OTC's Big 253 Board -- April 6

Players have begun their slides and shifts and new players have emerged through impressive pro days. Headaches have been fought through and players have been shuffled to come up with the new board. Here is the next edition and updated big board with the new projections.

As stated a thousand million zillion kajillion times already by MadDog and myself, this is NOT a ranking and NOT a seven round mock. A mock outside of the first round is straight-up impossible because of the sheer volume of trades that occur. This board projects the general slot area that I believe these players will fall. It may not be the exact spot, but the closer, the better.


49ers picks have been bolded.


OTC Big Board 2012

Overall Player Position School
1 Andrew Luck* QB Stanford
2 Robert Griffin III* QB Baylor
3 Matt Kalil* OT USC
4 Justin Blackmon* WR Oklahoma State
5 Morris Claiborne* CB LSU
6 Riley Reiff* OT Iowa
7 Michael Floyd WR Notre Dame
8 Trent Richardson* RB Alabama
9 Fletcher Cox* DT Mississippi State
10 Quinton Coples DE UNC
11 Ryan Tannehill QB Texas A&M
12 Luke Kuechly* ILB Boston College
13 Melvin Ingram DE/OLB South Carolina
14 Cordy Glenn OG Georgia
15 Mark Barron S Alabama
16 Whitney Mercilus* DE Illinois
17 Dre' Kirkpatrick* CB Alabama
18 David DeCastro* OG Stanford
19 Jonathan Martin* OT Stanford
20 Dontari Poe* DT Memphis
21 Michael Brockers** DT LSU
22 Lamar Miller** RB Miami
23 Janoris Jenkins CB North Alabama
24 Stephon Gilmore* CB South Carolina
25 Devon Still DT Penn State
26 Kendall Wright WR Baylor
27 Peter Konz* OC Wisconsin
28 Nick Perry* DE/OLB USC
29 Coby Fleener TE Stanford
30 Stephen Hill* WR Georgia Tech
31 Jerel Worthy* DT Michigan State
32 Mike Adams OT Ohio State
33 Rueben Randle* WR LSU
34 Doug Martin RB Boise State
35 Kendall Reyes DT Connecticut
36 David Wilson* RB Virginia Tech
37 Brandon Weeden QB Oklahoma State
38 Zebrie Sanders OT Florida State
39 Bobby Wagner OLB Utah State
40 Kevin Zeitler OG Wisconsin
41 Bobby Massie* OT Mississippi
42 Alshon Jeffery* WR South Carolina
43 Chandler Jones DE Syracuse
44 Brandon Thompson DT Clemson
45 Courtney Upshaw DE/OLB Alabama
46 Amini Silatolu OG Midwestern State
47 Shea McClellin OLB Boise State
48 Andre Branch DE/OLB Clemson
49 Kelechi Osemele OG Iowa State
50 Dwayne Allen* TE Clemson
51 Josh Robinson* CB Central Florida
52 Zach Brown OLB UNC
53 Harrison Smith S Notre Dame
54 Mohamed Sanu* WR Rutgers
55 Vinny Curry DE Marshall
56 Alfonzo Dennard CB Nebraska
57 Robert Turbin* RB Utah State
58 Dont'a Hightower ILB Alabama
59 Ronnell Lewis* OLB Oklahoma
60 Brandon Brooks OG Miami (Ohio)
61 Jared Crick DT/DE Nebraska
62 Chris Givens* WR Wake Forest
63 Mitchell Schwartz OT Cal
64 Brandon Boykin CB Georgia
65 Lavonte David OLB Nebraska
66 Markelle Martin S Oklahoma State
67 Casey Hayward CB Vanderbilt
68 Chris Polk* RB Washington
69 Brandon Washington* OG Miami
70 Jayron Hosley* CB Virginia Tech
71 Jamell Fleming CB Oklahoma
72 Marvin Jones WR Cal
73 Ben Jones C/OG Georgia
74 Alameda Ta'amu NT Washington
75 Mychal Kendricks ILB Cal
76 George Iloka S Boise State
77 Bruce Irvin OLB West Virginia
78 Mike Martin NT Michigan
79 Orson Charles* TE Georgia
80 Brock Osweiler* QB Arizona State
81 Isaiah Pead RB Cincinnati
82 Demario Davis OLB Arkansas State
83 Dwight Bentley CB Louisiana-Lafayette
84 Tyrone Crawford DE Boise State
85 Trumaine Johnson CB Montana
86 LaMichael James* RB Oregon
87 Nigel Bradham OLB Florida State
88 Brian Quick WR Appalachian State
89 Cam Johnson DE Virginia
90 Josh Norman CB Coastal Carolina
91 Brandon Mosley OT Auburn
92 Tony Bergstrom OT/OG Utah
93 Greg Childs WR Arkansas
94 Leonard Johnson CB Iowa State
95 James Brown OG Troy
96 Jarius Wright WR Arkansas
97 Michael Egnew TE Missouri
98 Kheeston Randall DT Texas
99 Jeff Allen OT/OG Illinois
100 Marcus Forston* DT Miami
101 Chase Minnifield CB Virginia
102 Josh Chapman DT Alabama
103 Ladarius Green TE Louisiana-Lafayette
104 Nick Toon WR Wisconsin
105 Jake Bequette DE Arkansas
106 Keenan Robinson OLB Texas
107 Kirk Cousins QB Michigan State
108 Shaun Prater CB Iowa
109 Antonio Allen S South Carolina
110 Chris Rainey RB Florida
111 DaJohn Harris DT/DE USC
112 Juron Criner WR Arizona
113 Jonathan Massaquoi* DE/OLB Troy
114 James-Michael Johnson ILB Nevada
115 Billy Winn DT/DE Boise State
116 Tommy Streeter* WR Miami
117 Ronnie Hillman** RB San Diego State
118 Trevor Guyton DT/DE Cal
119 Bernard Pierce* RB Temple
120 Joe Adams WR Arkansas
121 Philip Blake OC Baylor
122 Trenton Robinson S Michigan State
123 Kyle Wilber OLB Wake Forest
124 A.J. Jenkins WR Illinois
125 Coryell Judie CB Texas A&M
126 Vick Ballard RB Mississippi State
127 Donald Stephenson OT Oklahoma
128 Mike Brewster OC Ohio State
129 Rishard Matthews WR Nevada
130 T.Y. Hilton WR Florida International
131 Tank Carder LB TCU
132 DeAngelo Peterson TE LSU
133 Derek Wolfe DT Cincinnati
134 Aaron Henry S Wisconsin
135 Ron Brooks CB LSU
136 Andrew Datko OT Florida State
137 Cyrus Gray RB Texas A&M
138 Josh LeRibeus OG SMU
139 DeVier Posey WR Ohio State
140 Malik Jackson DE Tennessee
141 Levy Adcock OT Oklahoma State
142 Marvin McNutt WR Iowa
143 Josh Kaddu OLB Oregon
144 Omar Bolden CB Arizona State
145 Terrell Manning* OLB North Carolina State
146 Senio Kelemete OG Washington
147 Alex Hoffman-Ellis OLB Washington State
148 Jaye Howard DT Florida
149 Travis Lewis OLB Oklahoma
150 Asa Jackson CB Cal Poly
151 Ryan Miller OG Colorado
152 Matt McCants OT UAB
153 Emmanuel Acho OLB Texas
154 Russell Wilson QB Wisconsin
155 Devon Wylie WR Fresno State
156 Tauren Poole RB Tennessee
157 Sean Spence OLB Miami
158 Kelcie McCray S Arkansas State
159 Nate Potter OT Boise State
160 Trevin Wade CB Arizona
161 Brandon Taylor S
162 Justin Bethel CB/S Presbyterian
163 Nick Foles QB Arizona
164 Terrance Ganaway RB Baylor
165 Jerry Franklin ILB Arkansas
166 Junior Hemingway WR Michigan
167 Desmond Wynn OG Rutgers
168 James Hanna TE Oklahoma
169 Ryan Steed CB Furman
170 David Molk OC Michigan
171 Rishaw Johnson OG California (PA)
172 Donnie Fletcher CB Boston College
173 Gerrell Robinson WR Arizona State
174 Duke Ihenacho S San Jose State
175 Jeff Fuller WR Texas A&M
176 Michael Smith RB Utah State
177 Brandon Hardin S Oregon State
178 T.J. Graham WR North Carolina State
179 Mike Daniels DT Iowa
180 Keith Tandy CB West Virginia
181 Najee Good ILB West Virginia
182 Coty Sensabaugh CB Clemson
183 Akiem Hicks DT Regina
184 Audie Cole ILB North Carolina State
185 Christian Thompson S South Carolina State
186 Janzen Jackson* S McNeese State
187 Lucas Nix OG Pittsburgh
188 Kashif Moore WR Connecticut
189 Miles Burris OLB San Diego State
190 Olivier Vernon* DE Miami
191 Neiko Thorpe S Auburn
192 Micah Pellerin CB Hampton
193 Edwin Baker* RB Michigan State
194 Bryan Anger P Cal
195 Tom Compton OT South Dakota
196 Chase Ford TE Miami
197 Jacquies Smith OLB Missouri
198 Bobby Rainey RB Western Kentucky
199 Tim Fugger DE/OLB Vanderbilt
200 Lamar Holmes OT Southern Miss
201 Tyler Nielsen OLB Iowa
202 Tramain Thomas S Arkansas
203 Taylor Thompson TE SMU
204 Rokevious Watkins OT/OG South Carolina
205 Dan Herron RB Ohio State
206 Quentin Saulsberry OC Mississippi State
207 Mike Harris CB Florida State
208 Danny Coale WR Virginia Tech
209 Matt Reynolds OT BYU
210 Sean Richardson S Vanderbilt
211 Ryan Broyles WR Oklahoma
212 Sammy Brown OLB Houston
213 Eddie Pleasant S Oregon
214 Travis Benjamin WR Miami
215 Ryan Lindley QB San Diego State
216 Eric Page* WR Toledo
217 Chris Greenwood CB Albion
218 Hebron Fangupo DT BYU
219 Emil Egwenagu FB Massachusetts
220 Drake Dunsmore TE Northwestern
221 Kevin Koger TE Michigan
222 Pat Schiller ILB Northern Illinois
223 Markus Zusevics OT Iowa
224 Brett Roy DT Nevada
225 Chris Owusu WR Stanford
226 Robert Golden CB/S Arizona
227 Eddie Whitley S Virginia Tech
228 Davin Megget RB Maryland
229 Joe Holland OLB Purdue
230 Keshawn Martin WR Michigan State
231 Terrence Frederick CB Texas A&M
232 Rhett Ellison TE USC
233 B.J. Cunningham WR Michigan State
234 Ian Thomas ILB Illinois
235 Case Keenum QB Houston
236 Braylon Broughton OLB TCU
237 Tavon Wilson S Illinois
238 Isaiah Frey CB Nevada
239 Dustin Waldron OT Portland State
240 Brian Linthicum TE Michigan State
241 Derrius Brooks CB Western Kentucky
242 Nick Jean-Baptiste DT Baylor
243 Jewel Hampton* RB Southern Illinois
244 Chandler Burden OT Kentucky
245 Frank Alexander DE Oklahoma
246 Don Barclay OT/OG West Virginia
247 Ernest Owusu DE Cal
248 Jaymes Brooks OG Virginia Tech
249 Korey Toomer ILB Idaho
250 Julian Miller DE West Virginia
251 Evan Rodriguez FB Temple
252 Tim Benford WR Tennessee Tech
253 Marcus Dowtin ILB North Alabama


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1-30 Stephen Hill-WR-Georgia Tech, 6-4 215 4.36
2-61 Jared Crick-DE-Nebraska, 6-4 279 4.99
3-92 Tony Bergstrom-OL-Utah, 6-5 313 5.27
4-125 Coryell Judie-CB/KR-Texas A&M, 6-0 194 4.48
5-165 Jerry Franklin-ILB-Arkansas, 6-1 242 4.64
6-199 Tim Fugger-DE/OLB-Vanderbilt, 6-4 250 4.63
7-237 Tavon Wilson-S-Illinois, 6-0 205 4.52

only the Stephen Hill pick will happen

awsome mock would love this draft if the draft fell like that

If the draft unfolded this way, I wouldn't be unhappy at all.

The only pick which I question at this point (and I know many of you Zoners will be surprised)...is the Crick pick. I once saw this guy as a Justin Smith clone....until Maddog reported the guy has very short arms and is more of a 4-3 DE... In other words, he is a good player but probably doesn't fit the Niners' scheme. (Curious what your take is on him OTC...)

Other than that however, I love this draft. The later picks have especially good value at positions of needed depth.

Nice research overall, OTC....

Cheers!

Originally posted by nw9erfan:
If the draft unfolded this way, I wouldn't be unhappy at all.

The only pick which I question at this point (and I know many of you Zoners will be surprised)...is the Crick pick. I once saw this guy as a Justin Smith clone....until Maddog reported the guy has very short arms and is more of a 4-3 DE... In other words, he is a good player but probably doesn't fit the Niners' scheme. (Curious what your take is on him OTC...)

Other than that however, I love this draft. The later picks have especially good value at positions of needed depth.

Nice research overall, OTC....

Cheers!

i didnt know about the short arms thing but dude is relentless he was injured last year but in 2009 and 2010 he had 17.5 total sacks

ii like him a lot

Dude what do the **'s indicate next to some of your players?? hen did Cordy Glen overtake Decastto as your top guard?

Originally posted by TonyMantana:

Dude what do the **'s indicate next to some of your players?? hen did Cordy Glen overtake Decastto as your top guard?

I don't think Glenn is better. I think Dallas may have Glenn higher rated than DeCastro and project them to take him there.

The ** indicate underclassmen. One star = junior, two stars = sophomore.

If Reiff goes before Trent Richardson, I'll turn my TV off and walk away.

Originally posted by rafachivas12:

only the Stephen Hill pick will happen

Who didnt read OTC's opening two paragraphs, then?

Originally posted by nw9erfan:
If the draft unfolded this way, I wouldn't be unhappy at all.

The only pick which I question at this point (and I know many of you Zoners will be surprised)...is the Crick pick. I once saw this guy as a Justin Smith clone....until Maddog reported the guy has very short arms and is more of a 4-3 DE... In other words, he is a good player but probably doesn't fit the Niners' scheme. (Curious what your take is on him OTC...)

Other than that however, I love this draft. The later picks have especially good value at positions of needed depth.

Nice research overall, OTC....

Cheers!

This was my concern as well when I was skimming through the list. Do you feel Crick is a legit 3-4 DE?

Thanks again for all your hard work.

Remember when Locker and Gabbert were taken at 8 and 10 ahead of JJ Watt, and Ponder at 12 ahead of Fairley and Quinn? Things that aren't supposed to happen.. happen all the time in the draft.

Hill drops from the late teens to the 30s? Not that I would mind, but why the change in perception?

I would cry tears of joy if our draft ended up that way. Hill, Crick and Judie damn!!!!!!

Originally posted by Jakemall:

Hill drops from the late teens to the 30s? Not that I would mind, but why the change in perception?

It is hard to pinpoint his falling spot. He's all over the place, but I think it is HUGELY dependent on how the top half of the draft falls. Reason being, other teams have different needs and a lot of other possible BPA's I believe ahead of Hill.

Possible landing spots for Hill range from the Jets, Chargers, Bengals, Browns, Lions, Broncos, and Texans. I think the Bears will pass on WR after the acquisition of Marshall.

Jets - Probably will look more for a pass rusher or RT.
Bengals - Probably will look more at DL (poor pass rush last year), DB, or OG.
Chargers - Is in serious need of OL help after losing several linemen. They did sign a couple receivers too.
Browns - If they take Blackmon at 4, I don't think they'll take another WR at 22.
Lions - Probably will look more at DB, RB, or OL.
Broncos - They are a bigger possibility, but they really need a DT and CB as well as OL help.
Texans - I think if Hill and Wright are both there, they take Wright. Either way, I think the one they don't take (if they both make it that far) will go to us.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
It is hard to pinpoint his falling spot. He's all over the place, but I think it is HUGELY dependent on how the top half of the draft falls. Reason being, other teams have different needs and a lot of other possible BPA's I believe ahead of Hill.

Possible landing spots for Hill range from the Jets, Chargers, Bengals, Browns, Lions, Broncos, and Texans. I think the Bears will pass on WR after the acquisition of Marshall.

Jets - Probably will look more for a pass rusher or RT.
Bengals - Probably will look more at DL (poor pass rush last year), DB, or OG.
Chargers - Is in serious need of OL help after losing several linemen. They did sign a couple receivers too.
Browns - If they take Blackmon at 4, I don't think they'll take another WR at 22.
Lions - Probably will look more at DB, RB, or OL.
Broncos - They are a bigger possibility, but they really need a DT and CB as well as OL help.
Texans - I think if Hill and Wright are both there, they take Wright. Either way, I think the one they don't take (if they both make it that far) will go to us.

chargers also need pass rushers

they have the worst pass rus in nfl


out of those teams jets, bengals,browns and texans will take a WR


jets do need a pass rusher and a S (barron) so i dont really see them getting a WR

bengals need a G and DB more than a WR butif glenn and decastro arent there i see them getting a DB and a WR

browns - i think they go WR for sure unless they go blackmon at 4 which isnt holgrems style they go after wright or hill (both should be avaliable)

texans- will take WR really their only need at the moment