*Image courtesy of LA Times*

Much of the 2014 NFL Draft hinges on what the Houston Texans decide to do with the number one pick. Do they select their top rated quarterback – Blake Bortles or Teddy Bridgewater? Do they choose to select the best prospect available – JaDeveon Clowney or Khalil Mack? Or they can try and trade the pick and parlay it into more picks, which wouldn’t be so bad considering this group is one of the most talent-laden classes in recent memory.

Free agency, which kicks off on March 11 will also play a large part in determining what positions teams must still address come May 8, but until then here is a look at my first full seven round 2014 NFL Mock Draft.

**This edition doesn’t have many mock trades, because trading up in a class as deep as this is not as beneficial as it would be in past years; however, the Niners are the one team I would fully expect to make some draft day moves, due to the sheer volume of picks they possess and the lack of holes they have to fill

Agree or disagree with my picks? How would you rate your team’s draft? You can reach me on Twitter @KayvonPadidar


                ROUND ONE

1. Houston: DE JaDeveon Clowney, South Carolina
2. St. Louis (via Washington): OLB Khalil Mack, Buffalo 
3. Jacksonville: QB Blake Bortles, UCF
4. Cleveland: WR Sammy Watkins, Clemson
5. Oakland: QB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
6. Atlanta: T Greg Robinson, Auburn
7. Tampa Bay: T Jake Matthews, Texas A&M  
8. Minnesota: QB Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville 
9. Buffalo: T Taylor Lewan, Michigan
10. Detroit: WR Mike Evans, Texas A&M
11. Tennessee: LB C.J. Mosley, Alabama
12. NY Giants: CB Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State
13. St. Louis: S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama
14. Chicago: DT Timmy Jernigan, Florida State.
15. Pittsburgh: CB Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State
16. Dallas: DT Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
17. Baltimore: WR Marquise Lee, USC
18. NY Jets: TE Eric Ebron, North Carolina
19. Miami: OL Zach Martin, Notre Dame
20. Arizona: OLB Anthony Barr, UCLA
21. Green Bay: LB Ryan Shazier, Ohio State 
22. Philadelphia: S Calvin Pryor, Louisville 
23. Kansas City: WR Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
24. Cincinnati: CB Jason Verrett, TCU
25. San Diego: OLB Dee Ford, Auburn
26. Cleveland (via Indianapolis): QB Derek Carr, Fresno State
27. New Orleans: WR Kelvin Benjamin, Florida State
28. Carolina: T Morgan Moses, Virginia
29. New England: DE Kony Ealy, Missouri
30. San Francisco: DL Ra’Shede Hageman, Minnesota
31. Denver: S Jimmie Ward, Northern Illinois
32. Seattle: WR Odell Beckam Jr., LSU
    
    ​ROUND TWO 
     
33. Houston: NT Louis Nix, Notre Dame
34. Washington: CB Bradley Roby, Ohio State
35. Cleveland: G Xavier Su’a-Filo, UCLA 
36. Oakland: DE Scott Crichton, Oregon State
37. Atlanta: TE Jace Amaro, Texas Tech
38. Tampa Bay: QB Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois
39. Jacksonville: DL Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame 
40. Minnesota: G David Yankey, Stanford
41. Buffalo: TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
42. Tennessee: CB Kyle Fuller, Virginia Tech
43. NY Giants: G Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State
44. St. Louis: DB Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State  
45. Detroit: CB Marcus Roberson, Florida
46. Pittsburgh: WR Allen Robinson, Penn State
47. Dallas: DE Kareem Martin, North Carolina
48. Baltimore: T Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama
49. NY Jets: WR Davante Adams, Fresno State
50. Miami: LB Chris Borland, Wisconsin
51. Chicago: S Deone Bucannon, Washington State
52. Arizona: T Antonio Richardson, Tennessee
53. Green Bay: OLB/DE Trent Murphy, Stanford
54. Philadelphia: CB Jaylen Watkins, Florida
55. Cincinnati: RB Carlos Hyde, Ohio State
56. San Francisco (via Kansas City): WR Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt
57. San Diego: CB Bashaud Breeland, Clemson
58. New Orleans: OLB Kyle Van Noy, BYU
59. Indianapolis: OLB Jeremiah Attaochu, Georgia Tech
60. Carolina: WR Donte Moncrief, Mississippi
61. San Francisco: C Marcus Martin, USC
62. New England: C Weston Richburg, Colorado State
63. Denver: LB Carl Bradford, Arizona State
64. Seattle: DT Dominique Easley, Florida
    
    ROUND THREE
     
65. Houston: LB Shayne Skov, Stanford
66. Washington: OLB Trevor Reilly, Utah  
67. Oakland: G Cyril Richardson, Baylor
68. Atlanta: DT Kelcy Quarles, South Carolina
69. NY Jets (via Tampa Bay): T Jack Mewhort, Ohio State
70. Jacksonville: RB Bishop Sankey, Washington
71. Cleveland: RB Jeremy Hill, LSU
72. Minnesota: LB Telvin Smith, Florida State
73. Buffalo: S Terrence Brooks, Florida State  
74. NY Giants: DE Chris Smith, Arkansas
75. St. Louis: G Brandon Thomas, Clemson
76. Detroit: TE Troy Niklas, Notre Dame
77. San Francisco (via Tennessee): WR Jarvis Landry, LSU
78. Dallas: S Ed Reynolds, Stanford
79. Baltimore: C Travis Swanson, Arkansas
80. NY Jets: WR Paul Richardson, Colorado
81. Miami: OL Joel Bitonio, Nevada 
82. Chicago: DE Marcus Smith, Louisville
83. Cleveland (via Pittsburgh): RB Lache Seastrunk, Baylor
84. Arizona: RB Tre Mason, Auburn  
85. Green Bay: TE C.J. Fiedorowicz, Iowa
86. Philadelphia: S Craig Loston, LSU
87. Kansas City: G Dakota Dozier, Furman
88. Cincinnati: DT Will Sutton, Arizona State    
89. San Diego: DL Ego Ferguson,  LSU
90. Indianapolis: CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste, Nebraska
91. New Orleans: CB Pierre Desir, Lindenwood
92. Carolina: CB Keith McGill, Utah
93. New England: DT DaQuan Jones, Penn State
94. San Francisco: CB Louchiez Purifoy, Florida
95. Denver: LB Yawin Smallwood, Connecticut
96. Minnesota (via Seattle): DE Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas
    
    ROUND FOUR
     
97. Houston: QB A.J. McCarron, Alabama
98. Washington: LB Lamin Barrow, LSU
99. Atlanta: OW Ka’Deem Carey, Arizona
100. Tampa Bay: G Trai Turner, LSU
101. Jacksonville: LB Christian Kirksey, Iowa
102. Cleveland: LB Christian Jones, Florida State
103. Oakland: CB Victor Hampton, South Carolina
104. Minnesota: CB Antone Exum, Virginia Tech
105. Buffalo: LB Jordan Zumwalt, UCLA
106. St. Louis: T Billy Turner, North Dakota State  
107. Detroit: S Dion Bailey, USC
108. Tennessee: T JaWaun James, Tennessee
109. NY Giants: T Cameron Fleming, Stanford
110. Jacksonville (via Baltimore): DE Demarcus Lawrence, Boise State
111. NY Jets: G Anthony Steen, Alabama
112. Miami: DT Anthony Johnson, LSU
113. Chicago: CB Rashaad Reynolds, Oregon State 
114. Pittsburgh: NT Daniel McCullers, Tennessee
115. Dallas: QB Zach Mettenberger, LSU
116. Arizona: WR Bruce Ellington, South Carolina
117. Green Bay: S Kenny Ladler, Vanderbilt
118. Philadelphia: CB Terrance Mitchell, Oregon
119. Cincinnati: QB Aaron Murray, Georgia
120. Kansas City: S Ahmad Dixon, Baylor 
121. San Diego: G Jon Halapio, Florida
122. New Orleans: T Charles Leno Jr., Boise State
123. Cleveland (via Indianapolis): LB Kevin Pierre-Louis, Boston College
124. Carolina: WR Martavis Bryant, Clemson
125. New England: WR Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin
126. San Francisco: NT Justin Ellis, Louisiana Tech
127. Denver: CB Nevin Lawson, Utah State
128. Seattle: G Chris Watt, Notre Dame
     
     ROUND FIVE
      
129. Houston: LB Jordan Tripp, Montana
130. Washington: WR Robert Herron, Wyoming
131. Tampa Bay: DT Caraun Reid, Princeton
132. Jacksonville: WR Brandon Coleman, Rutgers
133. Cleveland: CB Chris Davis, Auburn
134. Seattle (via Oakland): DE Will Clarke, West Virginia
135. Atlanta: LB Preston Brown, Louisville
136. Minnesota: S Isaiah Lewis, Michigan State
137. Buffalo: G Russell Bodine, North Carolina
138. Jacksonville (via Detroit): CB Phillip Gaines, Rice
139. Tennessee: RB Charles Sims, West Virginia 
140. NY Giants: RB Andre Williams, Boston College
141. St. Louis: WR Josh Huff, Oregon
142. NY Jets: RB Devonta Freeman, Florida State
143. Miami: OLB Ronald Powell, Florida
144. Chicago: OLB/DE Morgan Breslin, USC
145. Pittsburgh: CB Beion Belue, Alabama
146. Dallas: WR Mike Davis, Texas
147. Jacksonville (via Baltimore): G Kadeem Edwards, Tennessee State
148. Arizona: TE Arthur Lynch, Georgia
149. Green Bay: DE Josh Mauro, Stanford
150. Philadelphia: RB De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon
151. Kansas City: T Seantrel Henderson, Miami
152. Cincinnati: OLB Prince Shembo, Notre Dame
153. San Diego: DL George Uko, USC
154. Indianapolis: C Bryan Stork, Florida State
155. New Orleans: TE Xavier Grimble, USC
156. Carolina: S Dontae Johnson, North Carolina State
157. Philadelphia (via New England): OLB Adrian Hubbard, Alabama
158. San Francisco: S Nat Berhe, San Diego State
159. Denver: OW Jerick McKinnon, Georgia Southern
160. Seattle: T James Hurst, North Carolina
     
     ROUND SIX
      
161. Houston: RB Terrance West, Towson
162. Washington: S Marqueston Huff, Wyoming
163. Jacksonville: C Tyler Larsen, Utah State
164. Cleveland: S Tre Boston, North Carolina
165. Oakland: OW Dri Archer, Kent State
166. Atlanta: DE James Gayle, Virginia Tech
167. Chicago (via Tampa Bay): T Michael Schofield, Michigan
168. Minnesota: QB Connor Shaw, South Carolina
169. Buffalo: LB Avery Williamson, Kentucky
170. Tennessee: WR Ryan Grant, Tulane
171. NY Giants: G John Urschel, Penn State 
172. St. Louis: S Vinnie Sunseri, Alabama
173. Detroit: CB Ricardo Allen, Purdue
174. Miami: CB Bennett Jackson, Notre Dame
175. Chicago: LB Max Bullough, Michigan State
176. Pittsburgh: DE Brent Urban, Virginia
177. Baltimore: S Alden Darby, Arizona State 
178. Kansas City (via Dallas): TE A.C. Leonard, Tennessee State
179. NY Jets: S Jemea Thomas, Georgia Tech
180. Arizona: QB David Fales, San Jose State
181. Green Bay: NT Ryan Carrethers, Arkansas State
182. New England (via Philadelphia): TE Crockett Gillmore, Colorado State
183. Cincinnati: DE Aaron Lynch, South Florida
184. Kansas City: CB Ross Cockrell, Duke
185. San Diego: CB Walt Aikens, Liberty
186. New Orleans: K Chris Boswell, Rice
187. Indianapolis: WR T.J. Jones, Notre Dame
188. Carolina: G Spencer Long, Nebraska
189. San Francisco: CB Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma
190. New England: CB Andre Hal, Vanderbilt
191. Denver: DE Michael Sam, Missouri
192. Seattle: OLB Devon Kennard, USC
     
     ROUND SEVEN
      
193. Houston: TE Joe Don Duncan, Dixie State
194. *MOCK TRADE* San Francisco (via Washington): OLB Howard Jones, Shepherd
195. Cleveland: WR Jalen Saunders, Oklahoma
196. Oakland: OLB Tyler Starr, South Dakota
197. Atlanta: C Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma
198. Tampa Bay: WR Devin Street, Pittsburgh
199. Jacksonville: RB Marion Grice, Arizona State
200. Minnesota: RB Storm Johnson, UCF
201. Buffalo: S Dezmen Southward, Wisconsin
202. NY Giants: TE Richard Rodgers, Cal
203. St. Louis: QB Brett Smith, Wyoming
204. Detroit: DE Cassius Marsh, UCLA
205. Tennessee: QB Tom Savage, Pittsburgh
206. Dallas (via Chicago): LB Khairi Fortt, Cal
207. Pittsburgh: RB Tyler Gaffney, Stanford       
208. Dallas: G Andrew Norwell, Ohio State
209. Indianapolis (via Baltimore): RB James White, Wisconsin
210. NY Jets: LB Jeremiah George, Iowa State
211. Miami: LB Jonathan Newsome, Ball State
212. Oakland (via Arizona): QB Tajh Boyd, Clemson
213. Green Bay: CB Bene Benwikere, San Jose State
214. Philadelphia: DE Taylor Hart, Oregon
215. Kansas City: DE Ed Stinson, Alabama
216. Cincinnati: WR Cody Latimer, Indiana
217. San Diego: FB Jay Prosch, Auburn
218. *MOCK TRADE* Washington via San Francisco (via Indianapolis): G Ryan Groy, Wisconsin
219. *MOCK TRADE* Washington via San Francisco (via New Orleans): T Justin Britt, Missouri
220. *MOCK TRADE* Washington via San Francisco (via Carolina): WR Jeff Janis, Saginaw Valley State
221. New England: TE Colt Lyerla, Oregon
222. *MOCK TRADE* Washington via San Francisco: P Kirby Van Der Kamp, Iowa State
223. Denver: CB Carrington Byndom, Texas
224. Seattle: QB/TE Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech

*Redskins send seventh round pick (194) for four Niners seventh round picks (218-220 and 222)* 


*Note*
I was very tempted to drop a few players outside of the Top 20. Those three players are Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel, Oklahoma State CB Justin Gilbert and North Carolina TE Eric Ebron. I have serious questions surrounding this group. 

Manziel was a terrific collegiate quarterback; however, I am unsure if Manziel will have success in the NFL if he is forced to throw from the pocket. If NFL defenses corral and contain him inside the pocket will he be effective? His passing ability combined with his stature and work ethic make me question the type of success he will attain at the next level.

Gilbert was not a lock-down corner in college, and though he has the speed and ability to be an elite corner, I question whether he has the toughness, attitude or work ethic to be a premier shut down corner in the NFL.

My concern for Ebron is simple: his hands. He dropped far too many passes for the Tar Heels last season, especially when considering how gifted he is. Was last season’s case of the “dropsies” a fluke or a sign of things to come at the next level?