Earlier today we brought you the Cincinnati pick as made by rdr3131, and now we're moving along to the Chargers selection as made by tks24. As a reminder to all our mock drafters, we'll email you when it's your pick. So if the email you have on file with SBNation isn't valid, or if you're taking too long to respond, we'll move to the back up drafter.
And with the 18th pick of the WCG Mock Draft, the San Diego Chargers select...
Courtney Upshaw, OLB, Alabama
tks24: San Diego had problems with its pass rush last year, and now suddenly they find themselves in the same division as Peyton Manning. Larry English hasn't proven anything and is constantly injured so the Chargers will take a physical, experienced pass rusher to solidify the OLB position. Courtney Upshaw has played the position in the 3-4 at Alabama, and while he isn't incredibly athletic he has proved that he can produce while playing against much higher quality competition than any of the remaining pass rushers.
On the clock, picking for the Chicago Bears: beefcurtains
You have the weight of all the readers of Windy City Gridiron on your shoulders, do not disappoint.
If you would like to know the reason behind the picks our mock drafters have made so far, check out the NFL Draft section to catch up.
Pick | Team | Member | Back-Up | Player | Pos. | School |
1 | Colts | crackedcactus | Andrew Luck | QB | Stanford | |
2 | Redskins | Kev H | Robert Griffin III | QB | Baylor | |
3 | Vikings | Swarley | Matt Kalil | OT | USC | |
4 | Browns | suckmyditka | Morris Claiborne | CB | LSU | |
5 | Buccaneers | gioduder | Trent Richardson | RB | Alabama | |
6 | Rams | boydvv54 | Justin Blackmon | WR | Okla St | |
7 | Jaguars | T.Moore | Michael Floyd | WR | N.D. | |
8 | Dolphins | boondock_saint812 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | Texas A&M | |
9 | Panthers | Suffering from Chicago | Quinton Coples | DE | N.C. | |
10 | Bills | Acreman20 | Riley Reiff | OT | Iowa | |
11 | Chiefs | TheotherDane | Dontari Poe | DT | Memphis | |
12 | Seahawks | myronaiii | David DeCastro | OG |
Stanford |
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13 | Cardinals | Cutler6 | Jonathan Martin |
OT |
Stanford |
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14 | Cowboys | frenchbears113 | Dre Kirkpatrick |
DB |
Alabama |
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15 | Eagles | Badgers7 | Mark Barron | SS |
Alabama |
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16 | Jets | chitown-tony | Melvin Ingram |
DE |
S. Carolina |
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17 | Bengals | rdr3131 | Janoris Jenkins |
CB |
N. Alabama |
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18 | Chargers | tks24 | Courtney Upshaw |
OLB |
Alabama |
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19 | Bears | beefcurtains | suckmyditka | |||
20 | Titans | seanc909 | dieseldc3 | |||
21 | Bengals | IOftenPanic | Cutler6fan8 | |||
22 | Browns | dabears85 | Tudy | |||
23 | Lions | Champaign Cubbies | Pete Dixon | |||
24 | Steelers | thepreacher | Dave Gilbert | |||
25 | Broncos | j.katz | myronaiii | |||
26 | Texans | dieseldc3 | boondock_saint812 | |||
27 | Patriots | oreo72910 | frenchbears113 | |||
28 | Packers | CurtisEnisFan | ThorCo | |||
29 | Ravens | chiguy8506 | Jason Akker | |||
30 | 49ers | BearNecessities | TheotherDane | |||
31 | Patriots | Geo4MVP | Cutler6 | |||
32 | Giants | awfullyquiet | BOBdaBEAR |