Flea Flicker Mock Draft 1.0

Mock Drafts are essentially a grand fun waste of time. I try to stay away from doing my own but that pad of paper always creeps closer. Usually I only work them out to the Minnesota Vikings selection. This year that would only be to pick #3. That doesn't reveal too much. So, I'll take the Flea Flicker Mock Drafts all the way to pick #35 and the Vikings second selection.

Mock Drafts are all guesses. Factoring in trades take them even further from reality. I usually avoid trades when messing around with mocks. However, right now I see Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III as the second pick in the draft and I really don't see the St Louis Rams making that pick. Many "experts" predict that the Cleveland Browns will be that team because the team is armed with two first round picks. One of them being #4. I'm not sure that the Browns have given up on quarterback Colt McCoy. If they stick with McCoy and stay at #4, they could end up with Oklahoma St receiver Justin Blackmon. Adding Blackmon to McCoy might be more promising than just adding Griffin and subtracting valuable draft choices. Right now I see the Washington Redskins, at #6, the Miami Dolphins, at #8, and the Seattle Seahawks, at #12, as more likely teams to jump up to #2 to draft Griffin. For pure convenience sake, I have the Browns and Rams swapping spots in this mock draft. It also helps that it easily makes Griffin and Blackmon the top 4 selections that they likely will be. Mock Drafts should not require this much explanation.

Finally, here's the Flea Flicker 2012 Mock Draft 1.0, there'll be revisions to follow:

1. Colts  Andrew Luck  QB  Stanford
2. Browns  Robert Griffin III QB Baylor
3. Vikings  Matt Kalil  T  USC
4. Rams  Justin Blackmon  WR  Oklahoma St
5. Buccaneers  Morris Claiborne  CB  LSU
6. Redskins  Ryan Tannehill  QB  Texas A&M
7. Jaguars  Melvin Ingram DE  South Carolina
8. Dolphins  Trent Richardson  RB  Alabama
9. Panthers  Michael Brockers  DT  LSU
10. Bills  Quinton Coples DE North Carolina
11. Chiefs  David DeCastro  G  Stanford
12. Seahawks  Dre Kirkpatrick  CB  Alabama
13. Cardinals  Riley Reiff T Iowa
14. Cowboys  Janoris Jenkins  CB  North Alabama
15. Eagles  Luke Kuechly LB  Boston College
16. Jets  Courtney Upshaw  LB  Alabama
17. Bengals  Lamar Miller  RB  Bengals
18. Chargers  Mike Adams  T  Ohio St
19. Bears  Michael Floyd  WR  Notre Dame
20. Titans  Whitney Mercilus  DE  Illinois
21. Bengals  Cordy Glenn  T  Georgia
22. Browns  Kendall Wright  WR  Baylor
23. Lions  Jonathan Martin  T  Stanford
24. Steelers  Kelechi Osemele  T  Iowa St
25. Broncos  Jerel Worthy  DT  Michigan St
26. Texans  Dontari Poe  DT  Memphis
27. Patriots  Dont'a Hightower  LB Alabama
28. Packers  Stephon Gilmore  CB  South Carolina
29. Ravens  Peter Konz  C  Wisconsin
30. 49ers  Alshon Jeffery  WR South Carolina
31. Patriots  Andre Branch  DE  Clemson
32. Giants  Devon Still  DT Penn St
33. Colts  Coby Fleener  TE  Stanford
34. Rams  Zach Brown  LB North Carolina
35. Vikings  Mark Barron  S  Alabama

Well, there it is. This changes often. I would love it if the Vikings could somehow come out of the first round with Kalil and DeCastro. Blackmon, Claiborne and Brockers too. That'd be nice.