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Shorter write ups than I've done in the past, sorry about that. Done in a bit of a rush.
1: Boston CB Nicky Wallace, Kansas
Boston could tag DE Xavier Buchanan here to play next to former number 1 and number 3 overall picks Trevor Pruett and Allen Rose, but I'm thinking they'll go with Wallace instead.
Alternative Pick: DE Xavier Buchanan
2: Brooklyn RB Issac Staat, Furman
With Courtney Bensen departing via free agency the Hitmen need to find another offensive weapon here and Staat is the best available.
Alternative Pick: DE Xavier Buchanan
3: Yuma OT Craig Monroe, Iowa State
Not a need pick for the Aces, but the best player available. Last year's 2nd rounder Dusty Wetnight can move to RT and replace the soon to retire Will Mott.
Alternative Pick: RB Burt Newman
4: Baltimore DE Xavier Buchannon, Vanderbilt
Like so many other teams at the top of the draft Baltimore needs a WR, but there isn't one worth the #4 pick so they take the best player available.
Alternative Pick: CB Matt Jeffries
5: Denver OT Donald Justus, Syracuse
LB Leo Borders could fill a big hole in the middle of the Grizzlies' LB corps, but Justus is better value here.
Alternative Pick: LB Leo Borders
6: Washington DE Dixon Lowe, Washington State
The Bombers don't even have to look outside the state to find a replacement for Roger Boren.
Alternative Pick: RB Burt Newman
7: Waco RB Burt Newman, Norfolk State
Jumbo Clements can't have too many more years left in him and Newman will give the Warhawks the best short-term bang for the buck.
Alternative Pick: QB Robert Strange
8: North Liberty WR Alvin Foley, Kansas
Foley might not be top 10 talent, but North Liberty's leading receiver last year was a tight end. Their second leading receiver was also a tight end. Their third leading receiver? A 7th round draft pick.
Alternative Pick: LB Robert Jamison
9: Pearl Harbor OC Winfred Lasica, S. Connecticut State
Lasica is an all around Combine freak who, if he played tackle, probably would have gone #1 overall.
Alternative Pick: DT Craig Moreno
10: Saint Paul CB Matt Jeffries, Arizona State
With only 28 players under contract, the Bandits could draft almost anyone here and there's a good chance they'd start.
Alternative Pick: DT Craig Moreno
11: Punxsutawney DT Craig Moreno, Notre Dame
Moreno falls out of the top ten and into the Phil's lap. It might not be a need, but he's too good to pass up.
Alternative Pick: LB Robert Jamison
12: Phoenix LB Leo Borders, Central Florida
They could just as easily go defensive end, or offensive tackle or even wide receiver here. But I have them them taking the top LB in the draft, just because.
Alternative Pick: DE Lonnie Bolsins
13: Ohio Valley DE Lonnie Bolsins, Columbia
Last year the Showboats were 26th in scoring defense, 29th in yards allowed, 28th in passing yards allowed and 30th in sacks.
Alternative Pick: OT CJ Martinez
14: Chicago DE Willy Jacobs, North Carolina State
The departure of Terrance Scott and Bucky Stanford leaves Chicago's defensive line a shell of its former self.
Alternative Pick: DE Jimmy Zimmerman
15: Charlotte QB Robert Strange, Cincinnati
Strange might just have the worst combine numbers of any “top ranked” QB I've ever seen.
Alternative Pick: QB Brant Cook
16: Morgantown QB Brant Cook, Penn State
Cook can compete with journeyman Lorenzo Kaplan to replace Floyd Crosby as the face of the Maniacs.
Alternative Pick: RB AJ McGee
17: New Orleans RB AJ McGee, Florida State
With Ellis Wynn of to Utah, the Stingrays might have liked for either Strange or Cook to be available here, but they aren't.
Alternative Pick: QB Oscar Emerson
18: Memphis LB Robert Jamison, Wake Forest
Memphis missed the playoffs last season for the first time since... sometime before I got here, and their scoring defense dropped from #7 in the league in 2014 to #29.
Alternative Pick: LB RJ Delgado
19: Kalispel LB Kelly Upshaw, Mississippi
The Stags just missed out on the top rated OLB in the draft, enter Kelly “Plan B” Upshaw.
Alternative Pick: LB RJ Delgado
20: Motor City WR Donnell Powell, Oklahoma
Lucky for Powell he didn't come out last year. He'd have been the 5th WR taken, rather than the 2nd.
Alternative Pick: LB RJ Delgado
21: Dakota LB RJ Delgado, Duke
Best player available. But now whose name am I going to copy/paste for “Alternative Pick”?
Alternative Pick: DT Rick Gallant
22: Las Vegas FS DJ McElroy, Ohio State
The Outlaws need secondary help. They could keep McElroy at free safety or try moving him to corner.
Alternative Pick: CB Kelvin Strickland
23: Camden DT Rick Gallant, Fairfield
Because I always draft how I say I'm going to draft... always.
Alternative Pick: DT Claude McTyer
24: Utah OT CJ Martinez, Illinois
The Bee's lost LT Vinny Holmes to Ohio Valley last year, about time they did something about it.
Alternative Pick: LB Don Peller
25: Portland OT Bobby Kueth, Washington State
The Phantoms have been looking to trade for O-Linemen without success since the off season started.
Alternative Pick: LB Ernie Hou
26: Gainesville CB Kelvin Strickland, Southern University
When you play Columbus twice (sometimes three times) a year, you can never have too many corners.
Alternative Pick: WR Zach Coughlin
27: San Francisco RB Emmitt Mitchell, Mississippi
Stick a fork in 'im, Wesley Bornstein is done.
Alternative Pick: OT Willie Sidharta
28: Los Alamos DT Claude McTyre, Stanford
Kenny Atkins was one of my favorite players back when I ran Los Alamos, but even I must admit that he cannot play forever.
Alternative Pick: RB Norman Barton
29: Port City RB Norman Barton, Illinois
Last year's leading rusher RB Ty Carlson jumped ship to Ohio Valley durring off season.
Alternative Pick: OT Willie Sidharta
30: Lake County OT Willie Sidharta, Northwestern
Lake County needs a left tackle, Willie Sidharta is a left tackle. See, this mock draft stuff ain't that hard.
Alternative Pick: LB Don Peller
31: Columbus OT Larry Okuyama, Tennessee - Martin
The Catfish could go DE or RB here too. One of the nice parts about picking this low, you usually don't have a whole lot of pressing needs.
Alternative Pick, DE Jimmy Zimmerman
32: Anchorage DE Jimmy Zimmerman, Georga Tech
After waiting 10 years for a championship, I can't imagine the Gladiators will be too tore up about having to wait 32 picks to draft Zimmerman.
Alternative Pick: DE Walt Jourden
1: Boston CB Nicky Wallace, Kansas
Boston could tag DE Xavier Buchanan here to play next to former number 1 and number 3 overall picks Trevor Pruett and Allen Rose, but I'm thinking they'll go with Wallace instead.
Alternative Pick: DE Xavier Buchanan
2: Brooklyn RB Issac Staat, Furman
With Courtney Bensen departing via free agency the Hitmen need to find another offensive weapon here and Staat is the best available.
Alternative Pick: DE Xavier Buchanan
3: Yuma OT Craig Monroe, Iowa State
Not a need pick for the Aces, but the best player available. Last year's 2nd rounder Dusty Wetnight can move to RT and replace the soon to retire Will Mott.
Alternative Pick: RB Burt Newman
4: Baltimore DE Xavier Buchannon, Vanderbilt
Like so many other teams at the top of the draft Baltimore needs a WR, but there isn't one worth the #4 pick so they take the best player available.
Alternative Pick: CB Matt Jeffries
5: Denver OT Donald Justus, Syracuse
LB Leo Borders could fill a big hole in the middle of the Grizzlies' LB corps, but Justus is better value here.
Alternative Pick: LB Leo Borders
6: Washington DE Dixon Lowe, Washington State
The Bombers don't even have to look outside the state to find a replacement for Roger Boren.
Alternative Pick: RB Burt Newman
7: Waco RB Burt Newman, Norfolk State
Jumbo Clements can't have too many more years left in him and Newman will give the Warhawks the best short-term bang for the buck.
Alternative Pick: QB Robert Strange
8: North Liberty WR Alvin Foley, Kansas
Foley might not be top 10 talent, but North Liberty's leading receiver last year was a tight end. Their second leading receiver was also a tight end. Their third leading receiver? A 7th round draft pick.
Alternative Pick: LB Robert Jamison
9: Pearl Harbor OC Winfred Lasica, S. Connecticut State
Lasica is an all around Combine freak who, if he played tackle, probably would have gone #1 overall.
Alternative Pick: DT Craig Moreno
10: Saint Paul CB Matt Jeffries, Arizona State
With only 28 players under contract, the Bandits could draft almost anyone here and there's a good chance they'd start.
Alternative Pick: DT Craig Moreno
11: Punxsutawney DT Craig Moreno, Notre Dame
Moreno falls out of the top ten and into the Phil's lap. It might not be a need, but he's too good to pass up.
Alternative Pick: LB Robert Jamison
12: Phoenix LB Leo Borders, Central Florida
They could just as easily go defensive end, or offensive tackle or even wide receiver here. But I have them them taking the top LB in the draft, just because.
Alternative Pick: DE Lonnie Bolsins
13: Ohio Valley DE Lonnie Bolsins, Columbia
Last year the Showboats were 26th in scoring defense, 29th in yards allowed, 28th in passing yards allowed and 30th in sacks.
Alternative Pick: OT CJ Martinez
14: Chicago DE Willy Jacobs, North Carolina State
The departure of Terrance Scott and Bucky Stanford leaves Chicago's defensive line a shell of its former self.
Alternative Pick: DE Jimmy Zimmerman
15: Charlotte QB Robert Strange, Cincinnati
Strange might just have the worst combine numbers of any “top ranked” QB I've ever seen.
Alternative Pick: QB Brant Cook
16: Morgantown QB Brant Cook, Penn State
Cook can compete with journeyman Lorenzo Kaplan to replace Floyd Crosby as the face of the Maniacs.
Alternative Pick: RB AJ McGee
17: New Orleans RB AJ McGee, Florida State
With Ellis Wynn of to Utah, the Stingrays might have liked for either Strange or Cook to be available here, but they aren't.
Alternative Pick: QB Oscar Emerson
18: Memphis LB Robert Jamison, Wake Forest
Memphis missed the playoffs last season for the first time since... sometime before I got here, and their scoring defense dropped from #7 in the league in 2014 to #29.
Alternative Pick: LB RJ Delgado
19: Kalispel LB Kelly Upshaw, Mississippi
The Stags just missed out on the top rated OLB in the draft, enter Kelly “Plan B” Upshaw.
Alternative Pick: LB RJ Delgado
20: Motor City WR Donnell Powell, Oklahoma
Lucky for Powell he didn't come out last year. He'd have been the 5th WR taken, rather than the 2nd.
Alternative Pick: LB RJ Delgado
21: Dakota LB RJ Delgado, Duke
Best player available. But now whose name am I going to copy/paste for “Alternative Pick”?
Alternative Pick: DT Rick Gallant
22: Las Vegas FS DJ McElroy, Ohio State
The Outlaws need secondary help. They could keep McElroy at free safety or try moving him to corner.
Alternative Pick: CB Kelvin Strickland
23: Camden DT Rick Gallant, Fairfield
Because I always draft how I say I'm going to draft... always.
Alternative Pick: DT Claude McTyer
24: Utah OT CJ Martinez, Illinois
The Bee's lost LT Vinny Holmes to Ohio Valley last year, about time they did something about it.
Alternative Pick: LB Don Peller
25: Portland OT Bobby Kueth, Washington State
The Phantoms have been looking to trade for O-Linemen without success since the off season started.
Alternative Pick: LB Ernie Hou
26: Gainesville CB Kelvin Strickland, Southern University
When you play Columbus twice (sometimes three times) a year, you can never have too many corners.
Alternative Pick: WR Zach Coughlin
27: San Francisco RB Emmitt Mitchell, Mississippi
Stick a fork in 'im, Wesley Bornstein is done.
Alternative Pick: OT Willie Sidharta
28: Los Alamos DT Claude McTyre, Stanford
Kenny Atkins was one of my favorite players back when I ran Los Alamos, but even I must admit that he cannot play forever.
Alternative Pick: RB Norman Barton
29: Port City RB Norman Barton, Illinois
Last year's leading rusher RB Ty Carlson jumped ship to Ohio Valley durring off season.
Alternative Pick: OT Willie Sidharta
30: Lake County OT Willie Sidharta, Northwestern
Lake County needs a left tackle, Willie Sidharta is a left tackle. See, this mock draft stuff ain't that hard.
Alternative Pick: LB Don Peller
31: Columbus OT Larry Okuyama, Tennessee - Martin
The Catfish could go DE or RB here too. One of the nice parts about picking this low, you usually don't have a whole lot of pressing needs.
Alternative Pick, DE Jimmy Zimmerman
32: Anchorage DE Jimmy Zimmerman, Georga Tech
After waiting 10 years for a championship, I can't imagine the Gladiators will be too tore up about having to wait 32 picks to draft Zimmerman.
Alternative Pick: DE Walt Jourden
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