"Jersey" Al Bracco
The ground has been rumbling for days. The stampede has begun toward the biggest LIVE Mock Draft of the year. I'm the operations commissioner this year, taking some of the burden off of Dan Kadar. Both he, and TST's Joe McAtee are the official "Big Kahuna" Commissioners-at-Large this time around. I'm sure they'll be popping in from time to time too, and 3k will be helping to evaluate trades.
We'll be joined by a host of draft analyst pros. The Drafttek.com crew are here in a huge way. We'll be highlighting a few of them in other articles as rounds change, and threads grow to gargantuan lengths. Russell Lande from thee national Football Post will be here, along with a bevvy of his sports media cohorts. They'll be popping into the draft pick thread and hanging out on Twitter for you mobile device crowd.
Here's a little bit about Drafttek's "Jersey" Al Bracco:
BIO: "Jersey" Al Bracco is a lifelong Packers and NFL Draft fan living in the land of the Giants (and Jets). He is the founder of AllGreenBayPackers.com, co-founder of Packers Talk Radio Network (PackersTalk.com) and Packers draft analyst for DraftTek.com. You can follow Packers-obsessed "Jersey" Al on Twitter at: @JerseyAlGBP.
Cole Muzio is a lead writer for Breitbart Sports where he has published mock drafts, prospect rankings and analysis for the NFL Draft. Muzio recently joined the DraftTek team as the Baltimore Ravens Analyst. In high school, Muzio was a decorated two-way football player, and he played for Huntingdon College in Montgomery, AL. In addition to covering sports, Muzio also advises political candidates and groups.
I'd like to introduce the staff who'll be running things during the draft. First up will be the thread commissioners: You'll see the names DouglasM and NolesTitan in the threads. I'll be taking Day 1, and Noles will be handling Day 2.
Next up is our social media expert: Daniel Doelling. ( @Daniel_Doelling ) He'll be the one you want to follow for everything Twitter.
Our time keeper has strict orders to post your pick at 1 second past your 5 minute time limit to make a pick in the first three rounds. You MUST have a player to be picked submitted with every trade proposal. Failure to do so will make any trade proposal void, and we won't even consider it. This is so the draft keeps moving along, and you MtD veterans know what I'm talking about here.
Time saving hint: Have the comment subject line pre-prepared with "The (team name) select:" then make sure your Draft Prospect list has each player's name, position, and school filled out. You'll be able to copy and paste straight to the comment line. Use the "Reply" line to chat in the thread so you can have your pick line ready to go. If everyone does this, I guarantee we'll chop huge chunks of time off the draft.
There have been quite a few trades leading up to this draft. Tim Tebow has been traded around the the league, going from the jets, to the Texans, then onto the Patriots before landing in Minnesota... here's a run down of the last couple days:
Texans send: #124 (4th) #160 (5th) #233(7th) to the Raiders for their #100 (4th) #209 (7th)
Texans trade with Jets 2014 7th Round pick for Tebow. - Yes, the Texans' war room stuns the NFL - and their fans - worlds.
The Browns have reached a deal with the Eagles for Safety Kurt Coleman, and the 218th pick for the Browns' 175th pick.
Rams send #16, #113 and OT Rodger Saffold to Cardinals for #7 and #140
Redskins trade #51 and #229 for Ravens #62, #130, and #165
Atlanta trades Stephen Nicholas and 5th rd (#163) to Titans for Colin McCarthy and Titans 7th round pick (#216).
Seahawks send: #56 and #231 to Texans for their 2014 1st round pick
Cards get: #10 (1300) + #70 (240) + 163 (26.2) Titans get: #16 (1,000) + #38 (520) + 2014 6th
Revis traded by Jets to Vikings for their 25th, 83rd and 155th picks
Broncos trade WR Andre Caldwell and 2014 7th rounder for Vikings 6th rounder (#189)
Cardinals Sent: QB Hoyer and #176 overall (6th Round)to Houston for QB Tebow, RB Ben Tate and #231 overall (7th round)
Redskins get 178, 215, and the Texans '14 7th, and the Jets get 162
New England has agreed to a trade with the Arizona Cardinals. New England will send their 29th, 91st, 235th, Brandon Spikes, and Ryan Mallett to the Arizona Cardinals. The Arizona Cardinals will send New England their 10th overall pick, their 113th, their 231st, and FB Tim Tebow.
The Titans trade 2.38 and a 2014 6th to Seattle for CB Brandon Browner
The Browns trade the 6th overall pick, Jabaal Sheard, the 139th overall pick and the 237th overall pick to the Raiders for the 3rd overall pick
Seahawks trade 2/38 to Cleveland for 5/164, 2014 1st round and 4th round pick
The New England Patriots trade QB/FB/TE Tim Tebow and the 231st pick in the 2013 draft to the Minnesota Vikings for their 6th round pick in the 2014 draft.
Mobile viewers may want to take advantage of our Twitter Tracker. Go here for a link if you need it!
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Round 1
#1 - Kansas City selects: Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M
#2 - Jacksonville Jaguars select: Ezekiel Ansah, DE/BYU
#3 - Cleveland selects: Dion Jordan OLB, Oregon.
#4 - Philadelphia selects:Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan.
#5 - Detroit Lions select: Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma
#6 - Oakland Raiders select: Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama.
#7 - St. Louis Rams select: Shariff Floyd, DT, Florida
#8 - Buffalo Bills select Ryan Nassib, QB, Syracuse
#9 - The New York Jets select: Barkevious Mingo, DE LSU
#10 - New England selects Dee Milner, CB, Alabama
#11 -Tampa Bay selects Star Loutulelii, DT, Utah
#12 - Miami Dolphins select Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame
#13 - San Diego selects Johnathan Cooper, G, UNC. Carolina OTC
#14 - Carolina Panthers select, Kenny Vaccaro, S, University of Texas
#15 - New Orleans Saints select, Alec Ogletree ILB/OLB Georgia
#16 - Tennessee Titans select: Jarvis Jones OLB UGA
#17 - Steelers select WR Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee
#18 - The New York Jets select: Tavon Austin WR, West Virginia
#19 - New York Giants Selects: Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri
#20 - Chicago Bears select Manti Te'o Notre Dame ILB
#21 - Cincinnatti Bengals Select: Bjoern Werner, DE, FSU
#22 - The St. Louis Rams select: Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee
#23 - Vikings select Arthur Brown, ILB Kansas State.
#24 - Indianapolis Colts select Xavier Rhodes, Cornerback, Flordia State
#25 - Dallas selects Sylvester Williams | 6'2 5/8, 313 pounds | Defensive tackle
#26 - Green Bay Packers select: Datone Jones, DT, UCLA. Miami
#27 - Miami Dolphins select Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington
#28 - Denver Broncos select Jonathan Banks, CB, Mississippi ST. Arizona OTC.
#29 - Philadelphia Eagles select Jonathan Cyprien, S, Florida International
#30 - Falcons select Tank Carradine, DE, Florida State
#31 - 49ers select DJ Hayden CB from Houston
#32 - 2012 SUPERBOWL CHAMPION Ravens select DJ Fluker, OT, Alabama
Round 2
33 Jacksonville
34 San Francisco
35 Arizona
36 Detroit
37 Cincinnati
38 Cleveland
--- Cleveland - forfeited for Josh Gordon Sup. pick in 2012
39 New York Jets
40 Minnesota
41 Buffalo
42 Houston
43 Tampa Bay
44 Carolina
--- New Orleans - forfeited
45 San Diego
46 St. Louis
47 Dallas
48 Pittsburgh
49 New York Giants
50 Chicago
51 Baltimore
52 Tennessee
53 Cincinnati
54 Miami
55 Green Bay
56 Houston
57 Houston
58 Denver
59 New England
60 Atlanta
61 San Francisco
62 Washington
REMEMBER: Wait until you are put on the clock! Good Luck, and may the draft Gods be with you!