By James Fedewa
Kendall Reyes: Nice explosion & burst. Quick for big man with great strength. Distruptive penetrating DT with interior pass rushing ability. He will demand a lot of double team. Reyes will play DE in San Diego’s 3-4 base defense (but can possibly add more weight/bulk to play NT if necessary). He’s currently listed at 300 lbs., but usually plays HIGHER than that. Plus, he could play pass rushing DE or DT in the Nickel & Dime Sub Packages, so he can play 3 different positions immediately (and is very versatile).
He will join a very deep San Diego Chargers defensive line rotation with Luigit (last years first round pick), Castillo (2005 first round pick), Garay, V.Martin and C.Thomas. He has a very bright future in the NFL and is a great defensive prospect in San Diego.
I like Justin Blackmon, but I like Michael Floyd a little better, but Floyd has off-field issues (LOTSO BOOZE!). But, I can’t compare Blackmon to ANYONE in the NFL. He’s 6′ nada, not amazingly fast, he has good ball stills, OK hands, runs HARD (like A.Peterson) – but WHO IS HE? Someone compared Blackmon to a short T.Owens (that just seems funny to me – like midget pole vaulting – not that he’s SMALL). He is really good though…
| 2012 NFL MOCK Draft | ||
| 4/26/2012 | ||
| Round 1 | ||
| 1 | Indianapolis | Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford |
| 2 | Washington (from STL) | Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor |
| 3 | Cleveland (from MIN) | Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama |
| 4 | Minnesota (from CLE) | Matt Kalil, OT, USC |
| 5 | Tampa Bay | Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU |
| 6 | St. Louis (from WAS) | Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma St. |
| 7 | Jacksonville | Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina |
| 8 | Miami | Fletcher Cox, DT, Mississippi St. |
| 9 | Carolina | Melvin Ingram, DE, South Carolina |
| 10 | Buffalo | Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College |
| 11 | Kansas City | Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa |
| 12 | Seattle | Quentin Coples, DE, North Carolina |
| 13 | Arizona | Cordy Glenn, OL, Georgia |
| 14 | Dallas | Michael Brockers, DT, LSU |
| 15 | Philadelphia | Jerel Worthy, DT, Michigan St. |
| 16 | New York Jets | Courtney Upshaw, DE/LB, Alabama |
| 17 | Cincinnati (from OAK) | David DeCastro, OG, Stanford |
| 18 | San Diego | Mark Barron, S, Alabama |
| 19 | Chicago | Chandler Jones, DE, Syracuse |
| 20 | Tennessee | Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama |
| 21 | Cincinnati | Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame |
| 22 | Cleveland (from ATL) | Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas AM |
| 23 | Detroit | Whitney Mercilus, DE, Illinois |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | Dontari Poe, NT, Memphis |
| 25 | Denver | Devon Still, DT, Penn St. |
| 26 | Houston | Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor |
| 27 | New England (from NO) | Shea Mcclellin, OLB, Boise State |
| 28 | Green Bay | Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford |
| 29 | Baltimore | Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin |
| 30 | San Francisco | Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia Tech |
| 31 | New England | Harrison Smith, SS, Notre Dame |
| 32 | New York Giants | Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford |
| Round 2 | ||
| 33 | St. Louis | Dont’a Hightower, ILB, Alabama |
| 34 | Indianapolis | Zach Brown, LB, North Carolina |
| 35 | Minnesota | Rueben Randle, WR, LSU |
| 36 | Tampa Bay | Doug Martin, RB, Boise State |
| 37 | Cleveland | Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina |
| 38 | Jacksonville | Nick Perry, DE, USC |
| 39 | St. Louis (from WAS) | Kendall Reyes, DT, Connecticut |
| 40 | Carolina | Ronnell Lewis, LB, Oklahoma |
| 41 | Buffalo | Mike Adams, OT, Ohio St. |
| 42 | Miami | Brandon Weeden, QB, Oklahoma State |
| 43 | Seattle | David Wilson, RB, Virginia Tech |
| 44 | Kansas City | Janoris Jenkins, CB, N. Alabama |
| 45 | Dallas | Amini Silatolu, OG, Midwestern State |
| 46 | Philadelphia | Andre Branch, DE, Clemson |
| 47 | New York Jets | Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers |
| 48 | New England (from OAK) | Bobby Massie*, OT, Ole Miss |
| 49 | San Diego | Kevin Zeitler, OG, Wisconsin |
| 50 | Chicago | Mitchell Schwartz, OT, CAL |
If San Diego does go OLB in the first round, that rookie OLB MUST match up well against the Chargers 2012 opponents Left Tackle (Weak Side OLB).
SD is loaded with strong side OLB’s (Phillips, J.Johnson, even D.Gamble). These SSOLB’s match up well against most RIGHT TACKLES.
Weak side OLB L.English (when healthy) and A.Barns can do very well against typical left tackles too, so I don’t see any OLB as a 1st round top priority.
Pass Rush IS a draft priority, which can be found at other potions, but looking at the left tackles San Diego faces this year, I’m thinking SD is 100% fine:
Division Opponent Left Tackles:
Denver: R. Clady
Oakland: J. Veldheer
KC: B. Albert
Other Left Tackle’s on the 2012 Chargers Schedule
Tenn: Michael Roos
ATL: Sam Baker
NO: Jermon Bushrod
CLE: Joe Thomas
TAM: Donald Penn
BAL: Bryant McKinnie
CIN: Andrew Whitworth
PIT: Marcus Gilbert
CAR: Jordan Gross
NYJ: D’Brickashaw Ferguson
So if pass rushing OLB prospects Mercilus, C.Jones, Branch, Perry, Upshaw, Ingram or Mcclellin get drafted by San Diego in the first round, who do you think is the best Weak Side OLB (vs. left tackle)? Because I don’t think they beat out English or Barns.
Mock Drafts are nothing more than a roll of the dice or a “weather predicting device”. NO ONE IS GOOD AT IT, but eveyone’s a so-called “expert.” It’s more of a muck than a mock, and it’s not an art or science…
I’ve been making my MOCK (muck) drafts for 15+ years and I’m usually VERY wrong ( and with a lot of preparation, film study and analysis too). I’m no better or worse than any PRO (like Todd McShay, Mike Mayock or my favorite Mel Kiper Jr.), but it’s a lot of fun guessing/predicting and seeing who’s going to be the new rookie on your favorite team…
Trades can usually screw up a mock draft board, same with odd mis-picks (like 2nd or 3rd round talent being picked way too early).
…anyways, here’s my version of this years 2012 “muck” MOCK DRAFT (first FIFTY) …and “face down in the muck!” (to quote a famous movie) – TBL
| 2012 NFL MOCK Draft | ||
| 4/23/2012 | ||
| Round 1 | ||
| 1 | Indianapolis | Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford |
| 2 | Washington (from STL) | Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor |
| 3 | Minnesota | Matt Kalil, OT, USC |
| 4 | Cleveland | Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama |
| 5 | Tampa Bay | Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU |
| 6 | St. Louis (from WAS) | Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma St. |
| 7 | Jacksonville | Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame |
| 8 | Miami | Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas AM |
| 9 | Carolina | Fletcher Cox, DT, Mississippi St. |
| 10 | Buffalo | Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College |
| 11 | Kansas City | Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina |
| 12 | Seattle | Quentin Coples, DE, North Carolina |
| 13 | Arizona | Melvin Ingram, DE, South Carolina |
| 14 | Dallas | Mark Barron, S, Alabama |
| 15 | Philadelphia | Michael Brockers, DT, LSU |
| 16 | New York Jets | Courtney Upshaw, DE/LB, Alabama |
| 17 | Cincinnati (from OAK) | David DeCastro, OG, Stanford |
| 18 | San Diego | Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa |
| 19 | Chicago | Chandler Jones, DE, Syracuse |
| 20 | Tennessee | Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama |
| 21 | Cincinnati | Dontari Poe, NT, Memphis |
| 22 | Cleveland (from ATL) | Cordy Glenn, OL, Georgia |
| 23 | Detroit | Janoris Jenkins, CB, N. Alabama |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford |
| 25 | Denver | Jerel Worthy, DT, Michigan St. |
| 26 | Houston | Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia Tech |
| 27 | New England (from NO) | Whitney Mercilus, DE, Illinois |
| 28 | Green Bay | Shea Mcclellin, OLB, Boise State |
| 29 | Baltimore | Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin |
| 30 | San Francisco | Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor |
| 31 | New England | Devon Still, DT, Penn St. |
| 32 | New York Giants | Doug Martin, RB, Boise State |
| Round 2 | ||
| 33 | St. Louis | Dont’a Hightower, ILB, Alabama |
| 34 | Indianapolis | Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford |
| 35 | Minnesota | Andre Branch, DE, Clemson |
| 36 | Tampa Bay | David Wilson, RB, Virginia Tech |
| 37 | Cleveland | Kirk Cousins, QB Michigan State |
| 38 | Jacksonville | Nick Perry, DE, USC |
| 39 | St. Louis (from WAS) | Kendall Reyes, DT, Connecticut |
| 40 | Carolina | Rueben Randle, WR, LSU |
| 41 | Buffalo | Mike Adams, OT, Ohio St. |
| 42 | Miami | Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina |
| 43 | Seattle | Lamar Miller, RB, Miami |
| 44 | Kansas City | Kevin Zeitler, OG, Wisconsin |
| 45 | Dallas | Brandon Thompson, DT, Clemson |
| 46 | Philadelphia | Zach Brown, LB, North Carolina |
| 47 | New York Jets | Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers |
| 48 | New England (from OAK) | Lavonte David, LB, Nebraska |
| 49 | San Diego | Harrison Smith, SS, Notre Dame |
| 50 | Chicago | Amini Silatolu, OG, Midwestern State |
It’s April 23, 2012 and the 2012 NFL Draft is this week. Everyone and their neighbor’s uncle’s cousin has their own “mock draft” but I thought I’d change mine into a different version and in DRAFT CLUSTERS.
In the same essence of MOCK DRAFT, how MIGHT the San Diego Chargers draft: per round / per positions IN CLUSTERS? (and say just the first 4 rounds of the draft – so far…)
I have FOUR draft clusters of which I’d like the Chargers (AJ Smith) to do, and the OPTIONS can be on going with different position aimed at team NEEDS or BPA (best player available).
Which GROUP of CLUSTER Picks would you like to see in San Diego Powder Blue?
–I’ll leave off 3-4 OLB, as I think the Chargers have too many players at that position already… (unless you think there are some OLB’s you just can’t pass on if available, like a Melvin Ingram – South Carolina), what would you do if you were GM of the Bolts? You can add your CLUSTER too (and please do in a reply.
| DRAFT CLUSTERS: | DL / DB / RB / OL | OL / DL / DB /RB | ILB / OL / DL / DB | DB / RB / OT / DL |
| 1st Round: | DE Coples | OL Reiff = OG DeCastro | ILB Kuechly | SS Barron = CB Kirkpatrick |
| 2nd Round: | SS H.Smith | NT B.Thompson | OT B.Massie | RB L.Miller |
| 3rd Round: | RB L. James | FS B. Hardin | NT Ta’amu | OT M.Schwartz |
| 4rd Round: | OT N.Potter | RB Chris Polk | CB J.Fleming | NT: Jean-Baptiste |
| 5rd Round: | ||||
| 5th Round: | ||||
| 6th Round: | ||||
| 7th Round: |
Of course, these DRAFT CLUSTERS don’t project TRADES, but I don’t expect AJ to do any trading this draft. Let the draft come to you Grasshopper…
NOTE: my clusters above can be interchangeable, as there are one of each position players in each cluster round. So if you need to change RB to the 4th round, then plug the 4th round RB in…(i.e. DB, DL, OL, RB )
SS Barron = CB Kirkpatrick
NT B.Thompson
OT M.Schwartz
RB Chris Polk
(assuming what AJ Smith, GM of the San Diego Chargers, will do vs. what the team “should” do vs. what “I” would do and what “you” would do… please leave me your feedback and reply)
