2015 NFL Mock Draft: First Round

By Andrew Musur on April 29, 2015

Throughout this year I have catered my writing specifically to college sports. College basketball and football preoccupied me for the last couple of months, but with both sports in their offseason, I had to look for other sports to cover.

With the NFL draft a day away I felt it was necessary to look at where some of the nation’s best college football prospects will be playing next season. The adjustment from the college game to the pros is tough, but there are several players in this year’s class that I see having long careers in the NFL.

So here are my 32 first round predictions.

No. 1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Needs: Quarterback, Defensive End, Offensive Tackle

Selection: Jameis Winston, Quarterback, Florida State

No. 2) Tennessee Titans

Needs: Quarterback, Outside Linebacker, Wide Receiver

Selection: Marcus Mariota, Quarterback, Oregon

No. 3) Jacksonville Jaguars

Needs: Outside Linebacker, Running Back, Safety

Selection: Dante Fowler Jr., Outside Linebacker, Florida

No. 4) Oakland Raiders

Needs: Wide Receiver, Defensive End, Safety

Selection: Leonard Williams, Defensive Tackle, USC

No. 5) Washington Redskins

Needs: Receiver, Defensive Lineman, Offensive Guard

Selection: Vic Beasley, Outside Linebacker, Clemson

No. 6) New York Jets

Needs: Outside Linebacker, Quarterback, Guard, Tackle

Selection: Bud Dupree, Outside Linebacker, Kentucky

No. 7) Chicago Bears

Needs: Safety, Nose Tackle, Pass-Rusher

Selection: Amari Cooper, Wide Receiver, Alabama

No. 8) Atlanta Falcons

Needs: Pass-Rusher, Safety/Cornerback, Tight End

Selection: Randy Gregory, Outside Linebacker, Nebraska

No. 9) New York Giants

Needs: Offensive Tackle, Defensive Tackle, Safety

Selection: Danny Shelton, Defensive Tackle, Washington

No. 10) St. Louis Rams

Needs: Offensive Line

Selection: Brandon Scherff, Offensive Guard, Iowa

No. 11) Minnesota Vikings

Needs: Receiver, Offensive Guard, Cornerback

Selection: Kevin White, Wide Receiver, West Virginia

No. 12) Cleveland Browns

Needs: Tight End, Nose Tackle, Quarterback

Selection: Shane Ray, Defensive End, Missouri

No. 13) New Orleans Saints

Needs: Tight End, Receiver, Pass-Rusher, Guard

Selection: Arik Armstead, Defensive Tackle, Oregon

No. 14) Miami Dolphins

Needs: Linebacker, Guard, Safety

Selection: DeVante Parker, Wide Receiver, Louisville

No. 15) San Francisco 49ers

Needs: Wide Receiver, Offensive Line, Defensive Line, Linebacker, Cornerback

Selection: Trae Waynes, Cornerback, Michigan State

No. 16) Houston Texans

Needs: Inside/Outside Linebacker, Quarterback

Selection: Jaelen Strong, Wide Receiver, Arizona State

No. 17) San Diego Chargers

Needs: Running Back, Offensive line, Pass-rusher

Selection: Todd Gurley, Running Back, Georgia

No. 18) Kansas City Chiefs

Needs: Cornerback, Offensive Tackle, Wide Receiver

Selection: Landon Collins, Safety, Alabama

No. 19) Cleveland Browns (via Buffalo)

NeedsTight End, Nose Tackle, Quarterback

Selection: La’el Collins, Offensive Tackle, LSU

No. 20) Philadelphia Eagles

Needs: Wide Receiver, Safety, Offensive Guard

Selection: Jalen Collins, Cornerback, LSU

No. 21) Cincinnati Bengals

Needs: Offensive Tackle, Linebacker, Tight End

Selection: T.J. Clemmings, Offensive Tackle, Pittsburgh

No. 22) Pittsburgh Steelers

Needs: Cornerback, Safety, Outside Linebacker

Selection: Marcus Peters, Cornerback, Washington

No. 23) Detroit Lions

Needs: Offensive Line, Running Back, Defensive Tackle

Selection: Andrus Peat, Offensive Tackle, Stanford

No. 24) Arizona Cardinals

Needs: Pass-rusher, Inside Linebacker, Running Back

Selection: Melvin Gordon, Running Back, Wisconsin

No. 25) Carolina Panthers

Needs: Offensive Tackle, Cornerback, Wide Receiver

Selection: D.J. Humphries, Offensive Tackle, Florida

No. 26) Baltimore Ravens

Needs: Wide Receiver, Cornerback, Outside Linebacker

Selection: Breshad Perriman, Wide Receiver, Central Florida

No. 27) Dallas Cowboys

Needs: Running Back, Defensive End, Cornerback

Selection: Byron Jones, Cornerback, Connecticut

No. 28) Denver Broncos

Needs: Tackle, Tight End, Guard

Selection: Cedric Ogbuehi, Offensive Tackle, Texas A&M

No. 29) Indianapolis Colts

Needs: Offensive Tackle, Linebacker, Defensive Tackle

Selection: Eddie Goldman, Defensive Tackle, Florida State

No. 30) Green Bay Packers

Needs: Cornerback, Nose Tackle, Inside Linebacker

Selection: Malcolm Brown, Defensive Tackle, Texas

No. 31) New Orleans Saints (via Seattle)

Needs: Tight End, Receiver, Pass-Rusher, Guard

Selection: Phillip Dorsett, Wide Receiver, Miami

No. 32) New England Patriots

Needs: Cornerback, Nose Tackle, Inside Linebacker

Selection: Cameron Erving, Center, Florida State

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