2015 NFL Draft Preview

It's that time of the year when potential NFL prospects make the decision of whether they want to cash in and go pro or keep hitting the books and stay in school. Those underclassmen have until January 15^th to declare themselves for the draft. It's a hard choice for some. Not every player is first round material; but players have the chance to be drafted and show what they can do. They have plenty of opportunities to do so; their first opportunity is the regular season and a potential bowl game. Next up are the postseason games; these games are for seniors. The Senior Bowl is the premier game that players attend with hundreds of scouts in attendance. When April comes around some 300+ players will be invited to Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine. It’s the single event where players show how fast they are, how strong they are, their intelligence, and plenty of other on the field and off the field skills. After they show off their skills in Indy, they have a Pro Day, which is their schools private workout for NFL scouts. Players who weren’t invited to the Combine can use the school’s Pro Day as that stepping stone. Once all that is over come the private workouts players will have with teams. Then in April the NFL Draft happens; it’s an event that can be full of surprises both good and bad.

The NFL “experts” will put together their list of the top prospects and where each could end up. I like to wait until all players declare to put out projections, for now I’ll show the teams needs in order of what they need the most.

          NOTE- Picks 21-32 are to be determined 

1.    Tampa Bay- Quarterback, Offensive Line, Defensive Line

2.    Tennessee- Quarterback, Defensive Line, Cornerback

3.    Jacksonville- Offensive Line, Cornerback, Running Back

4.    Oakland- Defensive Line, Defensive Back, Wide Receiver

5.    Washington- Offensive Line, Defensive Back, Defensive Line

6.    New York Jets- Quarterback?, Offensive Line, Defensive Back

7.    Chicago – Linebacker, Defensive Line, Defensive Back

8.    Atlanta- Defensive Line, Tight End, Defensive Back

9.    New York Giants- Linebacker, Defensive End, Offensive Line

10.  St. Louis- Quarterback, Cornerback, Running Back

11.  Minnesota- Offensive Line, Defensive Back, Running Back

12.  Cleveland-Wide Receiver, Linebacker, Defensive Line

13.  New Orleans- Defensive Back, Quarterback, Defensive Line

14.  Miami- Linebacker, Offensive Line, Defensive Back

15.  San Francisco- Quarterback, Defensive Line, Offensive Line

16.  Houston- Quarterback, Offensive Line, Wide Receiver

17.  San Diego- Defensive Back, Defensive Line, Offensive Line

18.  Kansas City- Wide Receiver, Offensive Line, Defensive Line

19.  Cleveland (from Buffalo)

20.  Philadelphia- Defensive Back, Linebacker