Mock Drafts have become a necessary evil for Draft websites and shows due to the very practical research tool they provide but let’s face it, they’re also a lot of fun to create.

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end and with the draft a day away, we have officially made it to the FINAL Mock Draft of the year but the good news is that also means it’s time for www.TheHuddleReport.com’s Annual Mock Draft competition.

It’s open to a large number of Draft Experts and Industry names from the media, as well as from the draftnik community.

I lucked out last draft season and ended up doing well in the Mock Draft competition but 2011 is an entirely different matter, leading to what I believe to be one of the single most difficult drafts to predict considering the uncertainly surrounding the current NFL Labor situation.

Regardless, the following is my attempt to place as many correct players into the 1st round as I can with the appropriate corresponding team. Hit me up at @RookieDraft for any questions or updates during the Draft.

( I will be getting started on a 2012 Mock Draft soon so be on the lookout for that next month. )

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2011 Mock Draft
Pick	Team	Player Name	Pos.	School
1.	Carolina Panthers	Cam Newton	QB	Auburn
2.	Denver Broncos	Marcell Dareus	DT	Alabama
3.	Buffalo Bills	Von Miller	DE	Texas A&M
4.	Cincinnati Bengals	AJ Green	WR	Georgia
5.	Arizona Cardinals	Blaine Gabbert	QB	Missouri
6.	Cleveland Browns	Robert Quinn	DE	North Carolina
7.	San Francisco 49ers	Patrick Peterson	CB	LSU
8.	Tennessee Titans	Nick Fairley	DT	Auburn
9.	Dallas Cowboys	JJ Watt	DE	Wisconsin
10.	Washington Redskins	Julio Jones	WR	Alabama
11.	Houston Texans	Prince Amukamara	CB	Nebraska
12.	Minnesota Vikings	Jake Locker	QB	Washington
13.	Detroit Lions	Tyron Smith	OT	USC
14.	St Louis Rams	Corey Liuget	DT	Illinois
15.	Miami Dolphins	Mike Pouncey	OG	Florida
16.	Jacksonville Jaguars	Aldon Smith	DE	Missouri
17.	New England Patriots	Ryan Kerrigan	DE	Purdue
18.	San Diego Chargers	Da’Quan Bowers	DE	Clemson
19.	New York Giants	Martez Wilson	LB	Illinois
20.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Cameron Jordan	DE	California
21.	Kansas City Chiefs	Phil Taylor	DT	Baylor
22.	Indianapolis Colts	Muhammad Wilkerson	DT	Temple
23.	Philadelphia Eagles	Jimmy Smith	CB	Colorado
24.	New Orleans Saints	Akeem Ayers	LB	UCLA
25.	Seattle Seahawks	Ryan Mallett	QB	Arkansas
26.	Baltimore Ravens	Anthony Costanzo	OT	Boston College
27.	Atlanta Falcons	Kyle Rudolph	TE	Notre Dame
28.	New England Patriots	Gabe Carimi	OT	Wisconsin
29.	Chicago Bears	Nate Solder	OT	Colorado
30.	New York Jets	Brooks Reed	OLB	Arizona
31.	Pittsburgh Steelers	Aaron Williams	CB	Texas
32.	Green Bay Packers	Mark Ingram	RB	Alabama

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