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You can't grade a draft class on production the day after it is finished being put together. But America demands grades, so Mel Kiper Jr. offers them . He bases them on how teams answered these three questions: " How much overall talent did ...

Mel Kiper Jr. goes three rounds deep in a mock draft today, just eight days removed from the start of the real thing. You can peruse the team-by-team results or follow his draft in order. Jacksonville Jaguars Rd. 1 (2) OT Luke Joeckel, Texas...

Mel Kiper's new mock draft is out, and I can share with you a look at the AFC South. 2) Jacksonville Jaguars Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU Kiper says: "The Jaguars have been saddled with a deficient pass rush for years now, and I think they will t...

Mel Kiper's got a new mock draft out Monday. We carve out the pieces relevant to our four teams. For reference and comparison, here's our look at Todd McShay's most recent mock . 2) Jacksonville Jaguars: OT, Eric Fisher, Central Michigan Kiper...

We've got updated mock drafts from Todd McShay and Mel Kiper , so it's time to take a look at what they have the teams of the AFC South doing. No. 2 -- Jacksonville Jaguars McShay: Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State "Werner is a good overall ...

Mel Kiper has a new first round out. It's not for the 2013 draft. It's for 2007 . The top six picks in this redraft read like an eventual Hall of Fame class. But the AFC South didn't have its first pick until 10th. Here's how Kiper envisions...

Mel Kiper's summer audits of the AFC South give us a lot to consider. Here's a sampling with some of my thoughts. Houston Texans Kiper: "... (The) zone-blocking scheme the Texans have made the centerpiece of this offense -- so much emanates from...

Plucked fresh from Mel Kiper's Grade A mock draft, here are three-rounds of picks for each team of the AFC South, a snippet of his analysis from the Insider file and my reflections. Houston Texans Rd 1 (26) OT Bobby Massie, Ole Miss Rd 2 (5...

Lost in a day that was busy thanks to Peyton Manning were new mock drafts from Todd McShay and Mel Kiper . Here's the third of four team-by-team reviews. 20) Tennessee Titans McShay: David DeCastro, guard, Stanford "The Titans have three...

This is an exercise with holes in it. Free agency can change everything. This is based on current needs and recent reviews. Factoring in new overall rankings from Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr. (who goes 25 players deep), here are the options the...

In re-drafting the 2006 draft, Mel Kiper's looking at the promise of guys going forward and their worth and he's not really factoring in team needs. Here's what he did for the AFC South. 1) Houston Texans -- Haloti Ngata, DT Oregon Kiper: "H...

We've got two Insider pieces I wanted to give you a glimpse into. Mel Kiper takes a look at 10 rookies who could be ready for second-half breakouts. Two are from the AFC South. 5. Blaine Gabbert, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars "I know it seems odd to...

Mel Kiper recently wrote about seven 2010 rookies he expects to have a big second year. None were from the AFC South. Kiper mentioned seven other players, and only one plays for an AFC South team. Of the Colts first-round pick from 2010, Kiper ...

Looking for impact from players drafted in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds? So is Mel Kiper. Of the nine players he singles out here, two are from the AFC South. Delone Carter, RB, Indianapolis Colts (Round 4, No. 22) The impact...

Here's the AFC South slice of Mel Kiper's final mock draft. No. 8 -- Tennessee Titans Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn "I'll stick with Fairley here. As I've said before, defensive line probably falls lower on the list of team needs behind the obvio...

New mocks are in from Todd McShay and Mel Kiper. Though they are Insider files, I've received clearance to share the most important parts with this audience. So away we go... Tennessee Titans, No. 8 McShay: Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn "The T...