Kiper's Latest Mock Draft

[Feva]

That'd be your only chance to succeed.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

You can dere-licht my balls, cap-i-tan.

[Beermonkey]

you think im kidding...give me a scouting dept and all the available film and travel expenses i need to see these kids and i could evaluate them as good or better than andy reid...any of us could

Actually, you probably could.

The same thing can be said for picking stocks too. You can have a retarded chipmunk randomly crap on stock symbols & there is a good chance they would pick as good or better than the experts. I wouldn't be so proud. 

[MURP]

By Mel Kiper Jr.
Special to ESPN Insider

Following the week of Senior Bowl practices, there have been some changes to my first-round projection for the 2006 NFL draft. There are 14 underclassmen in this week's projected first round, three fewer than last week.


The top-six picks remain the same, but the one newcomer to the top 10 is Texas defensive back Michael Huff. Right now I have him projected to land in San Francisco, which has the seventh overall pick. What I like about Huff is his versatility because he can player either cornerback or safety.


This projected pick reminds me of what the 49ers did in 1981 in a similar situation. In the '81 draft, the 49ers had the eighth overall pick and selected another versatile defensive back, USC's Ronnie Lott.


I will submit another first-round projection following the NFL Combine, which is Feb. 22-28 in Indianapolis.


First-Round Projections
1. Houston Reggie Bush, RB* USC
2. New Orleans Matt Leinart, QB USC
3. Tennessee Vince Young, QB* Texas
4. NY Jets D'Brickashaw Ferguson, T Virginia
5. Green Bay Mario Williams, DE* NC State
6. Oakland A.J. Hawk, LB Ohio St.
7. San Francisco Michael Huff, DB Texas
8. Buffalo Haloti Ngata, DT* Oregon
9. Detroit Jay Cutler, QB Vanderbilt
10. Arizona DeAngelo Williams, RB Memphis
11. St. Louis Vernon Davis, TE* Maryland
12. Cleveland Chad Greenway, LB Iowa
13. Baltimore Tamba Hali, DE Penn St.
14. Philadelphia Winston Justice, T* USC
15. Atlanta Jimmy Williams, DB Virginia Tech
16. Miami Ashton Youboty, CB* Ohio St.
17. Minnesota LenDale White, RB* USC
18. Dallas Marcus McNeill, T Auburn
19. San Diego Santonio Holmes, WR* Ohio St.
20. Kansas City Tye Hill, CB Clemson
21. New England Laurence Maroney, RB* Minnesota
22. Denver (from WSH) Mathias Kiwanuka, DE Boston College
23. Tampa Bay DeMeco Ryans, LB Alabama
24. Cincinnati Ko Simpson, DB* South Carolina
25. NY Giants Johnathan Joseph, CB* South Carolina
26. Chicago Leonard Pope, TE* Georgia
27. Carolina Dominique Byrd, TE USC
28. Jacksonville Ernie Sims, OLB* Florida St.
29. Denver Sinorice Moss, WR Miami
30. Indianapolis Taitusi "Deuce" Lutui, G USC
31. Pittsburgh Bobby Carpenter, LB Ohio St.
32. Seattle Maurice Stovall, WR Notre Dame


* denotes underclassman

[rjs246]

14. Philadelphia Winston Justice, T* USC

Someone's going to be excited...

[ice grillin you]

Mrs. Justice??

[rjs246]

Mrs. Justice??

Is what what Mo is going by these days?

[SunMo]

that is what i am farging talking about

[Rome]

Drafting another offensive lineman in the first round?

Yay!

[rjs246]

Dude. The offensive and defensive lines both need help. The team could be losing one or both tackles. Picking someone for either line or a linebacker makes perfect sense.

[PhillyGirl]

Drafting another offensive lineman in the first round?

Yay!

I know! Its not like we need desperate help on the oline or anything. 

[SunMo]

the tackles, especially the blind-side tackle, is almost as critical to an offense's success as the quarterback himself.

right now, they have a right tackle who is a 32 year old FA and a left tackle who has back problems.  they need to get a young stud that can be a mainstay on the Oline for years.

[rjs246]

I know! Its not like we need desperate help on the oline or anything.

Did PG just make a funny?

[ice grillin you]

theyve taken seven offensive lineman in the last two years....where the hell are they all???

winston justice isnt ready to step in an start on a playoff/sb caliber team...if hes ready to start at all

the defensive front seven is an abomination...thats where help is needed most

outside of cornerback and quarterback at 14 id almost take any position over offensive line

[Zanshin]

lol...so, you're comparing the late round OL selections to a potential top 15 pick?