The Morning Reaction conducted its own mock draft on Thursday as Luke Jones handled the odd picks and Drew Forrester made the even-numbered selections for the first round of the NFL Draft.
As always, feel free to comment with your own thoughts and predictions below.
1. Indianapolis Colts – QB Andrew Luck, Stanford
2. Washington Redskins – QB Robert Griffin III, Baylor
3. Minnesota Vikings – OT Matt Kalil, USC
4. Cleveland Browns – RB Trent Richardson, Alabama
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – CB Morris Claiborne, LSU
6. St. Louis Rams – WR Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
7. Jacksonville Jaguars – CB Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina
8. Miami Dolphins – QB Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M
9. Carolina Panthers – DE Quinton Coples, North Carolina
10. Buffalo Bills – S Mark Barron, Alabama
11. Kansas City Chiefs – LB Luke Kuechly, Boston College
12. Seattle Seahawks – DT Michael Brockers, LSU
13. Arizona Cardinals – WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
14. Dallas Cowboys – CB Dre Kirkpatrick, Alabama
15. Philadelphia Eagles – DT Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State
16. New York Jets – WR Kendall Wright, Baylor
17. Cincinnati Bengals – DE Courtney Upshaw, Alabama
18. San Diego Chargers – LB Melvin Ingram, South Carolina
19. Chicago Bears – LB Whitney Mercilus, Illinois
20. Tennessee Titans – DT Dontari Poe, Memphis
21. Cincinnati Bengals – G David DeCastro, Stanford
22. Cleveland Browns – G/OT Cordy Glenn, Georgia
23. Detroit Lions – OT Riley Reiff
24. Pittsburgh Steelers – LB Dont’a Hightower, Alabama
25. Denver Broncos – RB Doug Martin, Boise State
26. Houston Texans – DE Nick Perry, USC
27. New England Patriots – LB Shea McClellin, Boise State
28. Green Bay Packers – DE Vinny Curry, Marshall
29. Baltimore Ravens – WR Stephen Hill, Georgia Tech
30. San Francisco 49ers – G Amini Silatolu, Midwestern State
31. New England Patriots – G Kevin Zeitler, Wisconsin
32. New York Giants – WR Rueben Randle, LSU
Luke Jones
Luke Jones is the Ravens and Orioles beat reporter for WNST BaltimorePositive.com and is a PFWA member. His mind is consumed with useless sports knowledge, pro wrestling promos, and movie quotes, but he often forgets where he put his phone. Luke's favorite sports memories include being one of the thousands of kids who waited for Cal Ripken's autograph after Orioles games in the summer of 1995, attending the Super Bowl XXXV victory parade with his dad in the pouring rain, and watching the Terps advance to the Final Four at the Carrier Dome in 2002. Follow him on social media @BaltimoreLuke or email him at Luke@wnst.net.
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