As we travel down the last road of draft projecting, here's the best I can project for how the first round will play out on Thursday. The goal behind this projection is to line-up the proper player with the proper team (not necessarily the proper slot). In some cases I've assumed potential trade without making the actual trade in the write-up. Example: I don't think Prince Amukamara will actually go in the 13th slot, but I do think the Lions will make a small trade up to get him, so consequently, it's a match for the purposes of this drill. Two trades are projected at the end of this projection which involve the panic some teams will have drafting in the upper 2nd round to move up to get their QB. With no free agency & the CBA ordeal, it has created chaos to normalcy in the NFL world.
Good luck to all of you draft fanatics as you enjoy the 2011 NFL Draft! May it be as rich and rewarding for you as I know it will for me.
Doug Martz,
DraftBoardGuru.com
| 1.
Carolina |
Cam Newton, QB, Auburn |
| 2. Denver |
Von Miller, OLB, Texas A&M |
| 3. Buffalo |
Marcell Dareus, DL, Alabama |
| 4. Cincinnati |
A.J. Green, WR, Georgia |
| 5. Arizona |
Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU |
| 6. Cleveland |
Julio Jones, WR, Alabama |
| 7. San Francisco |
Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri |
| 8. Tennessee |
Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn |
| 9. Dallas |
Tyron Smith, OT, USC |
| 10. Washington |
Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina |
| 11. Houston |
Aldon Smith, DE, Missouri |
| 12. Minnesota |
Da’Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson |
| 13. Detroit |
Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska |
| 14. St. Louis |
Corey Liuget, DT, Illinois |
| 15. Miami |
Mike Pouncey, OG, Florida |
| 16. Jacksonville |
Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue |
| 17. New England (fr Oak) |
Cameron Jordan, DE, California |
| 18. San Diego |
J.J. Watt, DE, Wisconsin |
| 19. N.Y. Giants |
Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College |
| 20. Tampa Bay |
Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa |
| 21. Kansas City |
Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin |
| 22. Indianapolis |
Nate Solder, OT, Colorado |
| 23. Philadelphia |
Jimmy Smith, CB, Colorado |
| 24. New Orleans |
Muhammad Wilkerson, DL, Temple |
| 25. Seattle |
Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas |
| 26. Baltimore |
Cameron Heyward, DL, Ohio State |
| 27. Atlanta |
Akeem Ayers, OLB, UCLA |
| 28. New England |
Danny Watkins, OG/T, Baylor |
| 29. *Trade, Cincinnati |
Andy Dalton, QB, TCU |
| 30. N.Y. Jets |
Phil Taylor, NT, Baylor |
| 31. **Trade, Tennessee |
Jake Locker, QB, Washington |
| 32. Green Bay |
Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama |
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| Trade * Cincinnati gets #29; Chicago gets #35(2nd) and #101(4th) |
| Trade **Tennessee gets #31 and #95(3rd); Pittsburgh gets #39(2nd), #77(3rd), and #175(6th) |
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