ESPN’s draft gurus Mel Kiper and Todd McShay have both released their first mock drafts for the 2009 NFL Draft. Both Kiper and McShay have the Detroit Lions selecting Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford with the number one overall pick. Mel and Todd both seems to agree that the Rams will look for offensive line help, as Kiper has St. Louis selected Alabama’s Andre Smith and McShay has them taking Baylor’s Jason Smith, both offensive tackles. The first major difference between the two mocks comes at number three, where Kiper has the Chiefs selecting USC quarterback Mark Sanchez and McShay has Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry going to KC. While both believe that Curry is a top five pick (Kiper has him going to Cleveland at number five), McShay has Sanchez falling all the way to the New York Jets at number 17.
It’s apparent that Sanchez’s stock is currently all over the board. Teams that could potentially look at a quarterback in the first round include Detroit (1), Kansas City (3), San Francisco (10), New York Jets (17), Chicago (18), Tampa Bay (19) and Minnesota (22). It seems that Sanchez could go anywhere from number three to 22 right now. It would be extremely surprising if he slipped past the Vikings, as their quarterback situation has been well documented.
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