Gary Heinrich 2015 NFL Mock Draft - 3 March 2015

1. Jamies Winston 2. Marcus Mariota 3. Leonard Williams 4. Kevin White 5. Shane Ray

Tue, 03/03/2015

Round 1
1	Tampa Bay	Jamies Winston	QB	Florida State
The Buc's need a QB badly. Now they are faced with a choice between two past Heisman winners. Winston seems to grade best in pro style offense, but comes with huge off field issues. The Buc's need to decide with the NFL's increased emphasis on off field issues, will they tie their reputation to Jamies? In the end, football talent trumps character issues.
2	Tennessee	Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon
The Titan's decided to pass on Bridgewater, Carr and Manzel last year and took Mettenberger in the sixth round. Do they take Mariota or the best player on the board? In the end, they opt for Mariota. He was too athletic and was excellent in drills at the combine. The Titans can not risk missing on a QB again.
3	Jacksonville	Leonard Williams	DT	USC
Gus Bradley believes in building the team starting with defense. Their biggest defensive need is at CB, but this is too high for any this year. They look over their board and take the highest rated player. Williams will strenghten a defense that needs to put more pressure on the qbs.
4	Oakland	Kevin White	WR	West Virginia
The Raiders needs weapons to help QB Carr develop faster. With multiple holes to fill, they are temped to trade down, but can not get the deal that provides ample draft rewards. They take their top rated wide out on the boards. White is a big receiver with a large catch radius, can win jump balls and is faster than earlier believed.
5	Washington	Shane Ray	DE	Missouri
Washington needs defense, defense, defense in this draft. The glaring need is for a pass rusher. With an explosive first step, Ray is considered one of the most dangerous edge rushers in this draft. He demonstrates a variety of moves with great closing speed. Ray had 14.5 sacks and 22.5 tackles for a loss last season, the kind of preformance that the Redskins lack at DE.
6	NY Jets	Amari Cooper	WR	Alabama
The Jets consider Gregory, but decide that they need to work on the offense. Cooper has the potentinal to be the #1 receiver that they lack. Cooper is the most polished of this years receivers. He as plenty of speed and makes the hard catches. He will give Smith more than Decker as a target on the outside.
7	Chicago	Randy Gregory	DE	Nebraska
The Bears need outside rushers for their new 3-4 defense. After considering Sheldon as their new nose tackle, they settle on Gregory. They believe that his weight loss prior to the combine in not a big issue. With great length and quickness, there is too much upside to his game to pass.
8	Atlanta	Dante Fowler	OLB	Florida
The Falcon's need a pass rusher to improve their defense. The scan their board and find Fowler to be the best option. Dante's performance at the combine proves he has the abiltiy to be plugged into the Sam linebacker position. He has the quickness and first step burst to pressure the passer while having the instincts and speed to cover the TE.
9	NY Giants	Andrus Peat	OT	Stanford
The Giants decide to upgrade the LOT position to try and keep Eli upright this year. Peat is a massive man that is the best option in the draft to play LOT. He can plug into the line and be a big upgrade over last year. He has quick feet, bends at the knees and speed to hold off fast DE's.
10	St. Louis	La'el Collins	OT	LSU
The Rams need a qb, but there is no one worthy of the 10th pick. They choose to continue to work on their o-line. With an aging Jake Long at tackle, they need to groom a replacement. La'el is a tough blocker with the frame to become a top ROT. His aggressiveness and strength make him an impressive run blocker.
11	Minnesota	Vic Beasley	OLB	Clemson
The Vikings will be tempted by either Scherff or Parker, but Zimmer wins again. He is building a top five defense and needs improved linebacker play. With Barr on one side and Beasley on the other, teams will not know which side the extra man is coming from. Vic can also put is hand on the ground and replace Robison at DE in a rotation.
12	Cleveland	Davante Parker	WR	Louisville
The Browns are thrilled that the Viks passed on Parker and rush their card to the stage. Parker gives them a tall, fast receiver to help reduce the sting of Gordon's year long suspension. Parker will start immediately and give who ever is at qb a consistent red zone threat.
13	New Orleans	Trae Waynes	CB	Michigan State
The Saints get their top rated cb and their number one need in this draft. Waynes had a great combine to move into the number one ranked cb on the board. He is a tall press corner that will move all over the field to take on the #1 receiver each week.
14	Miami	Shaq Thompson	LB	Washington
The Dolphins chose a man with many talents for their defense. He has the quickness to cover TE's or rush the passer. He can play strong safety and move around in the box to help make it difficult for offenses to know who is doing what in the backfield.
15	San Francisco	Jaelen Strong	WR	Arizonia State
The 49ers receiver core is in disarray for 2015. They need a big receiver to replace Crabtree and find Strong in this draft. His 4.44 in the forty combined with his 42 inch jump show his athletic power. He has a strong work ethic and his dependability will make him a welcome addition.
16	Houston	Landon Collins	S	Alabama
Landon Collins will be an instant fixture in the Texans defense. He is best in the box as a sure tackler. His light feet and quick reactions allow him to drive on the ball carrier. He will pair with last years pick (Swearingen) to form an excellent set of safeties for the coming years.
17	San Diego	Danny Shelton	DT	Washington
Every year some team benefits for an unexpected prospects fall. This year the Chargers are surprised to find Shelton still on the board. He fills a huge hole in the defensive line. With a strong running back class, they can resist taking a chance on Gurley or Gordon and grab a good one later in the draft.
18	Kansas City	Brandin Scherff	OT	Iowa
The Chiefs need a wr most, but Scherff offers too much value at this point in the draft. He projects best to guard but can play tackle. He will need help with speed rushers early, but should be a fixture on the o-line for the next ten years.
19	Cleveland (from Buf)	Alvin Dupree	DE	Kentucky
The Browns have a need at DE and Dupree is their highest rated one left on the board. He brings a good skill set with speed, strength and athleticism. He is big enough to set the edge and is very disruptive to offenses. He will need to work on his pass rush skills, but is worth the investment at this point in the draft.
20	Philadelphia	P.J. Williams	CB	Florida State
The Eagles need a cb and get their #1 rated target in this draft. Williams is a big, strong athletic corner. He can cover the best as he did an excellent job on Devante Parker this year. He had 10 passes defensed, an interception and 68 tackles. He fits well in the the current defensive approach and should see the field early.
21	Cincinnati	Eddie Goldman	DT	Florida State
The Bengals are concerned about the decreased production for Peko last year and will get some depth to help at DT with Goldman. He has the size quickness and strength to make him a force in the interior of the line. He has to speed to get the qb and had 4 sacks this year.
22	Pittsburgh	Aric Armstead	DE	Oregon
Armstead is the type of lineman that the Steelers like at DE. He has great length, while exhibiting the body control to be a true 5 technique lineman. He is light on his feet and uses his height to quickly find the ball. He was asked to drop into coverage at Oregon and may offer the Steelers the option to delevop new wrinkles to the D.
23	Detroit	Marcus Peters	CB	Washington
This pick is based on the Lions signing of Suh and Fairley to new contracts. Peters offers the type of corner that fits their defensive approach. He will match up well with last years addition at CB (Slay) and give them a strong cover crew.
24	Arizona	Malcolm Brown	DT	Texas
The Cardinals decide to wait on running back until later in the draft and opt for a replacement for Dockett. Brown is a 6'4" 320 lb player that can play either the 1 or 3. He keeps his head up while fighting through double teams which allows him to find the ball quickly. He is more of a quick feet rusher who will need to work on his technique to become a consistent threat rushing the passer while controlling the running game.
25	Carolina	Eric Flowers	OT	Miami
The Panthers need protection for Cam. They get a 6'6" 329 lb man in Flowers. He has a very high ceiling and will need strong coaching on his technique. To this point he has won with mass and agressiveness. His quickness and balance allow him to get to the second level on run blocks, but is a work in progress in pass protection.
26	Baltimore	Eli Harold	DE	Virginia
The Ravens add a quick starter out of his stance with burst and long-striding acceleration. He keeps his pad level for proper leverage and has agile feet to sidestep blockers in space. He has terrific speed in pursuit to chase down ballcarriers with a motor that never quits.
27	Dallas	Jalen Collins	CB	LSU
The Cowboy's get a tall fast cb in Collins. His speed and length allow him to excel at running with receivers down field and win the jump balls as well. He has fluid hips and can turn and run well. He will attack running backs out of the backfield with agressiveness and with a good tackling technique. Collins should compete for playing time from the opening of camp.
28	Denver	T.J. Clemmings	OT	Pittsburgh
The Broncos get a player that has the ideal make-up for left ot. He has long arms with a great frame to anchor against the speed rushers in the NFL. He is fluid, quick and strong enough to move out de's and keep Payton on his feet. Clemmings uses his rapid side kick and a violent punch to stop rushers, while displaying good bend to move into the second level on run blocking.
29	Indianapolis	Jake Fisher	OT	Oregon
The Colts get a OT for a struggling o-line. Fisher is a three year starter for the Ducks that excelled at pass blocking in their scheme. He is able to latch onto defenders using his long arms and stone hands. He has exhibited great versatility starting at both tackle spots. His good knee bend allows him to anchor his blocks, but he has the skills of an effective double team blocker, releasing the first to get the second rusher. He will be a solid addition.
30	Green Bay	Eric Kendricks	ILB	UCLA
The Packer's choose to address their inside backer problems. Having released both of last years starters, they need to select several if they are going to be able to move Matthews back outside where he helps the defense most. Kendricks is an explosive hitter that is aggressive to the ball. He is light on his feet and is an effective pass rusher, which is improtant in the pass happy league.
31	Seattle	Maxx Williams	TE	Minnesota
The Seahawks strengthen their offense with the best TE in the draft. Williams has terrific athleticism with fluidity to shift his weight as he breaks the route with quick reflexes to find the ball. And he has smooth route acceleration off the line of scrimmage to stress the seam and gain a step on defenders.
32	New England	Owamagbe Odighizuwa	DE	UCLA
The Patriots choose to work on their d-line with Odighizuwa. He has the long arms, burst and power to consistently beat tackles. He has been a very disruptive force from right end for the Bruins this year and, with solid coaching, should provide the same in the NFL.
Round 2
33	Tennessee	Kevin Johnson	CB	Wake Forest
Johnson is a fluid athletic corner with excellent cover skills. He will have a chance to impact the pass defense in his first year with potential to play nickel as well as outside. He tends to wrap up the legs to tackle rather than be an intimidating hitter.
34	Tampa Bay	Denzel Perryman	ILB	Miami
Perryman looks the part of an inside backer; thick and muscular with an excellent burst to the ball. He is a little short, but makes up for it with quickness and instincts in pass defense. An excellent tackler, the Bucs will expect Denzel to impact their linebacker corps early.
35	Oakland	Dorial Green-Beckham	WR	Missouri
The Raiders roll the dice to find a weapon on the outside for Carr. They select the talented but troubled wideout with amazing potential for success or failure. Dorian has rare athleticism and triangle numbers (size/speed/strength) for his frame. he has the balance and core power to keep his center of gravity. He has above average acceleration to get vertical in a hurry and create separation in his routes and strong plant-and-go burst in his breaks, effortlessly shifting his momentum. An excellent leaper with ability the to high-point the ball and win jumpball passes in the red zone, Green-Beckham could be a second round steal.
36	Jacksonville	Todd Gurley	RB	Georgia
The signing of Gerhart in free agency is a bust and D. Robinson as your leading rusher will not work. Gurley has just too much potential to pass at his point of the draft. The Jags believe his knee will pass their physical exam with the ACL healed. He can be the answer to 8 men in the box that Bortles faced last year.
37	NY Jets	Bryon Jones	CB	Connecticut
Jones lit up the combine with a world record 12-foot-3-inch standing broad jump. Jones quite literally leaped onto the NFL radar. Jones, who also showed great agility in shuttle drills,has the length, speed and skills to be a press cover corner.
38	Washington	Danielle Hunter	DE	LSU
Redskins take the best pass rusher on their board. Hunter has excellent speed, length and width for the position with lots of room to add muscle. He needs to work on his first step, but shows excellent strength at the point of attack and will sacrifice his body to blow up the run.
39	Chicago	Jordon Phillips	DT	Oklahoma
Phillips fills the middle of the Bears new 3-4 defense. After getting Gregory in the first, Phillips will help build the line. He can also play the 5 technique. He is tall and long with a wide base and has very good athletic skills for a man his size.
40	NY Giants	Gerod Holliman	FS	Louisville
Giants get the safety they need in Holliman. Gerod is a ball hawk in the back of the defense. The hard hitter is aggressive to the ball, with excellent quickness. He does tend not to wrap up on the ball carrier, but this is easily coached up.
41	St. Louis	Brett Hundley	QB	UCLA
Rams have given Bradford the right to look for a trade. This is a signal that they will take a qb early in this draft. Hundley is a tall qb with the arm to throw the ball all over the field. He has speed to add a running threat to the offense and the skills to move in the pocket, making time for the wr to break open.
42	Atlanta	Preston Smith	DE	Mississippi State
Atlanta continues to work on a terrible defense with the pick of Preston Smith. He had a very good combine. He has an impressive wingspan and heavy hands to engage and dispose of blockers, using an array of rush moves to tear through blocks. Smith also lines up as a 1-technique lineman inside on obvious passing downs, using his initial quickness and power to penetrate the A-gap and create interior pressure.
43	Cleveland	Laken Tomlinson	G	Duke
Browns work on their o-line with their best guard on the board. A three time first team ACC guard, Tomlinson started 52 games for Duke. He has a massive body with the strength to take on D-Tackles and hold them off. Physically and mentally tough, with a high football IQ, he is able to handle the twists and turns on the line. He should challenge for playing time this year.
44	New Orleans	Ty Sambrailo	OT	Colorado State
Sambrailo has the skills to challenge for a starting job at right tackle in camp. This would allow the Saints to cut Zack Strief for much need cap relief. Ty was a four year starter with experience at all four guard and tackle spots. He mainly played on the left but should not have trouble swinging the the right side.
45	Minnesota	Cameron Erving	G/C	Florida State
Vikings find great value in a versatile, athletic player with length, speed, size and quick feet. He has played tackle and center, but they believe he can slide into the left guard spot vacated by cutting Charlie Johnson. Erving is smooth and fast with his pulling ability and should step right in as a starter.
46	San Francisco	Alex Carter	CB	Stanford
The 49ers get a good-sized athlete with the frame and length to match up well with bigger targets. He does a nice job using his eyes to track and aggressively make plays with the ballskills to finish. Carter can be too hands-on at times downfield and will attract penalties, but he has the toughness and physical presence to be an impact run defender and consistent competitor in coverage.
47	Miami	A.J. Cann	G	South Carolina
Dolphins work on their o-line with their highest rated guard. Cann had 51 starts for the Gamecocks and is a natural bender with the strength to move people off the line. He is a strong finisher with the power to bury his man. He has only played left guard, but could be a fixture there for many years.
48	San Diego	Melvin Gordon	RB	Wisconsin
Chargers need to take some pressure off of the passing game by running more in 2015. They are happy to find Gordon available this late in the draft. He is a well rounded rb who is elite in acceleration and balance. He has the patience and skills to set up blocks and explodes into the open field.
49	Kansas City	Devin Smith	WR	Ohio State
Chiefs want lightning in a bottle to add a wide out that can get open deep. Smith averaged over 27.2 yards per catch. He has quickness to break away for the CB with moves to get down the field and will also bring excellent special team skills to the Chiefs.
50	Buffalo	Tre Jackson	G	Florida State
The Bills work on their o-line with this pick. Jackson brings nasty power to the interior of the line. He has a good burst to get through the line and seal lbs, opening holes for rbs. He can play either side of the line and will give the Bills options as the new staff develops their line.
51	Houston	Paul Dawson	ILB	TCU
The Texans find a replacement for Brian Cushing. Dawson will move into his inside spot and provide the tackles-for-loss that were common with Cushing before his injuries. Dawson is a tackling machine with 128 last year, including 18.5 for a loss.
52	Philadelphia	Nate Orchard	OLB	Utah
Eagles add their new right side lb in Nate Orchard. Although he played DE, he lined up as a linebacker quite a bit last year. He had 18.5 sacks and 38 tackles for a loss during his career. He displays excellent quickness and strength with above average football IQ. He is a leader, proudly wearing the "C" for the Utes this year.
53	Cincinnati	Quinten Rollins	CB	Miami (ohio)
Bengals get a raw cb with extreme upside. He had 72 tackles and 7 interceptions this past season. He was named the defensive player of the year in the MAC. He has only played one year of college football after starting four years on the basketball team and has a very high ceiling with outstanding physical and mental skills for the position.
54	Detroit	Jay Ajayi	RB	Boise State
Lions move to shore up their rb spot after the release of Reggie Bush. Ajayi had a great 2014. He became the first FBS RB with 1800 + yards rushing and 500+ yards receiving. He will give them a change of pace from the banging of Bell with much better receiving skills.
55	Arizona	Hau'oli Kikaha	OLB	Washington
Kikaha gives the Cardinals the outside rush that they need. He led the nation with 19 sacks last season while at Washington. With an explosive first step and arc speed, he can get around the edge. He also has flexible body control and balance to flatten his rush. Kikaha is experienced in both a two or three point stance, playing both ends and lb during the last three years. He also was a special teams player last year.
56	Pittsburgh	Cody Prewitt	FS	Mississippi State
The Steelers are looking for a replacement for Polomalu. Prewitt will slide in at FS allowing Mitchell to move to SS. He is a muscular athlete with a substantial frame and long arms (33 inches), consistent playing speed and quick acceleration. He is a sound tackler with a nose for the ball (12 career interceptions).
57	Carolina	Sammie Coates	WR	Auburn
Coates brings the Panthers a blend of speed, quickness and strength. He combines 4.4 speed with a strong body, allowing him to break through cb/safety coverage. He has ability to track the ball over his shoulder as good as anyone in this draft. He is an excellent blocker and will be very effective in the running game.
58	Baltimore	Duke Johnson	RB	Miami
Johnson brings a combination of quick feet, acceleration and strength to the backfield. He averaged 7.4 yards every time he touched the ball last year. He has excellent hands out of the backfield and is an effective blocker. Johnson also has shown the ability to split out wide expanding playbooks.
59	Denver	Clive Walford	TE	Miami
The Broncos get a young TE to give Peyton more targets. Walford brings impressive excelleration off of the line, putting pressure on defenses up the seam. He catches the ball over his shoulder and wins most jump balls in the red zone. He will need to work on his blocking, but has excellent speed for his size.
60	Dallas	Mario Edwards Jr.	DE	Florida State
The Cowboys work on getting better on the d-line. Edwards has an impressive set of skills and athletic ability. He uses his long arms and strength to keep clean at the line and he can set set the edge as well as be a bull rusher getting to the qb. He has good balance to recover when tossed off course.
61	Indianapolis	Tevin Coleman	RB	Indiana
The Colts get a running back that is being compared to DeMarco Murray. He runs with a physical temperament and good body strength, lowering his pads to plow into defenders at the line of scrimmage and run through arm tackles. He loves contact with his aggressive running style and has the toughness to finish carries.
62	Green Bay	Carl Davis	DT	Iowa
The Pack need help on the d-line. With the loss of Guion due to legal issues, they opt for Davis. He is a strong, athletic tackle. He brings a combination of size, strength and technique to the team and can play the 5 technique, spliting double teams and putting pressure on the pocket.
63	Seattle	Michael Bennett	DT	Ohio State
The Seahawks get a very active tackle with range, quickness and focus. He attacks the pocket with a high level of aggression and has a non-stop motor. He has improved backfield vision with the controlled footwork and change of direction skills that is uncommon for the position.
64	New England	Nelson Agholor	WR	USC
Patriots get a polished receiver that is a refined route runner. He is an athletic pass catcher with sharp cuts, before and after the catch, and the body control to make fluid adjustments on the ball. He gives them another option to develop for Bradey.

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