NFL Mock Draft 3/24

Whoa, wait a minute. This isn't about Dodger baseball or baseball at all! What gives?

Well, I'm an avid follower of the NFL Draft, and I have been every year since 1997 when my favorite team, the St. Louis Rams, took future Hall-of-Famer Orlando Pace with the No. 1 overall pick.

This year has been a little different, though. I haven't kept as up-to-date on information this year. It could be because I'm more dedicated to this blog and it could be because of the labor unrest. I mean, who wants to hear about millionaires arguing with billionaires about money, right? I know that's a simplistic way to look at it, but in the end, that's what it boils down to.

*Gets off soapbox*

Without further ado, here's my first crack at a mock draft this year. Comments are appreciated. Let me know if I totally blew it in some places.

2011 NFL Mock Draft
Round 1

1	Carolina	QB	Cam Newton	Auburn
2	Denver	DT	Marcell Dareus*	Alabama
3	Buffalo	DE	Da'Quan Bowers*	Clemson
4	Cincinnati	WR	Julio Jones*	Alabama
5	Arizona	QB	Blaine Gabbert*	Missouri
6	Cleveland	WR	A.J. Green*	Georgia
7	San Francisco	CB	Patrick Peterson*	LSU
8	Tennessee	OLB	Von Miller	Tex. A&M
9	Dallas	CB	Prince Amukamara	Nebraska
10	Washington	DT	Nick Fairley*	Auburn
11	Houston	DE	Robert Quinn*	UNC
12	Minnesota	DE	Aldon Smith*	Missouri
13	Detroit	OT	Tyron Smith*	USC
14	St. Louis	DT	Corey Liuget*	Illinois
15	Miami	RB	Mark Ingram*	Alabama
16	Jacksonville	DE	Ryan Kerrigan	Purdue
17	New England#	DE	J.J. Watt*	Wisconsin
18	San Diego	DE	Cameron Jordan	Cal
19	N.Y. Giants	OT	Anthony Costanzo	BC
20	Tampa Bay	DE	Justin Houston*	Georgia
21	Kansas City	DT	Phil Taylor	Baylor
22	Indianapolis	OT	Nate Solder	Colorado
23	Philadelphia	CB	Jimmy Smith	Colorado
24	New Orleans	DT	Muhammad Wilkerson*	Temple
25	Seattle	QB	Jake Locker	Wash.
26	Baltimore	CB	Aaron Williams*	Texas
27	Atlanta	DE	Adrian Clayborn	Iowa
28	New England	OG	Mike Pouncey	Florida
29	Chicago	OT	Gabe Carimi	Wisconsin
30	N.Y. Jets	S	Rahim Moore*	UCLA
31	Pittsburgh	OT	Derek Sherrod	Miss. St.
32	Green Bay	OLB	Akeem Ayers*	UCLA

* - Underclassman
# - From Oakland (Richard Seymour trade)