MadDog's Big 254 Board April 11 Edition

Two weeks and counting, thus another step into the darkness with this week's edition of the Big Board. As stated in previous Big Boards, this is NOT A MOCK DRAFT, although I attempt to mock some portions of the early first round. Trades have become so common that attempting to match a team with selection number and player is like plowing the sea. This is also NOT A PLAYER RANKING. It is a projection of where I believe players will fall.

For me, the big movers are Jamar Taylor and Sylvester Williams, who I believe will be selected far earlier than many imagine; Matt Scott, who many teams like due to his mobility; and some late round QB's Ryan Griffin and Sean Renfree. Who knows? Aaron Rodgers little bro might even be drafted.

Enjoy this list because I can tell you it will be altered on my Excel sheet within seconds. Just so many players to squeeze into limited slots. Questions, concerns? Feel free to ask. Hang in there, draft junkies. Life is going to improve very soon. So, clear the calendar from Thursday, April 25 to Saturday, April 27.

Pick Player School Position
1 Luke Joeckel Texas A&M OT
2 Sharrif Floyd Florida DT
3 Dion Jordan Oregon DE/OLB
4 Eric Fisher Central Michigan OT
5 Lane Johnson Oklahoma OT
6 Geno Smith West Virginia QB
7 Barkevious Mingo LSU OLB
8 Star Lotulelei Utah DT
9 Dee Milliner Alabama CB
10 Jonathan Cooper North Carolina G
11 Ezekiel Ansah BYU DE/OLB
12 Tavon Austin West Virginia WR
13 Chance Warmack Alabama G
14 Xavier Rhodes Florida St CB
15 Jamar Taylor Boise St CB
16 Datone Jones UCLA DE
17 Sylvester Williams North Carolina DT
18 Sheldon Richardson Missouri DT
19 Tyler Eifert Notre Dame TE
20 DJ Fluker Alabama OT
21 Kenny Vaccaro Texas S
22 Bjoern Werner Florida St DE/OLB
23 Alec Ogletree Georgia LB
24 Cornellius Carradine Florida St DE
25 Arthur Brown Kansas St LB
26 Desmond Trufant Washington CB
27 Cordarrelle Patterson Tennessee WR
28 Menelik Watson Florida St OT
29 DeAndre Hopkins Clemson WR
30 EJ Manuel Florida St QB
31 Ryan Nassib Syracuse QB
32 Jonathan Cyprien Florida International S
33 Jarvis Jones Georgia OLB
34 Zach Ertz Stanford TE
35 Jesse Williams Alabama DT
36 Eric Reid LSU S
37 Kawann Short Purdue DT
38 Mike Glennon NC State QB
39 Matt Barkley USC QB
40 Eddie Lacy Alabama RB
41 DJ Hayden Houston CB
42 Terron Armstead Arkansas Pine Bluff OT
43 Margus Hunt SMU DE
44 Robert Woods USC WR
45 Justin Pugh Syracuse G
46 Robert Alford Southeastern Louisiana CB
47 Keenan Allen Cal WR
48 Manti Te'o Notre Dame LB
49 Quinton Patton Louisiana Tech WR
50 Blidi Wreh-Wilson Connecticut CB
51 Alex Okafor Texas DE
52 Justin Hunter Tennessee WR
53 Matt Scott Arizona QB
54 Jamie Collins Southern Mississippi LB
55 Matt Elam Florida S
56 Jonathan Franklin UCLA RB
57 Kyle Long Oregon G/OT
58 Johnathan Hankins Ohio St DT
59 Johnthan Banks Mississippi St CB
60 Giovani Bernard North Carolina RB
61 Phillip Thomas Fresno State S
62 Kevin Minter LSU LB
63 Darius Slay Mississippi St CB
64 Brandon Williams Missouri Southern St DT
65 John Jenkins Georgia DT
66 Damontre Moore Texas A&M DE
67 Gavin Escobar San Diego St TE
68 Kiko Alonso Oregon LB
69 BW Webb William and Mary CB
70 Cornelius Washington Georgia DE/OLB
71 Jordan Poyer Oregon St CB
72 Markus Wheaton Oregon St WR
73 Marquise Goodwin Texas WR
74 Vance McDonald Rice TE
75 Tyler Wilson Arkansas QB
76 David Amerson NC State CB
77 Shamarko Thomas Syracuse S
78 Andre Ellington Clemson RB
79 Larry Warford Kentucky G
80 Montee Ball Wisconsin RB
81 Logan Ryan Rutgers CB
82 Le'Veon Bell Michigan St RB
83 Jon Bostic Florida LB
84 Reid Fragel Ohio St OT
85 DJ Swearinger South Carolina S
86 Leon McFaddon San Diego St CB
87 Travis Kelce Cincinnati TE
88 Christine Michael Texas A&M RB
89 Khaseem Greene Rutgers LB
90 Akeem Spence Illinois DT
91 Marcus Lattimore South Carolina RB
92 Montori Hughes Tennessee Martin DT
93 Landry Jones Oklahoma QB
94 David Quessenberry San Jose St G/OT
95 Barrett Jones Alabama C/G
96 Stedman Bailey West Virginia WR
97 Zavier Gooden Missouri LB
98 Tyler Bray Tennessee QB
99 Corey Lemonier Auburn DE/OLB
100 Chris Harper Kansas St WR
101 Travis Frederick Wisconsin C/G
102 Ryan Swope Texas A&M WR
103 Sam Montgomery LSU DE/OLB
104 Tavarres King Georgia WR
105 Sio Moore Connecticut LB
106 Terrance Williams Baylor WR
107 Tyrann Matheiu LSU CB
108 Brennan Williams North Carolina OT
109 Malliciah Goodman Clemson DE
110 Dwayne Gratz Connecticut CB
111 Da'Rick Rogers Tennessee Tech WR
112 Aaron Dobson Marshall WR
113 Mike Gilleslee Florida RB
114 Jordan Reed Florida TE
115 Kenny Stills Oklahoma WR
116 Zac Dysert Miami (OH) QB
117 David Bakhtiari Colorado OT
118 Oday Aboushi Virginia G/OT
119 Gerald Hodges Penn St LB
120 Joseph Randle Oklahoma State RB
121 Hugh Thornton Pittsburgh G
122 Tony Jefferson Oklahoma S
123 Kevin Reddick North Carolina LB
124 Knile Davis Arkansas RB
125 Brian Winters Kent St G
126 Josh Evans Florida S
127 Michael Buchanan Illinois DE
128 Bacarri Rambo Georgia S
129 Brandon McGee Miami CB
130 Jonathan Stewart Texas A&M LB
131 JJ Wilcox Georgia Southern S
132 William Gholston Michigan St DE
133 Shawn Williams Georgia S
134 Sanders Commings Georgia CB
135 Chris Faulk LSU OT
136 Dion Sims Michigan St TE
137 Ty Powell Harding DE/OLB
138 Brian Schwenke Cal C
139 Chris Gragg Arkansas TE
140 Tharold Simon LSU CB
141 Dallas Thomas Tennessee OT
142 Devin Taylor South Carolina DE
143 TJ McDonald USC S
144 Terry Hawthorne Illinois CB
145 Kenyon Barner Oregon RB
146 John Simon Ohio St LB
147 Denard Robinson Michigan WR
148 Bennie Logan LSU DT
149 Chase Thomas Stanford LB
150 Stepfan Taylor Stanford RB
151 Sean Porter Texas A&M LB
152 Josh Boyce TCU WR
153 Alvin Bailey Arkansas G
154 Nick Williams Samford DT
155 David Bass Missouri Western St DE
156 Trevardo Williams Connecticut LB
157 Lucas Reed New Mexico TE
158 Duke Williams Nevada S
159 Jordan Hill Penn St DT
160 Steve Williams Cal CB
161 Jordan Mills Louisiana Tech OT
162 Kerwynn Williams Utah St RB
163 Jelani Jenkins Florida LB
164 Nick Kasa Colorado TE
165 Brandon Jenkins Florida St LB
166 Ace Sanders South Carolina WR
167 Lavar Edwards LSU DE
168 Charles Johnson Grand Valley St WR
169 Khaled Holmes USC C
170 Mike Catapano Princeton DE
171 Sean Renfree Duke QB
172 Corey Fuller Virginia Tech WR
173 Xavier Nixon Florida St OT
174 Ryan Griffin Tulane QB
175 Cooper Taylor Richmond S
176 Tourek Williams Florida International DE/OLB
177 Rex Burkhead Nebraska RB
178 Everett Dawkins Florida St DT
179 Vince Williams Florida St LB
180 Nico Johnson Alabama LB
181 Armonty Bryant East Central Oklahoma DE
182 AJ Klein Iowa St LB
183 Quanterus Smith Western Kentucky DE
184 JC Tretter Cornell G
185 Luke Marquardt Azusa Pacific OT
186 Dalton Freeman Clemson C
187 Tyrone Goard Eastern Kentucky WR
188 Conner Vernon Duke WR
189 Kyle Juszczyk Harvard FB
190 Ryan Jensen Colorado-Pueblo OT/G
191 Keith Pough Howard LB
192 Cierre Wood Notre Dame RB
193 Zach Rogers Tennessee WR
194 Cobi Hamilton Arkansas WR
195 TJ Barnes Georgia Tech DT
196 Kwame Geathers Georgia DT
197 Joe Kruger Utah DE
198 Mark Anthony California CB
199 Earl Watford James Madison G
200 Ricky Wagner Wisconsin OT
201 Lonnie Pryor Florida St FB
202 Josh Boyd Mississippi St DT
203 Will Davis Utah St CB
204 Marcus Cromartie Wisconsin CB
205 Aaron Mallette Elon WR
206 Cody Davis Texas Tech S
207 Mark Harrison Rutgers WR
208 Michael Ford LSU RB
209 Latavius Murray Central Florida RB
210 Ryan Otten San Jose St TE
211 Etienne Sabino Ohio St LB
212 Branden Smith Georgia CB
213 Onterio McCalebb Auburn RB
214 Earl Wolff NC State S
215 Zeke Motta Notre Dame S
216 Kayvon Webster South Florida CB
217 Uzoma Nwachukwu Texas A&M WR
218 Jasper Collins Mount Union WR
219 Johnny Adams Michigan St CB
220 Jeff Locke UCLA P
221 Miguel Maysonet Stony Brook RB
222 Don Jones Arkansas St S
223 Michael Williams Alabama TE
224 Vince Painter Virginia Tech OT
225 Jawan Jamison Rutgers RB
226 Eric Herman Ohio G
227 Matt Furstenburg Maryland TE
228 Devin Smith Wisconsin CB
229 Steve Means Buffalo DE/OLB
230 Rontez Miles California (PA) S
231 Jerodis Williams Furman RB
232 Zac Stacy Vanderbilt RB
233 Braxton Cave Notre Dame C
234 Brandon Magee Arizona St LB
235 Jeff Baca UCLA G
236 Garrett Gilkey Chadron St G
237 William Campbell Michigan DE/DT
238 Daxton Swanson Sam Houston St CB
239 Rod Sweeting Georgia Tech CB
240 Micah Hyde Iowa CB
241 Chris Hubbard UAB G
242 DeVonte Holloman South Carolina LB
243 Lerentee McCray Florida OLB
244 Jake Stoneburner Ohio St TE
245 Jaron Brown Clemson WR
246 Tommy Bohanon Wake Forest FB
247 Glenn Foster Illinois DT
248 Zach Line SMU FB
249 Steve Beauharnais Rutgers LB
250 Steven Terrell Texas A&M S
251 Rashaan Melvin Northern Illinois CB
252 Ray Polk Colorado S
253 Cory Grissom South Florida DT
254 Vernon Kearney Lane CB

Regurgitators gon' regurgitate.

Thanks MD! Now you're going to have to follow this up with another post about the 49ers' board. Last time you had DJ Hayden as our BPA at 61, but now you have him scooped up much sooner. I'm bummed to see it because I am hoping for him at 61 after you convinced me of the idea.

I also remember from your last board that you had Rhodes and Vaccaro falling much closer to 31 than I was expecting; in this edition, you have them higher and more in line with "conventional" wisdom (you were lower than the norm before).

Going in the opposite direction, you now have Cordarrelle Patterson falling tantalizingly close to us. I want!

Originally posted by LieutKaffee:
Thanks MD! Now you're going to have to follow this up with another post about the 49ers' board. Last time you had DJ Hayden as our BPA at 61, but now you have him scooped up much sooner. I'm bummed to see it because I am hoping for him at 61 after you convinced me of the idea.

I also remember from your last board that you had Rhodes and Vaccaro falling much closer to 31 than I was expecting; in this edition, you have them higher and more in line with "conventional" wisdom (you were lower than the norm before).

Going in the opposite direction, you now have Cordarrelle Patterson falling tantalizingly close to us. I want!

The reports on Cordarrelle Patterson keep getting worse.
There is growing concern about his work and study habitats.
Apparently, his interviews at the combine did not go very well.
Does not have a good grasp of the route tree.

And he remains, a one-year wonder.

But, it is lying season, so who really knows what the teams are thinking.

Strikes me as a boom or bust player. Great potential but high risk.

If he falls to #31, it might best to let him keep falling.

Originally posted by buck:
The reports on Cordarrelle Patterson keep getting worse.
There is growing concern about his work and study habitats.
Apparently, his interviews at the combine did not go very well.
Does not have a good grasp of the route tree.

And he remains, a one-year wonder.

But, it is lying season, so who really knows what the teams are thinking.

Strikes me as a boom or bust player. Great potential but high risk.

If he falls to #31, it might best to let him keep falling.

Yeah but the man has Julio Jones measureables....

Crap, you also used to have Fragel in range as a late 4th round swing tackle for us. Now mid 3rd, which I think is a bit early for us to address that need. You have any favorite OT prospects we should target in the ~100 range?

Originally posted by LieutKaffee:

Originally posted by buck:
The reports on Cordarrelle Patterson keep getting worse.
There is growing concern about his work and study habitats.
Apparently, his interviews at the combine did not go very well.
Does not have a good grasp of the route tree.

And he remains, a one-year wonder.

But, it is lying season, so who really knows what the teams are thinking.

Strikes me as a boom or bust player. Great potential but high risk.

If he falls to #31, it might best to let him keep falling.

Yeah but the man has Julio Jones measureables....

Also, I'd much rather have Patterson than Tavon Austin. I could be wrong and Austin could become the superstar he's being talked about as (and a lot of scouts and writers I trust are glowing in their Austin praise), but I can't help but think he's more Ted Ginn or Peter Warrick than he is Percy Harvin.

Awesome as always MD

Looking to write up a mock this weekend, wanted to ask you your opinion on a few questions I have if you have some time:

1. What's with the love one Sharrif Floyd? Am I off base to say he looks similar to a "Reggie McGrew" coming out of Florida?

2. Will David Amerson be able to transition to FS in the NFL? How well do you think he can be?

3. What happened to William Gholston? From 1st rounder to 3rd-4th rounder, was it his subpar season or is there more to his fall from grace (6'6 3/4 @ 280lbs, not bad)

4. How is Kenjon Barner not mentioned in the same breath as Ace Sanders for KR specialist?

Look forward to seeing your insight for the next few weeks building up to the draft

Originally posted by buck:
The reports on Cordarrelle Patterson keep getting worse.
There is growing concern about his work and study habitats.
Apparently, his interviews at the combine did not go very well.
Does not have a good grasp of the route tree.

And he remains, a one-year wonder.

But, it is lying season, so who really knows what the teams are thinking.

Strikes me as a boom or bust player. Great potential but high risk.

If he falls to #31, it might best to let him keep falling.

Let him fall to #34

Could we get the 49ers picks bolded like you usually do? Thanks for producing this updated board. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem as 49er friendly as your previous board.

Originally posted by LieutKaffee:

Originally posted by buck:
The reports on Cordarrelle Patterson keep getting worse.
There is growing concern about his work and study habitats.
Apparently, his interviews at the combine did not go very well.
Does not have a good grasp of the route tree.

And he remains, a one-year wonder.

But, it is lying season, so who really knows what the teams are thinking.

Strikes me as a boom or bust player. Great potential but high risk.

If he falls to #31, it might best to let him keep falling.

Yeah but the man has Julio Jones measureables....

So does DaRick Rogers. And Rogers is more experienced. Pass on Patterson. Pick Rogers in round 3.

Is it coincidence that you have Phillip Thomas and Rambo both slotted to the 9ers. Also Cyprien and Reid are both close to #31 & #34 respectively? Hedging your bets? Can't wait to see what safety(s) the 9ers will select.

thanks for your work MD

really curious if werner will go in the 1st round or if he will drop even further down.

Bout damn time! Seriously, thanks for doing this!


Wow...starting at 32 there are six players in a row I'd be happy to see the niners grab!

Originally posted by LottOfDefense:
Let him fall to #34

I was thinking farther, but.......