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Here we are, ladies and gentlemen. . .the final installment of The Daily Norseman's 2013 Mock Draft Database. This time around, for the big finish, we have a whopping one hundred mock drafts gathered up for your viewing and comparison pleasure. You would think that would give us an even two hundred picks to look at as far as who's going where in the first round. . .
But you'd be wrong.
Because of a few folks that projected trades, there are actually only 197 picks for us to look at in the first round rather than 200. The folks from Cincy Jungle have us trading down from 23 to 31 with the San Francisco 49ers, and keeping our pick at 25. So, for that particular draft, the pick labeled 23 was actually made at 25, and the pick labeled 25 was actually made at 31.
Confused? Keep reading anyway!
The three other drafts where you see "PICK TRADED" didn't actually bother to detail what the Vikings got in return for their selection, just that someone else traded up to that spot. Hence the odd number of selections. So, without any further ado, here is your final list of drafts in the database.
Site | Name | Date | Round 1 (23) | Round 1 (25) | Round 2 (52) | Round 3 (83) |
Arrowhead Pride | Nick Jacobs | 25-Apr | Datone Jones, DE, UCLA | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington | ||
Baltimore Beatdown | Mr MaLoR | 24-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington | ||
Behind the Steel Curtain | Big_Jay71 | 24-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Travis Frederick, G, Wisconsin |
Big Blue View | Jesse Bartolis | 25-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | ||
Big Blue View | Ed Valentine | 25-Apr | Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | ||
Big Cat Country | Alfie Crow | 30-Mar | Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | ||
Big Cat Country | Adam Stites | 8-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Keenan Allen, WR, California | ||
Bleeding Green Nation | Dan Klausner | 22-Apr | DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson | Cornelius Carradine, DE, Florida State | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Tyrann Mathieu, CB, LSU |
Cat Scratch Reader | James Dator | 24-Apr | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | Mike Glennon, QB, N.C. State |
Cincy Jungle* | Joe Goodberry | 25-Apr | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
Dawgs By Nature | Chris Pokorny | 25-Apr | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia | ||
Mocking the Draft | Matthew Fairburn | 25-Apr | Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida | DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson | ||
Music City Miracles | TheDUCKin'Noles10 | 7-Apr | DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson | Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State | ||
Niners Nation | Nick | 22-Apr | DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
Niners Nation | Trevor | 22-Apr | Datone Jones, DE, UCLA | Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State | ||
The Phinsider | Kevin Nogle | 25-Apr | Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State | Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama | Quinton Patton, WR, Louisiana Tech | |
Revenge of the Birds | Randy Fields | 22-Apr | John Jenkins, DT, Georgia | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
SB Nation | Dan Kadar | 25-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson | ||
Stampede Blue | Nick Ragsdale | 25-Apr | Robert Woods, WR, USC | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
Athlon Sports | 9-Apr | Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia | Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State | |||
Atlanta Journal-Constitution | D. Orlando Ledbetter | 24-Apr | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | Matt Elam, S, Florida | ||
Austin American-Statesman | Kevin Lyttle | 25-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State | ||
AZ Central | Bob McManaman | 23-Apr | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | ||
Boston.com | Greg Bedard | 25-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | ||
CBS Sports | Will Brinson | 22-Apr | Datone Jones, DE, UCLA | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
CBS Sports | Dane Brugler | 22-Apr | Cornelius Carradine, DE, Florida State | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
CBS Sports | Clark Judge | 24-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | ||
CBS Sports | Pat Kirwan | 24-Apr | Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | ||
CBS Sports | Pete Prisco | 24-Apr | PICK TRADED | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington | ||
CBS Sports | Rob Rang | 21-Apr | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
Chicago Tribune | Dan Pompei | 25-Apr | Cornelius Carradine, DE, Florida State | Kevin Minter, LB, LSU | ||
Cleveland Plain Dealer | Mary Kay Cabot | 25-Apr | Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State | Keenan Allen, WR, California | ||
Dallas Morning News | Ranier Sabin | 24-Apr | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
DC Pro Sports Report | Thomas Threlkeld | 8-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Kevin Minter, LB, LSU | ||
Detroit Free Press | Dave Birkett | 24-Apr | Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
Detroit News | Chris McCosky | 25-Apr | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | Datone Jones, DE, UCLA | ||
Draft Ace | 24-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | |||
Draft Calc | 25-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | |||
Draft Countdown | Scott Wright | 25-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Robert Woods, WR, USC | Will Davis, CB, Utah State |
Draft Daddy | Matt Bitonti | 24-Apr | Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
Draft King | Lou Pickney | 24-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington | ||
Draft Season | Matt Falk | 24-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Terrance Williams, WR, Baylor | |
Draft Season | Nik Edlund | 22-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State | Tyrann Mathieu, CB, LSU |
Draft Season | Will Lomas | 23-Apr | Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri | Keenan Allen, WR, California | Khaseem Greene, LB, Rutgers | Brandon Jenkins, DE, Florida State |
Draft Season | Ultimate | 15-Apr | Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | Kevin Minter, LB, LSU | Kawann Short, DT, Purdue |
DraftTek | Consensus | 24-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri | Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB, Connecticut |
East Coast Sports News | Al Fronczak | 17-Apr | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington | Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas State | ||
ESPN | Mel Kiper | 25-Apr | Robert Woods, WR, USC | Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia | Kawann Short, DT, Purdue | |
ESPN | Todd McShay | 25-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia | ||
Extra Point | 11-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson | Kiko Alonzo, LB, Oregon | Sanders Commings, CB, Georgia | |
Fansided | Josh Hill | 15-Apr | Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State | Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia | Robert Woods, WR, USC | |
Fanspeak | Steve Shoup | 25-Apr | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington | Robert Woods, WR, USC | Markus Wheaton, WR, Oregon State | Brandon Williams, DT, Missouri So. |
Fantasy Football Auction | Slim | 25-Apr | D.J. Hayden, CB, Houston | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
FF Toolbox | Matt De Lima | 24-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | Kawann Short, DT, Purdue | |
FF Toolbox | Ricky Dimon | 22-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington | Robert Woods, WR, USC | |
FF Toolbox | Ben Standig | 24-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | D.J. Hayden, CB, Houston | Quinton Patton, WR, Louisiana Tech | |
FF Toolbox | Rob Warner | 24-Apr | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington | Kevin Minter, LB, LSU | |
Football's Future | Robert Davis | 24-Mar | Keenan Allen, WR, California | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington | Kevin Minter, LB, LSU | |
Fox Sports | Peter Schrager | 24-Apr | Robert Woods, WR, USC | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Sean Porter, LB, Texas A&M |
Great Blue North Draft Report | 4-Apr | Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State | Robert Woods, WR, USC | Khaseem Greene, LB, Rutgers | Brandon Williams, DT, Missouri So. | |
Guy's NFL Draft Lockerroom | Guy Pritchard | 24-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington | Tyrann Mathieu, CB, LSU | Sio Moore, LB, Connecticut |
International Business Times | Samir Sampat | 25-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Jonathan Cyprien, S, Florida International | ||
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | Bob McGinn | 25-Apr | Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas State | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington | ||
Minneapolis Star-Tribune | Mark Craig | 24-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | ||
Mitchell Draft Company | 3-Apr | DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson | Kevin Minter, LB, LSU | |||
Mocks and Locks | 23-Apr | Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama | Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State | Sio Moore, LB, Connecticut | Andre Ellington, RB, Clemson | |
My NFL Draft | 22-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Robert Woods, WR, USC | ||
National Football Post | Russ Lande | 17-Apr | Keenan Allen, WR, California | Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State | ||
NE Patriots Draft | Mike Loyko | 24-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
New York Daily News | Ebenezer Samuel | 24-Apr | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | ||
NFL Draft Geek | 24-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | PICK TRADED | Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi State | Leon McFadden, CB, San Diego State | |
NFL.com | Gil Brandt | 23-Apr | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri | ||
NFL.com | Bucky Brooks | 24-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Keenan Allen, WR, California | ||
NFL.com | Charley Casserly | 19-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
NFL.com | Charles Davis | 15-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State | ||
NFL.com | Akbar Gbaja-Biamila | 1-Apr | Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia | Jarvis Jones, LB, Georgia | ||
NFL.com | Daniel Jeremiah | 10-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama | ||
NFL.com | Mike Mayock | 24-Apr | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | ||
NFL.com | Josh Norris | 22-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | ||
NFL.com | Matt Smith | 17-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | ||
NFL Draft Blitz | 24-Apr | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Robert Woods, WR, USC | Akeem Spence, DT, Illinois | |
NFL Draft Room | 24-Apr | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | Keenan Allen, WR, California | Sean Porter, LB, Texas A&M | ||
Orlando Sentinel | Jerry Greene | 24-Apr | Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia | Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia | ||
Ourlads | 24-Apr | DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson | Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State | |||
Palm Beach Post | Ben Volin | 25-Apr | DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson | Kawann Short, DT, Purdue | ||
Rookie Draft | Chris LeBarge | 25-Apr | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
Rotoworld | Josh Norris | 22-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | ||
San Jose Mercury News | Jerry McDonald | 24-Apr | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | ||
SI.com | Don Banks | 17-Apr | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
SI.com | Peter King | 24-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | ||
Shutdown Corner (Yahoo!) | Doug Farrar | 24-Apr | Robert Woods, WR, USC | Matt Elam, S, Florida | ||
Sporting News | Eric Galko | 8-Apr | Keenan Allen, WR, California | Kevin Minter, LB, LSU | Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State | |
Sporting News | Vinnie Iyer | 19-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas State | ||
Toronto Sun | Dan Bilicki | 24-Apr | Keenan Allen, WR, California | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
Ultimate Sports Hound | 24-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Keenan Allen, WR, California | |||
USA Today | Nate Davis | 24-Apr | PICK TRADED | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | ||
Vikings Territory | Brett Anderson | 22-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | ||
Vikings Territory | Adam Warwas | 25-Apr | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | ||
Walter Football | Charlie Campbell | 25-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | David Quessenberry, OL, San Jose State |
Walter Football | Walt | 25-Apr | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina | Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame | Robert Woods, WR, USC | Travis Frederick, G, Wisconsin |
Amazing how much cleaner the table looks when you realize you can paste it into a Word document and then paste it straight into the editor. To paraphrase noted American philosopher Adam Sandler, that's information that would have been useful three months ago. But I digress.
In our final draft, the man that is absolutely destroying the field is Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o, who was tabbed in 45 of the database's 197 selections this time around. Now the rumors are coming out that the Vikings might actually trade up to make Te'o a Viking. I think I might need a drink that's slightly stiffer than orange juice.
Next in line was North Carolina defensive tackle Sylvester Williams, who was selected 28 times during this go-around. California wide receiver Keenan Allen, who dominated our numbers for weeks, not only isn't at the top any more. . .he isn't even the most selected receiver. He's not even the second-most selected receiver, as his 10 selections put him behind Tennessee teammates Cordarrelle Patterson (17) and Justin Hunter (13). Allen has also fallen behind Washington cornerback Desmont Trufant, who is fourth overall this week with 14 selections.
Two players made their debut in the database this week, both of them defensive backs. Florida safety Matt Elam was taken twice, as did Houston cornerback D.J. Hayden. Reappearing in the database this week was Florida Atlantic safety Jonathan Cyprien. Dropping out this week after having been in last week were Texas safety Kenny Vaccaro and (mercifully) USC quarterback Matt Barkley.
Thanks largely to Te'o surging up the board, the linebacker position caught the wide receivers for the most selected, as they were both grabbed with 59 of the 197 picks this week (29.9% each). The defensive tackles finished in third this time around with 40 selections (20.3%). Defensive backs were taken 25 times in this final database (12.7%), with defensive ends coming in fifth with 14 picks (7.1%). Neither offensive linemen nor quarterbacks found their way into the final installment of the Mock Draft Database for 2013.
Here are your final graphs for the year, folks. First the donut graph, where you can graphically see who's hot and who's not this week. As always, click on the picture to embiggen.

And, last, the trend/Jell-o salad graph, where we can see who has risen and fallen in the thirteen weeks that we've done this database.

Overall, in the 13 installments of this database that we've put together, 40 different players were mocked to the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Will the Vikings follow with any of the trends we've seen thus far, whether they're based on players or positions?
We only have to wait about eight more hours to find out.