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Mock a starting defense

WolverineFan

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This thread is pretty straight forward. The Texans have 11 picks in this draft, so draft a starting defense. Doesn't necessarily have to be what the Texans are going to run this year because we really don't know. I drafted with the notion of a standard two-gapping 3-4 defense like Crennel has run in the past.


1 (#1) DE/OLB - Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
2 (#33) CB - Jason Verrett, TCU
3 (#65) DE/OLB - Marcus Smith, Louisville
4 (#101) ILB - Yawin Smallwood, UConn
4 (#135) S - Marqueston Huff, Wyoming
5 (#141) DT - Deandre Coleman, California
6 (#177) DT - Zack Kerr, Delaware
6 (#181) DT - Shamar Stephen, UConn
6 (#211) ILB - Andrew Jackson, Western Kentucky
7 (#216) CB - Travis Carrie, Ohio
7 (#256) S - Maurice Alexander, Utah State


DE - Deandre Coleman (6-5, 314)
NT - Zack Kerr (6-1, 326)
DE - Shamar Stephen (6-5, 309)

SOLB - Marcus Smith (6-3, 251)
MLB - Yawin Smallwood (6-2, 246)
ILB - Andrew Jackson (6-1, 254)
WOLB - Jadeveon Clowney (6-5, 266)

CB - Jason Verrett (5-9, 189)
SS - Maurice Alexander (6-1, 220)
FS - Marqueston Huff (5-11, 196)
CB - Travis Carrie (6-0, 206)
 
Much harder than I anticipated.

Round 1 Pick 1: Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina (A)
Round 2 Pick 1: Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech (A-)
Round 3 Pick 1: Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB, Nebraska (C-)
Round 4 Pick 1: Daniel McCullers, DT, Tennessee (A-)
Round 4 Pick 35 (COMP): Lamin Barrow, ILB, LSU (A-)
Round 5 Pick 1: Ahmad Dixon, SS, Baylor (A)
Round 6 Pick 1: Ross Cockrell, CB, Duke (D+)
Round 6 Pick 5: Bruce Gaston, DT, Purdue (F)
Round 6 Pick 35 (COMP): Howard Jones, OLB, Shepherd (B-)
Round 7 Pick 1: Andrew Jackson, ILB, Western Kentucky (F)
Round 7 Pick 41 (COMP): Jeoffrey Pagan, DE, Alabama (D-)

Pagan - Gaston - McCullers
Jones - Barrow - Jackson - Clowney
Cockrell - Dixon - Jean Baptiste - Fuller
 
Lucky said:
What list did you draft from?
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Technically my own. I have a spreadsheet that contains many of the draft eligible prospects and I use a variety of sites to average a draft grade for most of the prospects. That way when I do a mock, I can use that grade as a base draft grade for a prospect and don't let my bias determine where they go.

Also, a lot of it is in my head lol.
 
1. Aaron Donald, DE, Pitt
33. Jeremiah Attaochu, OLB, Ga Tech
65. Philip Gaines, CB, Rice
101. Justin Ellis, NT, La Tech
135. Craig Loston, SS, LSU
141. Preston Brown, ILB, Louisville
177. Khairi Fortt, OLB, Cal
181. Marqueston Huff, FS, Wyoming
211. Avery Williamson, ILB, Kentucky
216. Brandon Dixon, CB, NW Mizzou St.
256. Chris Whaley, DE, Texas

DE- Aaron Donald
NT - Justin Ellis
DE - Chris Whaley
ROLB - Jeremiah Attaochu
RILB - Avery Williamson
LILB - Preston Brown
LOLB - Khairi Fortt
CB - Phillip Gaines
CB - Brandon Dixon
FS - Marqueston Huff
SS -Craig Loston
 
kiwitexansfan said:
Me?

I draft on first-pick.com
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Thanks, I used that site.

Round 1 Pick 1: Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina (A)
Round 2 Pick 1: Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State (B+)
Round 3 Pick 1: DaQuan Jones, DT, Penn State (A-)
Round 4 Pick 1: Christian Jones, ILB, Florida State (B-)
Round 4 Pick 35 (COMP): Ed Stinson, DE, Alabama (D+)
Round 5 Pick 1: Brent Urban, DE, Virginia (D)
Round 6 Pick 1: Larry Webster, DE, Bloomsburg (F)
Round 6 Pick 5: Ross Cockrell, CB, Duke (C)
Round 6 Pick 35 (COMP): Brock Vereen, SS, Minnesota (D-)
Round 7 Pick 1: Andrew Jackson, ILB, Western Kentucky (F)
Round 7 Pick 41 (COMP): Daniel Sorensen, SS, BYU (F)

I went with the most important positions early (edge rusher and cover corner). Then I went with Parcell's "Planet" draft theory of taking big guys first.

Urban-D.Jones-Stinson
Webster-C.Jones-Jackson-Clowney
Roby-Vereen-Sorensen-Cockrell

The website didn't like my 3rd day picks, but I was pretty happy with them. I like the secondary picks, smart guys who I think will make their way on NFL rosters. Christian Jones really made this draft. Would love to see the Texans pick him up at 4-1.
 
Lucky said:
Thanks, I used that site.

Round 1 Pick 1: Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina (A)
Round 2 Pick 1: Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State (B+)
Round 3 Pick 1: DaQuan Jones, DT, Penn State (A-)
Round 4 Pick 1: Christian Jones, ILB, Florida State (B-)
Round 4 Pick 35 (COMP): Ed Stinson, DE, Alabama (D+)
Round 5 Pick 1: Brent Urban, DE, Virginia (D)
Round 6 Pick 1: Larry Webster, DE, Bloomsburg (F)
Round 6 Pick 5: Ross Cockrell, CB, Duke (C)
Round 6 Pick 35 (COMP): Brock Vereen, SS, Minnesota (D-)
Round 7 Pick 1: Andrew Jackson, ILB, Western Kentucky (F)
Round 7 Pick 41 (COMP): Daniel Sorensen, SS, BYU (F)

I went with the most important positions early (edge rusher and cover corner). Then I went with Parcell's "Planet" draft theory of taking big guys first.

Urban-D.Jones-Stinson
Webster-C.Jones-Jackson-Clowney
Roby-Vereen-Sorensen-Cockrell

The website didn't like my 3rd day picks, but I was pretty happy with them. I like the secondary picks, smart guys who I think will make their way on NFL rosters. Christian Jones really made this draft. Would love to see the Texans pick him up at 4-1.
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That is a really solid draft.

I agree on Jones, if we can get him or Zumwalt I think it can really give a new dimension to the defense.
 
Round 1 Pick 1: Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
Round 2 Pick 1: Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
Round 3 Pick 1: Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State
Round 4 Pick 1: Yawin Smallwood, ILB, Connecticut
Round 4 Pick 35 (COMP): Ahmad Dixon, SS, Baylor
Round 5 Pick 1: Phillip Gaines, CB, Rice
Round 6 Pick 1: Deandre Coleman, DT, California
Round 6 Pick 5: Ryan Carrethers, DT, Arkansas State
Round 6 Pick 35 (COMP): Andrew Jackson, ILB, Western Kentucky
Round 7 Pick 1: Ben Gardner, DE, Stanford
Round 7 Pick 41 (COMP): Ty Zimmerman, FS, Kansas State


This is what I got from First-Pick.com

DEs- Gardner and Coleman
NT- Carrethers
OLBs-Clowney and Crichton
CBs- Fuller and Gaines
FS-Zimmerman
SS-Dixon
 
NCTexan said:
This is really, really hard.
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This is harder than it 1st appears.

I used CBS ranking system. I thought it more realistic. Also I went with a nickle package defense since that seems to be new normal in the NFL.

1. Jadeveon Clowney-DE/OLB
2. Bradley Roby-CB
3. Telvin Smith-OLB
4. Christian Jones-ILB
4b. E.J. Gaines-CB
5. Brent Urban-DE
6. Deandre Coleman-DT/DE
6b. Dontae Johnson-CB
6c. Tre Boston-FS
7. Glenn Carson-ILB
7b. Ryan Carrethers-NT
 
Round 1 Pick 1: Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo (A)
Round 2 Pick 1: Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech (A-)
Round 3 Pick 1: DaQuan Jones, DT, Penn State (A-)
Round 4 Pick 1: Antone Exum, CB, Virginia Tech (D+)
Round 4 Pick 35 (COMP): Adrian Hubbard, OLB, Alabama (B)
Round 5 Pick 1: Brent Urban, DE, Virginia (B)
Round 6 Pick 1: Marqueston Huff, FS, Wyoming (C)
Round 6 Pick 5: Nat Berhe, SS, San Diego State (A)
Round 6 Pick 35 (COMP): Ethan Westbrooks, DE, West Texas A&M (C-)
Round 7 Pick 1: Andrew Jackson, ILB, Western Kentucky (D)
Round 7 Pick 41 (COMP): Uani (Devin) Unga, ILB, BYU (D-)

Urban - Jones - Westbrooks
Hubbard - Unga - Jackson - Mack
Fuller - Berhe - Huff - Exum
 
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