USC defensive tackle Leonard Williams is my #1-ranked player in this draft, and he’s been a universal fixture in the top 3 of mock drafts since the beginning of the season. Yet the more probing I do and the more I listen to people I trust, Williams could be a player who unexpectedly drops out of the top 5. In fact, if the Titans don’t take him at #2, I would expect him to fall to at least the 5th pick. Jacksonville and Vic Beasley are a match made in football heaven at three, while the Raiders seem intent on building around Derek Carr and improving the wide receiving or offensive line options at 4. Washington at 5 would have to strongly consider Williams, who has the positional versatility to play any spot from a 3 technique to a 7 technique. If they pass, the Jets at 6 don’t figure to be interested. Chicago at 7 has to be his absolute floor.
--Some rumored team/player pairings I keep hearing:
New York Giants and Oregon DE Arik Armstead, though that seems awfully high for him
Houston and Kentucky edge rusher Bud Dupree, if he lasts to 16
Cleveland and Wisconsin RB Melvin Gordon at 19
Indianapolis and Texas DT Malcom Brown
Carolina and Mississippi State DE Preston Smith
San Francisco and Auburn WR Sammie Coates, but not in the first round
Chicago and a speed WR in the 2nd or 3rd round, preferably Devin Smith from Ohio State
http://football.realgm.com/analysis/2609/Draft-Hints-Allegations-And-Things-Left-Unsaid
