2015 NFL Re-Draft

Here I'm going to re-draft the First Round of the 2015 NFL Draft. How many picks will be the same? How many picks will be different?

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Marcus Mariota, Quarterback, Oregon: Tough call between Mariota and Jameis Winston, but the Bucs take the safer bet in Mariota this time around. Although, Winston has made a Pro-Bowl appearance and Mariota has struggled at times, Mariota is poised to break out in 2018 in a new offense.
Actual Pick: Jameis Winston, Quarterback, Florida State

2. Tennessee Titans- Jameis Winston, Quarterback, Florida State: The Titans take Winston here with Mariota off the board. Winston has a higher ceiling than Mariota although Mariota has the higher floor and the Titans would still get a franchise guy.
Actual Pick: Marcus Mariota, Quarterback, Oregon

3. Jacksonville Jaguars- Brandon Scherff, Offensive Tackle, Iowa: The Jags go with Scherff here to improve their offensive line. Scherff has been one of the more underrated tackles in the league and has made the last two Pro-Bowls and will be paid by the Redskins next year.
Actual Pick: Dante Fowler Jr., Defensive End, Florida

4. Oakland Raiders- Vic Beasley, Defensive End/Outside Linebacker, Clemson: Beasley is one of the more underrated pass rushers in this league and he led the league in sacks in 2016 and has been in the Pro-Bowl. Imagine Khalil Mack and Beasley on the same defensive line?
Actual Pick: Amari Cooper, Wide Receiver, Alabama

5. Washington Redskins- Todd Gurley, Running Back, Georgia: Gurley is arguably the leagues best running back right now and he was phenomenal last season. If Gurley was on the Redskins, it probably would have made Kirk Cousins look better and perhaps he could have been traded instead
of let go.
Actual Pick: Brandon Scherff, Offensive Tackle, Iowa

6. New York Jets- Leonard Williams, Defensive End, USC: No due-over here as the Jets take their guy in Williams, who's the best defensive lineman on the Jets roster right now. Williams didn't have a great year last year, but made the Pro Bowl in 2016. I think he's closer to the guy that made the Pro Bowl rather than the guy that wasn't great last year.
Actual Pick: Williams

7. Chicago Bears- Amari Cooper, Wide Receiver, Alabama: The Bears take Cooper here to be their number one receiver. Cooper has had his moments with the Raiders, but he still projects to be a very good receiver in this league.
Actual Pick: Kevin White, Wide Receiver, West Virginia

8. Atlanta Falcons- Landon Collins, Safety, Alabama: The Giants got a steal where they selected Collins in the second round. Collins made the last two Pro Bowls and he's arguably the best safety in the league.
Actual Pick: Vic Beasley, Defensive End/Outside Linebacker, Clemson

9. New York Giants- David Johnson, Running Back, Northern Iowa: The Cardinals got a steal where they selected Johnson in the first round. Johnson can do it all and made the Pro Bowl in 2016. Imagine Johnson and Odell Beckham Jr in the same offense with a good offensive line behind Johnson? That would prolong Eli Manning's career even longer.
Actual Pick: Ereck Fowlers, Offensive Tackle, Miami

10. Los Angeles Rams- Melvin Gordon, Running Back, Wisconsin: With Gurley off the board, the Rams take Gordon to be their lead running back. Gordon is pretty much a poor mans Gurley, but he
isn't relied on in the Chargers offense like Gurleu is in the Rams offense.
Actual Pick: Todd Gurley, Running Back, Georgia

11. Minnesota Vikings- Jay Ajayi, Running Back, Boise State: The Dolphins got a steal with Ajayi at where they selected him in the fifth round. Ajayi made the Pro Bowl in 2016 and helped the Eagles win the Super Bowl last season.
Actual Pick: Trae Waynes, Cornerback, Michigan State

12. Cleveland Browns- Nelson Agholor, Wide Receiver, USC: Agholor has been a little inconsistent on the Eagles and has had some injuries as well. Agholor was a big part of the Eagles Super Bowl run a season ago and when healthy, is pretty productive.
Actual Pick: Danny Shelton, Defensive Tackle, Washington

13. New Orleans Saints- Ronald Darby, Cornerback, Florida State: Darby is a pretty solid pro as he was a Defensive Rookie of the Year candidate as a rookie. He certainly helped the Eagles win the Super Bowl and would have been a nice fit in the young Saints defense.
Actual Pick: Andrus Peat, Offensive Tackle, Auburn

14. Miami Dolphins- Tyler Lockett, Wide Receiver, Kansas State: The Seahawks got a steal in Lockett at where they selected him in the third round. He made the Pro Bowl as a rookie in 2015 and made either the first or second All-Pro team in each of his first three seasons.
Actual Pick: DeVante Parker, Wide Receiver, Louisville

15. Los Angeles Chargers (from San Francisco 49ers)- K'Won Alexander, Linebacker, LSU: Alexander proven to be a steal at where the Bucs selected him in the fourth round. Alexander made the Pro Bowl last season and would have fit nicely in the Chargers defense.
Actual Pick: Melvin Gordon, Running Back, Wisconsin

16. Houston Texans- Marcus Peters, Cornerback, Washington: Peters was the Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2015 and made the Pro Bowl the last two seasons as well as one of the two All Pro teams. Peters had a tumultuous year last season and than the Chiefs traded him to the Rams. I bet we see the player from the first two seasons rather than last year next season on the Rams and Peters would have fit nicely on the Texans as well.
Actual Pick: Kevin Johnson, Cornerback, Florida State

17. San Francisco 49ers (from Los Angeles Chargers)- Damarious Randall, Safety, Arizona State: Randall was pretty solid for the Packers the last few seasons before they traded him to the Browns. Randall will help the Browns secondary and he certainly would have been a nice fit in the Niners secondary.
Actual Pick: Arik Armstead, Defensive Tackle, Oregon

18. Kansas City Chiefs- Stefon Diggs, Wide Receiver, Maryland: Diggs has proven to be a steal at where the Vikings selected him in the third round. Diggs is going to go down for making one of the greatest game ending plays in NFL Playoff history with that crazy game winning touchdown against the Saints. Diggs would have been a nice weapon for Pat Mahomes in Kansas City too.
Actual Pick: Marcus Peters, Cornerback, Washington

19. Cleveland Browns (from Buffalo Bills)- Daryl Williams, Offensive Tackle, Oklahoma: Williams proven to be a steal at where the Panthers selected him in the fourth round. Williams made the All Pro second team last season after having a breakthrough season and he would have been a nice fit on the Browns offensive line.
Actual Pick: Cameron Irving, Offensive Tackle/Center, Florida State

20. Philadelphia Eagles- Donovan Smith, Offensive Tackle, Penn State: Smith proved to be a bit of a
steal at where the Bucs selected him in the second round. Smith has started every game he's played in throughout his career and has done a nice job protecting Jameis Winston these last three seasons.
Actual Pick: Nelson Agholor, Wide Receiver, USC

21. Cincinnati Bengals- Mitch Morse, Guard, Missouri: Morse is one of the more underrated guards in the league as he's done a nice job protecting Alex Smith the last few seasons. Morse missed time last season due to a foot injury. He would have made the Bengals offensive line better too.
Actual Pick: Cedric Ogbuehi, Offensive Tackle, Texas A&M

22. Pittsburgh Steelers- Malcom Brown, Defensive Tackle, Texas: Brown has been solid for the Pats the last few seasons and he is one of the few younger guys on their defense that has shown their potential. Brown would have been a nice replacement for James Harrison on the Steelers D-line too.
Actual Pick: Bud Dupree, Outside Linebacker, Kentucky

23. Denver Broncos (from Detroit Lions)- Eddie Goldman, Defensive Tackle, Florida State: Goldman has been solid in three seasons with the Bears and will be a piece for them going forward as he has room to grow as a player. Goldman would have been a nice fit on the Broncos defensive line.
Actual Pick: Shane Ray, Defensive End, Missouri

24. Arizona Cardinals- Rob Havenstein, Offensive Tackle, Wisconsin: Havenstein proved to be a nit of a steal at where the Rams selected him in the second round. Havenstein did a nice job helping protect Jared Goff and he would have been a nice fit on the Cards O-line as well.
Actual Pick: DJ Humphries, Offensive Tackle, Florida

25. Carolina Panthers- Stephone Anthony, Linebacker, Clemson: The Panthers take Anthony here in
the re-draft to add depth to their linebacking core. Anthony has been solid for the Saints and is a part of their new defensive core.
Actual Pick: Shaq Thompson, Outside Linebacker, Washington

26. Baltimore Ravens- DeVante Parker, Wide Receiver, Louisville: Parker has had his moments on the Dolphins throughout the last few seasons and I believe he has room to grow as a player. Parker would have been a nice fit on this Ravens team that lacks that young big threat receiver.
Actual Pick: Breshad Perriman, Wide Receiver, UCF

27. Dallas Cowboys- Eric Kendricks, Inside Linebacker, UCLA: Kendricks proved to be a steal at where the Vikings selected him in the second round. He just received a well deserved contract extension by the team and is a big part of Mike Zimmer's defense.
Actual Pick: Byron Jones, Cornerback, Connecticut

28. Detroit Lions (from Denver Broncos)- Ali Marpet, Guard, Hobart: Marpet was a bit of an unknown coming into the draft and has proven to be a steal at where the Bucs selected him in the second round. He's a keeper on the Bucs offensive line and he would have been a nice fit on the Lions.
Actual Pick: Laken Tomlinson, Guard, Duke

29. Indianapolis Colts- Danielle Hunter, Defensive End, LSU: Hunter proven to be a steal at where the Vikes selected him in the third round. Hunter is very underrated on that loaded defense and the Colts need a ton of talent on their roster and Hunter would be a nice fit on the defensive line.
Actual Pick: Phillip Dorsett, Wide Receiver, Miami

30. Green Bay Packers- Adrian Amos, Safety, Penn State: With Randall off the board, the Packers take Amos, who proved to be a steal at where the Bears selected him in the fifth round. Amos is a part of the Bears present and future as he was named to Pro Football Focus's All-Pro team a season ago.
Actual Pick: Damarious Randall, Safety, Arizona State

31. New Orleans Saints (from Seattle Seahawks)- Cameron Erving, Center/Offensive Tackle, Florida State: With Anthony off the board, the Saints take Erving to bolster their offensive line. Erving has versatility and he's shown that with the Browns.
Actual Pick: Stephone Anthony, Linebacker, Clemson

32. New England Patriots- Tevin Coleman, Running Back, Indiana: Coleman proved to be a steal at where the Falcons picked him in the third round. He's an overqualified backup on the Falcons roster behind DeVonta Freeman and maybe he'd be starting on the Pats.
Actual Pick: Malcolm Brown, Defensive Tackle, Texas