For the seventy-third pick in the second-annual Cincy Jungle Mock Draft, Joe27 selected for the Houston Texans, who have the standard three picks available. Here is the pick...
With the seventy-third pick in the 2011 Cincy Jungle Mock Draft, the Houston Texans select...
Jerrell Powe, DT, Ole Miss
I don't think anyone would argue the fact that Nose Tackle is a need for any team switching to a 3-4 defense. 4-3 DTs are typically too small to demand double teams, leading to them getting pushed out of running lanes too easily. Jerrell Powe is a guy who fits the 3-4 NT mold perfectly at 6'-2", 335. While his 5.25 40 time is a hair slower than Phil Taylor (5.18) and Kendrick Ellis (5.19), it still shows incredible athletic ability for a prospect of that size. While everyone is aware of his past troubles in the classroom, his dedication on the field and in the weight room have never been doubted. Powe slimmed down to 320 for his senior season in 2010 and proved more flexible than a typical zero technique NT when he slid down to the 3 tech. While this move diminished his 2nd team All-SEC numbers from his junior year, his 8.5 TFL still showed an ability to get in the backfield.
Wade Phillips has made smaller NTs work in the past, evidenced by the successes by Jay Ratliff (305) in Dallas, who has been selected to three straight pro bowls, leading many people to think that Wade prefers a smaller, more agile NT. These people seem to forget that it was Jamal Williams (348), in San Diego, who has probably had the most success for Coach Phillips. He also went to three straight pro bowls, and was also selected as a first team all-pro in '05 and '06, as well as being generally regarded as one of the elite NTs of all time.
With this pick the foundation of Wade Phillips's new 3-4 defense will be in place for years to come. The ability of Powe to take on double teams in the middle will free up the DEs, including Mario Williams, and the LBs to make plays and hurry the opposing QBs into more mistakes than in 2010.
Draft Overview:
# | Team | Picked By | Name/Positon of Pick |
1 | Carolina | James Shively | Nick Fairley / DT |
2 | Denver | sexsalad | Patrick Peterson / CB |
3 | Buffalo | Elguapo09 | Von Miller / OLB |
4 | Cincinnati | Jason Garrison +2 | A.J. Green / WR |
5 | Arizona | Broski | Da'Quan Bowers / DE |
6 | Cleveland | Joe Goodberry | Marcell Dareus / DL |
7 | San Francisco | Heybrown | Prince Amukamara / CB |
8 | Tennessee | Oxalis | Cam Newton / QB |
9 | Dallas | Jim0ijk | Robert Quinn / DE |
10 | Washington | Pardon_My_French | Blaine Gabbert / QB |
11 | Houston | Joe27 | Julio Jones / WR |
12 | Minnesota | CarsonOrBust | Tyron Smith / OL |
13 | Detroit | The_Black_Stripes | Cameron Jordan / DL |
14 | St. Louis | Jaegner | Aldon Smith / DE |
15 | Miami | JaredM | Mark Ingram / RB |
16 | Jacksonville | Whodatchemsit | JJ Watt / DE |
17 | New England (from Oakland / Seymour) | UpStateMike | Anthony Castonzo / OT |
18 | San Diego | Quickslant | Mike Pouncey / OG |
19 | New York Giants | TheDealio | Akeem Ayers / OLB |
20 | Tampa Bay | Doc Scratch | Ryan Kerrigan / DE |
21 | Kansas City | Indesignkat | Corey Liuget / DT |
22 | Indianapolis | Ddbumpus | Nate Solder / OT |
23 | Philadelphia | Buckeyenut12 | Gabe Carimi / OT |
24 | New Orleans | FriarBob | Cameron Heyward / DE |
25 | Seattle | IgnatiusJReilly | Jake Locker / QB |
26 | Baltimore | FriarBob | Adrian Clayborn / DE |
27 | Atlanta | TruWhoDey | Justin Houston / DE/OLB |
28 | New England | UpStateMike | Muhammad Wilkerson / DL |
29 | Chicago | Bsmith4256 | Derek Sherrod / OL |
30 | New York Jets | Polo_614 | Phil Taylor / DT |
31 | Pittsburgh | Jason Garrison | Jimmy Smith / CB |
32 | Green Bay | Sean Weaver | Stephen Paea / DL |
33 | New England (from Carolina / Armanti Edwards) | UpStateMike | Brooks Reed / OLB |
34 | Buffalo | Elguapo09 | Allen Bailey / DE |
35 | Cincinnati | Jason Garrison +2 | Christian Ponder / QB |
36 | Denver | sexsalad | Kyle Rudolph / TE |
37 | Cleveland | Jason Garrison | Torrey Smith / WR |
38 | Arizona | Broski | Rodney Hudson / OG |
39 | Tennessee | Oxalis | Marvin Austin / DT |
40 | Dallas | Jim0ijk | Danny Watkins / OG |
41 | Washington | Pardon_My_French | Jonathan Baldwin / WR |
42 | Houston | Joe27 | Rahim Moore / FS |
43 | Minnesota | CarsonOrBust | Ryan Mallet / QB |
44 | Detroit | The_Black_Stripes | Stefen Wiesnewski / C/G |
45 | San Francisco | Heybrown | Andy Dalton / QB |
46 | Denver (from Miami / Brandon Marshall) | sexsalad | Drake Nevis / DT |
47 | St. Louis | Jaegner | Leonard Hankerson / WR |
48 | Oakland | NoodleXV | Brandon Harris / CB |
49 | Jacksonville | Whodatchemsit | Aaron Williams / S |
50 | San Diego | Quickslant | Jabaal Sheard / DE |
51 | Tampa Bay | Doc Scratch | Martez Wilson / MLB |
52 | New York Giants | TheDealio | Mikel Leshoure / RB |
53 | Indianapolis | Ddbumpus | Titus Young / WR |
54 | Philadelphia | Buckeyenut12 | Davon House / CB |
55 | Kansas City | Indesignkat | Sam Acho / OLB |
56 | New Orleans | FriarBob | Mason Foster / OLB |
57 | Seattle | IgnatiusJReilly | Marcus Cannon / OT/OG |
58 | Baltimore | Joe Goodberry | Ben Ijalana / OT/OG |
59 | Atlanta | TruWhoDey | Ryan Williams / RB |
60 | New England | UpStateMike | Quinton Carter / FS |
61 | San Diego (from NYJets / Antonio Cromartie) | Quickslant | Colin McCarthy / ILB |
62 | Chicago | Bsmith4256 | Tandon Doss / WR |
63 | Pittsburgh | FriarBob | Will Rackley / OG/OT |
64 | Green Bay | Sean Weaver | Randall Cobb / WR |
65 | Carolina | James Shively | Colin Kaepernick / QB |
66 | Cincinnati | Jason Garrison +2 | Curtis Brown / CB |
67 | Denver | sexsalad | DeMarco Murray / RB |
68 | Buffalo | Elguapo09 | Ras-I Dowling / CB |
69 | Arizona | Broski | DeAndre McDaniel / SS |
70 | Cleveland | FriarBob | Jurrell Casey / DT |
71 | Dallas | Jim0ijk | Christian Ballard / DE |
72 | New Orleans (from Washington / Jammal Brown) | FriarBob | Kendrick Ellis / DT |
73 | Houston | Joe27 | Jerrell Powe / DT |
74 | New England (from Minnesota / Randy Moss) | UpStateMike | |
75 | Detroit | The_Black_Stripes | |
76 | San Francisco | Heybrown | |
77 | Tennessee | Oxalis | |
78 | St. Louis | Jaegner | |
79 | Miami | JaredM | |
80 | Jacksonville | Whodatchemsit | |
81 | Oakland | NoodleXV | |
82 | San Diego | Quickslant | |
83 | New York Giants | TheDealio | |
84 | Tampa Bay | Doc Scratch | |
85 | Philadelphia | Buckeyenut12 | |
86 | Kansas City | Indesignkat | |
87 | Indianapolis | Ddbumpus | |
88 | New Orleans | FriarBob | |
89 | San Diego (from Seattle / Charlie Whitehurst) | Quickslant | |
90 | Baltimore | Jason Garrison | |
91 | Atlanta | TruWhoDey | |
92 | New England | UpStateMike | |
93 | Chicago | Bsmith4256 | |
94 | New York Jets | Polo_614 | |
95 | Pittsburgh | Joe Goodberry | |
96 | Green Bay | Sean Weaver | |
97 | Carolina (compensatory) | James Shively |