Witlon and Schisno Do A Back and Forth Mach: 2015 Edition

[Witlon]

Our rules:

1. Alternate picks back and forth.
2. No trades.
3. We go as long as we decide to go.
4. I'll try to keep post one updated with the current progress.
5. Schisno takes odds, I take evens, so we don't pick for our favorite teams.

And away we go...

1. Tampa Bay - Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State
2. Tennessee - Leonard Williams, DL, Southern Cal
3. Jacksonville - Dante Fowler, ER, Florida
4. Oakland - Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama
5. Washington - Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon
6. NY Jets - Randy Gregory, ER, Nebraska
7. Chicago - Kevin White, WR, West Virginia
8. Atlanta - Vic Beasley, ER, Clemson
9. NY Giants - Brandon Sherff, OL, Iowa
10. St. Louis - Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford
11. Minnesota - Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State
12. Cleveland - Danny Shelton, NT, Washington
13. New Orleans - Shane Ray, ER, Missouri
14. Miami - DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville
15. San Francisco - Arik Armstead, DE, Oregon
16. Houston - Jalen Collins, CB, LSU
17. Kansas City - Cameron Erving, OL, Florida State
18. San Diego - Jordan Phillips, NT, Oklahoma
19. Cleveland (From Buffalo) - Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona State
20. Philadelphia - Landon Collins, S, Alabama
21. Cincinnati - Alvin Dupree, ER, Kentucky
22. Pittsburgh - Marcus Peters, CB, Washington
23. Detroit - Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia
24. Arizona - Eli Harold, ER, Virginia
25. Carolina - DJ Humphries, OT, Florida
26. Baltimore - Byron Jones, CB, Connecticut
27. Dallas - Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin
28. Denver - TJ Clemmings, OT, Pittsburgh
29. Indianapolis - Shaq Thompson, LB, Washington
30. Green Bay - Eric Kendricks, LB, UCLA
31. New Orleans (from Seattle) - Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota
32. New England - La'el Collins, OL, LSU

Second round
33. Tennessee - Dorial Green-Beckham, WR, Oklahoma/Missouri
34. Tampa Bay - A.J. Cann, OG, South Carolina
35. Oakland - Owamgbe Odighizuwa, DE, UCLA
36. Jacksonville - Eric Rowe, DB, Utah
37. NY Jets - Brett Hundley, QB, UCLA
38. Washington - PJ Williams, CB, Florida State
39. Chicago - Jake Fisher, OT, Oregon
40. New York Giants - Derron Smith, S, Fresno State
41. St. Louis - Breshad Perriman, WR, Central Florida
42. Atlanta - Jaquiski Tartt, S, Samford
43. Cleveland - Benardick McKinney, LB, Mississippi State
44. New Orleans - Malcom Brown, DT, Texas
45. Minnesota - Stephone Anthony, LB, Clemson
46. San Francisco - Denzel Perryman, LB, Miami Florida
47. Miami - Jay Ajayi, RB, Boise State
48. San Diego - Hroniss Grasu, C, Oregon
49. Kansas City - Sammie Coates, WR, Auburn
50. Buffalo - Ereck Flowers, OT, Miami Florida
51. Houston - Eddie Goldman, DT, Florida State
52. Philadelphia - Devin Funchess, WR, Michigan
53. Cincinnati - Devin Smith, WR, Ohio State
54. Detroit - Cedric Ogbuehi, OT, Texas A&M
55. Arizona - Quinten Rollins, CB, Miami Ohio
56. Pittsburgh - Hau'oli Kikaha, ER, Washington
57. Carolina - Tevin Coleman, HB, Indiana
58. Baltimore - Phillip Dorsett, WR, Miami Florida
59. Denver - Laken Tomlinson, OG, Duke
60. Dallas - Carl Davis, DT, Iowa
61. Indianapolis - Duke Johnson, HB, Miami Florida
62. Green Bay - Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, CB, Oregon
63. Seattle - Nelson Agholor, WR, Southern Cal
64. New England - Michael Bennett, DT, Ohio State

Round 3
65. Tampa Bay - Nate Orchard, DE, Utah
66. Tennessee - Ty Sambrailo, OT, Colorado State
67. Jacksonville - Daryl Williams, OT, Oklahoma
68. Oakland - D'Joun Smith, CB, Florida Atlantic
69. Washington - Paul Dawson, LB, TCU
70. NY Jets - Ameer Abdullah, RB, Nebraska
71. Chicago - Reese Dismukes, C, Auburn
72. St. Louis - Tre Jackson, OG, Florida State
73. Atlanta - Clive Watford, TE, Miami (Fla.)
74. New York Giants - Preston Smith, DE, Mississippi State
75. New Orleans - MyCole Pruitt, TE, Southern Illinois
76. Minnesota - Danielle Hunter, DE, LSU
77. Cleveland - Bryce Petty, QB, Baylor
78. New Orleans (from Miami) - Rashad Greene, WR, Florida State
79. San Francisco - Josh Shaw, CB, Southern Cal
80. Kansas City - Donovan Smith, OT, Penn State
81. Buffalo - Garrett Grayson, QB, Colorado State
82. Houston - Tre McBride, WR, William & Mary
83. San Diego - Jeremy Langford, RB, Michigan State
84. Philadelphia - Lorenzo Mauldin, ER, Louisville
85. Cincinnati - Steven Nelson, CB, Oregon State
86. Arizona - Ali Marpet, OL, Hobart
87. Pittsburgh - Ibraham Campbell, S, Northwestern
88 Detroit
89 Carolina
90 Baltimore
91 Dallas
92 Denver
93 Indianapolis
94 Green Bay
95 Seattle
96 New England
97c New England
98c Kansas City
99c Cincinnati

[schisno]

#1 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QB Jameis Winston, Florida State

Jameis has a leg up on Mariota in terms of physical ability and fits better in a pro offense then the Oregon product. Winston has his character flaws but interviews at the combine has coaches, scouts and draft beatniks changing their minds about possible off-field problems. Winston is working out for teams like the Jets but we know this is a no brainer. Mariota is safe in terms of character, but who knows if he can beat Winston's ability and pro-readiness with a higher ceiling.

[Mach]

would that be a crab leg up?

[Witlon]

#2. Tennessee Titans select DL Leonard Williams

- Yeah, I know, quarterback is kind of a need. However, I don't know if Mariota fits in Whisenhunt's system as well as even Mettenberger. So we'll go with the #1 player on my board here. He's the perfect fit for Ray Horton's D, and I don't really see any negatives here. Slam dunk.

[schisno]

#3 - Jacksonville Jaguars
DE/LB Dante Fowler Jr, Florida

The Jaguars don't have to look far for their pick. There's a lot of talk about the Leo position and the Jaguars finding a player that fits the role, much like Atlanta may try to do since hiring Gus Bradley's successor. Jacksonville gets the first choice of who they think will be the best Leo in the draft and it's really a toss up between Vic Beasley. Fowler is stronger with more length and wouldn't be pushed around coming off the edge, he was placed in multiple positions on the field for the Gators and offer more versatility for the Jaguars then just being a pure edge rusher like Beasley or Missouri's Shane Ray.

Though this is the most likely pick to get traded to a QB needy team who feel Mariota is their future. Of course with the draft being deep with edge rushers and players that can fit the Leo role, the Jaguars could look at adding either Kevin White or Amari Cooper to a young receiver corp that had their top three WRs with around 500 reception yards a piece. Right now the safest bet is the Jaguars taking Fowler Jr.

[Witlon]

With the 4th pick, the Oakland Raiders select Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama.

- I'm maching White here in all of my personal drafts, but this makes a ton of sense, too. Cooper is a polished talent, with great quickness and route running. He's not a home run threat or anything, but he has good speed, and I don't know how important that is with Derek Carr at QB. Day one starter, and a potential Pro Bowler in the making.

[Mach]

[schisno]

#5 - Washington Redskins
QB Marcus Mariota, Oregon

They've got a new GM who drafted a Superbowl core for the 49ers and now in his first year on the job for Washington he hopes to have the same level of success. Scot McGloughan will take the best available player here, but once again if Marcus Mariota is hanging around it could just as easily be traded. Brandon Scherff is available here, but the Redskins haven't taken an offensive lineman in the first since Trent Williams in 2010 and that's been the only lineman taken in the first for Snyder's team this decade.

RG3 may never recapture his rookie year magic and Kirk Cousins may never be anything more than a solid backup, so the Redskins take the Oregon quarterback and could give him a year to get use to the speed of the pro game and learn the nuances of Jay Gruden's offense. Mariota has similar skills has RG3 and offer Gruden a dynamic player who could easily surpass the success of Andy Dalton who Gruden had in Cincinnati. Whatever happens this is the farthest Mariota falls regardless of a trade or not. Not drafted as high as Joey Harrington, his descent could be just as fast and low if he can't get use to the pro game.

[Witlon]

With pick number six, the New York Jets select ER Randy Gregory, Nebraska.

- With Mariota off the board, Schisno made my job easier. Todd Bowles needs pass rushers to go with his top end corners, and Gregory is the next guy on my list. He wins with speed and power, and I don't think any size issues will cause him to drop. I still prefer him to Beasley, Ray and Dupree, as well.

[schisno]

#7 Chicago Bears
WR Kevin White, West Virginia

Originally I believed Amari Cooper was going to slip past the Raiders, but it seems Kevin White is available and with the Bears shipping out Brandon Marshall to the Jets the Bears pick his replacement and provide Cutler and the future Chicago quarterback with just as potent a 1-2 punch for the foreseeable future. Ryan Pace has stated he wants to get back to the Bears defensive roots but they've been adding pieces in FA, and just signed Ray McDonald so they'll wait a little later to grab some defensive help.

[Witlon]

#8 Atlanta Falcons
ER Vic Beasley, Clemson

- Yeah, this team needs pass rushers. Beasley may be a little small to play on the line, but Dan Quinn will find uses for his quickness and pass rushing ability. The bench press reps at the combine, didn't hurt either.

[schisno]

#9 - New York Giants
OL Brandon Scherff, Iowa

He can play tackle or guard from the get go and allows the Giants the opportunity to decide where they want Pugh to play. It might be hard to pass up Danny Shelton, but the signing of Kenrick Ellis helps focus the need of keeping Manning upright more important. The Giants will look at Trae Waynes to help out their pass defensive woes.

[Witlon]

With pick #10 St. Louis selects Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford.

- Offensive line is clearly the biggest need in St. Louis, and while Joseph Barksdale is still in play, he hasn't re-signed yet, so in this case The Rams will go with perhaps the best LT prospect in the draft. I know they took Greg Robinson last year, but he can stay at RT, and Peat can sure up the protection for Nick Foles' blindside.

DeVante Parker, La'el Collins and Trae Waynes were all in contention for this pick, but I feel it's too high for Collins, and you can't miss out on an impact player at your biggest need.

[schisno]

#11 - Minnesota Vikings
CB Trae Waynes, Michigan State

For the majority of the offseason the Vikings have been paired with DeVante Parker so Teddy Bridgewater could have one of his college weapons. However with the recent addition of Mike Wallace it made drafting a WR a moot point, until Greg Jennings was let go. The Vikings are actually sitting on enough depth (Wallace, Johnson, Wright, Patterson) that they can wait a round or two and grab one later.

One of the bigger holes appears on the offensive line where the left guard position is a question mark, so is Matt Kalil becoming relevant at left tackle and recapturing his rookie form. However the Vikings will stay the course and test what they have on the line with the likes of David Yankey. Instead they address the defensive backfield. Captain Munnerlyn didn't play well last season and there isn't really a true starter other then Xavier Rhodes. Luckily for the Vikings the best corner on the board is still left and fall into their laps.

Trae Waynes rocked the combine, but has the college production and tape to show he can give the Vikings another corner with good size who can cover and stay with his man. Safety is still a concern with Harrison Smith looking for a running mate but Waynes is a better prospect then Landon Collins regardless of position and helps makes it easier to find a safety that can tag with Harrison.

[Witlon]

With pick 12. Cleveland selects Danny Shelton, NT, Washington.

- The Browns announced today that Phil Taylor was moving back to nose. I don't care. Shelton is the best player on the board, at this point, at a need position. Right tackle and wide receiver can be filled later, as can an edge rusher replacement for Jabaal Sheard.

Also considered: DeVante Parker, Shane Ray (SPARQ rating really scares me), Ereck Flowers, TJ Clemmings and La'el Collins. Should get one need filled at the second first round pick, though.