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NFL mock draft: A look back at NN picks the last few years

We've made a lot of bad picks over the last eight years in the SB Nation mock draft. We did get one right, and we've hit on the correct position a few times. That's something?

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The 2015 SB Nation NFL blogger mock draft is rolling along with the first 12 picks posted. I'll be posting my San Francisco 49ers pick Friday afternoon. I'm sure plenty will disagree with the pick, but I know that some of you will like it. Here is how the first 12 picks went down:

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - QB Jameis Winston
2. Tennessee Titans - QB Marcus Mariota
3. Jacksonville Jaguars - OLB Beasley
4. Oakland Raiders - DT Leonard Williams
5. Washington - OT La'el Collins
6. New York Jets - WR Kevin White
7. Chicago Bears - DT Danny Shelton
8. Atlanta Falcons - OLB Randy Gregory
9. New York Giants - OT Brandon Scherff
10. St. Louis Rams - WR Amari Cooper
11. Minnesota Vikings - CB Trae Waynes
12. Cleveland Browns - WR DeVante Parker

While we wait for the next few picks, I thought it would be interesting to take a look back at previous SB Nation mock drafts, and who I selected. The bullet point is who the 49ers actually ended up selecting. I did get Kap right, and there are some where I did a solid job getting the right position. But in reality I was all over the place. Each player is linked to their story from the mock draft. For the 2007 and 2008 mock drafts, you can look at some ollllllld school NN content.

2014CB Jason VerrettWR Cody LatimerDE/OLB Marcus Smith

  • DB Jimmie Ward | RB Carlos Hyde

2013DT Jessie WilliamsTE Zach ErtzS D.J. Swearinger

  • S Eric Reid | DT Tank Carradine | TE Vance McDonald

2012WR Stephen HillOG Brandon Brooks

  • WR A.J Jenkins | RB LaMichael James

2011CB Prince AmukamaraQB Colin Kaepernick

  • OLB Aldon Smith | QB Colin Kaepernick

2010OT Trent WilliamsDE/OLB Brandon GrahamOL Vladimir Ducasse

  • OT Anthony Davis | OG Mike Iupati | S Taylor Mays

2009OT Michael OherWR Kenny Britt

  • WR Michael Crabtree (traded second pick to Panthers)

2008OT Gosder CherilusOLB Quentin Groves

  • DT Kentwan Balmer | OG Chilo Rachal

2007DE Adam CarrikerWR Sidney Rice

  • LB Patrick Willis | OT Joe Staley