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Mel Kiper Jr.: Sharrif Floyd, Defensive Line, Florida
Rob Rang: Barrett Jones, Center/Guard, Alabama
Matt Miller: Xavier Rhodes, Cornerback, Florida State
Walter Football: Margus Hunt, Defensive Line, SMU
Drafttek: T.J. McDonald, Safety, USC
My Mock: Xavier Rhodes, Cornerback, Florida State


I don't know about Hunt or McDonald, so I can't have an opinion about them, but taking McDonald in the 1st if we re-sign Goldson would be foolish. We need safety depth, but you don't take a back-up safety in the 1st. Hunt has a 2nd-round grade, so I would think it would be a reach, even at 31 or 32.

As y'all know, I love Barrett Jones, and at 31 or 32 I'd be fine with that pick. dtw, he won't go top 15 for a couple of reasons. First, OTs are the ones who go really high, and since he didn't play tackle this year, people are looking at him as a center. Second, though he is a very good guard, the two big boys at OG--Chance Warmack from Alabama and Jonathan Cooper from UNC--will go ahead of him. And third, centers don't go top 15. He's a terrific player, but my guess is he goes late 1st to mid-2nd. I have read good things about Rhodes, and I would be fine with that pick. Shariff Floyd seems to make the most sense, but I have seen a number of mocks that have him gone when we pick.