Path to the Draft: March 28, 2011

Path to the Draft: March 28, 2011



Below, you can find various tidbits of NFL Draft rumors and information offered by Mike Mayock, Michael Lombardi and the rest of the Path to the Draft crew on the NFL Network. I posted these in my forum, but I thought it would be better to keep all the draft rumors together in this section. I’ll be tweeting these during Path to the Draft at @walterfootball.

Mike Mayock: Muhammad Wilkerson will be chosen 20-32, but won’t get past that. His upside is too high.

Mike Mayock: “You see Nick Fairley take an awful lot of plays off. If you don’t buy into him, he’s not even on your board.”

Michael Lombardi: “Some teams have Jake Locker as a 3rd-4th rounder. Some teams have him in the top 10.”

Mike Mayock: “Akeem Ayers is most natural with his hand in the dirt, rushing the passer.”

Who is this guy on NFL Network saying the Texans are going to draft Von Miller or Phil Taylor with the 11th pick? Horrible.

Mike Mayock: “One of them (Blaine Gabbert or Cam Newton) HAS to go to Carolina at 1.”

Mike Mayock: “Blaine Gabbert is looked at as the cleaner of the two picks. The teams I talked to think Gabbert is the cleanest.”

Mike Mayock: “Julio Jones is a more natural West Coast receiver than A.J. Green. It wouldn’t surprise me if CLE or CIN took Jones.”

Mike Mayock: “I believe that today, Julio would go before A.J.”

Mike Mayock: “I was blown away by Buster Skrine at the Combine (but) he got beat 3 times vs. Auburn in the first quarter. 5th-6th”

Mike Mayock: “Will Rackley is a SOLID third-round guard.”

Mike Mayock: “I don’t think Kenrick Ellis is going to get out of the second round.”

Mike Mayock: “Nate Solder is a 1- to 2-year project. I think Solder goes in the early 20s.”

Michael Lombardi likes Nate Solder’s “short trunks” (not that there’s anything wrong with that).



2011 NFL Path to the Draft Rumors Menu:

NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 27, 2011 - Top Five Buzz
NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 26, 2011 - Rick Gosselin Thoughts
NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 25, 2011 - Blaine Gabbert slipping?
NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 22, 2011 - Eagles to draft Greg Little?
NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 21, 2011 - Casserly's 2nd-round mock
NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 20, 2011 - Houston's pick plugged in
NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 19, 2011 - Offensive tackle rankings
NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 19, 2011 - Titus Young - first round?
NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 18, 2011 - Ryan Mallett to go No. 10?
NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 16, 2011 - Browns to go WR; no QB for Miami
NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 15, 2011 - Quarterback Comparisons
NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 14, 2011 - A.J. Green Historical Ranking
NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 13, 2011 - Bowers, Fairley, Ingram Falling
NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 12, 2011 - Da'Quan Bowers: Round 2?
NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 11, 2011 - Defensive End Talk
NFL Draft Rumors and Buzz: April 9, 2011 - Jon Baldwin, Hankerson Slipping?
Path to the Draft: April 8, 2011 - NFL Network 2011 NFL Mock Draft
Path to the Draft: April 7, 2011 - Gabbert better than Flacco/Sanchez/Freeman?
Path to the Draft: April 6, 2011 - Mike Mayock's Running Back Sleepers
Path to the Draft: April 5, 2011 - Charles Davis' Mock Draft; Overrated Players
Path to the Draft: April 4, 2011 - Mike Mayock defends his new Big Board
Path to the Draft: April 1, 2011 - Da'Quan Bowers Pro Day buzz
Path to the Draft: March 31, 2011 - North Carolina Pro Day buzz
Path to the Draft: March 30, 2011 - Jake Locker Pro Day buzz
Path to the Draft: March 29, 2011 - "I'm taking Ryan Mallett over Jake Locker."
Path to the Draft: March 28, 2011 - Julio Jones before A.J. Green?
Path to the Draft: March 25, 2011 - "Hankerson scares the heck out of me."

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