The Shutdown Corner mock draft

With one week left before the draft begins, teams are in lockdown mode. Boards are being finalized, those last player checks are done, and if there's a nagging feeling in the back of your head that you need to go watch a bit more film on that long-snapper from Kutztown University ... well, now's the time to get with the program. Here's our penultimate mock in two parts — picks 1-16 here, with the rest of the first round soon to follow.

This is also a good time to promote the "Tale of the Tape" series, which takes the two best players at a position and looks to see how they match up based on film study. We're up to the linebackers now (inside and outside here), with links to other positions below.