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There were some impressive performances this past week too. David Fales threw for 482 yards and 5 TDs vs Wyoming. Bishop Sankey ran for 241 yards on 27 carries adding 2 TDs. Odell Beckham, Jr. caught 6 passes for 204 yards with 3 TDs. Sammy Watkins caught 14 passes for 163 yards. Allen Robinson caught 12 passes for 173 yards with 1 TD.
Here are some of the top draft eligible performers stats ...
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Att - Comp - TD - Int
Derek Carr QB Fresno State rSr 6-3 215 | 251 - 364 - 2574 - 25 - 4
Teddy Bridgewater QB Louisville Jr 6-3 220 | 179 - 243 - 2557 - 23 - 2
Tajh Boyd QB Clemson rSr 6-1 225 | 168 - 263 - 2243 - 17 - 5
Keith Price QB Washington rSr 6-1 202 | 169 - 263 - 2169 - 16 - 4
Aaron Murray QB Georgia rSr 6-1 208 | 139 - 224 - 1938 - 17 - 6
Johnny Manziel QB Texas A&M rSo 5-11 210 | 184 - 252 - 2594 - 22 - 8
Marcus Mariota QB Oregon rSo 6-3 214 | 144 - 225 - 2281 - 20 - 0
Brett Hundley QB UCLA rSo 6-3 227 | 146 - 218 - 1725 - 14 - 8
David Fales QB San Jose State Sr 6-2 220 | 163 - 265 - 2425 - 17 - 8
Zach Mettenberger QB LSU rSr 6-5 235 | 151 - 231 - 2492 - 19 - 7
A.J. McCarron QB Alabama rSr 6-3 214 | 145 - 209 - 1862 - 16 - 3
Corey Robinson QB Troy rSr 6-1 210 | 188 - 267 - 2195 - 16 - 8
Brett Smith QB Wyoming Jr 6-3 208 | 203 - 320 - 2367 - 19 - 7
Sean Mannion QB Oregon State rJr 6-4 215 | 270 - 391 - 3263 - 30 - 3
Jordan Lynch QB Northern Illinois rSr 6-0 216 | 154 - 245 - 1711 - 18 - 5
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Att - Yards - TD
Lache Seastrunk RB Baylor rJr 5-9 210 | 96 - 869 - 11
De'Anthony Thomas RB Oregon Jr 5-9 178 | 52 - 369 - 7
Bishop Sankey RB Washington Jr 5-10 200 | 199 - 1162 - 12
James White RB Wisconsin Sr 5-10 198 | 108 - 672 - 7
Ka'Deem Carey RB Arizona Jr 5-10 198 | 156 - 920 - 10
Roderick McDowell RB Clemson rSr 5-9 195 | 119 - 607 - 2
Rajion Neal RB Tennessee Sr 5-11 212 | 145 - 763 - 9
Kasey Carrier RB New Mexico rSr 5-8 185 | 146 - 858 - 9
David Fluellen RB Toledo Sr 6-0 215 | 152 - 1067 - 10
Melvin Gordon RB Wisconsin rSo 6-1 203 | 107 - 1012 - 11
Antonio Andrews RB Western Kentucky Sr 5-11 212 | 180 - 1180 - 11
Ben Malena RB Texas A&M Sr 5-8 198 | 85 - 411 - 8
Andre Williams RB Boston College Sr 6-0 227 | 183 - 1010 - 8
Marcus Mariota QB Oregon rSo 6-3 214 | 56 - 511 - 9
Brett Smith QB Wyoming Jr 6-3 208 | 77 - 429 - 3
Johnny Manziel QB Texas A&M rSo 5-11 210 | 89 - 497 - 6
Jordan Lynch QB Northern Illinois rSr 6-0 216 | 156 - 1031 - 8
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Rec - Yards - TD
Marqise Lee WR Southern California Jr 6-0 195 | 32 - 403 - 1
Mike Evans WR Texas A&M rSo 6-5 225 | 48 - 1101 - 11
Sammy Watkins WR Clemson Jr 6-1 205 | 58 - 813 - 5
Brandon Coleman WR Rutgers rJr 6-5 220 | 20 - 286 - 2
Jordan Matthews WR Vanderbilt Sr 6-3 205 | 66 - 890 - 5
Allen Robinson WR Penn State Jr 6-3 205 | 55 - 878 - 6
*Paul Richardson WR Colorado rJr 6-1 176 | 50 - 914 - 7
Devin Street WR Pittsburgh rSr 6-3 192 | 35 - 645 - 4
Jared Abbrederis WR Wisconsin rSr 6-1 188 | 43 - 752 - 5
TJ Jones WR Notre Dame Sr 6-0 195 | 44 - 631 - 6
Eric Ward WR Texas Tech rSr 5-11 206 | 46 - 541 - 5
Robert Herron WR Wyoming Sr 5-9 187 | 42 - 670 - 4
Mike Davis WR Texas Sr 6-2 195 | 29 - 381 - 5
Jalen Saunders WR Oklahoma Sr 5-9 164 | 35 - 431 - 5
DeVante Parker WR Louisville Jr 6-2 209 | 27 - 457 - 7
Ryan Grant WR Tulane rSr 6-0 192 | 53 - 700 - 7
Tevin Reese WR Baylor rSr 5-10 172 | 33 - 824 - 8
Donte Moncrief WR Ole Miss Jr 6-2 226 | 34 - 498 - 4
Brandon Cooks WR Oregon St Jr 5-10 186 | 85 - 1256 - 13
Odell Beckham Jr. WR LSU Jr 5-11 193 | 48 - 1009 - 8
Jarvis Landry WR LSU Jr 6-0 195 | 58 - 882 - 8
Rashad Greene WR Florida State Jr 6-0 180 | 39 - 690 - 8
L'Damian Washington WR Missouri rSr 6-4 205 | 33 - 635 - 8
Jace Amaro TE Texas Tech Jr 6-5 260 | 64 - 861 - 3
Eric Ebron TE North Carolina Jr 6-4 245 | 35 - 599 - 3
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PBU - FF - INT
C.J. Mosley OLB Alabama Sr 6-2 232 | 30 - 29 - 5.5 - 0 - 3 - 0 - 0
Khalil Mack OLB Buffalo rSr 6-3 248 | 32 - 22 - 11.0 - 7.0 - 4 - 1 - 3
Ryan Shazier OLB Ohio State Jr 6-2 226 | 44 - 22 - 9.0 - 2 .0 - 1 - 2 - 0
Kyle Van Noy OLB Brigham Young rSr 6-3 235 | 26 - 22 - 10.5 - 4.0 - 6 - 0 - 1
*Jordan Hicks OLB Texas rJr 6-2 235 | 19 - 16 - 2.5 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Jonathan Brown OLB Illinois Sr 6-1 235 | 35 - 41 - 8.0 - 2.5 - 1 - 1 - 0
Kevin Pierre-Louis OLB Boston College Sr 6-1 218 | 36 - 29 - 5.5 - 2.0 - 1 - 0 - 0
Christian Jones OLB Florida State Sr 6-3 232 | 20 - 13 - 4.5 - 2.0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PBU - FF - INT
A.J. Johnson ILB Tennessee Jr 6-2 240 | 33 - 32 - 4.5 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0
Yawin Smallwood ILB Connecticut rJr 6-2 244 | 27 - 52 - 4.5 - 1.0 - 3 - 1 - 0
Shayne Skov ILB Stanford rSr 6-2 245 | 32 - 31 - 7.0 - 3.5 - 2 - 0 - 0
*Andrew Jackson ILB Western Kentucky rJr 6-0 258 | 35 - 24 - 4.5 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0
Lamin Barrow ILB LSU rSr 6-1 232 | 15 - 49 - 3.0 - 1.5 - 2 - 0 - 0
Chris Borland ILB Wisconsin rSr 5-11 248 | 35 - 22 - 3.0 - 2.0 - 2 - 0 - 0
Max Bullough ILB Michigan State Sr 6-3 245 | 13 - 34 - 6.5 - 1.0 - 2 - 1 - 0
Greg Blair ILB Cincinnati rSr 6-1 252 | 22 - 24 - 4.5 - 1.0 - 2 - 1 - 0
DeDe Lattimore ILB South Florida rSr 6-0 236 | 38 - 22 - 5.0 - 2.0 - 3 - 2 - 1
Xavius Boyd OLB Western Kentucky Sr 6-1 242 | 45 - 28 - 12.5 - 6.5 - 1 - 1 - 0
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PBU - FF - INT
Louis Nix DT Notre Dame rJr 6-2 352 | 9 - 13 - 2.0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0
Ra'Shede Hageman DT Minnesota rSr 6-6 312 | 16 - 11 - 8.5 - 2.0 - 6 - 0 - 1
Timmy Jernigan DT Florida State Jr 6-2 298 | 12 - 9 - 5.0 - 2.0 - 0 - 0 - 0
DaQuan Jones DT Penn State Sr 6-3 333 | 24 - 16 - 8.5 - 2.0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Ryan Carrethers DT Arkansas State rSr 6-1 328 | 25 - 29 - 5.0 - 3.5 - 0 - 0 - 0
Shamar Stephen DT Connecticut rSr 6-5 323 | 14 - 31 - 5.0 - 1.0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PD - PBU - FF - INT
Bradley Roby CB Ohio State rJr 5-11 192 | 29 - 8 - 1.0 - 0 - 8 - 8 - 0 - 2
Keith McGill CB Utah rSr 6-2 205 | 20 - 4 - 0 - 0 - 8 - 8 - 0 - 1
Kyle Fuller CB Virginia Tech Sr 6-0 190 | 17 - 7 - 2.0 - 0 - 12 - 10 - 1 - 2
Bene Benwikere CB San Jose State Sr 5-11 192 | 22 - 11 - 0 - 0 - 10 - 9 - 0 - 3
Jason Verrett CB TCU Sr 5-10 178 | 26 - 7 - 3.5 - 1.0 - 12 - 11 - 0 - 2
Ciante Evans CB Nebraska Sr 5-10 190 | 14 - 5 - 2.0 - 1.0 - 7 - 4 - 1 - 3
Stanley Jean-Baptiste CB Nebraska Sr 6-2 214 | 12 - 9 - 1.5 - 0 - 10 - 6 - 0 - 4
Darqueze Dennard CB Michigan State Sr 5-11 197 | 15 - 18 - 2.0 - 0 - 9 - 7 - 0 - 2
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PD - PBU - FF - INT
Lamarcus Joyner FS Florida State Sr 5-8 195 | 27 - 10 - 4.0 - 3.0 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 1
Deone Bucannon FS Washington State Sr 6-1 198 | 47 - 26 - 3.5 - 0 - 0 - 5 - 1 - 4
Dion Bailey SS Southern California rJr 6-0 210 | 24 - 11 - 2.5 - 0.5 - 5 - 4 - 0 - 2
Kenny Ladler FS Vanderbilt Sr 6-0 205 | 46 - 22 - 1.0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 4 - 2
Now let's look at some upcoming games for week 8
USC at Oregon State Friday, November 1 @ 9:00 PM
Marqise Lee WR Southern California Jr 6-0 195
Morgan Breslin OLB Southern California Sr 6-1 250
Dion Bailey FS Southern California rJr 6-0 200
George Uko DE Southern California rJr 6-3 275
Xavier Grimble TE Southern California rJr 6-5 250
Silas Redd RB Southern California Sr 5-9 200
Devon Kennard OLB Southern California rSr 6-3 255
Kevin Graf OT Southern California rSr 6-6 295
Demetrius Wright FS Southern California Sr 6-1 195
Torin Harris CB Southern California rSr 6-0 190
John Martinez OG Southern California rSr 6-2 310
Kevin Greene OLB Southern California rSr 6-3 255
De'Von Flournoy WR Southern California rSr 6-0 185
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Brandin Cooks WR Oregon State Jr 5-10 186
Scott Crichton DE Oregon State rJr 6-3 265
Rashaad Reynolds CB Oregon State rSr 5-10 187
Sean Martin CB Oregon State rSr 5-11 190
Michael Philipp OT Oregon State rSr 6-3 328
Grant Enger OG Oregon State rSr 6-5 291
Michael Doctor OLB Oregon State Sr 5-11 226
Cody Vaz QB Oregon State rSr 6-1 199
Kevin Cummings WR Oregon State Sr 6-1 184
No. 24 Wisconsin at Iowa Saturday, November 2 @ 12:00 PM
Melvin Gordon RB Wisconsin rSo 6-1 207
Jared Abbrederis WR Wisconsin rSr 6-1 190
Chris Borland ILB Wisconsin rSr 5-11 246
James White RB Wisconsin Sr 5-10 195
Ryan Groy OG Wisconsin rSr 6-5 320
Jacob Pedersen TE Wisconsin rSr 6-4 240
Beau Allen DT Wisconsin Sr 6-3 325
Dezmen Southward SS Wisconsin rSr 6-1 210
Ethan Armstrong OLB Wisconsin rSr 6-2 225
Brian Wozniak TE Wisconsin rSr 6-4 255
Brendan Kelly OLB Wisconsin rSr 6-6 255
Pat Muldoon DE Wisconsin rSr 6-3 269
Brock DeCicco TE Wisconsin rSr 6-5 250
Ethan Hemer DE Wisconsin rSr 6-6 285
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C.J. Fiedorowicz TE Iowa Sr 6-6 265
Christian Kirksey OLB Iowa Sr 6-2 235
James Morris ILB Iowa Sr 6-1 240
Anthony Hitchens OLB Iowa Sr 6-0 233
B.J. Lowery CB Iowa Sr 5-10 193
Tanner Miller FS Iowa Sr 6-1 207
Mike Meyer K Iowa Sr 6-2 190
Brett Van Sloten OT Iowa rSr 6-6 300
Mississippi State at No. 14 South Carolina Saturday, November 2 @ 12:21 PM
Chris Schaudt DE Minnesota State Sr 6-3 270
Gabe Jackson OG Mississippi State rSr 6-3 340
LaDarius Perkins RB Mississippi State rSr 5-9 195
Nickoe Whitley FS Mississippi State rSr 6-0 205
Tyler Russell QB Mississippi State rSr 6-4 220
Baker Swedenburg P Mississippi State Sr 6-0 205
Denico Autry DE Mississippi State Sr 6-4 265
Deontae Skinner OLB Mississippi State rSr 6-1 250
Charles Siddoway OT Mississippi State Sr 6-6 300
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Jadeveon Clowney DE South Carolina Jr 6-5 274
Chaz Sutton DE South Carolina rSr 6-4 263
Jimmy Legree CB South Carolina rSr 5-11 187
Connor Shaw QB South Carolina Sr 6-1 209
Ronald Patrick OG South Carolina Sr 6-2 315
No. 21 Michigan at No. 22 Michigan State Saturday, November 2 @ 3:30 PM
Taylor Lewan OT Michigan rSr 6-7 315
Jeremy Gallon WR Michigan rSr 5-8 184
Michael Schofield OT Michigan rSr 6-6 304
Quinton Washington DT Michigan rSr 6-3 301
Fitzgerald Toussaint RB Michigan rSr 5-10 200
Brendan Gibbons K Michigan rSr 6-1 240
Jeremy Jackson WR Michigan Sr 6-2 209
Thomas Gordon SS Michigan rSr 5-11 210
Cameron Gordon OLB Michigan rSr 6-3 237
Drew Dileo WR Michigan Sr 5-10 180
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Darqueze Dennard CB Michigan State Sr 5-11 197
Max Bullough ILB Michigan State Sr 6-3 245
Denicos Allen OLB Michigan State rSr 5-11 218
Isaiah Lewis SS Michigan State Sr 5-10 208
Fou Fonoti OT Michigan State rSr 6-4 298
Bennie Fowler WR Michigan State rSr 6-1 212
Blake Treadwell OG Michigan State rSr 6-3 304
Tyler Hoover DT Michigan State rSr 6-7 290
Tennessee at No. 9 Missouri Saturday, November 2 @ 7:00 PM
Antonio Richardson OT Tennessee Jr 6-6 327
A.J. Johnson ILB Tennessee Jr 6-2 243
Daniel McCullers DT Tennessee Sr 6-6 351
JaWuan James OT Tennessee Sr 6-6 318
James Stone C Tennessee Sr 6-3 292
Rajion Neal RB Tennessee Sr 5-11 212
Zach Fulton OG Tennessee Sr 6-5 323
Corey Miller DE Tennessee Sr 6-3 265
Dontavis Sapp OLB Tennessee Sr 6-2 227
Maurice Couch DT Tennessee rSr 6-1 304
Jacques Smith DE Tennessee Sr 6-2 243
Alex Bullard OG Tennessee rSr 6-2 302
Byron Moore FS Tennessee rSr 6-0 208
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Michael Sam DE Missouri rSr 6-2 255
E.J. Gaines CB Missouri Sr 5-10 195
Kony Ealy DE Missouri rJr 6-5 275
L'Damian Washington WR Missouri rSr 6-4 205
Eric Waters TE Missouri Sr 6-4 245
Marcus Lucas WR Missouri Sr 6-4 220
Justin Britt OT Missouri rSr 6-6 315
James Franklin QB Missouri Sr 6-2 230
Andrew Wilson ILB Missouri rSr 6-3 240
Jaleel Clark WR Missouri rSr 6-3 220
Matt White FS Missouri rSr 6-0 195
Randy Ponder CB Missouri rSr 5-9 195
No. 18 Oklahoma State at No. 15 Texas Tech Saturday, November 2 @ 7:00 PM
Justin Gilbert CB Oklahoma State Sr 6-0 200
Calvin Barnett DT Oklahoma State Sr 6-2 300
Tracy Moore WR Oklahoma State rSr 6-1 215
Daytawion Lowe FS Oklahoma State rSr 5-11 205
Shaun Lewis OLB Oklahoma State Sr 5-11 225
Shamiel Gary SS Oklahoma State rSr 6-0 210
Jeremy Smith RB Oklahoma State rSr 5-10 208
Andrew Suter LS Oklahoma State Sr 6-2 268
Parker Graham OT Oklahoma State rSr 6-7 315
Blake Jackson TE Oklahoma State Sr 6-3 235
Caleb Lavey ILB Oklahoma State Sr 6-2 235
Tyler Patmon CB Oklahoma State rSr 5-10 190
Kye Staley FB Oklahoma State rSr 5-10 236
Charlie Moore WR Oklahoma State Sr 6-2 202
Brandon Webb OG Oklahoma State rSr 6-3 326
Clint Chelf QB Oklahoma State rSr 6-1 210
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Jace Amaro TE Texas Tech Jr 6-5 260
Eric Ward WR Texas Tech rSr 5-11 205
Terrance Bullitt OLB Texas Tech rSr 6-2 220
Tre Porter FS Texas Tech Sr 5-11 205
Kerry Hyder DE Texas Tech rSr 6-2 280
Will Smith OLB Texas Tech Sr 6-2 220
No. 7 Miami (FL) at No. 3 Florida State Saturday, November 2 @ 8:00 PM
Seantrel Henderson OT Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-7 345
Stephen Morris QB Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-2 218
Denzel Perryman OLB Miami (Fla.) Jr 6-0 240
Pat O'Donnell P Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-4 220
Allen Hurns WR Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-2 195
Brandon Linder OG Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-6 319
Asante Cleveland TE Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-5 260
Maurice Hagens FB Miami (Fla.) Sr 5-11 250
Luther Robinson DT Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-3 296
David Gilbert DE Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-4 254
AJ Highsmith FS Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-0 208
Jared Wheeler C Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-5 319
Curtis Porter DT Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-1 325
James Gaines ILB Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-2 240
Shayon Green DE Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-2 264
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Cameron Erving OT Florida State rJr 6-5 320
Lamarcus Joyner FS Florida State Sr 5-8 190
Christian Jones ILB Florida State Sr 6-3 232
Timmy Jernigan DT Florida State Jr 6-2 298
James Wilder Jr. RB Florida State Jr 6-1 229
Terrence Brooks FS Florida State Sr 5-11 200
Bryan Stork C Florida State rSr 6-4 300
Telvin Smith OLB Florida State Sr 6-2 218
Rashad Greene WR Florida State Jr 6-0 180
Chad Abram FB Florida State Sr 5-11 230
Demonte McAllister DT Florida State rSr 6-2 290
Kenny Shaw WR Florida State Sr 5-11 170
Jacobbi McDaniel DT Florida State rSr 6-0 295
Dan Hicks OLB Florida State rSr 6-4 260
Gerald Demps FS Florida State rSr 5-10 200
I will base my mock off the record each week. After last week the team is 1-6 and now in the #3 spot.
Ponder got the start last week and pretty much looked like the same player. Many will say it was not his fault they lost and this is true. But it is also not his fault they won. This is a bad experiment that I do not think is going to have a happy ending. And I like happy endings!
The team also did not make any moves this week either to get MOAR draft picks. Oh well. I will just have to come up with my own as I am wont to do. :)
So there are no player trades this week.
3. Johnny Manziel QB Texas A&M rSo 5-11 210
Considering the QB situation with the Vikings, it is clear that we need some help. We do not know what Freeman is going to show or if he will even want to stay here next year. He could easily leave and go to another team that needs a QB. You never know if he may want to try out a situation on another team. Maybe Arizona makes him an offer? It is nice and warm there. Maybe Oakland makes him an offer? Doubtful. The Vikings still have AP though which could help to sway him. Of course he could stink it up and then we are really in trouble.
So right now I am down to two QBs in the first round. Manziel and Mariota. If they both come out it will be tough. Maybe I go with Mariota because of his size? But I like Manziel because he just gets it done. When you do what he did to Alabama after Nick Saban had all summer to game plan for him then you know he can play. Also, I think Manziel is more likely to come out then Mariota. If Mariota comes out then the debates will be endless.
I also considered Anthony Barr here but I am not sure of his position. Will he play as a 4-3 DE? He needs to gain about 20 lbs provided that he weighs 244 now. Will he play WLB or even MLB? It is tough to pick a player this high when you are not sure of his position. Heck we may even have a whole new defensive system next year if they get a new coach.
35. Trent Murphy DE Stanford rSr 6-6 261
I expect the Vikings will lose Allen in free agency and I do not think they will go after a Michael Johnson or Greg Hardy to replace him. I expect they will try to sign Everson Griffen to be the DE to replace Allen. Murphy will be an excellent backup for both DE spots and can take over for Robison in a couple of years. Spotrac does not have Robison's new deal up yet but it was a 4 year 28 mil deal with 13.15 guaranteed. That sounds like it will not be too much of a cap hit if they decided to let him go after two years. I am not saying they will but I think the contract is most likely designed to give them the option. He does turn 31 next April.
67. Yawin Smallwood ILB Connecticut rJr 6-2 244
I think the Vikings need a new ILB. I do not know if Mauti or Hodges will be the answer and I think Greenway could be asked to take a pay cut during this next off season. He will be 31 next year and has an 8.2 mil cap hit followed by an 8.8 mil cap hit in 2015. I think the team may want to try and adjust those years. They still need to start preparing for his eventual departure. I do not know what will happen with Erin H although he is not playing bad at all. Not great but not horrible either. Smallwood may be able to play OLB as well. The point is that they need to add some LBs a bit earlier in the draft.
94. DaQuan Jones DT Penn State Sr 6-3 318
I still like Jones and am hoping he lasts this long. Realistically he probably does not. I also hope the Vikings are active in free agency and will try to land one solid DT. Henry Melton, Lamarr Houston, and Linval Joseph are 3 players I would want to see them target.
99. Jack Mewhort OT Ohio State rSr 6-6 308
I keep coming back to Mewhort. He has played 5 games at right guard and 8 games at left guard in 2011 before playing all 12 games at left tackle in 2012 and all the games this year too. I see him as a guard for the Vikings at the start of his career and then possibly moving out to right tackle once the Vikings decide to part ways with Loadholt. Even if they do not do that, Mewhort has the versatility to slide to either tackle spot if there is an unfortunate injury.
131. Telvin Smith OLB Florida State Sr 6-2 218
I think Smith is the kind of LB the Vikings need to look at more. A bit undersized but can cover. Smith may put on 7 to 10 lbs too which should be good enough. Worse case scenario is he can be part of a nickel or dime package.
163. Carlos Hyde RB Ohio State rSr 6-0 235
The Vikings will have to replace Toby and Hyde can run , catch, and block. He is not a change of pace type back but he can carry the load if needed.
195. Spencer Long OG Nebraska rSr 6-4 315
I think picking up Long late could be a steal. He hurt his knee on COt 12th vs Purdue and needs to have surgery. He likely will not even be ready to go by training camp. Long made 2nd team All American in 2012. The Vikings need guards and this guy could be good once he recovers. I thought about trying to get him as an UDFA but he is too good to take a risk.
UDFA
DeDe Lattimore ILB South Florida rSr 6-0 237
John Urschel OG Penn State rSr 6-3 301
Shaquelle Evans WR UCLA rSr 6-1 204
Ted Bolser TE Indiana rSr 6-6 252
Shaquil Barrett OLB Colorado State Sr 6-2 250
Noel Grigsby WR San Jose State rSr 5-10 175
Antwan Lowery OG Rutgers rSr 6-4 310
Jimmy Legree CB South Carolina rSr 5-11 187
David Fluellen RB Toledo Sr 6-0 215
Xavius Boyd OLB Western Kentucky Sr 6-1 242
Trevor Gillette LS Rice Sr 6-3 240
Wade Keliikipi DT Oregon rSr 6-3 306
Trey Burton WR Florida Sr 6-2 225
Here is another mock ...
4. Jake Matthews OT Texas A&M Sr 6-5 305
36. Kyle Van Noy OLB Brigham Young rSr 6-3 235
68. Justin Gilbert CB Oklahoma State Sr 6-0 200
94. Shayne Skov ILB Stanford rSr 6-2 245
100. Scott Crichton DE Oregon State rJr 6-3 265
132. Rashad Greene WR Florida State Jr 6-0 180
164. Bene Benwikere CB San Jose State Sr 5-11 192
196. Shamar Stephen DT Connecticut rSr 6-5 313
I do like the idea of picking Jake Matthews at #3. I think he can slide inside for a year or two (max) and then play tackle. If the Vikings are drafting that high and there are no QBs and Clowney is gone too, then Matthews presents excellent value.
Well, there you have it. Enjoy the games!