SBF's first Mock Draft...is it too early?

Is it too early to do a Mock Draft for the upcoming NFL draft? NO! ESPN and CNNSI have already done a few, so we here at SBF will do one as well! The first 20 picks of the draft order have been determined and while a number of underclassmen have yet to declare, I feel pretty comfortable going with what I have here. With no further ado, my first twenty picks (and I like to do this assuming there are no trades. Shoot, there may not be a draft with the lockout coming...)

1) Carolina Panthers. Andrew Luck QB, Stanford. Duh. Easy pick here. Sorry to anyone out there that was expecting an earth-shattering choice here. The new coach of the Panthers will get Luck, Matt Moore and Jimmy Clausen under center. SWEET! Looks like Jim Fassel will get to huff and puff and tell the media to point the spotlight on HIM instead of Luck. Wait, is there media in Charlotte when it comes to anything other than NASCAR or college basketball? Pack-Man?

2) Denver Broncos. Da'quan Bowers, DE, Clemson. This guy can get after it. He helped Clemson nearly knock off Cam Newton and Auburn earlier this year and he was the ONLY reason to watch Clemson this year....other than Dabo! (and to see if Kyle Parker would get hurt. You KNOW the Rockies just wanted him to hand the ball off EVERY PLAY after that Auburn game)

3) Buffalo. Jake Locker, QB Washington. While I think Ryan Mallet is the better QB (wait, did I just type that? About a guy I call Mallet, rhymes with ballet?) for whatever reason (because they are buffalo, they'll mess it up), I think the Bills ignore the tape and go with Locker. Ty Willingham CANNOT be wrong!

4) Cincy. AJ Green, WR Georgia. Green would give the Bengals the guts to dump either TO or Ocho, maybe even both. He has great size and can catch ANYTHING (he played a full year with Joe Cox for Pete's Sake!). And since he has played with Joe Cox, he'll be ready to play with a shite QB like Carson Palmer.

5) Arizona. Ryan Mallet QB Arkie. With all due respect Max Hall, Derek Anderson and John Skelton, Mallet is the starter from day one. This guy has a HUGE arm and can make all of the throws. If Luck wasn't in the draft, Mallet would go No.1 just like Stafford did. Stafford though was WAY more mobile coming out of college (just think about what I said about Shrek there). Mallet is a bit of a statue.

6) Cleveland. Marcell Dareus, DL Alabama. Depending on who the new coach of Cleveland is will depend on where Dareus will play on the DLine, but this guy was a force for the National Champs in 2009-10 and was very strong last year despite the scandal of Agent-gate.

7) San Fran. Cameron Jordan, DE Cal. Just like how the 49ers will go local for its next head coach, the 49ers will go local with the No.7 pick and take Jordan. Unlike the Jags pick last year, THIS Cal Bear D-lineman DESERVES a top-ten pick.

8) Tennessee. Nick Fairley DE Auburn. Ric Flair in cleats AKA the dirtiest player in the game, heads to Tennessee, a team that may be in search of a coach and a quarterback, but probably will have both of the incumbents return because the Titans owner is CRAZY. Fairley will do just fine in the NFL, though if he tries to spear an NFL qb like he did with aaron murray, he should probably set aside some of his signing bonus for the fines.

9) Dallas. Patrick Peterson, CB LSU. The uber-talented athlete is sure to catch Jerray Jones' eye just like Dez Bryant did last year. Peterson will be too good to pass up, considering how bad Mike Jenkins is in that Allas seconary (get it? No D!)

10) Washington. Justin Blackmon WR Oklahoma State. As much as I would LOVE for the Skins to get AJ Green (won't be there) or to have Ryan Mallet fall into their laps (won't be there), when you trot out Santana Moss and Joey Galloway (for a while at least) you need a big-time receiver that is taller than 5'10. Let's just hope that someone can drive Blackmon to the stadium.

Picks 11-20 coming up later today!