MadDog's Big 253 Board- March 23rd Edition

• Greetings, all! With the draft about one month away, it is time for the season of futility. Futility as in attempting to project the draft position of the current number of 253 selection (to my count, thanks to the Saints). This is the entire draft, which I will summarily trash within ten minutes of posting. You've got to get out there, as grandpa would say.
  
  As OTC and I have stated for some time now, this is not a 7-round mock, although for fun, I have mocked the first round. Why no 7 round mock? Because picks change hands so often, it is silly to project a specific player to a specific team in a specific slot in the third round. In the top 100 picks alone last year, nearly one-third changed hands. And, it only gets worse as the draft progresses. To throw Niners' fans a bone, I have mocked a 7-rounder for our team, which will be in bold. Of course, after the first three selections, the draft number can be all over the place, depending on the number of compensatory picks in each round. I give a rough area where I think the Niners will pick in each round. Possible compensatory picks are not included for the Niners.
  
  This is also not a value board, nor best available board. This is a projection of where I believe players will slot into (they may not fall on an exact number, but will be in this area). I did, by blind luck, hit on Chris Culliver at number 80 last year. But, would it really matter if he went 79th or 81st? To me, no.
  
  A little red meat for all of you. If you see funky combinations on this post, where players clearly mangled from my Excel Spreadsheet, like Trent Richardson, DT, LSU, please let me know. Spelling corrections welcome, as well as criticism of a favorite player not listed, or listed too low. I will accept your cyber boos. Have fun, it is the draft, cheers.
  
  2012 NFL Draft Big Board
  Pick Player School Position
  1 Andrew Luck Stanford QB
  2 Robert Griffin Baylor QB
  3 Matt Kalil USC OT
  4 Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State WR
• 5 Morris Claiborne LSU CB
• 6 Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M QB
• 7 Quinton Coples North Carolina DE/DT
• 8 Trent Richardson Alabama RB
• 9 Fletcher Cox Mississippi St DT
• 10 Michael Floyd Notre Dame WR
• 11 Dre Kirkpatrick Alabama CB
• 12 Melvin Ingram South Carolina DE/OLB
• 13 Riley Reiff Iowa OT
• 14 David DeCastro Stanford G
• 15 Cordy Glenn Georgia OT/OG
• 16 Michael Brockers LSU DT
• 17 Luke Kuechly Boston College LB
• 18 Dontari Poe Memphis DT
• 19 Stephen Hill Georgia Tech WR
• 20 Stephon Gilmore South Carolina CB
• 21 Kendall Wright Baylor WR
• 22 Jonathan Martin Stanford OT
• 23 Janoris Jenkins North Alabama CB
• 24 Mike Adams Ohio State OT
• 25 Peter Konz Wisconsin C
• 26 Jerel Worthy Michigan St DT
• 27 Whitney Mercilus Illinois DE/OLB
• 28 Andre Branch Clemson DE/OLB
• 29 Courtney Upshaw Alabama DE/OLB
• 30 Kevin Zeitler Wisconsin G
• 31 Mark Barron Alabama S
• 32 Coby Fleener Stanford TE
• 33 Kendall Reyes Connecticut DT
• 34 Nick Perry USC DE/OLB
• 35 Brandon Weeden Oklahoma State QB
• 36 David Wilson Virginia Tech RB
• 37 Dont'a Hightower Alabama LB
• 38 Devon Still Penn State DT
• 39 Brandon Thompson Clemson DT
• 40 Josh Robinson Central Florida CB
• 41 Mohamad Sanu Rutgers WR
• 42 Lamar Miller Miami RB
• 43 Zach Brown North Carolina LB
• 44 Bobbie Massey Mississippi OT
• 45 Jayron Housley Virginia Tech CB
• 46 Reuben Randle LSU WR
• 47 Kelechi Osemele Iowa St G
• 48 Ronnell Lewis Oklahoma LB
• 49 Harrison Smith Notre Dame S
• 50 Doug Martin Boise St RB
• 51 Shea McClellin Boise St LB
• 52 Amini Silatolu Midwestern St G
• 53 Chris Givens Wake Forest WR
• 54 Markelle Martin Oklahoma State S
• 55 Alfonso Dennard Nebraska CB
• 56 Dwayne Allen Clemson TE
• 57 Brandon Washington Miami G
• 58 Brandon Boykin Georgia CB
• 59 Chandler Jones Syracuse DE
• 60 Cam Johnson Virginia DE/OLB
• 61 Alameda Ta'Amu Washington DT
• 62 Brandon Brooks Ohio G
• 63 Lavonte David Nebraska LB
• 64 Alshon Jeffery South Carolina WR
• 65 Jared Crick Nebraska DT
• 66 Bobby Wagner Utah St LB
• 67 Vinny Curry Marshall DE/OLB
• 68 Casey Heyward Vanderbilt CB
• 69 Kirk Cousins Michigan St QB
• 70 Mychal Kendricks Cal LB
• 71 Orson Charles Georgia TE
• 72 Bruce Irvin West Virginia DE/OLB
• 73 Mitchell Schwartz Cal OT
• 74 George Iloka Boise St S
• 75 AJ Jenkins Illinois WR
• 76 Chase Minnifield Virginia CB
• 77 Sean Spence Miami LB
• 78 Brian Quick Appalachian St WR
• 79 Ben Jones Georgia C
• 80 Antonio Allen South Carolina S
• 81 Jeff Allen Illinois G/OT
• 82 Chris Polk Washington RB
• 83 Chris Rainey Florida RB
• 84 Jamell Fleming Oklahoma CB
• 85 LaMichael James Oregon RB
• 86 Kennan Robinson Texas LB
• 87 Jarius Wright Arkansas WR
• 88 Coryell Judie Texas A&M CB
• 89 Joe Adams Arkansas WR
• 90 Trumaine Johnson Montana CB
• 91 Kheeston Randle Texas DT
• 92 Josh Norman Central Florida CB
• 93 Dwight Bill Bentley Louisiana-Lafayette CB
• 94 Mike Martin Michigan DT
• 95 Zebrie Sanders Florida State OT
• 96 Ladarius Green Louisiana-Lafayette TE
• 97 TJ Graham NC State WR
• 98 Tommy Streeter Miami WR
• 99 Nigel Bradham Florida State LB
• 100 Philip Blake Baylor C/G
• 101 T.Y. Hilton Florida International WR
• 102 Marvin Jones California WR
• 103 Demario Davis Arkansas St DE/OLB
• 104 Bernard Pierce Temple RB
• 105 Nate Potter Boise St OT
• 106 Shaun Prater Iowa CB
• 107 Travis Lewis Oklahoma LB
• 108 Tony Bergstrom Utah G/T
• 109 Cyrus Gray Texas A&M RB
• 110 Brock Osweiler Arizona St QB
• 111 Leonard Johnson Iowa St CB
• 112 Isaiah Pead Cincinnati RB
• 113 James Brown Troy G
• 114 Devon Wylie Fresno State WR
• 115 Ronnie Hillman San Diego St RB
• 116 Robert Turbin Utah St RB
• 117 Nick Toon Wisconsin WR
• 118 Matt McCants Alabama-Birmingham OT
• 119 Trenton Robinson Michigan St S
• 120 Juron Criner Arizona WR
• 121 Josh Chapman Alabama DT
• 122 Michael Egnew Missouri TE
• 123 DaJohn Harris USC DT
• 124 Brandon Mosley Auburn OT
• 125 Vick Ballard Mississippi St RB
• 126 Derek Wolfe Cincinnati DE/DT
• 127 Asa Jackson Cal-Poly CB
• 128 Greg Childs Arkansas WR
• 129 Nick Foles Arizona QB
• 130 Jake Baquette Arkansas DE/OLB
• 131 Billy Winn Boise St DE/DT
• 132 Donald Stephenson Oklahoma OT
• 133 Jonathan Massaquoi Troy LB
• 134 Kelcie McCray Arkansas St S
• 135 James Hanna Oklahoma TE
• 136 Kyle Wilber Wake Forest LB
• 137 Donnie Fletcher Boston College CB
• 138 Tyrone Crawford Boise St DE
• 139 Justin Bethel Presbyterian CB/S
• 140 Trevor Guyton Cal DE
• 142 Christian Thompson South Carolina St S
• 143 Coty Sensabaugh Clemson CB
• 144 Najee Goode West Virginia LB
• 145 Omar Bolden Arizona St CB
• 146 James Michael-Johnson Nevada LB
• 147 Brandon Taylor LSU S
• 148 Devier Posey Ohio St WR
• 149 Lucas Nix Pittsburgh G
• 150 Danny Coale Virginia Tech WR
• 151 Akiem Hicks Regina DT
• 152 Senio Kelemete Washington G
• 153 Andrew Datko Florida St OT
• 154 David Molk Michigan C
• 155 Josh Kaddu Oregon LB
• 156 Terrell Manning NC State LB
• 157 Kashif Moore Connecticut WR
• 158 Levi Adcock Oklahoma State OT
• 159 Tank Carder TCU LB
• 160 Sean Richardson Vanderbilt S
• 161 Marvin McNutt Iowa WR
• 162 Duke Ihenacho San Jose St S
• 163 Russell Wilson Wisconsin QB
• 164 Ryan Steed Furman CB
• 165 Jeff Fuller Texas A&M WR
• 166 Aaron Henry Wisconsin S
• 167 Quentin Salisbury Mississippi St C
• 168 De'Quan Menzie Alabama S
• 169 Michael Brewster Ohio St C
• 170 Eric Page Toledo WR
• 171 Chase Ford Miami TE
• 172 Brandon Bolden Mississippi RB
• 173 Miles Burris San Diego St LB
• 174 Terrance Frederick Texas A&M CB
• 175 Drake Dunsmore Northwestern TE
• 176 Vaughn Meatoga Hawaii DT
• 177 Emmanuel Acho Texas LB
• 178 Darius Brooks Western Kentucky CB
• 179 BJ Cunningham Michigan St WR
• 180 Rishaw Johnson California-PA G
• 181 Marcus Forston Miami DT
• 182 Keshawn Martin Michigan St WR
• 183 Junior Hemingway Michigan WR
• 184 Brandon Hardin Oregon St CB/S
• 185 Mike Daniels Iowa DT
• 186 Ryan Miller Colorado G
• 187 Malik Jackson Tennessee DE
• 188 Bobby Rainey Western Kentucky RB
• 189 Vernon Olivier Miami DE
• 190 Audie Cole NC State LB
• 191 Micah Pellerin Hampton CB
• 192 Josh LeRibeus SMU G
• 193 Hebron Fangupo BYU DT
• 194 Ron Brooks LSU CB
• 195 Adam Gettis Iowa G
• 196Tauren Poole Tennessee RB
• 197 DJ Campbell Cal S
• 198 Rishard Matthews Nevada WR
• 199 Brad Smelley Alabama TE
• 200 Tom Compton South Dakota OT
• 201 Adrien Robinson Cincinnati TE
• 202 Evan Rodriguez Temple TE
• 203 Chris Owusu Stanford WR
• 204 Emil Igwenagu Massachusetts FB/TE
• 205 Ryan Van Bergen Michigan DT/DE
• 206 Vaughn Meatoga Hawaii DT
• 207 Desmond Wynn Rutgers G/OT
• 208 Jerry Franklin Arkansas LB
• 209 Neiko Thorpe Auburn S
• 210 Marcus Rivers Buffalo WR
• 211 Darius Hanks Alabama WR
• 212 Terrance Ganaway Baylor RB
• 213 Lavon Brazill Ohio WR
• 214 Bryan Anger Cal P
• 215 Matt Broha Louisiana Tech LB/TE
• 216 Edwin Baker Michigan St RB
• 217 Jaye Howard Florida DT
• 218 Jerron McMillian Maine S
• 219 Austin Davis Southern Mississippi QB
• 220 Dustin Waldron Portand St OT
• 221 Davin Meggett Maryland RB
• 222 Ryan Broyles Oklahoma WR
• 223 Brian Peters Northwestern S
• 224 Ryan Lindley San Diego St QB
• 225 Travis Benjamin Miami WR
• 226 Janzen Jackson McNeese St S
• 227 Brett Roy Nevada DT
• 228 Matt Reynolds BYU OT
• 229 Jeff Adams Columbia OT
• 230 Drew Butler Georgia P
• 231 Lennon Creer Louisiana Tech RB
• 232 Pat Schiller Northern Illinois LB
• 233 Kevin Koger Michigan TE
• 234 Jeremy Ebert Northwestern WR
• 235 Derek Carrier Beloit WR/TE
• 236 Eddie Whitley Virginia Tech S
• 237 Justin Anderson Georgia OT
• 238 James Carmon Mississippi St OT
• 239 Tim Benford Tennessee Tech WR
• 240 Dale Moss South Dakota St WR
• 241 Joe Holland Purdue LB
• 242 Jerrell Harris Alabama LB
• 243 Thomas Mayo Cal (Pennsylvania) WR
• 244 Alex Hoffman-Ellis Washington St LB
• 245 Brian Linthicum Michigan St TE
• 246 Corey White Samford CB
• 247 Chris Greenwood Albion CB
• 248 Lance Dunbar North Texas RB
• 249 Julian Miller West Virginia DE
• 250 Deshawn Shead Portland St CB
• 251 Ian Thomas Illinois LB
• 252 Ernest Owusu Cal DE
• 253 Damon Harrison William Penn DT

Running tests on how to download Excel so that it doesn't create one paragraph. Webzone not posting Excel spreadsheet in linear order, like last year. Not sure why it is adding bullet points, and highlighting in blue specific players.

Originally posted by MadDog49er:
Running tests on how to download Excel so that it doesn't create one paragraph. Webzone not posting Excel spreadsheet in linear order, like last year.

lol

Great job as always. Thanks. A little surprised your waiting so long to draft WR. Care to comment? Think Moss will help bolster receiving corps.

Originally posted by MadDog49er:

Running tests on how to download Excel so that it doesn't create one paragraph. Webzone not posting Excel spreadsheet in linear order, like last year. Not sure why it is adding bullet points, and highlighting in blue specific players.

If you use the other editor, instead of wysiwig, it posts correctly.

Now to comment on the post.

1) It's early, but I think this year you're going to beat me.

2) Spelling corrections: Levy Adcock*, Quentin Saulsberry*, Keenan Robinson*, Olivier Vernon's name is backwards.

3) My current discrepancies:

Higher:
Lamar Miller, RB
Josh Kaddu, LB
Billy Winn, DE
Marvin Jones, WR

Lower:
Joe Adams, WR
T.J. Graham, WR
Kirk Cousins, QB
Nick Foles, QB

id take alshon jeffery in 2nd that would be a perfect draft amost

Jayron Hosley is spelled wrong at 45

Thanks for the effort Maddog. I'll set some time aside to look at this in detail.

Originally posted by 49ersalldaway126:
id take alshon jeffery in 2nd that would be a perfect draft amost

I'm not a Jeffery fan but if he falls to 62 I take the risk.

that long for a WR.......

tell me something I don't know MD

Originally posted by Gore_21:
Jayron Hosley is spelled wrong at 45

Thanks for the effort Maddog. I'll set some time aside to look at this in detail.

Thanks for the editing.

Folks: let's all keep it civil in here. Personal attacks on anyone will not be tolerated. Thanks!

Good job MD, but should be 254 picks when Comp Picks are announced, 222 current picks(Saints 2nd and Raiders 3rd are forefited), then the 32 comp picks.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
If you use the other editor, instead of wysiwig, it posts correctly.

Now to comment on the post.

1) It's early, but I think this year you're going to beat me.

2) Spelling corrections: Levy Adcock*, Quentin Saulsberry*, Keenan Robinson*, Olivier Vernon's name is backwards.

3) My current discrepancies:

Higher:
Lamar Miller, RB
Josh Kaddu, LB
Billy Winn, DE
Marvin Jones, WR

Lower:
Joe Adams, WR
T.J. Graham, WR
Kirk Cousins, QB
Nick Foles, QB

Yikes! Spelling senility has taken over. Thanks for the help.

On the lower list, I think Adams and Graham break the top 100 on the additional special teams skills they present. I know I have Graham going much higher than others. We will see with Cousins as a third rounder. It seems like momentum is on his side, but know knows. Foles could be all over teams' boards on draft day.

Just read than Winn had a very good comeback at the Boise State Pro-Day. Marvin Jones could go as early as 80. I just think he goes a bit later.

Of course, as you know, I like the back end of the draft more than anything else. Some of the small schoolers are looking great in these workouts, and could surprise on draft day. Glad the Niners were one of the few teams at Western Kentucky. I like both of their prospects this year at RB and CB, in Rainey and Brooks.

Nice job! This appears to be a very deep draft. I see a ton of intriguing prospects from 1-253. A lot of quality small school prospects as well.

It does look increasingly likely that an interior lineman could be the pick for us at #30. If that's the case, I hope Konz is available. We could plug him in at RG, and possibly shift him to Center in the future, but I'd be happy with Zeitler.

If we go d-line in the 2nd, I think the team would pick Crick over Ta'amu. The Niners never seem to have an interest in these 340-350 lb behemoth nose tackles. I'd love to have Crick as the heir to Justin Smith's throne.

I like seeing Fletcher Cox in the top 10 picks, best DT in the draft IMO.One of my personal favorite sleepers in the draft is S Kelcie McCray. I was hoping we could get him in the 6th-7th but you have him slated at #134! I could definitely see that happening though. Who wouldn't want a 6'2" 200 safety with 4.4 speed and ball skills? Could be a nice prospect to develop in case a long-term deal with Goldson cannot be reached.

Overall, great job as always. I always like your big boards better than draftcountdown, draftscout, espn, walterfootball, etc.

Nice read, I would jump on the Billy Winn bandwagon here also and think he goes higher. As you noted he bounced back at his pro day and the Boise guys are really well coached, nice class from them coming out.