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Draft day here at last

Finally, it is Draft Day, the real life NFL Selection Meeting, which was pushed back nearly a month because ...

Well, no one really knows the because.

It did give draft experts more time to brew up their mock drafts. I used the extra time to hone my first-round mock masterpiece.

And, here it is:

No. 1, Texans: OLB Khalil Mack.

No. 2, Rams: DE Jadeveon Clowney.

No. 3, Jaguars: WR Sammy Watkins. The most electrifying player in the draft goes to the most boring team.

No. 4, Browns: QB Johnny Football. Thus locking Manziel’s bust status in stone.

No. 5, Raiders: OT Craig Robinson. Raiders mistakenly take “Hot Tub Time Machine” comedian instead of Alabama tackle Greg Robinson. Mel Kiper says, “It’s the Raiders.”

No. 6, Falcons: OT Taylor Lewan.

No. 7, Buccaneers: WR Mike Evans.

No. 8, Vikings: QB Blake Bortles.

No. 9, Bills: OT Jake Matthews.

No. 10, Lions: CB Justin Gilbert.

No. 11, Titans: CB Kyle Fuller.

No. 12, Giants: OT Zach Martin. Eli Manning will get fewer views from his back of the fall sky in the Meadowlands.

No. 13, Rams: FS Calvin Pryor.

No. 14, Bears: ILB C.J. Mosley. Chicago is giddy to see ‘Bama backer fall to them.

No. 15, Steelers: CB Ha Ha Clinton-Dix. I am praying to the football gods to make this happen because I love saying his name.

No. 16, Cowboys: DT Aaron Donald.

No. 17, Ravens: CB Darqueze Dennard.

No. 18, Jets: WR Odell Beckham.

No. 19, Dolphins: OLB Anthony Barr.

No. 20, Cardinals: QB Derek Carr. They hope he doesn’t turn out like his shell-shocked older brother, David.

No. 21, Packers: TE Eric Ebron.

No. 22, Eagles: OLB Ryan Shazier.

No. 23, Chiefs: WR Brandin Cooks.

No. 24, Bengals: CB Jason Verrett.

No. 25, Chargers: DT Louis Nix.

No. 26, Browns: QB Teddy Bridgewater. Because in the two hours since Cleveland took Manziel, Johnny Football has been thrown out of two Manning QB camps and a YouTube video of his drunken exploits are all over the Internet.

No. 27, Saints: C Marcus Martin.

No. 28, Panthers: WR Marqise Lee. Because I’m currently third on the Carolina WR depth chart.

No. 29, Patriots: OT Morgan Moses. Because now Moses can team with Football Jesus.

No. 30, 49ers: CB Bradley Roby.

No. 31, Broncos: OT Joel Bitonio. Because Peyton is one hit away from become Eli.

No. 32, Seahawks: CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste. As Seattle proved last year you can never have too many CBs.

Mike Kilroy is a staff writer for the Butler Eagle.

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