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April 14, 2000

The rumors are swirling and the trade winds are blowing. SportsLine.com follows it all as Managing Editor/Pro Sports Bart Wright and NFL Editor Derek Harper will update their Mock Drafts daily right up to the first pick Saturday.

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Team Bart Wright Derek Harper
1. Cleveland

Bottom Line:		 Courtney Brown
DE Penn State
Phooey on the trade -- take the Big Guy		 Courtney Brown
DE Penn State
A pass rush disguises other defensive flaws.
2. Washington

Bottom Line:		 LaVar Arrington
LB Penn State
Lawrence Taylor was then, Arrington is now		 Chris Samuels
OT Alabama
QB Brad Johnson's brittle blind side is safe.
3. Washington

Bottom Line:		 Chris Samuels
OT Alabama
Filling the need with a soon-to-be All-Pro		 LaVar Arrington
LB Penn State
Successfully talks way out of Cleveland.
4. Cincinnati

Bottom Line:		 Peter Warrick
WR Florida State
Goodbye Carl Pickens and hello to the "present"		 Peter Warrick
WR Florida State
Can now justify dealing Carl Pickens.
5. Baltimore

Bottom Line:		 Thomas Jones
RB Virginia
Assumes late signing of DT Sam Adams		 Plaxico Burress
WR Michigan State
Brian Billick reaches in hopes of Randy Moss II.
6. Philadelphia

Bottom Line:		 Corey Simon
DT Florida State
Consider the run sufficiently stuffed		 Brian Urlacher
LB New Mexico
Need WR, but bolster underrated defense
7. Arizona

Bottom Line:		 Brian Urlacher
LB New Mexico
Everyone wants him, the Cards get him		 Thomas Jones
RB Virginia
Finally a running threat to keep defenses honest
8. Pittsburgh

Bottom Line:		 Plaxico Burress
WR Michigan State
Big guy, big speed -- coach him up		 Corey Simon
DT Florida State
Top 5 talent drops because of injury history
9. Chicago

Bottom Line:		 Travis Taylor
WR Florida
Speed, size, good hands -- fits well here		 Julian Peterson
LB Michigan State
Free-agent bonanza skipped over hole at LB
10. Baltimore

Bottom Line:		 Shaun Alexander
RB Alabama
Quick, decisive and can cut back		 Jamal Lewis
RB Tennessee
Recent 40 times enough to overlook injuries.
11. N.Y. Giants

Bottom Line:		 Jamal Lewis
RB Tennessee
Injuries a bit of a risk, but not a big one		 Shaun Alexander
RB Alabama
Will turn out to be draft's best all-around RB
12. N.Y. Jets

Bottom Line:		 Chris McIntosh
OT Wisconsin
Line now stocked with young talent		 Travis Taylor
WR Florida
No Keyshawn, but can get downfield quick
13. N.Y. Jets

Bottom Line:		 Bubba Franks
TE Miami
Following big deal, this solves one problem		 Bubba Franks
TE Miami
Escape valve over middle vital to Testaverde's return
14. Green Bay

Bottom Line:		 Shaun Ellis
DE Tennessee
Still trying to move up for Corey Simon		 Dez White
WR Georgia Tech
Favre minus second threat without Robert Brooks
15. Denver

Bottom Line:		 Sylvester Morris
WR Jackson State
Time to learn behind Smith and McCaffrey		 Chad Pennington
QB Marshall
Smart QB fits Shanahan's offense
16. San Francisco

Bottom Line:		 Chad Pennington
QB Marshall
Move down and still get man they want		 Ahmed Plummer
CB Ohio State
Starting job already his to lose
17. Oakland

Bottom Line:		 Laveranues Coles
WR Florida State
Maverick fits right into Oakland image		 Keith Bulluck
LB Syracuse
Plugs one of team's few remaining holes
18. N.Y. Jets

Bottom Line:		 Dez White
WR Georgia Tech
As much upside as any WR in the draft		 Chris McIntosh
OT Wisconsin
'99 OL played with smoke & mirrors
19. Seattle

Bottom Line:		 Stockar McDougle
OT Oklahoma
Fills hole for team's biggest weakness		 Rob Morris
MLB Brigham Young
Porous run defense gets tough middle man
20. Detroit

Bottom Line:		 Todd Wade
OT Mississippi
With Aaron Gibson back, OL now stocked		 Deon Grant
FS Tennessee
Third first-round DB pick in four years
21. Kansas City

Bottom Line:		 Ron Dayne
RB Wisconsin
Not as much of a plodder as rep suggests		 Ron Dayne
RB Wisconsin
Smash-mouth back for smash-mouth coach
22. Seattle

Bottom Line:		 Rob Morris
MLB Brigham Young
True inside guy in group of OLBs		 Stockar McDougle
OT Oklahoma
First band-aid for undertalented line
23. Carolina

Bottom Line:		 Julian Peterson
LB Michigan State
Time to learn under veteran Lee Woodall		 Darren Howard
DE Kansas
Strong pass rusher could be perfect fit
24. San Francisco

Bottom Line:		 Ahmed Plummer
CB Ohio State
Niners wish there were three of him to draft		 Shaun Ellis
DE Tennessee
Need pass rush to mask sorry secondary
25. Minnesota

Bottom Line:		 Adrian Klemm
OT Hawaii
First step toward rebuilding ravaged line		 Rashard Anderson
CB Jackson State
Against all odds, Dennis Green thinks defense
26. Buffalo

Bottom Line:		 Deltha O'Neal
CB California
Will return kicks and play some DB		 John Engelberger
DE Virginia Tech
Free agency hit defense hardest.
27. N.Y. Jets

Bottom Line:		 Deon Grant
FS Tennessee
Ballhawk can help fill loss of Steve Atwater		 John Abraham
DE South Carolina
Another attacker to throw at the line
28. Indianapolis

Bottom Line:		 John Engelberger
DE Virginia Tech
Blue collar guy for blue collar team		 DT Chris Hovan
DT Boston College
Front seven still needs some help
29. Jacksonville

Bottom Line:		 Jerry Porter
WR West Virginia
Jags desperate for third WR threat		 Sylvester Morris
WR Jackson State
Jags benefit from other teams filling holes
30. Tennessee

Bottom Line:		 Ike Charlton
DB Virginia Tech
Lots of ability, can play CB or safety		 Deltha O'Neal
CB California
Jeff Fisher covets special teams studs
31. St. Louis

Bottom Line:		 Marvel Smith
OT Arizona State
Needs work, but adds depth to thin line		 Todd Wade
OT Mississippi
Super Bowl OL ravaged by free agency