The SB Nation two-round NFL mock draft continues along with each lead NFL team blogger making the pick for their team. Up now is the Philadelphia Eagles with the No. 15 overall pick.
2012 SB Nation NFL Mock Draft: Round 1, Pick 15
With the 15th pick in the 2012 SB Nation NFL Writers Mock Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles select Boston College linebacker Luke Kuechly.
JasonB, site manager for Bleeding Green Nation, breaks down the choice and I respond after the jump. For the latest on the Eagles, make sure to check out BleedingGreenNation.com.
Jason B explains: Now that the Eagles have traded for DeMeco Ryans, every mock drafter on the planet has seemingly checked linebacker off the list for the Eagles and moved on. Not me. If you watched the Eagles at all last season, you’d know their problems at LB were more than just the man in the middle. In reality, the Eagles could probably use an upgrade at all three spots. So for me, Ryans is just the start of the overhaul. The chance to add a guy like Kuechly here is just too good to pass up and in the course of one offseason could turn this teams’ biggest weakness into one of its most talented units.
While Kuechly is most often projected at middle linebacker, he really played all over the place at BC, so I see no reason why he couldn’t slide over to SAM with Ryans next to him at MIKE.
Guy who I also considered: Michael Brockers. Guy who I wished fell: Fletcher Cox. Guys other people mock to the Eagles but aren’t worth the 15th pick: Devon Still, Mark Barron.
Dan Kadar responds: The idea of doubling up with a solid veteran in Ryans and a sure-thing choice like Kuechly is a shrewd move. Kuechly could immediately start at weakside linebacker in front of players like Brian Rolle and Casey Matthews. The trouble moving Kuechly to the strong side is his on-field strength. He struggles to disengage from blocks and often needs an open lane to make a play.
Mocking the Draft's Top 5 Remaining Prospects
| OVR | Name | Pos. | College | Report |
| 7 | Dre Kirkpatrick | CB | Alabama | scouting report |
| 12 | Devon Still | DT | Penn State | prospect notes |
| 15 | Michael Brockers | DT | LSU | scouting report |
| 16 | Dont'a Hightower | MLB | Alabama | scouting report |
| 17 | Michael Floyd | WR | Notre Dame | scouting report |
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