandem
27. Patriots
Whitney Mercilus, DE/OLB, Illinois
Gives them a lot of versatility for their pass rush.
28. Green Bay
Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford
Another weapon for Aaron Rodgers? Why not
29. Baltimore
Dont’a Hightower, ILB, Alabama
They take Ray Lewis’ replacement
30. 49ers
Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia Tech
They take a chance on the raw Hill, hoping he can help stretch the D
31. Patriots
Michael Brockers, DT, LSU
Can play all over the line, has a ton of talent.
32. Giants
Kevin Zeitler, OG, Wisconsin
A physical lineman to upgrade one of the worst units last year.
GM Reese is a becoming a mastermind in free agency and the NFL draft. He is very shrewd to fill need positions with young talented guys like CB Molden, LB Rivers and a veteran OT Locklear and letting go of aged guys who skills and speed deteriorated. So right now, this is what he has done that is most notable not counting signings of some project players:
TE: signed Bennett (great size, stronger blocker)
LB: traded 5th rounder for Rivers (1st rounder, 9th overall pick)
CB: signed Molden (good size and was a 3rd rounder draft pick)
Safety: signed Horton
More details can be found at
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/13598/giants-free-agency-tracker
So the only leftover gaps are drafting good prospects to strengthen RB/OL/TE/WR/DL/Secondary. I believe our OL needs the most repair since they were very inconsistent at pass protecting Eli and blocking well for our RBs.
My dream Giants draft would be the following 7 picks:
Round 1 – OT Bobby Massie
Round 2 – WR Mohamed Sanu
Round 3 – RB Chris Polk
Round 4 (two picks) – OG Brandon Brooks and TE Michael Egnew
Round 5 – None (trade away) -
Round 6 – OG Lucas Nix
Round 7 – CB Omar Bolden (small gamble) or LB Vontaze Burfict (big gamble)
Other plays I think Giants might look into selecting but it all depends if they are still available and considered the “BPA” on their draft board:
WR Stephen Hill – Round 1/2
CB Janoris Jenkins – Round 1/2
RB Doug Martin – Round 2
RB David Wilson – Round 2
OG Kelechi Osemele – Round 2/3
OG Kevin Zeitler OG – Round 2/3
I would be delighted to see if some of these other guys end in Giants blue jerseys.
Jeremy – can you published this mock draft or pass it on to GM Reese
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My dream Giants draft would be the following 7 picks:
Round 1 – TE Coby Fleener/OT Bobby Massie/LB Donte Hightower/WR Stephen Hill
Round 2 – TE Ladarius Green
Round 3 – DE Bruce Irvin
Round 4 – RB Robert Turbin
Round 4 (compensatory)- DT Derrick Wolfe
Round 5 – None (trade away) -
Round 6 – OT Markus Zusevics
Round 7 – CB Cliff Harris
very happy with fleener or green but wouldn’t be taking both. hill then green would be great but then I’m thinking green is a reach in the second?
My Draft
1-Martin RB
2-Ladarius Green TE
3-Chris Chainey KR supreme
4-Ryan Broyles TE-Blocker supreme
4-Ryan Bryles WR
6-Phillip Blake-C
7-?
Other RB if Martin is gone-Polk,or Turbin
Maybe Massie in second
George Bryan TE is my 4th
I can’t see the Texans taking a CB so early in the draft b/c they have so many other holes to fill after free agency. How about Coby Fleener? He would fill a need (replacing Joel Dressen) and be another great receiving weapon for Matt Schaub.
Wow, your mock is all over the place! I like the fact that it’s unpredictable, though; after you’ve seen hundreds of mocks, it’s nice to see one with some imagination!
That being said, I really hope the Texans nab Coby Fleener at #26, even if Kirkpatrick is available. Blasphemy, I know, but getting the best TE in the draft would be great, as it’s overall a weak TE class and they would be filling a need (having to replace Joel Dreessen). Kubiak is all about trying to create mismatches in his offense, and Fleener would be ideal: LBs are too slow to cover him and safeties are too small.
You have Cordy Glenn going to Buffalo at #10, and I just can’t see it. Bills need a LT, and there are serious doubts that Glenn can play tackle at all, let alone LT. I think they’re better off taking a different position at #10, and then trying to fill the LT spot at the top of Round 2, maybe with Bobby Massie.
I appreciate your input and the fact that you’ve done a great mock. Keep up the good work!