2013 NFL Mock Draft – 4th Edition

The post-free agency frenzy 2013 NFL Mock Draft is finally here.  After the initial flurry of deals, it becomes more clear what needs teams will look to fill in through the draft.  The 4th edition, is also the first complete mock draft.

Texas A&M T Luke Joeckel remains the No. 1 overall in the mock draft.  West Virginia QB Geno Smith stays as the only quarterback in the first round.  However, it would not be surprising for other quarterbacks to end up being drafted in the first round.

Just for fun, the predicted Mr. Irrelevant for 2013:  RB Knile Davis from Arkansas going to Indianapolis.

As always, any likenesses of this mock draft to any other mock drafts is purely coincidental.  If you do link or re-print part of this, please give credit where credit is due.

Round 1
Pick	Team	Player	School
1	Chiefs	T Luke Joeckel	Texas A&M
2	Jaguars	CB Dee Milliner	Alabama
3	Radiers	DT Sharrif Floyd	Florida
4	Eagles	DE Dion Jordan	Oregon
5	Lions	T Eric Fisher	Central Michigan
6	Browns	G Chance Warmack	Alabama
7	Cardinals	QB Geno Smith	West Virginia
8	Bills	WR Cordarrelle Patterson	Tennessee
9	Jets	T Lane Johnson	Oklahoma
10	Titans	CB Xavier Rhodes	Florida State
11	Chargers	G Jonathan Cooper	North Carolina
12	Dolphins	DE Bjoern Werner	Florida State
13	Buccaneers	DE Ezekiel Ansah	BYU
14	Panthers	DT Sheldon Richardson	Missouri
15	Saints	OLB Barkevious Mingo	LSU
16	Rams	FS Kenny Vaccaro	Texas
17	Steelers	OLB Jarvis Jones	Georgia
18	Cowboys	DT Star Lotulelei	Utah
19	Giants	T D.J. Fluker	Alabama
20	Bears	ILB Kevin Minter	LSU
21	Bengals	CB Desmond Trufant	Washington
22	Rams (from Redskins)	WR Tavon Austin	West Virginia
23	Vikings	DT Johnathan Hankins	Ohio State
24	Colts	DE Datone Jones	UCLA
25	Vikings (from Seahawks)	WR DeAndre Hopkins	Clemson
26	Packers	RB Eddie Lacy	Alabama
27	Texans	WR Keenan Allen	California
28	Broncos	DT Kawann Short	Purdue
29	Patriots	DE Damontre Moore	Texas A&M
30	Falcons	DE Sam Montgomery	LSU
31	49ers	CB Johnthan Banks	Mississippi State
32	Ravens	ILB Manti Te’o	Notre Dame
Round 2
33	Jaguars	QB Matt Barkley	USC
34	49ers (from Chiefs)	SS Matt Elam	Florida
35	Eagles	OLB Alec Ogletree	Georgia
36	Lions	DE Alex Okafor	Texas
37	Bengals (from Raiders)	OLB Arthur Brown	Kansas State
38	Cardinals	TE Tyler Eifert	Notre Dame
XX	Browns	Forfeited due to pick in 2nd round of last year’s supplemental draft
39	Jets	SS Jonathan Cyprien	Florida International
40	Titans	G Justin Pugh	Syracuse
41	Bills	QB Ryan Nassib	Syracuse
42	Dolphins	TE Zach Ertz	Stanford
43	Buccaneers	CB Jamar Taylor	Boise State
44	Panthers	WR Robert Woods	USC
XX	Saints	Forfeited due to involvement in bounty scandal
45	Chargers	T Kyle Long	Oregon
46	Rams	T Terron Armstead	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
47	Cowboys	C Barrett Jones	Alabama
48	Steelers	DE Marqus Hunt	Southern Methodist
49	Giants	DT Jesse Williams	Alabama
50	Bears	DT Sylvester Williams	North Carolina
51	Redskins	CB David Amerson	North Carolina State
52	Vikings	FS Eric Reid	LSU
53	Bengals	DE Cornellius Carradine	Florida State
54	Dolphins (from Colts)	WR Quinton Patton	Louisiana Tech
55	Packers	WR Terrance Williams	Baylor
56	Seahawks	WR Justin Hunter	Tennessee
57	Texans	OLB Khaseem Greene	Rutgers
58	Broncos	CB Jordan Poyer	Oregon State
59	Patriots	WR Markus Wheaton	Oregon State
60	Falcons	OLB Sio Moore	Connecticut
61	49ers	OLB Jamie Collins	Southern Mississippi
62	Ravens	DT John Jenkins	Georgia
Round 3
63	Chiefs	QB Tyler Wilson	Arkansas
64	Jaguars	T Menelik Watson	Florida State
65	Lions	RB Giovani Bernard	North Carolina
66	Raiders	QB EJ Manuel	Florida State
67	Eagles	CB Darius Slay	Mississippi State
68	Browns	QB Mike Glennon	North Carolina State
69	Cardinals	T Dallas Thomas	Tennessee
70	Titans	C Travis Frederick	Wisconsin
71	Bills	OLB Trevardo Williams	Connecticut
72	Jets	WR Aaron Dobson	Marshall
73	Buccaneers	TE Vance McDonald	Rice
74	49ers (from Panthers)	WR Da’Rick Rogers	Tennessee Tech
75	Saints	FS Phillip Thomas	Fresno State
76	Chargers	CB Robert Alford	Southeastern Louisiana
77	Dolphins	CB Tyrann Mathieu	LSU
78	Rams	G Larry Warford	Kentucky
79	Steelers	SS Shamarko Thomas	Syracuse
80	Cowboys	DE John Simon	Ohio State
81	Giants	CB Logan Ryan	Rutgers
82	Dolphins (from Bears)	RB Johnathan Franklin	UCLA
83	Vikings	T David Bakhtiari	Colorado
84	Bengals	RB Joseph Randle	Oklahoma State
85	Redskins	FS Bacarri Rambo	Georgia
86	Colts	CB Dwayne Gratz	Connecticut
87	Seahawks	TE Gavin Escobar	San Diego State
88	Packers	QB Tyler Bray	Tennessee
89	Texans	G Brian Winters	Kent State
90	Broncos	RB Andre Ellington	Clemson
91	Patriots	DT Brandon Williams	Missouri Southern State
92	Falcons	RB Montee Ball	Wisconsin
93	49ers	C Brian Schwenke	California
94	Ravens	FS T.J. McDonald	USC
95	Texans (compensatory)	T Oday Aboushi	Virginia
96	Chiefs (compensatory)	WR Ryan Swope	Texas A&M
97	Titans (compensatory)	TE Travis Kelce	Cincinnati
Round 4
98	Jaguars	OLB Corey Lemonier	Auburn
99	Chiefs	DE Malliciah Goodman	Clemson
100	Raiders	CB B.W. Webb	William & Mary
101	Eagles	SS Shawn Williams	Georgia
102	Vikings (from Lions)	OLB Zaviar Gooden	Missouri
103	Cardinals	ILB Kiko Alonso	Oregon
104	Browns	WR Marquise Goodwin	Texas
105	Bills	FS D.J. Swearinger	South Carolina
106	Jets	RB Stepfan Taylor	Stanford
107	Titans	RB Christine Michael	Texas A&M
108	Panthers	CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson	Connecticut
109	Saints	DT Akeem Spence	Illinois
110	Chargers	TE Jordan Reed	Florida
111	Dolphins	T Chris Faulk	LSU
112	Buccaneers	OLB DeVonte Holloman	South Carolina
113	Rams	OLB Sean Porter	Texas A&M
114	Cowboys	SS JJ Wilcox	Georgia Southern
115	Steelers	WR Tavarres King	Georgia
116	Giants	OLB Brandon Jenkins	Florida State
117	Bears	T Jordan Mills	Louisiana Tech
118	Bengals	ILB Jon Bostic	Florida
119	Redskins	WR Stedman Bailey	West Virginia
120	Vikings	CB Leon McFadden	San Diego State
121	Colts	T David Quessenberry	San Jose State
122	Packers	OLB Chase Thomas	Stanford
123	Seahawks	DE Devin Taylor	South Carolina
124	Texans	ILB Nico Johnson	Alabama
125	Broncos	FS Josh Evans	Florida
126	Buccaneers (from Patriots)	QB Landry Jones	Oklahoma
127	Falcons	CB Brandon McGee	Miami (Fla.)
128	49ers	DE Lavar Edwards	LSU
129	Ravens	WR Kenny Stills	Oklahoma
130	Ravens (compensatory)	OLB Jelani Jenkins	Florida
131	49ers (compensatory)	TE Dion Sims	Michigan State
132	Lions (compensatory)	WR Cobi Hamilton	Arkansas
133	Falcons (compensatory)	C Khaled Holmes	USC
Round 5
134	Chiefs	OLB Keith Pough	Howard
135	Jaguars	G Alvin Bailey	Arkansas
136	Eagles	DT Jordan Hill	Penn State
137	Lions	CB Will Davis	Utah State
138	Seahawks (from Raiders)	DT Montori Hughes	Tennessee-Martin
139	Browns	DE Cornelius Washington	Georgia
140	Cardinals	RB Le’Veon Bell	Michigan State
141	Jets	ILB Keith Reddick	North Carolina
142	Titans	OLB Gerald Hodges	Penn State
143	Bills	G J.C. Tretter	Cornell
144	Saints	CB Tharold Simon	LSU
145	Chargers	WR Chris Harper	Kansas State
146	Dolphins	DT Bennie Logan	LSU
147	Buccaneers	T Xavier Nixon	Florida
148	Panthers	SS Robert Lester	Alabama
149	Rams	RB Marcus Lattimore	South Carolina
150	Steelers	RB Mike Gillislee	Florida
151	Cowboys	OLB Lerentee McCray	Florida
152	Giants	TE Nick Kasa	Colorado
153	Bears	CB Nickell Robey	USC
154	Redskins	DT Everett Dawkins	Florida State
155	Vikings	QB Matt Scott	Arizona
156	Bengals	T Brennan Williams	North Carolina
157	49ers (from Colts)	DT T.J. Barnes	Georgia Tech
158	Seahawks	OLB Ty Powell	Harding
159	Packers	FS Tony Jefferson	Oklahoma
160	Texans	FB Lonnie Pryor	Florida State
161	Broncos	ILB A.J. Klein	Iowa State
162	Redskins (from Patriots)	DE William Gholston	Michigan State
163	Falcons	WR Conner Vernon	Duke
164	49ers	CB Terry Hawthorne	Illinois
165	Ravens	T Reid Fragel	Ohio State
166	Dolphins (compensatory)	OLB Etienne Sabino	Ohio State
167	Packers (compensatory)	RB Kenjon Barner	Oregon
168	Ravens (compensatory)	QB Zac Dyser	Miami (Ohio)
Round 6
169	Jaguars	RB Jawan Jamison	Rutgers
170	Chiefs	G Hugh Thornton	Illinois
171	Lions	FS Rontez Miles	California (PA)
172	Raiders	P Brad Wing	LSU
173	Browns (from Eagles)	CB Josh Johnson	Purdue
174	Cardinals	DE David Bass	Missouri Western State
175	Browns	FB Tommy Bohanon	Wake Forest
176	Cardinals (from Titans, Vikings)	CB Sanders Commings	Georgia
177	Bills	WR Josh Boyce	TCU
178	Jets	OLB Brandon Magee	Arizona State
179	Chargers	RB Theo Riddick	Notre Dame
180	49ers (from Dolphins)	T Ricky Wagner	Wisconsin
181	Buccaneers	WR Corey Fuller	Virginia Tech
182	Panthers	G Eric Herman	Ohio
183	Saints	WR Ace Sanders	South Carolina
184	Rams	DT Kwame Geathers	Georgia
185	Cowboys	G Garrett Gilkey	Chadron State
186	Steelers	TE Chris Gragg	Arkansas
187	Giants	WR Aaron Mellette	Elon
188	Bears	OLB Eric Martin	Nebraska
189	Vikings	FB Kyle Juszczyk	Harvard
190	Bengals	C Braxston Cave	Notre Dame
191	Redskins	T Jason Weaver	Southern Mississippi
192	Colts	DT Josh Boyd	Mississippi State
193	Packers	C P.J. Lonergan	LSU
194	Seahawks	ILB Jonathan Stewart	Texas A&M
195	Texans	SS Earl Wolff	North Carolina State
196	Buccaneers (from Broncos through Eagles)	RB Kerwynn Williams	Utah State
197	Bengals (from Patriots)	WR Rodney Smith	Florida State
198	Falcons	DT Cory Grissom	South Florida
199	49ers	CB Steve Williams	California
200	Ravens	CB Adrian Bushell	Louisville
201	Texans (compensatory)	RB Zac Stacy	Vanderbilt
202	Titans (compensatory)	DE Michael Buchanan	Illinois
203	Ravens (compensatory)	TE Ryan Otten	San Jose State
204	Chiefs (compensatory)	CB Johnny Adams	Michigan State
205	Raiders (compensatory)	TE Mychal Rivera	Tennessee
206	Steelers (compensatory)	G Omoregie Uzzi	Georgia Tech
Round 7
207	Chiefs	RB Cierre Wood	Notre Dame
208	Jaguars	FS Daimion Stafford	Nebraska
209	Raiders	OLB John Lotulelei	UNLV
210	Eagles	WR Denard Robinson	Michigan
211	Lions	G Jeff Baca	UCLA
212	Eagles (from Browns)	T Braden Brown	BYU
213	Vikings (from Cardinals)	WR Jasper Collins	Mount Union
214	Seahawks (from Bills)	FB Zach Line	Southern Methodist
215	Jets	QB Sean Renfree	Duke
216	Titans	SS Duke Williams	Nevada
217	Dolphins	C Matt Stankiewitch	Penn State
218	Eagles (from Buccaneers)	P Quinn Sharp	Oklahoma State
219	Raiders (from Panthers)	ILB Steve Beauharnais	Rutgers
220	Seahawks (from Saints)	RB Ray Graham	Pittsburgh
221	Chargers	OLB Travis Johnson	San Jose State
222	Rams	TE Jake Stoneburner	Ohio State
223	Steelers	CB Micah Hyde	Iowa
224	Dolphins (from Cowboys)	G Sam Brenner	Utah
225	Giants	DE Stansly Maponga	TCU
226	Patriots (from Bears through Buccaneers)	CB Marc Anthony	California
227	49ers (from Bengals)	DT Anthony McCloud	Florida State
228	Redskins	WR Marquess Wilson	Washington State
229	Vikings	WR Alec Lemon	Syracuse
230	Colts	WR Brandon Kaufman	Eastern Washington
231	Vikings (from Seahawks)	CB D.J. Hayden	Houston
232	Packers	K Dustin Hopkins	Clemson
233	Texans	DT Mike Purcell	Wyoming
234	Broncos	TE Michael Williams	Alabama
235	Patriots	FS Jakar Hamilton	South Carolina State
236	Falcons	SS Keelan Johnson	Arizona State
237	49ers	CB Mike Edwards	Hawaii
238	Ravens	DE Tourek Williams	Florida International
239	Eagles (compensatory)	QB Jordan Rodgers	Vanderbilt
240	Bengals (compensatory)	RB Miquel Maysonet	Stony Brook
241	Seahawks (compensatory)	T Tanner Hawkinson	Kansas
242	Seahawks (compensatory)	G Earl Watford	James Madison
243	Falcons (compensatory)	ILB Albert Rosette	Nevada
244	Falcons (compensatory)	TE Zach Sudfeld	Nevada
245	Lions (compensatory)	OLB Herman Lathers	Tennessee
246	49ers (compensatory)	FB Kyler Reed	Nebraska
247	Ravens (compensatory)	CB Kahlid Wooten	Nevada
248	Titans (compensatory)	CB Travis Howard	Ohio State
249	Falcons (compensatory)	T Roger Gaines	Tennessee State
250	Dolphins (compensatory)	FS Bradley McDougald	Kansas
251	Bengals (compensatory)	K Caleb Sturgis	Florida
252	49ers (compensatory)	TE Jack Doyle	Western Kentucky
253	Giants (compensatory)	ILB Vince Williams	Florida State
254	Colts (compensatory)	RB Knile Davis	Arkansas

The next edition of the mock draft will likely come just before the 2013 NFL Draft

Week 12 College Football Picks

It’s November for college football, meaning losses now hurt much worse than they did back in September.

However, with the recent BCS rankings, it shows if you’re in a good enough conference, it might not hurt as bad.

With that said, it was a solid week picking, still with single digit losses for the week, continuing the streak of not incorrectly picking more than nine games this season.  You can never complain with that.

Also, after checking out the picks, be sure to find where your favorite team might be playing after the regular season on our 2012-13 College Bowl Projections.

Last Week:  20-7 (.741)

Overall:  245-60 (.803)

#1 Kansas State vs. Baylor

#13 Stanford vs. #2 Oregon (If Oregon makes it to the National Championship game, you can not say that November was easy for them.)

Wake Forest vs. #3 Notre Dame

Western Carolina vs. #4 Alabama

Georgia Southern vs. #5 Georgia

Jacksonville State vs. #6 Florida (The Gators should be able to win this without Jeff Driskel, but then you do have to remember about last week.)

Ole Miss vs. #7 LSU

Sam Houston State vs. #8 Texas A&M (Normally you would say that the Aggies are set for a let-down, but that shouldn’t happen with Sam Houston State.)

Wofford vs. #9 South Carolina

#10 Florida State vs. Maryland

North Carolina State vs. #11 Clemson (If N.C. State were to win, they could at least claim they beat the two best teams in the ACC this year.)

#12 Oklahoma vs. West Virginia

Minnesota vs. #14 Nebraska

California vs. #16 Oregon State

#18 USC vs. #17 UCLA (Winner will likely go to Pac-12 Championship game.)

Utah State vs. #20 Louisiana Tech (Louisiana Tech has to win out to have a shot at going to a BCS bowl.)

Iowa vs. #21 Michigan

#22 Rutgers vs. Cincinnati

#23 Texas Tech vs. #24 Oklahoma State

#25 Washington vs. Colorado

North Carolina vs. Virginia

Virginia Tech vs. Boston College

South Florida vs. Miami (FL)

Duke vs. Georgia Tech (Closest to 100 wins, unless they go over.)

Arkansas vs. Mississippi State (The Bulldogs have to rebound; they were going strong but have really stunk it up the last few weeks.)

Alabama A&M vs. Auburn (The SEC should win this, right?)

Syracuse vs. Missouri (The SEC should win this, right?)

Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt

Samford vs. Kentucky (The SEC should win this, right?)

Week 11 College Football Picks

An overall good week in Week 11.  A couple of upsets didn’t quite end up happening, but that’s the risk.

Don’t forget after checking out this week’s picks, to check out the 2012-13 Bowl Predictions.

Last Week:  20-6 (.769)

Overall:  225-53 (.809)

Ball State vs. #25 Toledo (This game is the reason these picks are coming Tuesday, as opposed to Wednesday or Thursday.)

#10 Florida State vs. Virginia Tech (Any other year, you would consider calling the upset.)

#15 Texas A&M vs. #1 Alabama (If Alabama is going to get upset in the regular season, this will be the week.)

#2 Kansas State vs. TCU (If Kansas State is going to get upset in the regular season, this will be the week.)

#3 Oregon vs. California

#4 Notre Dame vs. Boston College

#5 Georgia vs. Auburn

Louisiana-Lafayette vs. #6 Florida

#21 Mississippi State vs. #7 LSU

Arkansas vs. #8 South Carolina (If this Arkansas team has QB Tyler Wilson playing well, a poor South Carolina secondary might make this a closer game.)

#9 Louisville vs. Syracuse

#11 Oregon State vs. #14 Stanford

Baylor vs. #12 Oklahoma

Maryland vs. #13 Clemson (It’s hard to think of an upset here when you are out of quarterbacks.)

Penn State vs. #16 Nebraska (Nebraska really needs this one to show they are legitimate, not just the class of the Big Ten because of Penn State and Ohio State having postseason bans.)

Iowa State vs. #17 Texas

#18 UCLA vs. Washington State

Arizona State vs. #19 USC

#20 Louisiana Tech vs. Texas State

Kansas vs. #22 Texas Tech

Army vs. #23 Rutgers

#24 Northwestern vs. Michigan

Miami (FL) vs. Virginia

Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina

Wake Forest vs. North Carolina State

Missouri vs. Tennessee

Vanderbilt vs. Ole Miss

Week 10 College Football Picks

This is another huge week in college football, with a couple of games that could shake up the National Championship picture.

For a look at the entire bowl picture, CLICK HERE.

Here are the picks in this critical week 10.

Last Week:  16-9 (.640)

Overall:  205-47 (.813)

#1 Alabama vs. #5 LSU (Tiger Stadium at night just isn’t enough for LSU)

#24 Oklahoma State vs. #2 Kansas State

Pittsburgh vs. #3 Notre Dame

#4 Oregon vs. #17 USC (However, Oregon will get the last laugh in the Pac-12)

Ole Miss vs. #6 Georgia (Closer than people think)

Missouri vs. #7 Florida

Temple vs. #10 Louisville

Arizona State vs. #11 Oregon State

#12 Oklahoma vs. Iowa State

#13 Clemson vs. Duke

#14 Stanford vs. Colorado

#16 Texas A&M vs. #15 Mississippi State

#23 Texas vs. #18 Texas Tech

San Diego State vs. #19 Boise State

#20 Nebraska vs. Michigan State

TCU vs. #21 West Virginia

#22 Arizona vs. UCLA

UTSA vs. #25 Louisiana Tech

Virginia Tech vs. Miami (FL)

Georgia Tech vs. Maryland (Painful game to pick, but when you are out of quarterbacks, it makes it easier)

Virginia vs. North Carolina State

Boston College vs. Wake Forest

Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky

Troy vs. Tennessee

Tulsa vs. Arkansas (I want to believe that SEC supremacy rises up)

New Mexico State vs. Auburn (I want to believe that SEC supremacy rises up)

Week 9 College Football Picks

Keeping up the good work in college football, another great week.  Hopefully the wins keep coming.

After checking out the picks, be sure to stop by the 2012-13 College Football Bowl Projections.

Last Week:  22-4 (.846)

Overall:  189-38 (.833)

#18 Clemson vs. Wake Forest

Cincinnati vs. #16 Louisville

#11 Mississippi State vs. #1 Alabama (A win by the Bulldogs would really shake things up in the SEC West)

#2 Florida vs. #10 Georgia

#14 Texas Tech vs. #3 Kansas State

Colorado vs. #4 Oregon

#5 Notre Dame vs. #8 Oklahoma (When in doubt, got to go with the home crowd.  A win by Notre Dame and they really have only one hurdle to an undefeated season [Southern Cal])

#7 Oregon State vs. Washington (Closer game than people think)

#9 USC vs. Arizona (Closer game than people think)

Duke vs. #12 Florida State

Tennessee vs. #13 South Carolina

Kent State vs. #15 Rutgers

Washington State vs. #17 Stanford

#20 Texas A&M vs. Auburn

#21 Boise State vs. Wyoming

#22 Michigan vs. Nebraska

#23 Texas vs. Kansas

#24 Ohio vs. Miami (OH)

Michigan State vs. #25 Wisconsin

North Carolina State vs. North Carolina

Maryland vs. Boston College

BYU vs. Georgia Tech

Kentucky vs. Missouri

Ole Miss vs. Arkansas (Winner might be on the path to sneaking into a bowl game)

Massachusetts vs. Vanderbilt

Week 6 College Football Picks

Only a couple of hiccups and under-estimating a couple teams cost me a couple of games, but overall, a good week 5.

This could be a rough week for picking college football games, because this weekend has the best match-ups of this season.

Last Week:  18-6 (.750)

Overall:  131-22 (.856)

Week 6 Picks:

#13 USC vs. Utah

#23 Washington vs. #2 Oregon

#3 Florida State vs. North Carolina State

#4 LSU vs. #10 Florida (LSU hasn’t really proven that they are a good team, and Florida could state that they are back in the SEC)

#5 Georgia vs. #6 South Carolina (So evenly matched, and when in doubt, go with the home team)

Kansas vs. #7 Kansas State

#8 West Virginia vs. #11 Texas (First to 100, wins?  Probably not.  Texas will keep up for a while, but just too much offense from West Virginia)

Miami (FL) vs. #9 Notre Dame

#21 Nebraska vs. #12 Ohio State

Washington State vs. #14 Oregon State

Iowa State vs. #15 TCU

Georgia Tech vs. #15 Clemson

#17 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech

Arizona vs. #18 Stanford

#20 Mississippi State vs. Kentucky

Connecticut vs. #22 Rutgers

#24 Northwestern vs. Penn State

#25 UCLA vs. California

Boston College vs. Army

Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina

Virginia vs. Duke (As painful as it is to say, Duke is good, so far)

Wake Forest vs. Maryland

Arkansas vs. Auburn (Both these teams thought this would be the top-10, top-5 matchup, instead it is about getting win #2)

Vanderbilt vs. Missouri

Texas A&M vs. Ole Miss

Week 5 College Football Picks

Week 4 was a pretty decent week, but Arkansas and Georgia Tech let me down again.  For week 5, only one real stretch of a pick.

Last Week:  26-3 (.897)

Overall:  113-16 (.876)

Week 5 Picks:

#8 Stanford vs. Washington

Ole Miss vs. #1 Alabama (Alabama will win, but Ole Miss might surprise some people at how long they stay in this game)

#2 Oregon vs. Washington State

Towson vs. #3 LSU

#4 Florida State vs. South Florida

Tennessee vs. #5 Georgia (Game could be closer if Georgia is looking ahead to next week’s game against South Carolina)

#6 South Carolina vs. Kentucky (Game could be closer if South Carolina is looking ahead to next week’s game against Georgia, but Gamecocks have payback on its mind from 2010 loss)

#25 Baylor vs. #9 West Virginia (Team with ball last might win game)

#12 Texas vs. Oklahoma State

#14 Ohio State vs. #20 Michigan State

#15 TCU vs. SMU

#17 Clemson vs. Boston College

#18 Oregon State vs. Arizona

#19 Louisville vs. Southern Miss

Wisconsin vs. #22 Nebraska

#24 Boise State vs. New Mexico

Middle Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech

North Carolina State vs. Miami (FL)

Duke vs. Wake Forest

Idaho vs. North Carolina

Louisiana Tech vs. Virginia

Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati

Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (It only gets worse for the Razorbacks)

Missouri vs. UCF

College Football Week 3 Picks

The first losses of the college football picks came in week 2.  A couple of them were on bold picks, but I felt better once Arkansas lost.

Last Week:  28-7 (.800)

Overall:  60-7 (.896)

Week 3 Picks

#1 Alabama vs. Arkansas  (Not such a toss-up as it was a week ago)

#2 USC vs. #21 Stanford  (Should be a close game, but USC has a little too much offense)

Idaho vs. #3 LSU

Tennessee Tech vs. #4 Oregon

Wake Forest vs. #5 Florida State

Florida Atlantic vs. #7 Georgia

UAB vs. #8 South Carolina

James Madison vs. #9 West Virginia (West Virginia looking to put another 70 (or so) on the board)

#20 Notre Dame vs. #10 Michigan State  (Two teams I don’t trust, but I trust the Fighting Irish just a little more)

Furman vs. #11 Clemson

California vs. #12 Ohio State

#13 Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh

#14 Texas vs. Ole Miss

North Texas vs. #15 Kansas State

#16 TCU vs. Kansas

Massachusetts vs. #17 Michigan

#18 Florida vs. #23 Tennessee (Tennessee will be the 2012 surprise in the SEC, and this game being in Knoxville is the difference)

North Carolina vs. #19 Louisville

Houston vs. #22 UCLA

South Carolina State vs. #24 Arizona

#25 BYU vs. Utah

Bethune-Cookman vs. Miami (FL)

Connecticut vs. Maryland

Virginia vs. Georgia Tech

Boston College vs. Northwestern

South Alabama vs. North Carolina State

North Carolina Central vs. Duke

Louisiana-Monroe vs. Auburn (Louisiana-Monroe will return to reality, not because its a better team, just the wave of emotion has to end at some point)

Presbyterian vs. Vanderbilt

Texas A&M vs. Southern Methodist

Western Kentucky vs. Kentucky

Arizona State vs. Missouri (Arizona State is proving to be a really good team)

Mississippi State vs. Troy

Rapid Fire Picks for November 5th

College Football:

Last Week: 16-8
Overall: 180-51

Top 25, based on BCS Standings:
#2 Alabama over #1 LSU
#3 Oklahoma State over #14 Kansas State
#4 Stanford over Oregon State
#5 Boise State over UNLV
#6 Oklahoma over Texas A&M
#9 South Carolina over #7 Arkansas…I’m sticking with the pick from the beginning of the year, SC 49-17
#8 Oregon over Washington…could be a trap game for the Ducks
#10 Nebraska over Northwestern
#13 Houston over UAB
#15 Michigan over Iowa
#17 Michigan State over Minnesota
#18 Georgia over New Mexico State
#19 Arizona State over UCLA
#20 Wisconsin over Purdue
#21 Texas over Texas Tech
#24 West Virginia over Louisville
#25 Southern Miss over East Carolina

SEC:
Florida over Vanderbilt…close
Ole Miss over Kentucky…first to score might win this game
Tennessee over Middle Tennessee State
Mississippi State over Tennessee-Martin

ACC:
Virginia over Maryland
North Carolina over North Carolina State
Miami (FL) over Duke
Notre Dame over Wake Forest

Other Games:
SMU over Tulane
Troy over Navy
Air Force over Army

NFL

Last Week: 8-5
Overall: 77-38

Bills over Jets
Cowboys over Seahawks
Falcons over Colts
Chiefs over Dolphins
Saints over Buccaneers
49ers over Redskins
Texans over Browns
Raiders over Broncos
Patriots over Giants
Rams over Cardinals
Packers over Chargers
Steelers over Ravens
Bears over Eagles

Rapid Fire Picks for October 29th

There was an issue with the site that these are normally posted on, so they will be here today.

NFL:

Last Week: 7-6
Overall: 69-33

Titans over Colts
Saints over Rams
Dolphins over Giants
Panthers over Vikings
Ravens over Cardinals
Texans over Jaguars
Bills over Redskins
Lions over Broncos
Patriots over Steelers
49ers over Browns
Seahawks over Bengals
Cowboys over Eagles
Chiefs over Chargers

College Football (Rankings based on BCS Standings):

Last Week: 18-7
Overall: 164-43

#3 Oklahoma State over Baylor
#5 Clemson over Georgia Tech
#6 Stanford over USC
#7 Oregon over Washington State
#9 Oklahoma over #8 Kansas State
#10 Arkansas over Vanderbilt
#14 Nebraska over #11 Michigan State
#12 Virginia Tech over Duke
#13 South Carolina over Tennessee…SC 23-16
#15 Wisconsin over Ohio State
#16 Texas A&M over Missouri
#18 Michigan over Purdue
#19 Penn State over Illinois
#20 Texas Tech over Iowa State
#21 Arizona State over Colorado
Florida over #22 Georgia
#23 Auburn over Ole Miss
#24 Texas over Kansas
#25 West Virginia over Rutgers

ACC:

Florida State over North Carolina State
Maryland over Boston College
Wake Forest over North Carolina

SEC:

Kentucky over Mississippi State

Other Games:

Notre Dame over Navy

Fundraiser:
Remember that WUSC’s fall fundraiser runs through November 3rd. To donate, click on “Support” at the top of the page or call the station at (803) 576-WUSC or online at wusc.sc.edu

Show Correction:
During the show, I kept saying that Texas hasn’t lost back-to-back games since August. That was the Texas Rangers, not the Texas Longhorns football team.

Have a Happy Halloween!!