What were the results of the 2010 NFL mock draft and what do they mean?”
Last update: Saturday, April 25, 2009 Next update: SATURDAY AFTERNOON IF ANY BREAKING NEWS. Also: 2010 NFL Mock Draft updates next week. Order now based on the real 2009 NFL Draft Order. Click here for Round 2 and here for Round 3. 1. Detroit Lions: Matt Stafford, QB, Georgia The Lions have agreed to a deal with Matt Stafford on a 6-year, $78 million contract with $41.7 million guaranteed. The Rams are on the clock. I’m glad to see that Detroit’s new regime made the right move. There are a lot of people out there who think that taking Stafford is the wrong choice. Well, franchise quarterbacks don’t grow on trees. The Lions have to take him. He’s coming out of a pro-style offense; he has an amazing arm; and he’s very intelligent. Unless he receives poor offensive line protection – which shouldn’t happen if the Lions go left tackle at No. 20 – there is no reason that Stafford should bust. For more on why Stafford won’t bust, check out Matt’s NFL Draft Quarterback Busts article. 2. St. Lo
2010 NFL Mock Draft, Version 3.0 5th December, 2009 – 5:59 pm Jeff Risdon/RealGM – I began this one on Nov. 25th and the draft order is based on my projected final standings after Week 11 of NFL action. By popular request, this one goes to three full rounds. As with the last version, this mock draft includes loads of underclassmen with no regard to whether or not they will actually declare for the draft. There are a few omissions based on prevailing sentiment, most notably Cam Heyward. Note there is often little correlation between the mock draft selections and the Top 103 prospects ordination. 1. Cleveland Browns: Jake Locker, QB, Washington. It’s almost a given there will be a new regime in place (Mike Holmgren?), and that regime will want to start fresh with its own QB. They don’t need a left tackle and they don’t need help on the DL, making QB the only logical pick because no other positions go #1 overall anymore. 2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska. The freakishly
