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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In the 2010 NFL draft the Texans selected Kareem Jackson from Alabama. I really liked this pick and I expect them to continue to improve their secondary through the draft.  If Payton Manning is in your league you need to have a good secondary and have to have a deep secondary.  In my 2011 NFL mock draft I have Curtis Brown going to the Texans.

22. New England Patriots – DE Robert Quinn – North Carolina

23. Green Bay Packers – WR Jonathan Baldwin – Pittsburgh

24. Philadelphia Eagles – OT Nate Solder – Colorado

25. Baltimore Ravens – TE Kyle Rudolph – Notre Dame

26. Cincinnati Bengals – DT Jared Crick – Nebraska

27. Dallas Cowboys – OT Gabe Carimi – Wisconsin

28. San Diego Chargers – OT Nate Potter – Boise State

29. New York Jets – OLB Chris Galippo – USC

30. Minnesota Vikings – QB Case Keenum – Houston

31. Indianapolis Colts – C Kris O’Dowd – USC

32. New Orleans Saints – OLB Akeem Ayers – UCLA

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Proving that linemen are athletes too, Pro Bowl left tackle Ryan Clady regularly plays basketball as a part of his off season workouts. Unfortunately for Clady, he is still a lineman. Clady tore his patella tendon and will most likely be out  3 to 4 months and given his size and weight, these kinds of injuries usually require surgery.

Tackle is not a position that you can just step on the field and play without any form of preseason workout, so I really don’t expect him back to 100% until week two or three of the regular season. Reports have not specified which leg he injured, but just like running backs, zone stretch running schemes require the big guys to step out, anchor on the play side knee, and cut up field, so either way he and second year back Knowshon Moreno will lose a step; and after losing Brandon Marshall and Tony Scheffler, the Broncos will have to rely on the run big time. It is hard to tell how this well affect the Broncos this year and fans in terms of how they are betting on the NFL Points Spread with off season changes expect nervous betters and tighter lines, kids.

Hey Broncos fans, at least you have Tim Tebow and his number 1 selling jersey…sorry had to go there.