Cause I'm Bored A : Pre All Star Games Mock

[HPF Bob]

Roy, I could be happy with this except I don't see a need for two TEs in this draft. Select a decent RB at 4/25 like a Kenyan Drake or Paul Perkins who can be your third-down option. Then you can use that 6th rounder on a CB or S to add depth there.

[Roy P]

I would have taken Tyvus Powell, except I figured Jerell Adams would be more impactful on the roster. The Patriots looked good with Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez on the field together. I also felt like I need at least one of them to pan out and I double my chances in case one of them is a bust.

[HPF Bob]

I think CJ is salvageable so he can be paired with Hooper or Higbee or whomever. Hey, we do so many of these mocks that we don't explain some of our thinking. In general, I just take one player per position based on the severity of need and the scarcity of good options. Sometimes, what you want just isn't there and it changes the equation.

In general, my draft plan falls this way:

1) Best LT or DE/DT that could fit our scheme.
2) Ryan Kelly or Nick Martin for center.
3) One of a few top guards, particularly if the centers aren't there.
4) A TE that creates mismatches due to height or speed.
5) Increasing depth at RB and/or WR.
6) A strong safety that tackles well.
7) Better depth at ILB.
8) A second D-lineman.

But the exact order is fluid based on which positions are disappearing. Sometimes I pick a player in the 3rd because he's the one good guy at that position then take a guy in the 4th I really think is a better player but there were alternative options if he fell off the board.

All I know for sure is that the Texans will prioritize entirely differently than I would.

[Roy P]

I agree with you on the positions of need and what I would like to add. However, I also have my draft board that is fluid based upon where/when players are being selected. I have some of my favorites and then 'fall-back' players in case I don't get my first guy early in the draft. I have consistently selected certain players over and over again (probably because I have them ranked too highly) such as Ryan Kelly, Joshua Garnett, Maliek Collins, Bronson Kaufusi, Malcolm Mitchell, and Keyarris Garrett. So, I'm twerking my board and ranking players lower than I grade them to see if I can still get them at a lower draft slot. This gives me better opportunities to trade down, get an extra pick or two, and still get My guys. I really like what happens in the mock drafts starting around picks #70 Rd3 Pick 7 all the way through pick #165 Rd5 Pick 26 and would like to get as many selections in this 'sweet spot' of the draft to get real value.

[Roy P]

22: R1P22 OT JACK CONKLIN MICHIGAN ST.
52: R2P21 C RYAN KELLY ALABAMA
77: R3P14 WR STERLING SHEPARD OKLAHOMA
128: R4P30 DT JAVON HARGRAVE SOUTH CAROLINA ST.
159: R5P20 CB MAURICE CANADY VIRGINIA
195: R6P20 TE BEAU SANDLAND MONTANA ST.
205: R6P30 S K.J. DILLON WEST VIRGINIA

I declined a trade down opportunity to stay at #22 and select Conklin. Then was pleasantly surprised to see Kelly still available @ #52, so once again declined a trade down. I had expected to take the best WR available at #52 and got nervous that Sterling Shepard would not make it down to me, so I decided he was worth moving up for. Hargrove is one of the best NT prospects in this class in my opinion and I was very happy with my first 4 picks. I looked at Canady, Brandon Williams, Jonathan Jones and Anthony Brown as a CB and Tyvis Powell and KJ Dillon at S at #159. Having missed out on Vannett, Hooper, Henry, and Adams at TE, I grabbed Sandland and hope he develops.

[Roy P]

CBS draft board last updated April 12th

22: R1P22 OT TAYLOR DECKER OHIO STATE
44: R2P13 WR JOSH DOCTSON TCU
119: R4P21 TE JERELL ADAMS SOUTH CAROLINA
159: R5P20 S SEAN DAVIS MARYLAND
166: R5P27 OLB JAMES COWSER SOUTHERN UTAH
195: R6P20 G JOE DAHL WASHINGTON STATE

TRADES

TRADE PARTNER:
OAKLAND RAIDERS

SENT:
ROUND: 2 PICK: 21
ROUND: 3 PICK: 22

RECEIVED:
ROUND: 2 PICK: 13

I grabbed a RT/LT backup at #22 in Taylor Decker. Then moved up to select a WR I believe is a 1st round talent in the 2nd round. Then selected the best TE still on the board in the 4th. Sean Davis is a bottom of the 2nd round talent to me and I had to take him in the 5th. Cowser was my BPA in the 5th and I can use him if Clowney gets hurt again. Dahl did not do much run blocking in college, but he impresses me with his athleticism and when I saw him play he held his own.

[Roy P]

48: R2P17 WR STERLING SHEPARD OKLAHOMA
52: R2P21 WR MICHAEL THOMAS OHIO STATE
82: R3P19 TE NICK VANNETT OHIO STATE
85: R3P22 DE BRONSON KAUFUSI BRIGHAM YOUNG
110: R4P12 DT MALIEK COLLINS NEBRASKA
116: R4P18 G CHRISTIAN WESTERMAN ARIZONA STATE
166: R5P27 TE JERELL ADAMS SOUTH CAROLINA
195: R6P20 RB JONATHAN WILLIAMS ARKANSAS

Traded out of the 1st round and selected 2 1st-Round Talented WRs in the 2nd round. Got My DL set with Kaufusi and Collins. Improved the TE group with Vannett and Adams. Westerman can play G and I would try him at C. Jonathan Williams is a big back that keeps Miller fresh and can be the short-yardage specialist keeping Watt on Defense.