2012 mocks

[painekiller]

I know for some this is way to early, but with little going on in the world of football, now is not a bad time to start this thread.

draftsite.com has a 7 round mock for the 2012 already up. They are using 2011 draft order, this is the 1st of many to follow. Texans picks

11 Mark Barron S Alabama 6' 2" 210
42 Michael Floyd WR Notre Dame 6' 3" 220
73 Derek Wolfe DT Cincinnati 6' 5" 298
104 Peyton Thompson CB San Jose State 5' 11" 170
135 Carmen Messina ILB New Mexico 6' 2" 222
173 Tony Bergstrom OT Utah 6' 6" 310
203 Jake Bequette DE Arkansas 6' 5" 270

Not claiming to know all of the players, so I will talk players I know of and positions of need.

The current needs appear to be: Safety, WR2, ILB, OLB, DE, OL.

How would I approach this draft?

11 Jeff Fuller WR Texas A&M 6' 4" 215 Fuller has played in our offense, he is a big strong WR, he had a big day against Patrick Peterson in the bowl game. Solid pick up to be the #2WR and develop to a future #1WR.

42 Dont'a Hightower ILB Alabama 6' 4" 250 Hightower would be insurance/replacement for Ryans. The history of recover to an elite level for an Achilles injury is not promising. So a stud for the middle of the defense is needed.

The next move I would make is DB. Then I would look for a OLB to develop. Every year or two will be time to draft a project to play OLB in the 3-4.

Then I would go from there .