For pick No. 47 pick in the second-annual Cincy Jungle Mock Draft, Jaegner selected for the St. Louis Rams, who have the standard three picks available. Here is the pick...
With pick No. 47 pick in the 2011 Cincy Jungle Mock Draft, the St. Louis Rams select...
Leonard Hankerson, WR, Miami (FL)
Priority number one for me in this mock was to get St. Louis Rams second year quarterback Sam Bradford some weapons to work with. The first round didn't fall quite right for me to pick one then, but here in the second a potential steal lies in wait for me to snag him. I added to an already improving defense in round one, and now in the second there's only one direction I can go in good conscience, and that's helping a brother (Bradford) out. In my opinion, Leonard Hankerson is one of the more underrated receivers in this draft and will be a monster - a cornerback bypassing, one-handed catching monster lurking way behind opposing teams' secondaries.
Sam Bradford had a very good rookie season. I don't think many people will dispute that. He threw for over 3500 yards, had a good completion percentage, and more of his passes went for points than for turnovers. One stat, however, remains conspicuously...well, pedestrian? Actually, let's go with 'bad'. His yards per attempt was just 5.95. A middle-of-the-road completion percentage suggests this figure isn't necessarily being dragged down by incompletions - it means his receivers simply aren't getting down the field. Only Jimmy Clausen posted a lower YPA, and at least he's got a good excuse - he's an ostrich. A legitimate human NFL quarterback should be doing better than that, and with Hankerson catching his passes, he will.
As for the receiver himself, Hankerson seems to lack truly elite speed judging by his 40 time, but that belies his true nature as a deep threat. Check out that highlight reel to see how many times the safeties are running to catch up to him. He's not overly quick but he has a great ability to separate from defenders at the second level. Additionally, he can overcome his lack of quickness on shorter routes with his excellent use of that 6'3", 215 lb frame to box out opponents. He rarely loses a jump ball and never fails to fight for one that's contested. His work ethic is reportedly fantastic, and he overcame significant difficulties adjusting to the college game early on to become one of the nation's elite NCAA receivers. With Josh McDaniels working with him it's a good bet he'll do the same thing at the pro level. It's not too difficult to envision the Bradford-Hankerson connection being one of the better ones in the game. Hankerson is exactly the type of player that the Rams' offense needs to start taking the top off of defenses, and exactly the type of player the team needs to continue building their solid young core.
Leonard Hankerson Highlights:
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 / G-C |
39 | Tennessee | Oxalis |
Marvin Austin / DT |
40 | Dallas | Jim0ijk |
Danny Watkins / G |
41 | Washington | Pardon_My_French | Jonathan Baldwin/WR |
42 | Houston | Joe27 | Rahim Moore/ FS |
43 | Minnesota | CarsonOrBust | Ryan Mallett/ QB |
44 | Detroit | The_Black_Stripes | Stefen Wiesnewski/ C/G |
45 | San Francisco | Heybrown | Andy Dalton/ QB |
46 | Denver (from Miami / Brandon Marshall) | Joe Goodberry | Drake Nevis/ DT |
47 | St. Louis | Jaegner | Leonard Hankerson/ WR |
48 | Oakland | NoodleXV | |
49 | Jacksonville | Whodatchemsit | |
50 | San Diego | Quickslant | |
51 | Tampa Bay | Doc Scratch | |
52 | New York Giants | TheDealio | |
53 | Indianapolis | Ddbumpus | |
54 | Philadelphia | Buckeyenut12 | |
55 | Kansas City | Indesignkat | |
56 | New Orleans | FriarBob | |
57 | Seattle | IgnatiusJReilly | |
58 | Baltimore | Joe Goodberry | |
59 | Atlanta | TruWhoDey | |
60 | New England | UpStateMike | |
61 | San Diego (from NYJets / Antonio Cromartie) | Quickslant | |
62 | Chicago | Bsmith4256 | |
63 | Pittsburgh | FriarBob | |
64 | Green Bay | Sean Weaver | |
65 | Carolina | James Shively | |
66 | Cincinnati | Jason Garrison +2 | |
67 | Denver | sexsalad | |
68 | Buffalo | Elguapo09 | |
69 | Arizona | Broski | |
70 | Cleveland | FriarBob | |
71 | Dallas | Jim0ijk | |
72 | New Orleans (from Washington / Jammal Brown) | FriarBob | |
73 | Houston | Joe27 | |
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 | (possible compensatory) | ||
98 | (possible compensatory) |