| 2000 Mock Draft Fox Sports |
| Team |
Player |
School |
Position |
Reason |
| 1. Cleveland |
Courtney Brown
|
Penn State
|
DE |
Warrick's workout didn't go well. May trade this pick to stock up. Brown is the best player in the draft, he ran an unbelievable 4.5 in the forty.
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2. Washington
(from New Orleans) |
LaVar Arrington
|
Penn State |
LB |
Washington really wants Arrington. They have upgraded their defense since the season ended.
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| 3. Washington (from San Francisco) |
Chris Samuels
|
Alabama |
OT |
The Redskins know the key to their success is keeping Brad Johnson healthy.
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| 4. Cincinnati |
Thomas Jones |
Virginia |
RB |
If they trade Dillon, Jones will be his replacement.
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5. Baltimore
(from Atlanta) |
Peter Warrick |
Florida State |
WR |
Bad workout can be a blessing in disguise for the Ravens.
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| 6. Philadelphia |
Corey Simon
|
Florida State
|
DT |
Have a lot of needs. Simon fills one.
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| 7. Arizona |
Shaun Alexander |
Alabama |
RB |
Need a running game. Desperately hoping Thomas Jones is there for them.
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| 8. Pittsburgh |
Chad Pennington
|
Marshall
|
QB
|
Pittsburgh has lost confidence in Stewart. Graham will help to ease the transition to Pennington — somewhere around November.
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| 9. Chicago |
Brian Urlacher
|
New Mexico
|
LB
|
Need speed on defense, and Urlacher will provide that. The scouts love him.
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| 10. Denver |
Plaxico Burress
|
Michigan State |
WR |
Burress was a top five pick a month ago. He has plenty of talent, maybe Shanahan can motivate him to use it.
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| 11. N.Y. Giants |
Jamal Lewis
|
Tennessee
|
RB
|
Giants need a back, but if Urlacher falls, they grab him.
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12. San Francisco
(through Washington from Carolina) |
Shaun Ellis
|
Tennessee
|
DE |
Can help Bryant Young generate a pass rush. Would love to see Pennington fall in their lap, but might be content to take Tee Martin in the second round.
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13. Tampa Bay
(from San Diego) |
Bubba Franks |
Miami (Fla.) |
TE |
Les Steckel loves the tight end in his offense. Franks could become a star in that situation. Could go WR here.
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| 14. Green Bay |
Jerry Porter
|
West Virginia
|
WR |
New coach will want impact. Porter's stock has risen with good workouts.
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| 15. Baltimore |
Stockar McDougle
|
Oklahoma
|
OT
|
Good player who has had some weight problems in his career.
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16. N.Y. Jets
(from New England) |
Chris Hovan |
Boston College |
DT |
Need defensive linemen that can rush the QB. Could also go with Kansas State's Darren Howard.
|
| 17. Oakland |
Laveranues Coles |
Florida State |
WR |
Turned heads at the Combine. Al Davis not worried about any attitude problems.
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| 18. N.Y. Jets |
Chris McIntosh
|
Wisconsin
|
OL
|
Need to replace Jumbo Elliott. Jets want to trade #'s 16 & 18 to move up. Bill Parcells loves Courtney Brown.
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| 19. Seattle (from Dallas) |
Travis Taylor
|
Florida
|
WR
|
Need to replace Joey Galloway.
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| 20. Detroit |
Cosey Coleman
|
Tennessee
|
OL |
Best pulling guard in the draft to get out in front of James Stewart.
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| 21. Kansas City |
Ron Dayne |
Wisconsin |
RB |
Running back by committee didn't work for Chiefs. Dayne could be the answer.
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| 22. Seattle |
Keith Bulluck
|
Syracuse
|
LB
|
Seattle needs help to improve the 23rd ranked defense in the NFL last season.
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23. Carolina
(from Miami) |
Julian Peterson
|
Michigan State
|
LB |
Replaces Micheal Barrow.
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| 24. San Francisco (from Washington) |
Ahmed Plummer
|
Ohio State
|
CB
|
Good man-to-man defender with speed for a team that needs help in the secondary.
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| 25. Minnesota |
Rashard Anderson
|
Jackson State
|
CB
|
Need help in secondary and Anderson is tall, physical and has potential.
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| 26. Buffalo |
Deon Grant
|
Tennessee
|
S
|
Replaces Kurt Schulz at safety.
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| 27. Tampa Bay |
Todd Pinkston
|
Southern Mississippi
|
WR
|
Need to upgrade the wide receiver position. The Bucs really like Pinkston.
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| 28. Indianapolis |
Rob Morris
|
Brigham Young
|
LB |
Colts need a linebacker in the middle that can stuff the run.
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| 29. Jacksonville |
Travis Taylor
|
Florida
|
WR |
Taylor stays in the state of Florida to learn from Smith and McCardell.
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| 30. Tennessee |
Dez White
|
Georgia Tech
|
WR |
Steckel's gone, Fisher begins to open up on offense.
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| 31. St. Louis |
Marvel Smith |
Arizona State |
OL |
The champs need depth at the offensive line. Smith and Pace would make a rather large set of bookends.
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