After months of workouts, meetings, film study and never-ending analysis, the 2015 Draft — like a 10-month term pregnancy — is finally here.
On Thursday night in Chicago (the greatest city in the world), the league will usher in a new crop of talented college players.
Millions of draftniks have attempted to predict where players will go either via draft or trade over the next three days.
While seemingly no HBCU football players are prominently featured on mainstream mock draft boards, HBCU Sports thought we’d proceed with our own mock draft, ranking the best in black college football.
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Jerry Lovelocke – Prairie View
2. Tennessee Titans – Robert Myers – Tennessee State
3. Jacksonville Jaguars – Malcolm Cyrus – Alabama State
4. Oakland Raiders – Andrew Edouard – Bethune-Cookman
5. Washington Redskins – Julian Stafford – Mississippi Valley State
6. New York Jets – Phillip Sims – Winston-Salem State
7. Chicago Bears – Desmond Lawrence – North Carolina A&T
8. Atlanta Falcons – Khari Lee – Bowie State
9. New York Giants – Lynden Trail – Norfolk State
10. St. Louis Rams – Trey Walker – Texas Southern
11. Minnesota Vikings – Jorrian Washington – Hampton
12. Cleveland Browns – Benjamin Anderson – Arkansas-Pine Bluff
13. New Orleans Saints – Cody Acker – Morgan State
14. Miami Dolphins – Avery Boykin – Mississippi Valley State
15. San Francisco 49ers – Jamil Cooks – Alcorn State
16. Houston Texans – Greg McGhee – Howard
17. San Diego Chargers – Jerome Howard – Prairie View
18. Kansas City Chiefs – Montaurius Smith – Alabama A&M
19. Cleveland Browns (from Buffalo Bills) – Tyree Hollins – Grambling State
20. Philadelphia Eagles – C.J. Moore – North Carolina Central
21. Cincinnati Bengals – Edward Mosley – Alabama State
22. Pittsburgh Steelers – Rodney Gunter – Delaware State
23. Detroit Lions – LeBranden Richardson – Bethune-Cookman
24. Arizona Cardinals – Anthony Morris – Tennessee State
25. Carolina Panthers – Daniel Fitzpatrick – Tennessee State
26. Baltimore Ravens – Marcell Coke – Norfolk State
27. Dallas Cowboys – Gabe Dunlap – Prairie View
28. Denver Broncos -Ariane McCree – Jackson State
29. Indianapolis Colts – Marcus Berg – Alabama State
30. Green Bay Packers – Arthur Miley – Southern
31. New Orleans Saints (from Seattle Seahawks) – Dewayne Houston – Southern
32. New England Patriots – Ronald Canty – North Carolina A&T