For the fifty-second pick in the second-annual Cincy Jungle Mock Draft, TheDealio selected is for the New York Giants, who have the standard three picks available. Here is the pick...
With the fifty-second pick in the 2011 Cincy Jungle Mock Draft, the New York Giants select...
Mikel Leshoure, RB, Illinois
Mikel Leshoure falling this far in the draft is like Brooklyn Decker's car breaking down in front of my door step on the day I won the lottery. Wait a second... I might be exaggerating here, but the point remains that this seems to be a no-brainer pick for the Giants. Amhad "Fumblitis" Bradshaw and Brandon "Me Hit Man Hard. Me Hurt Everywhere" Jacobs are both going to be free agents next year and the possibility that they resign both is virtually nill. Leshoure seems to be the consensus #2 back in this draft, and some say he's better than Mark Ingram (OK, I didn't actually here anybody say that, I'm just making my case here).
There are certainly reasons not to take Leshoure. Top level RB's these days are seen as luxury picks because 7th rounders and UFA's often do as well as guys like Adrian Peterson and Chris Johnson. Also, with the passing game taking over NFL offenses, even the Giants, it makes less and less sense to draft a RB high in the draft. Still, Leshoure is a steal here because of his production in college and versatility out of the backfield. Plus, he won't be there in the third. The Giants have other minor needs that could be addressed here (OL, CB, LB) but this is the best player available and a position of need. Mikel Leshoure is the pick!
Mikel Leshoure 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 / 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 | |
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 | Carolina (compensatory) | James Shively |