2015 NFL Draft Hot Sheets

 

By Zach Walker

This is the one stop shop for your final NFL Draft preparation; My Top-50 players in this draft, a Top five from each position, and a final mini-mock before the April 30^th draft night. Add pizza, beer, and friends, and your draft night is going to be excellent.

Blitz Weekly Big Board: The Top 50 Draft Prospects:

1	DT	USC LEONARD WILLIAMS	26	CB	LSU JALEN COLLINS
2	34OLB	UF DANTE FOWLER JR	27	ILB	UCLA ERIC KENDRICKS
3	QB	FSU JAMEIS WINSTON	28	RB	WIS MELVIN GORDON
4	34OLB	CLEM VIC BEASLEY	29	DE	UCLA OWAMAGBE ODIGHIZUWA
5	WR	BAMA AMARI COOPER	30	43OLB	WASH SHAQ THOMPSON
6	DT	WASH DANNY SHELTON	31	CB	WAKE KEVIN JOHNSON
7	RB	UGA TODD GURLEY	32	G	DUKE LAKEN TOMLINSON
8	G	IOWA BRANDON SCHERFF	33	DE	MSST PRESTON SMITH
9	CB	MIST TRAE WAYNES	34	ILB	MSST BENARDRICK MCKINNEY
10	34OLB	NEB RANDY GREGORY	35	WR	MIZZ DORIAL GREEN-BECKHAM
11	34OLB	MIZZ SHANE RAY	36	DT	TEX MALCOM BROWN
12	DE	OREG ARIK ARMSTEAD	37	RB	BOISE JAY AJAYI
13	WR	LOU DEVANTE PARKER	38	TE	MINN MAXX WILLIAMS
14	OT	MIAF ERECK FLOWERS	39	ILB	MIAF DENZEL PERRYMAN
15	OT	STAN ANDRUS PEAT	40	CB	OREG IFO EKPRE-OLOMU
16	DT	FSU EDDIE GOLDMAN	41	RB	IND TEVIN COLEMAN
17	34OLB	UK ALVIN DUPREE	42	OT	PSU DONOVAN SMITH
18	QB	OREG MARCUS MARIOTA	43	DT	OU JORDAN PHILLIPS
19	C	FSU CAMERON ERVING	44	CB	FSU PJ WILLIAMS
20	OT	LSU LA’EL COLLINS	45	43OLB	TCU PAUL DAWSON
21	CB	WASH MARCUS PETERS	46	WR	MICH DEVIN FUNCHESS
22	WR	ASU JAELEN STRONG	47	G	SCAR AJ CANN
23	WR	WVU KEVIN WHITE	48	CB	MIAO QUINTEN ROLLINS
24	S	BAMA LANDON COLLINS	49	34OLB	WASH HAUOLI KIKAHA
25	OT	PITT TJ CLEMMINGS	50	QB	UCLA BRETT HUNDLEY

TOP FIVE AT EACH POSITION

QBs:

1	FSU	Jameis Winston – McNabb-esque thrower, must get out from under himself
2	OREG	Marcus Mariota – Needs high-percentage offense to strive early
3	UCLA	Brett Hundley – Dual threat with solid arm and nice frame, needs pocket time
4	ORST	Sean Mannion – Has all the QB stuff down to a T, just isn’t flashy
5	BAY	Bryce Petty – Wild-Card with winner’s game to him, needs sanding of edges

 

RBs:

1	UGA	Todd Gurley – Talented, oft-injured back with ten year back upside
2	WIS	Melvin Gordon – Slick back with slashing cut runs, needs to develop hands
3	BOISE	Jay Ajayi – Complete back with some rough edges to game, but 3-down back
4	IND	Tevin Coleman – Smooth runner, ran out of skin in 2014, injury concern
5	BAMA	TJ Yeldon – Great frame, makes most of carries, needs to round out his game

 

WRs:

1	BAMA	Amari Cooper – Supremely rounded wide out, true dependable number one option
2	LOU	DeVante Parker – Consistent, physical threat on the outside, worked w/ NFL QB at LOU
3	ASU	Jaelen Strong – Body type of a power forward, extremely clutch, worker bee
4	WVU	Kevin White – Explosive vertical speed matched with desirable size, Route runner?
5	MIZZ	Dorial Green-Beckham – Has all the tools, his own worst enemy, needs a willing team

 

TEs & FBs:

1	MINN	Maxx Williams – Travis Kelce-type with number one game breaking ability
2	MIAF	Clive Walford – Great working the mid-zones against linebackers, Dwayne Allen-type
3	PSU	Jesse James – More traditional, uses his 6-7 frame to get open, needs work blocking
4	FSU	Nick O’Leary (FB) – Played in Pro-style offense, next John Kuhn?
5	YALE	Tyler Varga (FB) – Has good palate of usable skills, solid blocker, good 3rd down back

 

On Offensive linemen, I’ll be comparing them to an existing NFL Player, rather than list their traits.

OTs:                                                                                       Gs & Cs:

1	MIAF	Ereck Flowers – Luke Joeckel	1	IOWA	Brandon Scherff (G) – Joel Bitonio
2	STAN	Andrus Peat – Roger Saffold	2	FSU	Cameron Erving (C) – Eric Wood
3	LSU	La’el Collins – DJ Fluker	3	DUKE	Laken Tomlinson (G) – Larry Warford
4	PITT	TJ Clemmings – Lane Johnson	4	SCAR	AJ Cann (G) – Kelechi Osemele
5	PSU	Donovan Smith – Kelvin Beachum	5	Hobart	Ali Marpet (G)– Brandon Fusco

 

DTs:

1	USC	Leonard Williams – Young, talent-filled to the brim; consistent producer
2	WASH	Danny Shelton – Scariest athlete in this draft because his moves; Great attitude guy
3	FSU	Eddie Goldman – Game-breaking player, work on conditioning; All-Power player
4	TEX	Malcom Brown – Mentally and Physically Tough; Really rounded his game in 2014
5	OU	Jordan Phillips – Flash player with desirable size; Likely needs a dedicated coach

 

DEs:

1	OREG	Arik Armstead – A giant at age 20; Any scheme DE or 4-3 DT; Supremely Raw
2	UCLA	Owamagbe Odighizuwa – Consistent pass rusher; Slightly above-average talent
3	MSST	Preston Smith – Size and strength operator; Situational year 1, grow into bigger role
4	FSU	Mario Edwards Jr – Multi-position player, master of neither; Power player
5	UVA	Eli Harold – Great player to watch play football; Slender frame, Speed over power

 

3-4 OLBs:

1	UF	Dante Fowler Jr – Has all the tools, teamed with good instincts; Maxed Frame?
2	CLEM	Vic Beasley – Maybe best athlete in draft; Pass rush dynamo; Not much VS Run
3	NEB	Randy Gregory – Explosive athlete; Slim frame; Stupidly failed drug test @ Combine
4	MIZZ	Shane Ray – Undersized, tornado-style, never-quit athlete; Killer 2014 season
5	UK	Alvin Dupree – Ideally sized; Better worker than athlete; Very consistent

 

4-3 OLBs:

1	WASH	Shaq Thompson – LB/FS/RB? Won’t stay off field; Solid tackler; Mega-Athlete
2	TCU	Paul Dawson – TCU system made him desirable; Plays Angry; Sideline to Sideline guy
3	UGA	Ramik Wilson – Tackler; Limited athlete; At-Average coverage skills
4	MICH	Jake Ryan – Great football player, not great athlete; Can get swamped up by linemen
5	CSU	Aaron Davis – Instinctive, and wrap up tackler; undersized and not great mover

 

ILBs:

1	UCLA	Eric Kendricks – Athletic, instinctive, and productive; Undersized, but Aggressive
2	MSST	Benardrick McKinney – Has the size with pass rush ability; coverage needs work
3	MIAF	Denzel Perryman – Basically the east coast Kendricks; Great instincts and tackler
4	USC	Hayes Pullard – Instincts are there, and he has burst, but could be overmatched vs TEs
5	CLEM	Stephone Anthony – Has physical tools, not the mental game; Solid size; Consistent

 

CBs:

1	MIST	Trae Waynes – Has good head on shoulders; Physical, maybe excessively; Great size
2	WASH	Marcus Peters – Has major edge to his game, maybe too brash; Has the Confidence
3	LSU	Jalen Collins – Great agility, trusts his eyes; Really handsy, needs to work out of that
4	WAKE	Kevin Johnson – Likes to get hands dirty VS run; Physical downfield, draws refs ire
5	OREG	Ifo Ekpre-Olomu – Very untimely Injury dropped stock; Good operator, despite size

 

Safeties:

1	BAMA	Landon Collins – Plays a strong game, great tackler; Could use work in Coverage
2	FRSNO	Derron Smith – Coverage player, but not a guarantee tackler; Sub-Six foot
3	UVA	Anthony Harris – Great coverage skills, with good instincts; CB frame
4	TCU	Chris Hackett – Productive, Instinctive, and a tackler; Needs to add mass
5	LOU	Gerod Holliman – Gambler to the core, 14 INTs in 2014; Super Raw; Needs learn time

 

2015 NFL Draft First Round Mini Mock:

1^st TB: QB Jameis Winston – Tampa would be crazy to pass on true leader in Winston.

2^nd TEN: DT Leonard Williams – TEN passes on QB to help get after Luck and Bortles.

3^RD JAX: DE/OLB Dante Fowler Jr – More defensive fire power for Gus Bradley.

4^TH OAK: WR Amari Cooper – Complete weapon for Derek Carr to help grow offense.

5^TH WAS: OLB Vic Beasley – Supplements the loss of Orakpo, while adding speed on D.

6^TH NYJ: QB Marcus Mariota – Jets get QB that they can groom or throw into the grind day 1.

7^TH CHI: DT Danny Shelton – The Chicago defense really needs a linchpin player.

8^TH ATL: DE/OLB Randy Gregory – Falcons add a pass rusher to spice-less defense.

9^TH NYG: G Brandon Gregory – The G-Men really need to protect Eli Manning so he can find Beckham.

10^TH STL: WR Kevin White – Rams need a number 1 for Nick Foles, like they never got for Bradford.

11^TH MIN: CB Trae Waynes – Vikings need another top corner to head off pass-happy NFC North.

12^TH CLE: WR DeVante Parker – Josh Gordon is almost out, Parker is as talented, but stays on the field.

13^TH NO: OLB Shane Ray – High-motor guy for Rob Ryan, to help chase down Cam and NFC South.

14^TH MIA: OT Ereck Flowers – Local kid, to take over for Brandon Albert in a few seasons.

15^TH SF: DE Arik Armstead – Perfect mold of just-retired Justin Smith with room to grow.

16^TH HOU: WR Dorial Green-Beckham – Upside through the roof, needs to stay out of his own way.

17^TH SD: RB Todd Gurley – Though they have Oliver, Gurley’s un-ignorable talent can’t be pasted up.

18^TH KC: OT La’el Collins – Maybe giving Alex Smith a pocket, he’ll throw a TD to a WR in 2015.

19^TH CLE (from BUF): DT Eddie Goldman – The Browns need a plug for the terrible run defense.

20^TH PHI: S Landon Collins – Philly needs a safety to help keep the East’s running backs at bay.

21^ST CIN: OT Andrus Peat – Dalton and the Cincy running game could really use a boost.

22^ND PIT: OLB Alvin Dupree – James Harrison is coming back, so they need some youth on D.

23^RD DET: CB Marcus Peters – Detroit really needs someone to clamp down on Alshon Jeffrey.

24^TH ARI: RB Melvin Gordon – Cards get a complement to Andre Ellington, who’s good through the air.

25^TH CAR: OT TJ Clemmings – Panthers need Cam to learn to be comfortable in the pocket.

26^TH BAL: WR Devin Funchess – Ravens kill two birds with one pick, Funchess has WR skill in TE body.

27^TH DAL: ILB Eric Kendricks – Cowboys get talent linebacker to add to oft-injured corps of LBs.

28^TH DEN: C Cameron Erving – Denver picks up tradesman Erving to fit any of O-Line holes.

29^TH IND: CB Jalen Collins – Colts need a corner across from Vontae Davis to help get to the next level.

30^TH GB: LB Shaq Thompson – The Pack have plenty of holes on defense, Shaq fills multi roles.

31^ST NO (from SEA): WR Jaelen Strong – Brees needs a new weapon with Graham getting traded off.

32^ND NE: DT Malcom Brown – Wilfork was a truly great player, Brown has the attitude to plug the gap.

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