2011 NFL Mock Draft

2011 NFL Mock Draft Results based on my predictions for the 2010-11 NFL season

1. Buffalo Bills – QB Jake Locker – Washington

Buffalo’s 2010-11 season does not have a great outlooked and it is really based all around the quarterback. This will be Trent Edwards’ last year to prove that he can be the man in Buffalo.  I don’t see that happening and they should win the first overall selection in the 2011 NFL draft.  Jake Locker was the top rated QB in last year’s draft until he announced that he was coming back to the University of Washington for another year.

2. St. Louis Rams – DT Marcell Dareus – Alabama

The Rams were thinking about taking DT Ndamukong Suh from Nebraska in the 2010 NFL draft but ended up taking QB Sam Bradford.  Now turning to the 2011 NFL mock draft I see them going with a defensive tackle.  Marcell Dareus is not the talent that Suh is but he should be the top DT in the 2011 draft class.

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – DE Allen Bailey – Miami

Tampa Bay drafted DT Gerald McCoy in the 2010 NFL draft which will help the pass rush in the 2010 season.  But in the 2011 NFL mock draft they will continue to improve the defensive line.  Bailey is a big and physical pass rusher at 6’6″ 288 lbs.

4. Detroit Lions – OT Anthony Castonzo – Boston College

Anthony Castonzo will enter this college season as the top offensive tackle.  The Lions have put a lot of weapons around QB Matthew Stafford and now they need to address the front line that protects him.

5. Kansas City Chiefs – QB Andrew Luck – Stanford

Andrew Luck could pass Locker during the season as the top QB in the 2011 NFL draft class.  I know Kansas City has Matt Cassell but I don’t know if he is the long term solution.  The 2010-11 season will be a big season for him to produce and if he doesn’t then they could turn to the 2011 draft for their next QB.

6. Cleveland Browns – CB Ras-I Dowling – Virginia

By drafting CB Joe Haden in the 2010 NFL draft they addressed a big flaw that they had.  Drafting one cornerback will not help the secondary so I expect them to continue adding talent through the 2011 NFL draft.  Another possibility is a pass rusher in the 2011 NFL mock draft.

7. Seattle Seahawks – QB Ryan Mallett – Arkansas

Ryan Mallett might have the strongest arm in the 2011 draft class.  He came back to school to work on his footwork and accuracy.  Depending on how his Junior season goes at Arkansas he could go in the top 10 of the 2011 NFL mock draft.  Right now I am going mostly on potential.  Seattle has been thinking about drafting a QB in the draft for a few years now and I think the 2011 draft will be the one that they pull the trigger.

8. Jacksonville Jaguars – OLB Bruce Carter – North Carolina

Jacksonville will continue to improve their defense and this time they will work on their linebackers.  Bruce Carter could have came out last year and been a first round draft pick but decided to stay in school.  Picking Carter at the number ten pick would not be a stretch unlike California’s Tyson Alualu in the 2010 NFL draft.

9. Denver Broncos – S Mark Barron – Alabama

Renaldo Hill and Brian Dawkins have been in the NFL for over ten years and are getting older.  By picking a safety in the 2011 NFL mock draft they will make their secondary younger and quicker.  They have been working on their defensive front line in the past few years, it is about time to look at the secondary.

10. Arizona Cardinals – OT Clint Boling – Georgia

Matt Leinart does not have as quick of a trigger than Kurt Warner did so Arizona’s offensive line will have to hold their blocks longer in the 2010-11 season.  That being said they will have  to upgrade their front line going into the 2011 NFL mock draft.  Clint Boling will be the best available offensive tackle with the tenth overall pick.

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