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NFL Mock Draft 2013: New York Jets Select Utah Defensive Tackle Star Lotulelei
April 23rd, 2013 at 1:45 PM
The New York Jets acquired the No. 13 pick in the 2013 NFL Draft by completing the Darrelle Revis trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The pick gives the Jets a ton of flexibility in this year's NFL Draft, with opportunities to trade down and still have a high pick...

NFL Mock Draft 2013: Miami Dolphins Select Alabama Tackle D.J. Fluker
April 23rd, 2013 at 11:45 AM
The Miami Dolphins whipped out the checkbook this offseason and added some high-priced veterans in an effort to improve upon their second place finish in the AFC East last season. Despite finishing 7-9 overall the Dolphins went just 2-4 in the division. To improve upon that they've signed wide receiver...

NFL Mock Draft 2013: San Diego Chargers Select LSU Outside Linebacker Barkevious Mingo
April 23rd, 2013 at 10:08 AM
The San Diego Chargers have a new head coach in Mike McCoy, who is tasked with taking over a team that never quite reached the pinnacle despite having a ton of talent for so many years. Much of that talent is now gone, with a few holdovers hanging on, and...

NFL Mock Draft 2013: Tennessee Titans Select Chance Warmack
April 23rd, 2013 at 9:01 AM
One of the most intriguing aspects of the 2013 NFL Draft is the balance between talent and position scarcity. The rarest asset in the NFL is a franchise quarterback, but this year's crop doesn't have a true top 10 talent. Still, because of the dearth of talent at the position...

NFL Mock Draft 2013: New York Jets Select Jarvis Jones
April 22nd, 2013 at 10:27 PM
The New York Jets have already made a splash in the 2013 NFL Draft, pulling off the Darrelle Revis trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and landing the No. 13 overall selection to go along with their No. 9  choice in the first round. The trade gives the Jets three...

NFL Mock Draft 2013: Buffalo Bills Select Tavon Austin
April 22nd, 2013 at 11:30 AM
Doug Marrone was previously the head coach of Syracuse and now takes over the only NFL team that actually plays within New York State lines. The Buffalo Bills have been generally irrelevant for quite a while now and Doug Marrone will be tasked with trying to change the culture. He...

NFL Mock Draft 2013: Arizona Cardinals Select Lane Johnson
April 22nd, 2013 at 8:45 AM
The Arizona Cardinals have addressed their quarterback need prior to the 2013 NFL Draft. Whether Carson Palmer is a real answer remains to be seen, but the acquisition combined with the general lack of punch with this year's quarterback class means the Cardinals will be adding to their roster at...

NFL Mock Draft 2013: Cleveland Browns Select Ezekiel Ansah
April 22nd, 2013 at 6:26 AM
Ezekiel Ansah is one of the more intriguing prospects in the 2013 NFL Draft. While some see greatness in his athletic potential, he's a bit of an enigma. The physical tools are undeniable but on the field the product wasn't always all that impressive. Ezekiel Ansah reminds many of Jason...

NFL Mock Draft 2013: Detroit Lions Select Eric Fisher from Central Michigan
April 21st, 2013 at 11:27 PM
The Detroit Lions didn't expect to be sitting at the No. 5 spot in the 2013 NFL Draft. While no one plans for a season that ranks as the fifth-worst in the NFL, the Lions were fresh off a playoff appearance and looked to be making a move in the...

NFL Mock Draft 2013: Philadelphia Eagles Select Dion Jordan
April 20th, 2013 at 9:10 PM
The SEC streak at the top of our 2013 NFL Mock Draft has been snapped, with the Philadelphia Eagles selecting Dion Jordan from Oregon. There's a familiarity factor here, with new Eagles head coach Chip Kelly going back to his previous home to find the right fit for his first...

NFL Mock Draft 2013: Oakland Raiders Select Sharrif Floyd
April 19th, 2013 at 10:35 PM
The Oakland Raiders are looking to move forward and claim a new identity in the realm of the NFL and the sports world at large. The franchise was always quirky, though with a certain mystique under Al Davis. Recently, the team has become more of a punch line and the...

NFL Mock Draft 2013: Jacksonville Jaguars Select Dee Milliner
April 19th, 2013 at 6:35 PM
It's the second pick of our 2013 NFL Mock Draft and we already have a selection that is slightly off the beaten path. There's no doubt that Dee Milliner of Alabama is an extremely talented cornerback and a top five talent in this year's NFL Draft. Still, most seem to...

NFL Mock Draft 2013: Kansas City Chiefs Select Luke Joeckel
April 18th, 2013 at 11:31 PM
The 2013 NFL Mock Draft has officially started. Our first round is underway, with the first overall selection in the 2013 NFL Draft belonging to Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs. With a quarterback already in the building - Alex Smith - the Chiefs have other team needs to...

Houston Texans: 2013 NFL Draft Team Needs
April 14th, 2013 at 11:58 PM
The Houston Texans have to be feeling the pinch at this point. Consecutive second round exits from the playoffs the past two seasons and now there's a new gunslinger in Indianapolis, with Andrew Luck entering his second season after leading the Colts to the playoffs as a rookie in 2012....

NFL Invites 23 Prospects to Attend 2013 NFL Draft
April 11th, 2013 at 9:49 AM
Each year the NFL invites a group of select prospects to attend the NFL Draft in person, adding to the excitement of the early selections as we get to see the player get a call from the team that selects him and get up on stage with Roger Goodell. As...

Green Bay Packers: 2013 NFL Draft Team Needs
April 9th, 2013 at 11:43 PM
The Green Bay Packers are towards the end of the first round because they possess one of the rare assets an an NFL team can acquire: a franchise quarterback. The Packers were lucky enough to snag that quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, towards the end of the first round of the 2005...

Indianapolis Colts: 2013 NFL Draft Team Needs
April 8th, 2013 at 11:50 PM
The Indianapolis Colts did exactly what they needed to do n the 2012 NFL Draft by adding a young franchise quarterback in Andrew Luck as well as some talent to put around him in Coby Fleener, Dwayne Allen and T.Y. Hilton. In the 2013 NFL Draft, the Colts will look...

Cincinnati Bengals: 2013 NFL Draft Team Needs
April 5th, 2013 at 7:35 PM
The Cincinnati Bengals have done very well the past few years in the NFL Draft and will be looking to improve their team again in the 2013 NFL Draft. Andy Dalton has been solid and is still growing as a quarterback, A.J. Green is on the brink of stardom and...

Chicago Bears: 2013 NFL Draft Team Needs
April 4th, 2013 at 11:54 PM
The Chicago Bears have added some offensive line help this offseason by signing free agents Matt Slauson and Jermon Bushrod. That should make Jay Cutler happy. Bears icon Brian Urlacher appears to be headed elsewhere, though league interest in him seems to be minimal. The Bears can use some help...

New York Giants: 2013 NFL Draft Team Needs
April 3rd, 2013 at 11:33 PM
The New York Giants missed the playoffs in 2012 after winning Super Bowl XLVI over the New England Patriots. While the Giants finished just short of the playoffs, some flaws were exposed and they have some areas of the roster to upgrade. Where the Giants have a leg up over...