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March 21, 2012 3:53 PM

NFL Mock Draft Compilation 1.0

With the scouting combine over, the trade for number two taken care of and a lot of free agency moves already made it's time to delve into the mock drafts.

To start with, we here at RCS took nine mock drafts, placed them next to each other and tabulated the average draft order as determined by these expert mock drafts, listed in the table as RCS Average Selection. This methodology does not take into account team needs. The Common Pick column to the far right shows the most commonly selected player in that position from all the mocks when applicable.

The first two picks are unanimous, and most everyone agrees USC OT Matt Kalil is going to the Vikings third, but recent talk has some questioning that theory. Past the third pick everything gets interesting.


*RCS Average Selection is the mean of all mock drafts and does not take into account team needs (click to enlarge)

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Obviously these will change as we get closer and closer to the draft and teams make more moves. For example, it's likely the Eagles recent signing of LB DeMaco Ryans will make some mock drafters change their Eagles pick away from Boston College LB Luke Kuechly.

Mock Drafts used and date last updated:
ESPN - Mel Kiper - March 7th
ESPN - Todd McShay Jr. - March 11th
NFLDraftScout - Dane Brugler - March 19th (via CBS)
CBS Sports - Rob Rang - March 19th
SB Nation - Ryan Van Bibber - March 19th
NFL.com - Chad Reuter - March 20th
National Football Post - Wes Bunting - March 21st
Sporting News - Russ Lande - March 12th
Fox Sports - Peter Schrager - March 21st

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