The Draft Matters recently participated in an inter-site 2010 NFL Mock Draft along with many other NFL Draft websites. Here are the results:
1. St. Louis Rams – Sam Bradford – QB – Oklahoma
Denis Krusos: Pro Football Draft Network http://www.profootballdraftnetwork.com
St. Louis is basically an expansion team at this point (6 wins in 3 years). The safe choice would be to select the widely regarded best player in the draft, Ndamukong Suh. The Nebraska defensive tackle would help the Rams run defense (opponents averaged 4.4 yards per carry and rushed for 2,201 yards last season) and provide a push up the middle. However, this year’s draft is exceptionally deep at defensive tackle. St. Louis will be able to find help at DT in the 2nd and 3rd round. No position can energize and turnaround a franchise faster than quarterback. The Rams were an absolute disaster on offense last year (a league low 175 points scored and only 16 offensive touchdowns). St. Louis is not going to win many games until they start scoring points and that begins with the right triggerman. Kyle Boller should be a backup and the Marc Bulger era is over. The Rams will make Sam Bradford the top pick in the draft and begin the resurrection of their offense. The 2008 Heisman Trophy winner’s draft stock will climb when he demonstrates during March and April workouts that his surgically repaired throwing shoulder is 100% healthy.
After some time off, we have updated our mock draft and have made several significant changes throughout the first round. There is a major shake up at the top and picks 1-4 reversed their order. Also, the free agency and trades have drastically altered team needs and has changed their potential pick. There are some guys that keep climbing up draft boards while others are sliding down. Check out the 2010 NFL Mock Draft and let us know your thoughts by leaving comments! Expect more frequent updates from here on out to the draft.
We’ve updated our 2010 NFL mock draft to reflect the final NFL Draft order (besides coin flips) and have changed quite a few of the selections. Senior Bowl performances have made an impact, with Tim Tebow’s sub-par play dropping him from the first round and Boise State cornerback Kyle Wilson earning himself a top 20 selection as the second corner taken off the board. There are more changes throughout the draft so take a look and feel free to leave some feedback in the comments.
We’ve updated our 2010 NFL mock draft to reflect the most recent draft order and have changed a handful of the selections. We also added more players to the “Key Free Agents” list and “Positions of Need.” Next week’s update will probably show even more changes as we will have film of the players from the Senior Bowl.
Enjoy the updated 2010 NFL mock draft and feel free to leave your feedback!
The draft order of our 2010 NFL mock draft remains unchanged after the Colts beat the Jets and the Saints beat the Vikings on Sunday. This just about locks down the order of the top 30 picks and puts the New York Jets at pick 29 and the Minnesota Vikings at pick 30. This only leaves the 31st and 32nd pick to be determined based on the Super Bowl.
One other thing to note is that picks 10 and 11 could be swapped, depending on a coin toss. The same is true for picks 16/17 and 19/20. We will update our mock draft this week, so make sure to check back!
