What, it's only November? You can never be too early with a mock draft, especially when the team is struggling to beat .500.
This draft makes us bigger and stronger in the defensive front seven, solves our safety problems and gets us a couple of good, versatile tailbacks, a nifty returner-receiver and some big O-linemen.
I'm assuming we keep DJ Williams, let Nate Webster and Karl Paymah go in FA, and move Spencer Larsen permanently to MLB. We add some RFA linebackers and a good tackling free safety for special teams. We get a very solid CB to replace Paymah, and we get two experienced, versatile RBs who are a step up from anything we have at the position now.
Oh, and we get a backup QB who might be able to win if Cutler gets injured.
I believe we have two 5th-round picks and two 7th-round picks.
1. Myron Rolle, SS, Florida State
2. B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College
3. Shonn Greene, RB, Iowa
4. Ray Feinga, OG, BYU
5. Nate Ness, FS, Arizona
5. Joe Burnett, CB, UCF
6. Antonio Dixon, DT, Miami
7. Dallas Reynolds, C, BYU
7. Chase Daniel, QB, Missouri
RFAs:
Marlon Lucky, RB, Nebraska
Mike Rivera, OLB, Kansas
Dan Lawlor, FB, Penn State
Sammy Stroughter, WR, Oregon
Derrick Richardson, FS, New Mexico State
James Holt, LB, Kansas
DEPTH CHART:
Defense
RDE - Ebenezer Ekuban, John Engleberger
LDE - Elvis Dumervil, Tim Crowder
NT - B.J. Raji, Antonio Dixon
DT - Marcus Thomas, Kenny Peterson
WLB - D.J. Williams, Jamie Winborn
MLB - Spencer Larsen, Niko Koutouvides
SLB - Wesley Woodyard, Mike Rivera (R)
3-4 lb - Jarvis Moss
LCB - Champ Bailey, Joe Burnett (R)
RCB - Dre Bly, Jack Williams
SS - Myron Rolle (R), Marquand Manuel
FS - Nate Ness (R), Marlon McCree, Derrick Richardson (R)
Offense
WR - Brandon Marshall, Chad Jackson
TE - Daniel Graham, Tony Scheffler, Nate Jackson
LT - Ryan Clady, Eric Pears
LG - Ben Hamilton, Ray Feinga (R)
C - Casey Weigman, Dallas Reynolds (R)
RG - Chris Kuper, Kory Lichtensteiger
RT - Ryan Harris, (Eric Pears)
Slot - Brandon Stokley, Anthony Alridge
WR - Eddie Royal, Sammy Stroughter (R)
QB - Jay Cutler, Darrell Hackney, Chase Daniel (R)
FB - Peyton Hillis, Dan Lawlor (R)
TB - Shonn Greene (R), Marlon Lucky (R), Michael Pittman
Special Teams
K - Matt Prater
P - Brett Kern
LS - Mike Leach
This draft makes us bigger and stronger in the defensive front seven, solves our safety problems and gets us a couple of good, versatile tailbacks, a nifty returner-receiver and some big O-linemen.
I'm assuming we keep DJ Williams, let Nate Webster and Karl Paymah go in FA, and move Spencer Larsen permanently to MLB. We add some RFA linebackers and a good tackling free safety for special teams. We get a very solid CB to replace Paymah, and we get two experienced, versatile RBs who are a step up from anything we have at the position now.
Oh, and we get a backup QB who might be able to win if Cutler gets injured.
I believe we have two 5th-round picks and two 7th-round picks.
1. Myron Rolle, SS, Florida State
2. B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College
3. Shonn Greene, RB, Iowa
4. Ray Feinga, OG, BYU
5. Nate Ness, FS, Arizona
5. Joe Burnett, CB, UCF
6. Antonio Dixon, DT, Miami
7. Dallas Reynolds, C, BYU
7. Chase Daniel, QB, Missouri
RFAs:
Marlon Lucky, RB, Nebraska
Mike Rivera, OLB, Kansas
Dan Lawlor, FB, Penn State
Sammy Stroughter, WR, Oregon
Derrick Richardson, FS, New Mexico State
James Holt, LB, Kansas
DEPTH CHART:
Defense
RDE - Ebenezer Ekuban, John Engleberger
LDE - Elvis Dumervil, Tim Crowder
NT - B.J. Raji, Antonio Dixon
DT - Marcus Thomas, Kenny Peterson
WLB - D.J. Williams, Jamie Winborn
MLB - Spencer Larsen, Niko Koutouvides
SLB - Wesley Woodyard, Mike Rivera (R)
3-4 lb - Jarvis Moss
LCB - Champ Bailey, Joe Burnett (R)
RCB - Dre Bly, Jack Williams
SS - Myron Rolle (R), Marquand Manuel
FS - Nate Ness (R), Marlon McCree, Derrick Richardson (R)
Offense
WR - Brandon Marshall, Chad Jackson
TE - Daniel Graham, Tony Scheffler, Nate Jackson
LT - Ryan Clady, Eric Pears
LG - Ben Hamilton, Ray Feinga (R)
C - Casey Weigman, Dallas Reynolds (R)
RG - Chris Kuper, Kory Lichtensteiger
RT - Ryan Harris, (Eric Pears)
Slot - Brandon Stokley, Anthony Alridge
WR - Eddie Royal, Sammy Stroughter (R)
QB - Jay Cutler, Darrell Hackney, Chase Daniel (R)
FB - Peyton Hillis, Dan Lawlor (R)
TB - Shonn Greene (R), Marlon Lucky (R), Michael Pittman
Special Teams
K - Matt Prater
P - Brett Kern
LS - Mike Leach
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