2015 GM Experiment Results

Here is how the 2015 draft unfolded in our GM Experiment.


1 Bud Dupree, OLB, Kentucky
2 Maxx Williams, TE, Minn
3 TJ Clemmings, OT, Pitt
4 Max Garcia, C, Florida
4c Jay Ajaye, RB, Boise St.
5 Michael Bennett, DT, Ohio St.
5c Hayes Pullard, ILB, USC
6 Derron Smith, FS, Fresno St.
6c Taiwan Jones, ILB, Michigan St.
7 Dres Anderson, WR, Utah
7c Connor Halliday, QB, Washington St.
UFA Josue Matias, OG, Florida St.
UFA Josh Harper, WR, Fresno St.
UFA BJ Finney, C, Kansas St.
UFA Deshazor Everett, CB, Texas A&M
UFA Derrick Lott, DT, Tenn – Chat
UFA Kyle Loomis, P, Portland St.

GM Experiment 2015

Once again, NFL Draft Pros will be taking our swing at showing our GM-ness during the 2015 NFL Draft.

This will be our 7th year performing this ongoing experiment. Here is how we do it. We will have the same amount of time as the NFL teams do. We will go on the clock as soon as pick 16 in each round in revealed, and will have until pick 17 in each round is announced. We can draft any player that is still undrafted. In addition to the picks in the middle of each round. We will take the very last pick in rounds 4, 5, 6 & 7. Call these our compensatory picks. So we will have a total of 10 picks. On Saturday night, immediately following Mr. Irrelevant,  we will then "sign" between 5-10 Undrafted Free Agents. We do it right away to ensure that we don't know where those players eventually do sign. Nothing is perfect, but we think the system we have now is pretty good.

If you're interested in seeing our picks as they happen, be sure you're following NFL Draft Pros on Twitter.

It's always easy in a few years for fans to say, "I would have taken..." or "Why didn't we take..." But in the heat of the draft, with minutes to make the pick and 100s of players staring at you from your spreadsheet, it's a little tougher, but a great exercise for anyone who loves the draft.

Now, with the first pick of the 2015 NFL Draft....

2015 Mock Draft - FINAL

	Team	Name	Pos	School
1	Buccaneers	Jameis Winston	QB	Florida St.
2	Titans	Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon
3	Jaguars	Dante Fowler Jr.	DE	Florida
4	Raiders	Amari Cooper	WR	Alabama
5	Redskins	Leonard Williams	DE	USC
6	NY Jets	Randy Gregory	OLB	Nebraska
7	Bears	Shane Ray	OLB	Missouri
8	Falcons	Vic Beasley	OLB	Clemson
9	NY Giants	Brandon Scherff	OT/OG	Iowa
10	Rams	Kevin White	WR	West Virginia
11	Vikings	Trae Waynes	CB	Michigan St.
12	Browns	Malcolm Brown	DT	Texas
13	Saints	Alvin Dupree	DE	Kentucky
14	Dolphins	Kevin Johnson	CB	Wake Forest
15	49ers	Devante Parker	WR	Louisville
16	Texans	Danny Shelton	DT	Washington
17	Chargers	Todd Gurley	RB	Georgia
18	Chiefs	Byron Jones	CB	Uconn
19	Browns	Nelson Agholor	WR	USC
20	Eagles	Shaq Thompson	LB	Washington
21	Bengals	Arik Armstead	DE	Oregon
22	Steelers	Landon Collins	SS	Alabama
23	Lions	Andrus Peat	OT	Stanford
24	Cardinals	Breshad Perriman	WR	UCF
25	Panthers	Ereck Flowers	OT	Miami
26	Ravens	Jalen Collins	CB	LSU
27	Cowboys	Marcus Peters	CB	Washington
28	Broncos	Caeron Erving	C	Florida St.
29	Colts	DJ Humphries	OT	Florida
30	Packers	Eric Kendricks	ILB	UCLA
31	Saints	Maxx Williams	TE	Minnesota
32	Patriots	Jordan Phillips	DT	Oklahoma

Top 100 - FINAL

Rk	Name	Pos	School
1	Amari Cooper	WR	Alabama
2	Leonard Williams	DT	USC
3	Kevin White	WR	West Virginia
4	Dante Fowler Jr.	OLB	Florida
5	DeVante Parker	WR	Louisville
6	Vic Beasley	OLB	Clemson
7	Todd Gurley	RB	Georgia
8	Brandon Scherff	OG	Iowa
9	Alvin "Bud" Dupree	DE	Kentucky
10	Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon
11	Cameron Erving	C	Florida St.
12	Jameis Winston	QB	Florida St.
13	Randy Gregory	DE	Nebraska
14	Danny Shelton	DT	Washington
15	Andrus Peat	OT	Stanford
16	Ereck Flowers	OT	Miami
17	Landon Collins	SS	Alabama
18	La'el Collins	OG	LSU
19	Shane Ray	DE	Missouri
20	Jaelen Strong	WR	Arizona St.
21	Devin Funchess	WR	Michigan
22	DJ Humphries	OT	Florida
23	Malcolm Brown	DT	Texas
24	Arik Armstead	DT	Oregon
25	Denzel Perryman	ILB	Miami
26	Maxx Williams	TE	Minnesota
27	Breshad Perriman	WR	Central Florida
28	Melvin Gordon	RB	Wisconsin
29	Trae Waynes	CB	Michigan St.
30	Benardrick McKinney	ILB	Mississippi St.
31	Preston Smith	DE	Mississippi St.
32	Kevin Johnson	CB	Wake Forest
33	Jordan Phillips	DT	Oklahoma
34	Nelson Agholor	WR	USC
35	Byron Jones	CB	Connecticut
36	Phillip Dorsett	WR	Miami (Fla.)
37	Eric Kendricks	ILB	UCLA
38	Eli Harold	OLB	Virginia
39	Damarious Randall	FS	Arizona St.
40	TJ Clemmings	OT	Pittsburgh
41	Stephone Anthony	ILB	Clemson
42	Owamagbe Odighizuwa	DE	UCLA
43	Marcus Peters	CB	Washington
44	Devin Smith	WR	Ohio St.
45	Jalen Collins	CB	LSU
46	Shaq Thompson	OLB	Washington
47	Eddie Goldman	DT	Florida St.
48	Ronald Darby	CB	Florida St.
49	Cedric Ogbuehi	OT	Texas A&M
50	Sammie Coates	WR	Auburn
51	Nate Orchard	DE	Utah
52	Ameer Abdullah	RB	Nebraska
53	Clive Walford	TE	Miami (Fla.)
54	A.J. Cann	OG	South Carolina
55	Danielle Hunter	DE	LSU
56	Tyler Lockett	WR	Kansas St.
57	Tre Jackson	OG	Florida St.
58	Mario Edwards Jr.	DE	Florida St.
59	Carl Davis	DT	Iowa
60	Hau'oli Kikaha	OLB	Washington
61	Tevin Coleman	RB	Indiana
62	Paul Dawson	ILB	TCU
63	Michael Bennett	DT	Ohio St.
64	Jay Ajayi	RB	Boise St.
65	Jake Fisher	OT	Oregon
66	Eric Rowe	CB	Utah
67	Donovan Smith	OT	Penn St.
68	Laken Tomlinson	OG	Duke
69	Trey Flowers	DE	Arkansas
70	Jeff Heuerman	TE	Ohio St.
71	Dorial Green-Beckham	WR	Missouri
72	Rashad Greene	WR	Florida St.
73	Bryce Petty	QB	Baylor
74	Quinten Rollins	CB	Miami (Ohio)
75	Lorenzo Mauldin	OLB	Louisville
76	Tyler Sambrailo	OT	Colorado St.
77	Grady Jarrett	DT	Clemson
78	D'Joun Smith	CB	Florida Atlantic
79	Ifo Ekpre-Olomu	CB	Oregon
80	Garrett Grayson	QB	Colorado St.
81	Daryl Williams	OT	Oklahoma
82	Hroniss Grasu	C	Oregon
83	Za'Darius Smith	DE	Kentucky
84	Xavier Cooper	DT	Washington St.
85	Ali Marpet	OT/OG	Hobart
86	Tre McBride	WR	William & Mary
87	Doran Grant	CB	Ohio St.
88	Jordan Hicks	OLB	Texas
89	Alex Carter	CB	Stanford
90	Brett Hundley	QB	UCLA
91	Anthony Chickillo	DE	Miami (Fla.)
92	Steven Nelson	CB	Oregon St.
93	Justin Hardy	WR	East Carolina
94	Arie Kouandjio	OG	Alabama
95	Tyrus Thompson	OT	Oklahoma
96	Rakeem Nunez-Roches	DT	Southern Mississippi
97	Dres Anderson	WR	Utah
98	MyCole Pruitt	TE	Southern Illinois
99	B.J. Finney	C	Kansas St.
100	Ibraheim Campbell	SS	Northwestern

Mock Draft

	Team	Name	Pos	School
1	Buccaneers	Jameis Winston	QB	Florida St.
2	Titans	Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon
3	Jaguars	Dante Fowler Jr.	DE	Florida
4	Raiders	Amari Cooper	WR	Alabama
5	Redskins	Leonard Williams	DE	USC
6	NY Jets	Shane Ray	OLB	Missouri
7	Bears	Randy Gregory	OLB	Nebraska
8	Falcons	Vic Beasley	OLB	Clemson
9	NY Giants	Brandon Scherff	OT/OG	Iowa
10	Rams	Kevin White	WR	West Virginia
11	Vikings	Trae Waynes	CB	Michigan St.
12	Browns	Devante Parker	WR	Louisville
13	Saints	Alvin Dupree	DE	Kentucky
14	Dolphins	Kevin Johnson	CB	Wake Forest
15	49ers	Arik Armstead	DE	Oregon
16	Texans	Danny Shelton	DT	Washington
17	Chargers	Todd Gurley	RB	Georgia
18	Chiefs	Andrus Peat	OT	Stanford
19	Browns	Nelson Agholor	WR	USC
20	Eagles	Shaq Thompson	LB	Washington
21	Bengals	Byron Jones	CB	Uconn
22	Steelers	Landon Collins	SS	Alabama
23	Lions	Malcolm Brown	DT	Texas
24	Cardinals	Breshad Perriman	WR	UCF
25	Panthers	Ereck Flowers	OT	Miami
26	Ravens	Jalen Collins	CB	LSU
27	Cowboys	Marcus Peters	CB	Washington
28	Broncos	Caeron Erving	C	Florida St.
29	Colts	DJ Humphries	OT	Florida
30	Packers	Eric Kendricks	ILB	UCLA
31	Saints	Maxx Williams	TE	Minnesota
32	Patriots	Eli Harold	OLB	Virginia Tech

Top 100

Rk	Name	Pos	School
1	Amari Cooper	WR	Alabama
2	Leonard Williams	DT	USC
3	Kevin White	WR	West Virginia
4	Dante Fowler Jr.	OLB	Florida
5	DeVante Parker	WR	Louisville
6	Shane Ray	DE	Missouri
7	Vic Beasley	OLB	Clemson
8	Todd Gurley	RB	Georgia
9	Brandon Scherff	OG	Iowa
10	Alvin "Bud" Dupree	DE	Kentucky
11	Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon
12	Cameron Erving	C	Florida St.
13	Jameis Winston	QB	Florida St.
14	Randy Gregory	DE	Nebraska
15	Danny Shelton	DT	Washington
16	Andrus Peat	OT	Stanford
17	Ereck Flowers	OT	Miami
18	Landon Collins	SS	Alabama
19	La'el Collins	OG	LSU
20	Jaelen Strong	WR	Arizona St.
21	Devin Funchess	WR	Michigan
22	DJ Humphries	OT	Florida
23	Malcolm Brown	DT	Texas
24	Arik Armstead	DT	Oregon
25	Maxx Williams	TE	Minnesota
26	Breshad Perriman	WR	Central Florida
27	Melvin Gordon	RB	Wisconsin
28	Trae Waynes	CB	Michigan St.
29	Benardrick McKinney	ILB	Mississippi St.
30	Preston Smith	DE	Mississippi St.
31	Kevin Johnson	CB	Wake Forest
32	Jordan Phillips	DT	Oklahoma
33	Nelson Agholor	WR	USC
34	Byron Jones	CB	Connecticut
35	Phillip Dorsett	WR	Miami (Fla.)
36	Eric Kendricks	ILB	UCLA
37	Eli Harold	OLB	Virginia
38	TJ Clemmings	OT	Pittsburgh
39	Stephone Anthony	ILB	Clemson
40	Owamagbe Odighizuwa	DE	UCLA
41	Denzel Perryman	ILB	Miami
42	Marcus Peters	CB	Washington
43	Devin Smith	WR	Ohio St.
44	Jalen Collins	CB	LSU
45	Shaq Thompson	OLB	Washington
46	Eddie Goldman	DT	Florida St.
47	Ronald Darby	CB	Florida St.
48	Cedric Ogbuehi	OT	Texas A&M
49	Sammie Coates	WR	Auburn
50	Nate Orchard	DE	Utah
51	Ameer Abdullah	RB	Nebraska
52	Clive Walford	TE	Miami (Fla.)
53	A.J. Cann	OG	South Carolina
54	Danielle Hunter	DE	LSU
55	Tyler Lockett	WR	Kansas St.
56	Tre Jackson	OG	Florida St.
57	Mario Edwards Jr.	DE	Florida St.
58	Carl Davis	DT	Iowa
59	Hau'oli Kikaha	OLB	Washington
60	Tevin Coleman	RB	Indiana
61	Paul Dawson	ILB	TCU
62	Michael Bennett	DT	Ohio St.
63	Jay Ajayi	RB	Boise St.
64	Jake Fisher	OT	Oregon
65	Damarious Randall	FS	Arizona St.
66	Eric Rowe	CB	Utah
67	Donovan Smith	OT	Penn St.
68	Laken Tomlinson	OG	Duke
69	Trey Flowers	DE	Arkansas
70	Jeff Heuerman	TE	Ohio St.
71	Dorial Green-Beckham	WR	Missouri
72	Rashad Greene	WR	Florida St.
73	Bryce Petty	QB	Baylor
74	Quinten Rollins	CB	Miami (Ohio)
75	Lorenzo Mauldin	OLB	Louisville
76	Tyler Sambrailo	OT	Colorado St.
77	Grady Jarrett	DT	Clemson
78	D'Joun Smith	CB	Florida Atlantic
79	Ifo Ekpre-Olomu	CB	Oregon
80	Garrett Grayson	QB	Colorado St.
81	Daryl Williams	OT	Oklahoma
82	Hroniss Grasu	C	Oregon
83	Za'Darius Smith	DE	Kentucky
84	Xavier Cooper	DT	Washington St.
85	Ali Marpet	OT/OG	Hobart
86	Tre McBride	WR	William & Mary
87	Doran Grant	CB	Ohio St.
88	Jordan Hicks	OLB	Texas
89	Alex Carter	CB	Stanford
90	Brett Hundley	QB	UCLA
91	Anthony Chickillo	DE	Miami (Fla.)
92	Steven Nelson	CB	Oregon St.
93	Justin Hardy	WR	East Carolina
94	Arie Kouandjio	OG	Alabama
95	Tyrus Thompson	OT	Oklahoma
96	Rakeem Nunez-Roches	DT	Southern Mississippi
97	Dres Anderson	WR	Utah
98	MyCole Pruitt	TE	Southern Illinois
99	B.J. Finney	C	Kansas St.
100	Ibraheim Campbell	SS	Northwestern

Offense Top 5

When the 2015 draft is reviewed years from now how will the draftees stack-up? Here's how we see it. Here's who we see having the longest and most impactful career in the NFL.

The Offense

	QUARTERBACK
1	Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon
2	Jameis Winston	QB	Florida St.
3	Bryce Petty	QB	Baylor
4	Garrett Grayson	QB	Colorado St.
5	Brett Hundley	QB	UCLA

 

	RUNNING BACKS
1	Todd Gurley	RB	Georgia
2	Melvin Gordon	RB	Wisconsin
3	Ameer Abdullah	RB	Nebraska
4	Tevin Coleman	RB	Indiana
5	Jay Ajayi	RB	Boise St.

 

	WIDE RECEIVERS
1	Amari Cooper	WR	Alabama
2	Kevin White	WR	West Virginia
3	DeVante Parker	WR	Louisville
4	Jaelen Strong	WR	Arizona St.
5	Breshad Perriman	WR	Central Florida

	TACKLES
1	Andrus Peat	OT	Stanford
2	Ereck Flowers	OT	Miami
3	DJ Humphries	OT	Florida
4	TJ Clemmings	OT	Pittsburgh
5	Cedric Ogbuehi	OT	Texas A&M

	GUARDS
1	Brandon Scherff	OG	Iowa
2	La'el Collins	OG	LSU
3	A.J. Cann	OG	South Carolina
4	Tre Jackson	OG	Florida St.
5	Laken Tomlinson	OG	Duke

 

	CENTER
1	Cameron Erving	C	Florida St.
2	Hroniss Grasu	C	Oregon
3	B.J. Finney	C	Kansas St.
4	Max Garcia	C	Florida
5	Andy Gallik	C	Boston College

	TIGHT END
1	Maxx Williams	TE	Minnesota
2	Clive Walford	TE	Miami (Fla.)
3	Jeff Heuerman	TE	Ohio St.
4	MyCole Pruitt	TE	Southern Illinois
5	Jesse James	TE	Penn St.

	Fullback
1	Jalston Fowler	FB	Alabama
2	Tyler Varga	FB	Yale
3	Zach Zenner	FB	South Dakota St.
4	Aaron Ripkowski	FB	Oklahoma
5	Mark Weisman	FB	Iowa

Defensive Top 5

When the 2015 draft is reviewed years from now how will the draftees stack-up? Here's how we see it. Here's who we see having the longest and most impactful career in the NFL.

The Defense

	DEFENSIVE TACKLE
1	Leonard Williams	DT	USC
2	Danny Shelton	DT	Washington
4	Malcolm Brown	DT	Texas
3	Arik Armstead	DT	Oregon
5	Jordan Phillips	DT	Oklahoma

	DEFENSIVE ENDS
1	Shane Ray	DE	Missouri
2	Alvin "Bud" Dupree	DE	Kentucky
3	Randy Gregory	DE	Nebraska
4	Preston Smith	DE	Mississippi St.
5	Owamagbe Odighizuwa	DE	UCLA

 

	OLB
1	Dante Fowler Jr.	OLB	Florida
2	Vic Beasley	OLB	Clemson
3	Eli Harold	OLB	Virginia
4	Shaq Thompson	OLB	Washington
5	Hau'oli Kikaha	OLB	Washington

 

	ILB
1	Benardrick McKinney	ILB	Mississippi St.
2	Eric Kendricks	ILB	UCLA
3	Stephone Anthony	ILB	Clemson
4	Denzel Perryman	ILB	Miami
5	Paul Dawson	ILB	TCU

 

	CB
1	Trae Waynes	CB	Michigan St.
2	Kevin Johnson	CB	Wake Forest
3	Byron Jones	CB	Connecticut
4	Marcus Peters	CB	Washington
5	Jalen Collins	CB	LSU

	Safety
1	Landon Collins	SS	Alabama
2	Damarious Randall	FS	Arizona St.
3	Ibraheim Campbell	SS	Northwestern
4	Cody Prewitt	FS	Ole Miss
5	Jaquiski Tartt	SS	Samford