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Durkin: NFL Mock Draft 3.0

By Dan Durkin--

(CBS) With the first round of the draft set to start this Thursday in Chicago, here's my projection of how the first round may play out. This is purely a hypothetical attempt to project intersection points between team needs and remaining available prospects.

Obviously, there will be trades on draft night, and Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota is at the center of most of the rumors. However, there are none in this mock.

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers — QB Jameis Winston (Florida State)
2. Tennessee Titans — QB Marcus Mariota (Oregon)
3. Jacksonville Jaguars — OLB Dante Fowler Jr. (Florida)
4. Oakland Raiders — DT Leonard Williams (USC)
5. Washington Redskins — OLB Vic Beasley (Clemson)
6. New York Jets — WR Amari Cooper (Alabama)
7. Chicago Bears — WR Kevin White (West Virginia)
8. Atlanta Falcons — OLB Bud Dupree (Kentucky)
9. New York Giants — OL Brandon Scherff (Iowa)
10. St. Louis Rams — OT Andrus Peat (Stanford)
11. Minnesota Vikings — CB Trae Waynes (Michigan State)
12. Cleveland Browns — WR DeVante Parker (Louisville)
13. New Orleans Saints — EDGE Randy Gregory (Nebraska)
14. Miami Dolphins — RB Todd Gurley (Georgia)
15. San Francisco 49ers — CB Marcus Peters (Washington)
16. Houston Texans — EDGE Shane Ray (Missouri)
17. San Diego Chargers — DL Arik Armstead (Oregon)
18. Kansas City Chiefs — OT Ereck Flowers (Miami)
19. Cleveland Browns (from Buffalo) — DT Danny Shelton (Washington)
20. Philadelphia Eagles — CB Byron Jones (Connecticut)
21. Cincinnati Bengals — OL La'el Collins (LSU)
22. Pittsburgh Steelers — CB Kevin Johnson (Wake Forest)
23. Detroit Lions — DT Malcom Brown (Texas)
24. Arizona Cardinals — RB Melvin Gordon (Wisconsin)
25. Carolina Panthers — OT T.J. Clemmings (Pittsburgh)
26. Baltimore Ravens — WR Breshad Perriman (Central Florida)
27. Dallas Cowboys — CB Jalen Collins (LSU)
28. Denver Broncos — OT D.J. Humphries (Florida)
29. Indianapolis Colts — S Landon Collins (Alabama)
30. Green Bay Packers — CB Eric Rowe (Utah)
31. New Orleans Saints (from Seattle) — WR Nelson Agholor (USC)
32. New England Patriots — DT Eddie Goldman (Florida State)

Dan Durkin covers the Bears for CBSChicago.com and is a frequent contributor to 670 The Score. Follow him on Twitter at @djdurkin.

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