Sports Illustrated: 2014 NFL Mock Draft

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1May 2013
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Sports Illustrated: 2014 NFL Mock Draft

To go along with yesterday’s post on the top prospects for 2014, this takes things one step further and drafts them.  In this version’s outcome, Taylor Lewan would be the second offensive lineman drafted, behind Jake Matthews of Texas A&M.  After the 2013 NFL Draft, in which so many offensive linemen went early, it would be a bit of a surprise if only two linemen went in the top twelve.  Barring injury or an unexpected decline, I think Lewan will probably be picked within the top seven or eight spots.

Anyway, the following guys might be of interest to Michigan fans, either because the Wolverines play(ed) them or recruited them.

1. Oakland Raiders: Jadeveon Clowney – DE – South Carolina
3. Jacksonville Jaguars: Tajh Boyd – QB – Clemson*
4. Cleveland Browns: Marqise Lee – WR – USC*
5. New York Jets: Sammy Watkins – WR – Clemson*
7. Buffalo Bills: C.J. Mosley – LB – Alabama
8. Kansas City Chiefs: Louis Nix – DT – Notre Dame*
9. Philadelphia Eagles: Brett Hundley – QB – UCLA*
11. Detroit Lions: Bradley Roby – CB – Ohio State
12. St. Louis Rams: Taylor Lewan – OT – Michigan*
13. Miami Dolphins: Stephon Tuitt – DE – Notre Dame
17. Dallas Cowboys: Cyrus Kouandjio – OT – Alabama*
20. Chicago Bears: Anthony Barr – OLB – UCLA*
29. Houston Texans: Christian Jones – LB – Florida State*
31. Denver Broncos: Ha’Sean Clinton-Dix – S – Alabama*
32. San Francisco 49ers: Timmy Jernigan – DT – Florida State*

*Offered by Michigan

30Apr 2013
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CBS Sports: 2014 NFL Draft – Early top 50

Taylor Lewan

CBS Sports put out its top 50 prospects for the NFL Draft class of 2014.  Lots of these guys were pursued by Michigan coming out of high school, and several more are relevant simply because they’re guys Michigan has played or will play in the upcoming season.

1. Jadeveon Clowney – DE – South Carolina
4. Taylor Lewan – OT – Michigan*
5. Marquise Lee – WR – USC*
6. Stephon Tuitt – DE – Notre Dame
8. Bradley Roby – S – Ohio State
9. Anthony Barr – OLB – UCLA*
10. Tajh Boyd – QB – Clemson*
11. Louis Nix – DT – Notre Dame*
13. Sammy Watkins – WR – Clemson*
14. Cyrus Kouandjio – OT – Alabama*
17. Aaron Lynch – DE – South Florida
18. Christian Jones – LB – Florida State*
21. Ryan Shazier – LB – Ohio State*
29. A.J. Johnson – LB – Tennessee*
32. Jackson Jeffcoat – DE – Texas*
33. A.J. McCarron – QB – Alabama
35. Dominique Easley – DE – Florida*
37. Timmy Jernigan – DT – Florida State*
39. Chaz Sutton – DE – South Carolina
43. Bennett Jackson – CB – Notre Dame
44. Ka’deem Carey – RB – Arizona
45. Anthony Chickillo – DE – Miami*
46. Odell Beckham – WR – LSU*
48. Karlos Williams – S – Florida State*
49. Seantrel Henderson – OT – Miami*

*Offered by Michigan

26Jan 2013
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Review of 2012 Season Predictions

This guy led the team in sacks.

Nobody else probably cares, but this is one of the things I enjoy most about the post-season: looking back and seeing how many things I got right or wrong.

Leading Rusher
Prediction: Denard Robinson, 1200 yards
Actual: Denard Robinson, 1266 yards

Leading Receiver
Prediction: Roy Roundtree, 750 yards
Actual: Jeremy Gallon, 829 yards (Roundtree had 580)

Leading Tackler
Prediction: Kenny Demens, 90 tackles
Actual: Jake Ryan, 88 tackles (Demens had 82)

Leading Sacker
Prediction: Jake Ryan, 5.5 sacks
Actual: Jake Ryan, 4.5 sacks

Leading Interceptor
Prediction: J.T. Floyd and Jordan Kovacs, 2 interceptions (tie)
Actual: Thomas Gordon and Raymon Taylor, 2 interceptions (tie); (Kovacs had 1, Floyd had 0)

All-Big Ten First Team
Prediction: Taylor Lewan, Denard Robinson
Actual: Taylor Lewan, Patrick Omameh, Will Hagerup (Denard Robinson was Honorable Mention)

Leading Scorer (non-QB, non-kicker)
Prediction: Fitzgerald Toussaint
Actual: Fitzgerald Toussaint

Breakout Offensive Player
Prediction: Thomas Rawls
Actual: Devin Funchess. Funchess didn’t light the world on fire, but he showed flashes of what he can do if Michigan can get him the ball in the coming years.  Rawls didn’t show much elusiveness or much power.

Breakout Defensive Player
Prediction: Thomas Gordon
Actual: Quinton Washington.  Washington went from a bit of an afterthought to a viable Big Ten nose tackle.  While he didn’t put up great numbers (32 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack), he took up blockers in the middle of the line and didn’t get blown off the ball.

Most Disappointing Offensive Player
Prediction: Jerald Robinson
Actual: Fitzgerald Toussaint.  Robinson was disappointing and then left the team, so he was clearly a disappointment.  But the starting running back, who averaged 5.6 yards/carry in 2011, dropped all the way to 4.0 yards/carry this season.

Most Disappointing Defensive Player
Prediction: Jibreel Black
Actual: J.T. Floyd.  Floyd didn’t make a single interception this season and got himself suspended for the Outback Bowl.

Alabama
Prediction: Loss
Actual: Loss

Air Force
Prediction: Win
Actual: Win

UMass
Prediction: Win
Actual: Win

Notre Dame
Prediction: Win
Actual: Loss

Purdue
Prediction: Win
Actual: Win

Illinois
Prediction: Win
Actual: Win

Michigan State
Prediction: Loss
Actual: Win

Nebraska
Prediction: Win
Actual: Loss

Minnesota
Prediction: Win
Actual: Win

Northwestern
Prediction: Win
Actual: Win

Iowa
Prediction: Win
Actual: Win

Ohio State
Prediction: Loss
Actual: Loss

CONCLUSION
Out of 23 predictions, I got 12.5 right.  I’m like Nostradamus or something.