Post 16 - 2015 NFL Draft Day 1

Hello! And welcome to my corner.

Day one of the 2015 NFL Draft is over. 32 picks down, 224 left. It was certainly an interesting 1st round, and my mock was certainly a long way off.

Here is how it went down.


  1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jameis Winston, QB
  2. Tennessee Titans: Marcus Mariota, QB
  3. Jacksonville Jaguars: Dante Fowler Jr., OLB
  4. Oakland Raiders: Amari Cooper, WR
  5. Washington Redskins: Brandon Scherff, OL
  6. New York Jets: Leonard Williams, DE
  7. Chicago Bears: Kevin White, WR
  8. Atlanta Falcons: Vic Beasley, OLB
  9. New York Giants: Ereck Flowers, OT
  10. St Louis Rams: Todd Gurley, RB
  11. Minnesota Vikings: Trae Waynes, CB
  12. Cleveland Brows: Danny Shelton, DT
  13. New Orleans Saints: Andrus Peat, OT
  14. Miami Dolphins: DeVante Parker, WR 
  15. San Diego Chargers (via San Francisco 49ers): Melvin Gordon, RB
  16. Houston Texans: Kevin Johnson, CB
  17. San Francisco 49ers (via San Diego Chargers): Arik Armstead, DT
  18. Kansas City Chiefs: Marcus Peters, CB
  19. Cleveland Browns: Cameron Erving, OL
  20. Philadelphia Eagles: Nelson Agholor, WR
  21. Cincinnati Bengals: Cedric Ogbuehi, OT
  22. Pittsburgh Steelers: Bud Dupree, OLB
  23. Denver Broncos (via Detroit Lions): Shane Ray, OLB/DE
  24. Arizona Cardinals: D.J. Humphries, OT
  25. Carolina Panthers: Shaq Thompson, LB
  26. Baltimore Ravens: Breshad Perriman, WR 
  27. Dallas Cowboys: Byron Jones, CB
  28. Detroit Lions: Laken Tomlinson, OL
  29. Indianapolis Colts: Phillip Dorsett, WR
  30. Green Bay Packers: Damarious Randall, FS
  31. New Orleans Saints: Stephone Anthony, LB
  32. New England Patriots: Malcom Brown, DT


Can anyone really be surprised by the Bucs pick? I know I'm not. They get their franchise QB. As do the Titans. The trad rumours never really materialised and I think that's a good thing for the Titans. The rest of the top 10 all did well too, particularly the Bears. Kevin White is a straight up monster, I liken him to Dez Bryant (others liken him to Julio Jones). Though I was quite shocked by a few of the picks. D-Line is THE strength of the Jets roster, yet they picked another, and a great one at that. They must be looking to trade one of them, there isn't space in the lineup for all of them. Todd Gurley was also a surprise. Though it's a very good pick, he's such a good player, they had a decent backfield and had much bigger needs. 

In picks 11-20 there wasn't anything that took me by surprise. The biggest talking point was the Chargers moving up 2 picks to secure Melvin Gordon, which will be worth it. I also really like the looks of the Dolphins Offense. 3 young receivers, Jordan Cameron and Tannehill in a scheme that is perfect for him could make the AFC East even more interesting. 

In the final group of 1st round picks the biggest shocks came in the from of Shane Ray, Breshad Perriman and Phillip Dorsett. Ray, was said to go as low as the 4th round by some NFL execs and most people believed he wouldn't go in the 1st round. The Broncos however decided to trade up for him! Let the weed jokes roll...Perriman, though I had him going higher than 26, was a peculiar pick to me. We lost Torrey Smith as we didn't wanna pay a 1-trick pony lots of money, so we draft a guy who seems to be the same. I really hope he can develop as Torrey was meant to. Finally, am I glad we don't have to play the Colts! Their offense now, with the addition of Dorsett s scary. Andrew luck handing it off to Gore, then throwing to Hilton, Johnson, Moncrief, Dorsett, Fleener and Allen. Sorry AFC South, you're done.

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