To my knowledge, DraftTek is the only service that has their full 7-round mock published at this point in the cycle ... if there are others please let us all know so that we can take a look. DraftTek has made a lot of changes to their prospect rankings in the last two weeks as a result of the East-West Game and Senior Bowl practice week. Here's how they see the Niners' draft at this point in time:
Round 1 - Pick 7: Robert Quinn 3/4OLB North Carolina 6'5" 268# (ranked 6th overall = +1)
Round 2 - Pick 45: Brandon Burton CB Utah 6'0" 185# (ranked 45th overall = 0)
Round 3 - Pick 76: Andy Dalton QB TCU 6'3" 215# (ranked 69th overall = +7)
Round 4 - Pick 107: Jeremy Kerley WR TCU 5'10" 192# (ranked 104th overall and rising = +3)
Round 4 - Pick 114: Phil Taylor NT Baylor 6'4" 355# (ranked 145th overall = -31)
Round 5 - Pick 137: Roy Helu RB Nebraska 6'0" 220# (ranked 123rd overall = +14)
Round 6 - Pick 168: Lazarius Levingston 3/4DE LSU 6'4" 280# (ranked 180th overall and rising = -12)
Round 6 - Pick 185: Rob McGill LOT Louisiana Tech 6'6" 310# (ranked 205th overall and rising = -20)
Round 7 - Pick 199: Will Hill FS Florida 6'1" 205# (ranked 208th overall = -9)
Round 7 - Pick 204: Greg Salas WR Hawaii 6'2" 200# (ranked 227th overall = -23)
Actually, were these picks to be the real thing, it's not a bad draft at all. Let's see if I can improve it some:
At Pick 76: I take Christian Ponder QB Florida State 6'3" 227# (ranked 63rd* overall) over Andy Dalton
At Pick 107: I take Tandon Doss WR Indiana 6'3" 200# (ranked 108th and rising) over Jeremy Kerley
At Pick 137: I take Owen Marecic FB Stanford 6'1" 243# (ranked 84th* overall) over Roy Helu
At Pick 199: I take Curtis Marsh CB Utah State 6'0" 193# (ranked 207th and rising) over Will Hill
At Pick 204: I take Will Hill FS Florida 6'1" 205# (ranked 208th overall) over Greg Salas
Thus, in my version, we get a higher-ranked and better-suited (IMO) QB, a taller wideout instead of another slot receiver, a starting fullback instead of a backup running back, and a second cornerback instead of a second wide receiver. Better!
So, what do you guys think?
* Note -- Even though they were ranked higher than where I selected them, in DraftTek's mock both Ponder and Marecic were still available where I picked them.


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