2001 MOCK DRAFT
| PICK #1 San Diego Chargers Michael Vick QB (ferrari) | Regardless of Vick's current readiness to play NFL football, his potential value is more than worth the risk. New Charger GM John Butler can't pass on Vick's talent | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'1'' | 214 | 4.44 | Virginia Tech | |
| PICK #2 Arizona Cardinals Justin Smith DE (lange) | Swann is gone, Rice is going, and Wadsworth is staying on bad knees. Cards pass on superfluous Terrell and fill an enigmatic history and draft another 1st round DE | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'5'' | 265 | 4.60 | Missouri | |
| PICK #3 Cleveland Browns Richard Seymour DT (madnova) | New Head Coach Butch Davis will continue to build the D. In a conference with Dillon, George, Taylor, Lewis, and Bettis, a run stuffer is a must. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'5'' | 295 | 4.90 | Georgia | |
| PICK #4 Cincinati Bengals David Terrell WR (Favre4TD) | Willing to give whoever tosses the rock the best possible chance. By moving Warrick to the slot, the Bengals could not do better than to put a potential Superstar on the end | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'2'' | 200 | 4.36 | Michigan | |
| PICK #5 Atlanta Falcons Drew Brees QB (Ttex) | "...remember a guy named Marino, well Brees can run too." Could be a bust or a boom at pick 5. With 4 years of consistant production in the Big Ten, Brees may walk into a starting job. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'1'' | 216 | 4.66 | Purdue | |
| PICK #6 New England Patriots Leonard Davis OT (buddha) | With many needs to fill, coach buddha thinks the Pats will do something to stop the beatings Bledsoe must endure and maybe open up the run. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'6'' | 367 | 5.29 | Texas | |
| PICK #7 Seattle Seahawks Koren Robinson WR (stivy) | Holmgren will take the only other receiver in the Upper Tier, to give whoever he brings in as QB worthy targets. Can wait until second pick to work on the D | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'2'' | 203 | 4.38 | North Carolina St. | |
| PICK #8 Chicago Bears Andre Carter DE (lange) | The Bears will continue to build on a strong young defense adding Carter to Urlacher and Brown. Pass rush immediately upgraded | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'4'' | 260 | 4.78 | California | |
| PICK #9 San Francisco 49ers Jamal Reynolds DE (ferrari) | There is no aspect of defense that S.F. doesn't need to improve. Reynolds is the best DE on the board and the best defensive player on the board. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'3'' | 260 | 4.43 | Florida St. | |
| PICK #10 Seattle Seahawks Gerard Warren DT (stivy) | Holmgren has a lot of needs on D and the loss of Sam Adams and Phillip Daniels went unaddressed. With Cortez Kennedy on his last legs, Warren has the size and skills to dominate. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'4'' | 310 | 5.05 | Florida | |
| PICK #11 Carolina Panthers Michael Bennett RB (groszozo15) | Even though McAlister is good, the Panthers are tired of injury prone RB's and will take the guy with a history of consistant production | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
5'10" | 210 | 4.25 | Wisconsin | |
| PICK #12 Kansas City Chiefs Deuce McAlister RB (bocomopack) | With the addition of Al Saunder to complete Vermeil's "UCLA-Midwest", look for big changes in KC's offense. McAlister will fit right in. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'1'' | 224 | 4.38 | Mississippi | |
| PICK #13 Jacksonville Jaguars Santana Moss WR (bombay) | Though the Jags need to bolster their offensive line, Moss is too good to pass here | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
5'10" | 181 | 4.35 | Miami | |
| PICK #14 Buffalo Bills Jamar Fletcher CB (egoc) | Secondary woes will be the first area of need to be addressed and Fletcher is the best D back in the Draft | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
5'10'' | 170 | 4.55 | Wisconsin | |
| PICK #15 Washington Redskins Chad Johnson WR (buddha) | Dan Snyder's failure to address the 'Skins receiving corps probaably cost them a playoff spot. Johnson will give George a deep threat | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'1'' | 187 | 4.45 | Oregon St. | |
| PICK #16 Pittsburgh Steelers Gary Baxter CB (thomas) | Baxter is one of the top 4 D backs in the draft and can play CB or S. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'2'' | 195 | 4.40 | Baylor | |
| PICK #17 Green Bay Packers Dan Morgan LB (chewie79) | With more pressing needs elsewhere, Ron Wolf will teach soon to be new GM Mike Sherman not to pass on the best player available when he's as good as Morgn | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'3'' | 233 | 4.55 | Miami | |
| PICK #18 Detroit Lions Steve Hutchinson G (madnova) | for the third consecutive year, the Lions address their O line in the first round... this year from their own back yard. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'5'' | 297 | 5.20 | Michigan | |
| PICK #19 New York Jets Rod Gardner WR (thomas) | Gardner will add some size to a diminutive Jets receiving corp. Not real fast but soft hands and runs precise routes | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'3'' | 215 | 4.55 | Clemson | |
| PICK #20 St. Louis Rams Kenyatta Walker OT (bocomopack) | Kurt Warner doesn't look good under pressure and Walker can pass block as well as anyone in the draft. Look for Martz to protect the Franchise | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'5'' | 298 | 4.95 | Florida | |
| PICK #21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chris Chambers WR (Favre4TD) | The Bucs can afford to take the best player available and in the case of Chambers, they may have solved Shaun King's lack of options problem | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'1'' | 208 | 4.38 | Wisconsin | |
| PICK #22 Indianapolis Colts Shaun Rogers DT (hawster) | Indy addresses it's run Defense weakness with a big athletic tackle. Fast, quick, and strong, he can play one or two gap schemes. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'4'' | 331 | 5.25 | Texas | |
| PICK #23 New Orleans Saints Reggie Wayne WR (Ttex) | Adding a dependable receiver to compliment Joe Horn may open this offense wide up. The second Miami receiver taken in the first round. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
5'11'' | 194 | 4.52 | Miami | |
| PICK #24 Denver Broncos Marcus Stroud DT (bombay) | All the tools to be the man in the middle... size, speed, footwork... but can Shanahan make him bring it to the table every day? | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'2'' | 298 | 4.98 | Georgia | |
| PICK #25 Philadelphia Eagles Quincy Morgan WR (stivy) | The Eagles have to have a legitimate threat for McNabb to throw to if they want to remain in the playoff picture. Morgan has the size and speed to get any defense's undivided attention. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'1'' | 205 | 4.44 | Kansas St. | |
| PICK #26 Miami Dolphins Freddie Mitchell WR (bocomopack) | Freddie Mitchell will bring a cocky attitude to the Phins, and so far has proven he can walk the walk as well. Great hands and a competitive spirit. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'0'' | 183 | 4.40 | UCLA | |
| PICK #27 Minnesota Vikings Fred Smoot CB (groszono15) | If the last half of the season proved nothing to the Vikes, it is that their secondary stinks. Smoot will make a big impact in clearing the air. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
5'11'' | 168 | 4.55 | Mississippi St. | |
| PICK #28 Oakland Raiders Derek Gibson S (madnova) | Anthony Dorsett and Marques Pope aren't getting the job done and Gibson is an imposing figure of a safety. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'2'' | 206 | 4.38 | Florida St. | |
| PICK #29 Tennessee Titans Bhawoh Jue CB (gallichio) | How do you improve the NFL's No. 1 ranked D? By getting a CB that can defend Trent Dilfer's passing. Not a very tall order, but the Raven's QB had the Titans number. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'1'' | 196 | 4.46 | Penn St. | |
| PICK #30 New York Giants Jeff Backus T (madnova) | big, mean, and nasty offensive lineman who will enhance the running of Thunder and Lightening while also being able to give Collins just a tad more time. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'5'' | 298 | 5.25 | Michigan | |
| PICK #31 Baltimore Ravens Chad Ward G (egoc) | Branden Winey is a better O lineman, but the Ravens need help in the interior line. They may take a LB depending on how contract talks with Jamie Sharper go. | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-Yd. Speed | School | |
6'4'' | 325 | 5.25 | Washington | |