jeanpierre

Mel Kiper Jr. makes picks as the GM of every NFL team -- 2015 NFL draft

Kiper has us taking Gregory at No. 13, allowing Beasley to fall to Houston at No. 16; plus, he's got us taking Tre Jackson in the second round, allowing Stephone Anthony to Kansas City...

If this happened, I think my head and heart would just simultaneously explode...

ChrisXVI

It's interesting to look back at Kiper's final mock draft from last year:

1. Houston - Jadeveon Clowney
2. St. Louis - from Washington - Greg Robinson
3. Jacksonville - Khalil Mack
4. Cleveland - Sammy Watkins
5. Oakland - Mike Evans
6. Atlanta - Jake Matthews
7. Tampa Bay - Johnny Manziel
8. Minnesota - Aaron Donald
9. Buffalo - Taylor Lewan
10. Detroit - Justin Gilbert
11. Tennessee - Anthony Barr
12. New York Giants - Zack Martin
13. St. Louis - Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
14. Chicago - Kyle Fuller
15. Pittsburgh - Darqueze Dennard
16. Dallas - Ryan Shazier
17. Baltimore - Eric Ebron
18. New York Jets - Odell Beckham Jr.
19. Miami - Ja'Wuan James
20. Arizona - Blake Bortles
21. Green Bay - C.J. Mosley
22. Philadelphia - Brandin Cooks
23. Kansas City - Marqise Lee
24. Cincinnati - Bradley Roby
25. San Diego - Stan Jean-Baptiste
26. Cleveland - Teddy Bridgewater
27. New Orleans - Kyle Van Noy
28. Carolina - Joel Bitonio
29. New England - Calvin Pryor
30. San Francisco - Cody Latimer
31. Denver - Jason Verrett
32. Seattle - Morgan Moses

Only what... 4 for 32? About 12.5% accurate. That's actually pretty good for a mock draft but still, what these guys say never really happens.

blackangold

Wow... he had sjb going in the first... crazy...

ChrisXVI

So did his cohort Todd McShay... Here's his final mock draft from last year (He also only hit on 4 out of 32):

1. Houston - Jadeveon Clowney
2. St. Louis - from Washington - Greg Robinson
3. Jacksonville - Khalil Mack
4. Cleveland - Sammy Watkins
5. Oakland - Mike Evans
6. Atlanta - Jake Matthews
7. Tampa Bay - Aaron Donald
8. Minnesota - Justin Gilbert
9. Buffalo - Taylor Lewan
10. Detroit - Darqueze Dennard
11. Tennessee - Blake Bortles
12. New York Giants - Eric Ebron
13. St. Louis - Zack Martin
14. Chicago - Calvin Pryor
15. Pittsburgh - Kyle Fuller
16. Dallas - Johnny Manziel
17. Baltimore - C.J. Mosley
18. New York Jets - Brandin Cooks
19. Miami - Cyrus Kouandjio
20. Arizona - Ryan Shazier
21. Green Bay - Marqise Lee
22. Philadelphia - Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
23. Kansas City - Xavier Su'a-Filo
24. Cincinnati - Bradley Roby
25. San Diego - Anthony Barr
26. Cleveland - Teddy Bridgewater
27. New Orleans - Jason Verrett
28. Carolina - Morgan Moses
29. New England - Stephon Tuitt
30. San Francisco - Odell Beckham Jr.
31. Denver - Stan Jean-Baptiste
32. Seattle - Jeremiah Attaochu

What people think will happen is usually pretty far off.

jeanpierre

NFL.com Bucky Brooks was partially correct that the Saints would select Brandin Cooks...

Mock Draft 5.0: Jadeveon Clowney, AJ McCarron to Texans - NFL.com

He just didn't mention that'd we move up to select him...

ChrisXVI

That's why I'm really eager to hear Mike Triplette's final prediction because last year he nailed it saying we would trade up for Brandin Cooks.

jeanpierre

Depth Perception: Predicting Saints' 9 picks in 2015 draft - CBSSports.com

K Major

Vic Beasley at #13? That would be special .

ChrisXVI

You know what? Other than Beasley at 13 this could end up being pretty damn accurate. I don't think we wait that long to address the ILB position though... The top ILB's fall right into the range of our #31 and #44 picks.

hagan714

If we pick Vic, Jr better be out of the door ie the bears. we can not afford two OLB like this. Stout against the run is not either ones strong suite