2015 Re-Draft
I have always wanted to do one of these. Now I have the time. How many times have we seen that someone does not work out for their team? How many times was that guy a first-round pick? Basically, this is my re-draft based on how the teams and players performed this year: Each Template will read as follows: Pick. Team Name: Position Player (School) Original Round Drafted: Original Pick Overall 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: QB Jameis Winston (FSU) 1:1 Original Pick: QB Jameis Winston Winston turned out to be another great first overall pick. He is the reason they won six games this year as opposed to the two from 2014. His spot stays the same. He is a leader in the locker room and on the field. Perfect pick. 2. Tennessee Titans: QB Marcus Mariota (ORE) 1:2 Original Pick: QB Marcus Mariota Another guy who stays the same. Mariota, like Winston, is the future of his franchise. Barring an injury, this could be one of the great rivalries in football. While Mariota is quiet, he does not get rattled. If Tennessee wants to stand a chance in the AFC South, they need to protect him. 3. Jacksonville Jaguars: DT Leonard Williams (USC) 1:6 Original Pick: DE/OLB Dante Fowler Jr. (UF) The Jags' first pick last year got hurt in the first day of rookie camp, so anyone would have been better here. Williams would have greatly helped the poor defensive line Jacksonville sported last year. A total of 36 sacks and allowing an average of 100 rushing yards per game show that they need help. 4. Oakland Raiders: WR Amari Cooper (UA) 1:4 Original Pick: WR Amari Cooper Another correct pick. Cooper led the Raiders in receiving yards and his chemistry with Derek Carr is unquestioned. Cooper was a Rookie of the year candidate and rightfully deserved to be. He was to only rookie to reach 1,000-receiving yards this season. He will be a highly-valued fantasy option come next fall. 5. Washington Redskins: OT Brandon Scherff (Iowa) 1:5 Original Pick: OT Brandon Scherff This is going to be the another correct pick in this redraft. Scherff was moved to Guard and he excelled there. He helped provide great protection for Kirk Cousins. Enough that he is possibly the franchise quarterback now. If Matt Jones had emerged a bit earlier at running back, they would have likely beaten the rushing mark they set in 2014. 6. New York Jets: CB Marcus Peters (WAS) 1:18 Original Pick: DT Leonard Williams With Williams gone, the Jets would have had make a decision on what defensive position they wanted. The DROTY would have been worth it. Peters led the league in interceptions (8) and was a cornerstone of the Chiefs defense. With a secondary that included Revis and Cromartie, I doubt any team would have seen 200 yards in a game passing. 7. Chicago Bears: WR Tyler Lockett (KSU) 3:69 Original Pick: WR Kevin White There were other players I could have put here. Darby, Rawls, Flowers. White was out all year with a ankle injury and the Bears still needed a receiver. Lockett proved to be a weapon offensively at the tail end of the year, but he tore up the return game from day one. His speed could have been a great asset for John Fox. 8. Atlanta Falcons: CB Ronald Darby (FSU) 2:50 Original Pick: OLB Vic Beasley Jr. Beasley was a great help on defense, but he was quiet. Darby was see as being heavily underrated in the middle of the season and the Bills got a steal. While he did not show the numbers in interceptions, he constantly broke up passes. Darby has so few tackles because of his defense on the pass. The would have been perfect for a lackluster secondary the Falcons have. 9. New York Giants: RB Todd Gurley II (UGA) 1:10 Original Pick: OT Ereck Flowers Gurley was the OROTY. He broke 1,000 yards having only played 12 games. After coming off of two ACL surguries, he was seen as a huge risk. This is a risk the Giants wish they had taken. While Flowers was a good pick, the G-men still had no run game this season. Between Vereen, Williams, and Jennings, none were even close to consistent. 10. St. Louis Rams: WR Stefon Diggs (MAR) 5:146 Original Pick: RB Todd Gurley II With Gurley off the board, the Rams should have addressed their receiving core. Rather a lack there of one. Diggs was a surprise for many people this season. He provided speed and crisp route running that the Vikings had hoped Cordarelle Patterson would have (31st Pick in 2013 Draft). With many of the other receivers drafted in this year injured for a majority of it, Diggs was able to stand out. 11. Minnesota Vikings: DT Mario Edwards Jr. (FSU) 2:35 Original Pick: CB Trae Waynes There could have been a wide receiver taken here. The problem is that there are barely any other wide receivers that deserved a first-round consideration this past year. Adding to the defense, Williams had a quietly productive year alongside Kalil Mack and Justin Tuck in the Raiders front seven. He forced three fumbles and had a combine 42 total tackles. He proved his worth. 12. Cleveland Browns: OT La'el Collins (LSU) Undrafted Original Pick: DT Danny Shelton The Browns are the worst at things. Collins went undrafted due to speculation in a murder case. The Cowboys signed him after the draft and he would start the final 10 games of the season. He showed great poise at Guard and incredible power as he barreled down the field blocking for Darren McFadden. He is a special player that could have helped the Browns greatly. 13. New Orleans Saints: LB Vic Beasley Jr (CLEM) 1:8 Original Pick: OT Andres Peat Peat never really fit into the O-line like Payton wanted him. Best option here would be to address the awful defense. Let me put this in perspective: Sportscenter put the stats of two quarterbacks next to each other and had people guess who they were. The stats were almost identical. One was Tom Brady. The other was the average of each quarterback that played the Saints defense. This included Brandon Weeden and Brian Hoyer. Any defensive player would have been good here. 14. Miami Dolphins: CB Byron Jones (UCONN) 1:27 Original Pick: WR DeVante Parker Parker was decent, when he was on the field. He barely played due to injury. Jones was a solid defender in the Cowboys secondary. He played both corner and safety and has incredible leg power. He broke the long jump record at the combine last year. Without consistent play from Grimes or McCain, Jones would have been a great piece to have on their side. 15. San Diego Chargers: OT Ereck Flowers (UM) 1:9 Original Pick: RB Melvin Gordon Gordon was a bust so far. Why? He had no protection. That's actually why some of the receivers got hurt. Rivers making risky throws so he would not be hurt. Flowers was consistent for the Giants. He would easily become the best offensive lineman on the Chargers considering they do not have any good ones. 16. Houston Texans: CB Kevin Johnson (WF) 1:16 Original Pick: CB Kevin Johnson The Texans had a few problems everywhere, but Johnson was a decent pick. He played all 16 games and started 10 of them. He had 50+ tackles, but only one interception. Do remember the Texan defense started to be elite late in the season, so this is a solid choice here. 17. San Francisco 49ers: DT Malcolm Brown (TEX) 1:32 Original Pick: DT Arik Armstead With all of the losses for the 49ers last year, they just needed someone. Armstead was good, but Brown was just a hair better. This could be because he played under Charlie Strong and Bill Belichick, two of the greatest coaches at each level of the game. Brown was a solid run-stuffer and will probably see more playing time this year. 18. Kansas City Chiefs: S Demarious Randall (ASU) 1:30 Original Pick: CB Marcus Peters Randall was originally a safety coming out of college. The Packers turned him into one of their better defenders (Seriously, this was a great class of corners). He had four interceptions (one on P. Manning and on C. Newton) and almost 70 tackles. While he is still not Peters, he would have been a decent replacement. 19. Cleveland Browns: DE Eddie Goldman (FSU) 2:39 Original Pick: C Cameron Erving Changing one Nole for another. The main problem for the Browns is that they moved Erving to Guard. He was comfortable at Left Tackle and Center. Goldman may have been one of the only bright spots for the Chicago defense. He had 4.5 sacks as a tackle and only played 11 games. He also blocked a field goal attempt by the 49ers. The Browns could have been much better on defense with this Tallahassee product on defense. 20. Philadelphia Eagles: OT Donovan Smith (PSU) 2:34 Original Pick: WR Nelson Agholor Philly had a difficult time with the run game this year. Murray got a fraction of the yards he obtained a year earlier with the Cowboys. Along with that, Sam Bradford is as fragile as a new born baby. They need protection for the quarterback and a blocker for the running back. Smith brought young blood to the Bucs' O-Line and helped Doug Martin return to his rookie stats. 21. Cincinnati Bengals: LB Kwon Alexander (LSU) 4:124 Original Pick: OT Cedric Ogbuehi Cedric was a decent pick, but not nearly worth what Kwon is worth now. Alexander was a fourth rounder who worked his way up to become a starter. Honestly, he was a snub for DROTY. He is young and could have been another top defender in the Bengals front seven. 22. Pittsburgh Steelers: S Adrian Amos (PSU) 5:142 Original Pick: OLB Bud Dupree Dupree, again, good player, but not good enough for where he was drafted. Amos was a fourth rounder and played extremely well for Chicago. He was third in tackles on the team and played in every game. Plus, this guy has integrity. Seriously, go watch his Path to the Draft expose. It was amazing. 23. Denver Broncos: G Ali Marpet (Hobart) 2:61 Original Pick: OLB Shane Ray The Broncos won the Super Bowl, but it was not due to their pick of Shane Ray. They could have had a much easier season if they addressed the problems on the offensive line. Marpet was one of the top lineman who started day one. Peyton Manning and the core of running backs would have been healthier and more reliable if this was their pick. 24. Arizona Cardinals: RB David Johnson (UNI) 3:86 Original Pick: OT D.J. Humphries It is not that Humphries was bad, it is that Johnson is better. While he did end up with the Cards in the third round, Johnson addressed the constantly injured running back situation for Arizona. Johnson had a very productive season after Andre Ellington and Chris Johnson were hurt. Looks like he will wind-up being the workhorse down in Phoenix. 25. Carolina Panthers: OT Audres Peat (Stanford) 1:13 Original Pick: OLB Shaq Thompson While we could go receiver here, none of them were good enough for a first round pick (Even in the 20's). Peat did not work well in the Saints system, but he was out of position. Peat would have been at the blindside tackle spot (oddly enough, currently held by Michael Oher). With more room to move, Peat would have been much more effective during passing plays. 26. Baltimore Ravens: Jeremy Langford (MSU) 4:106 Original Pick: WR Bershad Perriman Baltimore was all over the place this year with injuries. It seemed to be the only thing they could rely on was Justin Tucker's foot. Once Forsett went down, it was all but lost this year. Langford would have provided a much more reliable, younger running back. He was the fastest back in last years combine and is now set to take over carries for the Bears. 27. Dallas Cowboys: LB Eric Kendricks (UCLA) 2:45 Original Pick: CB Byron Jones Dallas could not put any pressure on the quarterback this year. They were out-sacked this year and out-intercepted. Kendricks is another player in a long stream of good UCLA linebackers that can make a difference. Last year, he and Anthony Barr led a top 10 Minnesota defense to the playoffs. 28. Detroit Lions: CB Quinton Rollins (Miami [OH]) 2:62 Original Pick: G Laken Tomlinson The Lions were a mess this year. They started out strong and then fell off harder than any other team. Playoff hopes dashed in the process. Why? Defense. Rollins was a great deal of help to the Packers this year, racking up two interceptions and six pass defenses. 29. Indianapolis Colts: OLB Bud Dupree (UK) 1:22 Original Pick: Phillip Dorsett The Colts were hard to watch this year. Especially with that awful 4th down call against the Pats in week six. But their defense has been an eye sore for awhile. Having a good linebacker like Dupree across from Freeman would greatly improve their defensive presence. 30. Green Bay Packers: Karlos Williams (FSU) 5:155 Original Pick: S Damarious Randall Why? Why not Matt Jones? Jones was good, but not consistent. Williams was very consistent in the run game with McCoy. Williams led the Bills with seven rushing touchdowns. With Eddy Lacy out of action for a majority of the year, Williams and Starks would have have made one heck of a backfield. 31. New Orleans: Saints: WR Kevin White (UWV) 1:7 Original Pick: LB Stephone Anthony With the Saints giving up Graham for another first-round pick, White would make sense here. He is a first-round talent and could be a franchise changing player. The Saints have Brandon Cooks, but White would have created a great, young duo for Brees to exploit all the way to a Super Bowl. 32. New England Patriots: DE Preston Smith (Miss. State) 2:38 Original Pick: DT Malcom Brown Smith moves up just a few spots due to his presence on the line. He was disruptive in the run game and put a ton of pressure on tackles during passing plays. He and Jamie Collins would have made a formidable duo, like how people thought Clowny and Watt were going to be.
