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Quarterback Cam Newton was selected with the No. 1 pick by the Carolina Panthers as the NFL returned to to some semblance of normalcy with its college draft Thursday.

With the 32nd pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Green Bay Packers select ... Akeem Ayers, outside linebacker, UCLA. We wrapped up the first round with another slim margin. Ayers, a strong candidate for several previous spots, finall...

With the 31st pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers select ... Aaron Williams, cornerback, Texas. Slim pickings, for this one. Only two prospects were nominated, Williams and Baylor defensive tackle Phil Taylor. W...

I was in favor of including trades in ESPN.com's third annual Blog Network mock draft, but the consensus was they would further cloud the muddy snapshot we already have of this draft. After all, with three days remaining until the first round begins,...

If you'd like a little different perspective than the 365th version of Mel Kiper's or Todd McShay's NFL draft projections, have a look at Stone Sour guitarist Josh Rand's mock draft.

With the 30th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the New York Jets select ... Brooks Reed, defensive end, Arizona. Readers came through with a flurry of suggestions that evolved into an interesting race. UCLA outside linebacker Akeem ...

With the 29th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Chicago Bears select ... Marvin Austin, defensive tackle, North Carolina. Similar to the New England Patriots' selection at No. 28, there was a wide variety of nominations. Eight playe...

With the 28th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the New England Patriots select ... Danny Watkins, offensive lineman, Baylor. Despite a surprisingly low number of votes, this was the most varied nomination process of our project. Ten pl...

With the 27th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Atlanta Falcons select ... Adrian Clayborn, defensive end, Iowa. For the record, Clayborn's closest competition was Georgia outside linebacker Justin Houston. Now quickly on to more...

With the 26th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Baltimore Ravens select ... Brandon Harris, cornerback, Miami. Readers felt the Ravens' biggest need was at cornerback. With Jimmy Smith taken off the draft board one pick earlier, Har...

With the 25th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Seattle Seahawks select ... Jimmy Smith, cornerback, Colorado. Smith has been nominated for many previous picks but never generated enough votes to get the nod. He barely earned this s...

With the 24th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the New Orleans Saints select ... Muhammad Wilkerson, defensive end, Temple. Readers fired a shotgun at the remaining names on the draft board. Ten players -- all on defense -- were nomina...

With the 23rd pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Philadelphia Eagles select ... Derek Sherrod, tackle, Mississippi State. Sherrod emerged as the choice ahead of Colorado cornerback Jimmy Smith in a razor-thin vote. ESPN draft anal...

With the 22nd pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Indianapolis Colts select ... Nate Solder, tackle, Colorado. In one of the emptiest ballot boxes we've had so far in our 32-part series, Solder edged out Mississippi State tackle Derek...

With the 21st pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Kansas City Chiefs select ... Gabe Carimi, tackle, Wisconsin. This pick provided a wonderful example about the value of providing a reason for your vote in addition to merely submittin...

With the 20th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers select ... Ryan Kerrigan, defensive end, Purdue. Kerrigan has been a popular nominee for the past several picks but couldn't get enough votes until now. ESPN dr...