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Todd McShay's final mock draft is out, so let's take a look at the NFC South portion. At No. 14, McShay has the Panthers taking Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei. At least in mock drafts, Lotulelei's stock seems to be dropping in recent days....

It's going to be a long and busy day with the NFL draft starting Thursday night, so let's kick it off with a trip through the headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS In his final mock draft, D. Orlando Ledbetter has the Falcons taki...

With the No. 30 overall pick in the ESPN.com blog network mock draft, I just chose Boise State cornerback Jamar Taylor for the Atlanta Falcons. I know there are rumblings out there that the Falcons might try to trade up in the real NFL draft. But,...

I went into ESPN.com's blog network mock draft knowing I wanted to get a pass-rusher for the New Orleans Saints at No. 15 overall. Mission accomplished. I chose Georgia outside linebacker Jarvis Jones. I had some other backup plans in place, bu...

At noon ET on Tuesday, we'll kick off ESPN.com's NFL Blog Network mock draft. Our live format allows for instant analysis, discussion, interaction and reader input. Shortly before noon ET on Tuesday, a live chat module will post on all eight divis...

Darrelle Revis and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been dominating the news, but let's take a quick spin through some odds and ends from around the rest of the division: ATLANTA FALCONS In his latest mock draft, D. Orlando Ledbetter has the Falco...

At this time of year, most mock drafts seem to look pretty similar. But, as I read through Mel Kiper Jr.'s latest Insider offering in which he plays general manager for three rounds, I found one big surprise in the NFC South. Kiper has the Saints...

I owe a debt of gratitude to Atlanta general manager Thomas Dimitroff as I prepare to make the Falcons' first pick in the Blog Network mock draft next week. Although there are countless variables that could play out before Atlanta picks at No. 30,...

For those of you that read this blog regularly, you know I see LSU defensive end/linebacker Barkevious Mingo and Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones as the two most logical draft possibilities for the New Orleans Saints at No. 15. My thinking hasn't c...

As I prepare to make the ESPN Blog Network mock draft pick for the Carolina Panthers at No. 14 next week, I'm trying hard to think beyond Sheldon Richardson. It seems just about every mock draft I've seen has the Panthers taking Richardson. It mak...

The ESPN Blog Network mock draft is coming next week and I've got some good ideas of what I plan to do for all four teams. But this isn't like the 2011 draft when I knew weeks in advance that I'd be taking Cam Newton for the Carolina Panthers at N...

Todd McShay's latest Insider mock draft is out and this one comes complete with three first-round scenarios for each team. Let's take a look at what he's picturing in the NFC South. Although McShay acknowledges Tampa Bay could go with a cornerbac...

Todd McShay's latest Insider mock draft is out and he's going against the conventional wisdom that says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take a defensive player in the first round. McShay has the Bucs taking West Virginia receiver Tavon Austin at No...

Mel Kiper Jr. has his latest Insider mock draft out, so let's take a look at what he has the NFC South teams doing. At No. 13, Kiper has the Bucs taking Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei. Cornerback is Tampa Bay's biggest need at the moment, b...

One year ago today, the Blog Network did a mock draft of the first round. The New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons each were without a first-round pick, so I had to only make picks for the Carolina Panthers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I hit on...

Let's take a look at Todd McShay's latest Insider mock draft from an NFC South perspective. At No. 13, he has the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking West Virginia receiver Tavon Austin. I wouldn't totally rule this one out because the Bucs want to give q...