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Jared
Donnelly's 2009 NFL Mock Draft
KFFL.com's 2009 NFL Mock Draft
2009
NFL Draft - Day 2 BPA
by Gregory Cox
NFL Draft
Director
4/26/09
Who got overlooked on the first day
of the draft? Usually we would be talking about roughly 100 players
already off the board. Under the new format only 64 players went on the
first day meaning a lot of quality talent is still available. Using the
consensus opinion, average draft position from my compilation of mocks,
let’s look at some of it.
The # reflects the average placement and is followed by the number of
mocks the player was listed in (out of 105 in my spreadsheet). I rank
by average divided by number of mocks. These are the Top 25 available
according to the consensus.
DE/LB Michael
Johnson (Georgia Tech) - #34.51, 94 mocks: Freakish ability, but
invisible on tape. There was talk of him as a first round pick before
the season. He never played up to the potential given his size.
CB/KR D.J. Moore
(Vanderbilt) - #44.80, 94 mocks: Given the generally weak class
at cornerback it is not much of a surprise to see him slip down a bit.
OG Duke Robinson
(Oklahoma) - #49.66, 85 mocks: His poor showing in the BCS game
apparently turned a few teams off. As Michael Abromowitz pointed out,
because Levitre is really a tackle there are still no true guards off
the board making this only a slight surprise.
TE Jared Cook (South
Carolina) - #52.49, 71 mocks: We are going to see some action
at the tight end position early on day 2. The one sure thing was
Pettigrew going early, and the surprise was that Quinn was the only
other day 1 selection.
T/G Jamon Meredith
(South Carolina) - #53.65, 71 mocks: Versatile linemen will be
very much in demand as the rounds wear off and he should not have to
wait too long.
DL Jarron Gilbert
(San Jose State) - #48.53, 64 mocks: Six of the expected guys
went off the board at defensive tackle and it was just a numbers game
keeping him waiting by the phone. It will just take a team expecting
him to fit into their system.
FS Rashad Johnson
(Alabama) – #61.85, 67 mocks: In what has been considered a
weak safety class four went on the first day, all in the second round.
McBath was the only one of the group who was not projected in the 46-55
range on average. Johnson is the most recognizable safety on the board
by far.
RB Shonn Greene
(Iowa) – #67.00, 69 mocks: There is still incredible value at
the running back position as evidenced by Greene still being on the
board. It’s not often a guy goes 100+ every game at the BCS level and
he could produce right away in a complementary role.
WR Juaquin Iglesias
(Oklahoma) – #62.85, 62 mocks: Teams panicked a bit at receiver
when the price tag for available NFL talent (Boldin, Edwards) was too
steep. The result was six receivers in the first round and another,
Robiskie, close at #36. A few guys could draw attention early on Sunday
including Iglesias.
CB Victor Harris
(Virginia Tech) – #71.16, 67 mocks: He was hyped up a lot early
in the process and died down quite a bit after a poor Senior Bowl
showing. It’s debatable if he goes off the board in round 3.
WR Derrick Williams
(Penn State) – #66.41, 59 mocks
TE Shawn Nelson
(Southern Miss) – #61.24, 54 mocks
CB Mike Mickens
(Cincinnati) – #72.70, 56 mocks
ILB Darry Beckwith
(LSU) – #68.02, 52 mocks: In a thin middle linebacker class
teams who have yet to fill their need will not wait around to pull the
trigger on him.
OLB Marcus Freeman
(Ohio State) – #69.67, 52 mocks: He didn’t draw the hype of
Curry, the USC trio or even his teammate Laurinaitis, but Freeman is a
solid prospect who should land in the middle of the third round.
DE/LB Lawrence
Sidbury (Richmond) – #63.37, 46 mocks: There was day 1 buzz
surrounding him, but Veikune and Brown beat him off the board
unexpectedly. As teams regroup he should have a short wait.
OT Troy Kropog
(Tulane) – #74.46, 52 mocks
WR Louis Murphy
(Florida) – #72.88, 50 mocks
OG Herman Johnson
(LSU) – #78.88, 52 mocks
RB Andre Brown (N.C.
State) - #72.91, 43 mocks
TE James Casey
(Rice) – #77.29, 45 mocks
CB Coye Francies
(San Jose State) – #85.69, 49 mocks
TE Chase Coffman
(Missouri) – #87.78, 49 mocks
OC Jonathan Luigs
(Arkansas) – #84.72, 46 mocks
DL Alex Magee
(Purdue) – #77.73, 41 mocks
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