A lot has changed since my previous mock draft. Perhaps the most important thing is that time has progressed, as it tends to do. Nine weeks ago, I created a mock draft that will look little like the one you’re about to read, skim, or skip. My previous intention was to pick the best fit for each team. My intention with this mock draft is to be right about slotting. There will be trades on draft day. I’m not going to bother with that here. Without further ado, 2010 Mock Draft Version 2.0: (with very little analysis, because really if you don’t know about team needs and players in the first round of this years draft yourself, you likely never will and probably didn’t care much to begin with)

1. St. Louis Rams
Pick: Sam Bradford (QB/Oklahoma). I’ve made my feelings known previously that I prefer Clausen. I can see St. Louis trading out of this spot and drafting Clausen.

2. Detroit Lions
Pick: Ndamukong Suh (DT/Nebraska). This is a toss-up between Suh and McCoy. I like Suh better because watching the two in college, I was highly impressed with Suh’s domination of play and never found McCoy to be a game changer at that level.

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Pick: Gerald McCoy (DT/Oklahoma)

4. Washington Redskins
Pick: Trent Williams (OT/Oklahoma). Okung is the better tackle. Williams is thought of as the better “fit.”

5. Kansas City Chiefs
Pick: Russell Okung (OT/Oklahoma State). Drafting Okung allows the Chiefs to move Brandon Albert to the right side of the line, where he is better suited and gives them an anchor for the next 12 seasons on the left side. Okung strikes me as a “sure thing,” in the mold of D’Brickashaw Ferguson.

6. Seattle Seahawks
Pick: Eric Berry (S/Tennessee). The surest pick in this draft is Berry. Instant success. A steal at 6.

7. Cleveland Browns
Pick: Jimmy Clausen (QB/Notre Dame). Mike Holmgren is an offensive minded coach. If Berry is gone, he has to go offensive in my mind. Clausen makes sense here, except for the memories of Brady Quinn. But in my mind, Clausen is the real deal and a different kind of QB than Quinn, mentally. I can see Clausen going at 4, 5 (yes, even with Matt Cassel in KC), 6, 7, 9, 13, or 14. I can’t see that many teams passing on a franchise quarterback. Not after what Aaron Rodgers has done in Green Bay after falling in his draft.

8. Oakland Raiders
Pick: Bruce Campbell (OT/Maryland). In every mock I see, it’s either Campbell or Jason Pierre-Paul. I prefer Campbell. If he doesn’t go here, he likely won’t go again in this mock. Oh, Oakland…

9. Buffalo Bills
Pick: Bryan Bulaga (OT/Iowa). I really can’t see Clausen falling any further than Buffalo. They’re a team with a giant, gaping hole at quarterback that has been there since Jim Kelly left. Bulaga, much like Jimmy Clausen, comes with a “warning” label because of the recent failure of fellow Iowa OT Robert Gallery. And I don’t know if Bulaga is athletic enough, frankly to play left tackle in the NFL.

10. Jacksonville Jaguars
Pick: CJ Spiller (RB/Clemson). It makes NO SENSE to draft Spiller this high, but I’ve seen it in enough highly regarded places that I’ve convinced myself that it’ll happen. This team is going nowhere fast if they draft Spiller. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a good back and will be a solid pro, but there are many more pressing needs in Jacksonville on the defensive side of the ball.

11. Denver Broncos
Pick:.Derrick Morgan (DE/Georgia Tech). Not Dez Bryant. Morgan would give Denver great depth at End.

12. Miami Dolphins
Pick: Dan Williams (DT/Tennessee). Along with Tennessee teammate Berry, Williams is a steal here and well suited for Miami.

13. San Francisco 49ers
Pick: Joe Haden (CB/Florida). Talk about filling a need. Haden gives the 49ers explosion in the return game (though they did just trade for Ted Ginn Jr. last week) and more importantly, the best possible counterpart for fellow CB Nate Clements.

14. Seattle Seahawks
Pick: Ryan Matthews (RB/Fresno State). A reach, but this is a team that needs a game changing running back. Not that I think Matthews is that.

15. New York Giants
Pick: Rolando McClain (ILB/Alabama). Steal if this happens. If he’s there, it happens. Unless Eric Berry falls this far….

16. Tennessee Titans
Pick: Jason Pierre-Paul (DE/South Florida). Athletic freak. Inflated numbers at USF playing on the D-Line with the constantly doubleteamed, 2 time All-American George Selvie. I think this smells of a bust.

17. San Francisco 49ers
Pick: Anthony Davis (OT/Rutgers). Complement to Joe Staley.

18. Pittsburgh Steelers
Pick: Not a rapist….Kyle Wilson (CB/Boise State)

19. Atlanta Falcons
Pick: Jared Odrick (DT/Penn State). Name me the last Penn State player to be a pro-bowl caliber defensive player. LaVarr Arrington? He made the Pro Bowl 7 years ago. Anyone else? Exactly.

20. Houston Texans
Pick: Earl Thomas (S/Texas). Thin in the defensive backfield. Thomas is raw, but full of potential.

21. Cincinnati Bengals
Pick: Jermaine Gresham (TE/Oklahoma). Is there a single pick that would make more sense?

22. New England Patriots
Pick: Tim Tebow (QB/Florida). If he goes in round 1, he goes here. And I, frankly, would rather be right about this than pick Brandon Graham like everyone else.

23. Green Bay Packers
Pick: Brandon Graham (OLB/Michigan)

24. Philadelphia Eagles
Pick: Sergio Kindle (OLB/Texas)

25. Baltimore Ravens
Pick: Jerry Hughes (OLB/TCU). All of these OLB selections are fine for each team. Let the record show that Hughes is my favorite of the bunch. Then Kindle. Then Graham. But I think Graham is a great fit with Green Bay’s young, talented defense.

26. Arizona Cardinals
Pick: Dez Bryant (WR/Oklahoma State). A natural replacement for Anquan Boldin? Well, he does have character issues. So the “constant headache” component is there.

27. Dallas Cowboys
Pick: Mike Iupati (OG/Idaho). Good run blocker. Needs to work on his pass blocking.

28. San Diego Chargers
Pick: Taylor Mays (S/USC). Adds swagger and a fear factor to a defense that has lost a lot of swagger and fear factor.

29. New York Jets
Pick: Devin McCourty (CB/Rutgers). Depth, depth, depth, and more depth.

30. Minnesota Vikings
Pick: Maurkice Pouncey (C/Florida). Aging offensive line gets some youth.

31. Indianapolis Colts
Pick: Rodger Saffold (OT/Indiana). I have no idea who this person is, but I’ve seen him as a late round option and he strikes me as a “Colts guy.”

32. New Orleans Saints
Pick: Sean Witherspoon (ILB/Missouri). If Witherspoon falls to 32, New Orleans should be very happy. Their defense is not quite “repeat worthy.” Yet.

This overall scenario makes Day 2 slightly less intriguing. St. Louis is hoping that Tebow is on the board once New Orleans selects at 32 because then they get to spend all day Friday taking trade offers. However, what if the Patriots don’t take Tebow? Do you think someone else (Jacksonville?) already has a deal cut with New Orleans to send next year’s first round pick and a second or third this year for the 32nd? Witherspoon is a great option for New Orleans, but I like having Jacksonville’s first next year and an extra second this year better. Needless to say, this is going to be an exciting first day. I have ebbed and flowed as to whether I like having the first round in primetime or not until very recently. I’m very excited by this.

For instant reactions to the first round, make sure to follow @midatlanticbias on twitter. I’ll be having a draft party with James (and Amanda?) and I’m sure we’ll have lots of opinions on what goes down on Thursday. See you then!