11. Cincinnati Bengals – Andre Dillard, OT (Washington State)
When you are planning to start Bobby Hart once again, you need offensive line help – while there is some talk of the Bengals going for a quarterback at this stage of the draft, they likely wouldn’t turn down a chance to get Dillard at this point, as he would allow them to maybe given Dalton the time needed to make the most of their talented supporting cast, with the deep defensive class making it easier to address this need on the second day of the draft.
12. Green Bay Packers – Cody Ford, OG/T (Oklahoma)
The Packers are another team that has to be looking to retool around Aaron Rodgers, and while they also have needs at receiver, defensive end and inside linebacker, if what Tennessee’s offense looked like last season is any indication, their biggest need is likely on the offensive interior – with the run game growing in importance compared to what Green Bay has run in recent years. While they have a good pair of tackles and a good center, their guard play could be better. Ford needs some technique work, but he can move people in the run game unlike any other player in this class.
13. Miami Dolphins – Brian Burns, EDGE (Florida State)
The Dolphins are a team that could go in one of many directions – I wouldn’t rule out a quarterback at this point – but they could certainly do with an edge rusher and Burns would be very hard to pass up at this point in the draft. He might not be the best fit in their 4-3 defense, but his value as a pass rusher is significant and the Dolphins are very much in rebuilding mode right now.
14. Atlanta Falcons – Christian Wilkins, DT (Clemson)
The Falcons have one great defensive tackle in Grady Jarrett, but after the Panthers pinched Dontari Poe, they don’t have a natural one-tech to pair him with and allow him to do what he does best; namely, rush the passer. Wilkins does have potential as a pass rusher, but where he is at his best is against the run and should be able to play either the one or three technique in the NFL, making him a logical partner for the more natural 3-tech in Jarrett.
15. Washington – Dwayne Haskins, QB (Ohio State)
Washington needs a quarterback, as Case Keenum isn’t great and Alex Smith might never return to football, and while I don’t think they are in must-draft QB territory, if Haskins is on the board, I think they’ll take him. Haskins would benefit from being able to sit for a year and Washington would make sense in that regard as they would be able to play Keenum in the short term and look to use this draft and the 2020 class to put Haskins in a position to succeed as an effective redshirt a year from now.
16. Carolina Panthers – Jerry Tillery, 3-tech (Notre Dame)
The Panthers might not run a 3-4 defense on every play in 2019, but the indications so far are that they are going to be more of a 3-4 defense than a 4-3, and that means they have to improve their interior pass rush even more than they need to get help on the edge. I’m sure they’d love an offensive lineman they like to fall this far, but if that isn’t the case, then adding a quality interior pass rusher might be the next best thing – and Tillery is very good. This isn’t the most exciting pick and if this scenario happens, look for the Panthers to frantically try to trade down, especially with the QBs on the board and the Giants looming at 17 – but without the benefit of trading and the top three tackles, Brian Burns and Christian Wilkins all gone, Tillery comes to Carolina.
17. New York Giants – Daniel Jones, QB (Duke)
It’s no secret that the Giants like Daniel Jones. Hell, if you’ve watched their offseason miniseries on YouTube it’s hard to ignore how many times Jones appears on screen, and while I’m not convinced they like him enough to take at six, I think Gettleman is hoping that he might be there at 17. I don’t think this is a secret, and if somebody else likes Jones, they might be a trade option for the Panthers in order to get ahead of the Giants, but in this no-trade mock, I think this is the pick.
18. Minnesota Vikings – Garrett Bradbury, C (NC State)
The Vikings need offensive line help, as they already have a great defense and arguably the best set of offensive skill position players in the NFL. Like the Panthers, I’m sure they’d love for a tackle or a guard to fall this far, but they’re not exactly set at center either and Bradbury would make some sense in their offensive scheme. They are pretty tied to Cousins at this point, so they might as well give him as few excuses as possible.
19. Tennessee Titans – Elgton Jenkins, C (Mississippi State)
The Titans are another team that could do with some offensive line help on the interior, as their power rushing scheme is quite dependent on good blocking, and Jenkins is certainly the best fit for that scheme of the interior offensive linemen left on the board at this point. The Titans are somewhat stuck in this weird middle ground of not contending but not really needing to rebuild, but adding offensive line pieces never hurts.
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