Zone Coverage

2013 Zone Coverage Mock Draft Results

With the first round in the books, it’s time to face the music and see how close the mock draft came to reality. Factoring in draft-day trades, it’s extremely difficult to get right player/right team/right spot, so I figure picking the right player on the right team is good enough.

Format:

Draft Spot – Team – Position I ‘mocked’ – Pick Taken

1. Kansas City Chiefs – OT – OT, Eric Fisher, Central Michigan
2. Jacksonville Jaguars – OT – OT, Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
3 (at 12). Oakland Raiders – DT – CB, D.J. Hayden, Houston
4. Philadelphia Eagles – CB – OT, Lane Johnson, Oklahoma
5. Detroit Lions – OLB – DE, Ziggy Ansah, BYU
6. Cleveland Browns – DE – DE, Barkevious Mingo, LSU
7. Arizona Cardinals – S – OG, Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
8 (at 16). Buffalo Bills – QB – QB, EJ Manuel, Florida State
9. New York Jets – OT – CB, Dee Milliner, Alabama
10. Tennessee Titans – OG – OG, Chance Warmack, Alabama
11. San Diego Chargers – OLB – OT, DJ Fluker, Alabama
12 (at 3). Miami Dolphins – DE – DE, Dion Jordan, Oregon
13. New York Jets – Trade – DT, Sheldon Richardson, Missouri
14. Carolina Panthers – S – DT, Star Lotulelei, Utah
15. New Orleans Saints – DT – S, Kenny Vaccaro, Texas
16 (at 8). St. Louis Rams – WR – WR, Tavon Austin, West Virginia
17. Pittsburgh Steelers – OLB – OLB, Jarvis Jones, Georgia
18 (at 31). Dallas Cowboys – ILB – C, Travis Frederick, Wisconsin
19. New York Giants – C – OT, Justin Pugh, Syracuse
20. Chicago Bears – ILB – OG, Kyle Long, Oregon
21. Cincinnati Bengals – WR – TE, Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
22 (at 30). St. Louis Rams – S – ILB, Alec Ogletree, Georgia
23. Minnesota Vikings – OG – DT, Sharrif Floyd, Florida
24. Indianapolis Colts – DE – DE, Bjoern Werner, Florida State
25. Minnesota Vikings – WR – CB, Xavier Rhodes, Florida State
26. Green Bay Packers – RB – DE, Datone Jones, UCLA
27. Houston Texans – CB – WR, DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson
28. Denver Broncos – C – DT, Sylvester Williams, North Carolina
29. Minnesota Vikings – Trade - WR, Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee
30 (at 22). Atlanta Falcons – CB – CB, Desmond Trufant, Washington
31 (at 18). San Francisco 49ers – S - S, Eric Reid, LSU
32. Baltimore Ravens – ILB – S, Matt Elam, Florida

Now, to recap the mock performance:

Right player/team/spot: 3/30, 10% correct

Right player/team: 4/30, 13% correct

Right position/team: 12/30, 40% correct

Not as good as last year, but then again, last year the first two picks everybody knew. Thanks for reading.

2012 Zone Coverage Mock Draft Review

Thanks for reading the 2012 Zone Coverage Mock Draft. Just to go over how I did with my mock draft:

Format:
Team - Postion I ‘mocked’ - Pick taken

1. Indianapolis Colts - QB - QB Andrew Luck, Stanford
2. Washington Redskins - QB - QB Robert Griffin III, Baylor
3 (at 4). Minnesota Vikings - T - T Matt Kalil, USC
4 (at 3). Cleveland Browns - WR - RB Trent Richardson, Alabama
5 (at 7). Tampa Bay Buccaneers - CB - S Mark Barron, Alabama
6 (at 14). St Louis Rams - WR - DT Michael Brockers, LSU
7 (at 5). Jacksonville Jaguars - T - WR Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
8. Miami Dolphins - RB - QB Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M
9. Carolina Panthers - LB - LB Luke Kuechly, Boston College
10. Buffalo Bills - G - CB Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina
11. Kansas City Chiefs - QB - DT Dontari Poe, Memphis
12 (at 15). Seattle Seahawks - DT - DE Bruce Irwin
13. Arizona Cardinals - DE - WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
14 (at 6). Dallas Cowboys - S - CB Morris Claiborne, LSU
15 (at 12). Philadelphia Eagles - LB - DT Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State
16. New York Jets - T - DE Quinton Coples, North Carolina
17. Cincinnati Bengals - CB - CB Dre Kirkpatrick, Alabama
18. San Diego Chargers - LB - LB Melvin Ingram, South Carolina
19. Chicago Bears - C - LB Shea McClellin, Boise State
20. Tennessee Titans - LB - WR Kendall Wright, Baylor
21. Cincinnati Bengals - WR - G Kevin Zeitler, Wisconsin
22. Cleveland Browns - QB - QB Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State
23. Detroit Lions - CB - T Riley Reiff, Iowa
24. Pittsburgh Steelers - DE - G David DeCastro, Stanford
25. Denver Broncos - Did not select (Buccaneers took RB Doug Martin, Boise State at 31)
26. Houston Texans - G  - DE Whitney Mercilus, Illnois
27 (at 21). New England Patriots - DE - DE Chandler Jones, Syracuse
28. Green Bay Packers - DT - DE Nick Perry, USC
29. Baltimore Ravens - WR - Did not select (Vikings took S Harrison Smith, Notre Dame)
30. San Francisco 49ers - RB - WR A.J. Jenkins, Illnois
31 (at 25). New England Patriots - S - LB Dont’a Hightower, Alabama
32. New York Giants - RB - RB David Wilson, Virginia Tech

I (with Mayock’s help, assuredly) hit on a total of 6 picks, and picked the correct need taken (by that I mean I said they would take a defensive back, and they did, even if not necessarily the same player) for a total of 13 teams (out of 27, because Baltimore, Denver, Oakland, Atlanta and New Orleans didn’t make any picks this round). Thanks for reading!

2012 Zone Coverage Mock Draft

Thanks for reading the 2012 Zone Coverage Mock Draft.

As I’ve done absolutely no film review of any of the prospective draft picks, this mock draft will more be a review of positional need for each of the teams than a specific pick of a particular player. Player’s are chosen from a reputable source - Mike Mayock’s top 5 position rankings (available here) and his top 100 prospect rankings (available here). Each player chosen is my opinion of the team’s greatest need, and then the selection is the highest-rated available player at that position. Where I consider the team has multiple great needs, the selection is the highest available prospect at the relevant positions of need.

1. Indianapolis Colts - QB Andrew Luck, Stanford
2. Washington Redskins - QB Robert Griffin III, Baylor
3. Minnesota Vikings - T Matt Kalil, USC
4. Cleveland Browns - WR Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - CB Morris Claiborne, LSU
6. St Louis Rams - WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
7. Jacksonville Jaguars - T Riley Reiff, Iowa
8. Miami Dolphins - RB Trent Richardson, Alabama
9. Carolina Panthers - LB Luke Kuechly, Boston College
10. Buffalo Bills - G David DeCastro, Stanford
11. Kansas City Chiefs - QB Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M
12. Seattle Seahawks - DT Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State
13. Arizona Cardinals - DE Chandler Jones, Syracuse
14. Dallas Cowboys - S Mark Barron, Alabama
15. Philadelphia Eagles - LB Dont’a Hightower, Alabama
16. New York Jets - T Cordy GLenn, Georgia
17. Cincinnati Bengals - CB Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina
18. San Diego Chargers - LB Shea McClellin, Boise State
19. Chicago Bears - C Peter Konz, Wisconsin
20. Tennessee Titans - LB Melvin Ingram, South Carolina
21. Cincinnati Bengals - WR Kendall Wright, Baylor
22. Cleveland Browns - QB Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State
23. Detroit Lions - CB Dre Kirkpatrick, Alabama
24. Pittsburgh Steelers - DE Quinton Coples, North Carolina
25. Denver Broncos - TE Coby Fleener, Stanford
26. Houston Texans - G Kevin Zeitler, Wisconsin
27. New England Patriots - DE Courtney Upshaw, Alabama
28. Green Bay Packers - DT Dontari Poe, Memphis
29. Baltimore Ravens - WR Stephen Hill, Georgia Tech
30. San Francisco 49ers - RB Doug Martin, Boise State
31. New England Patriots - S Harrison Smith, Notre Dame
32. New York Giants - RB David Wilson, Virginia Tech

Of course, this mock draft doesn’t account for draft-day trades, and is only my opinion of the needs of all the teams, and the player evaluations are based solely on Mike Mayock’s.

Notable players who weren’t drafted in my mock were DT Jerel Worthy, DT Michael Brockers, DE Vinny Curry, OT Jonathan Martin, OT Jeff Allen, CB Janoris Jenkins, G Amini Silatolu and CB Casey Hayward.

Thanks for reading, let me know your thoughts/criticisms!