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Posted at 12:49 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, 2009

NFL draft: Advertiser's mock draft 1.0

Advertiser Staff

Here is The Honolulu Advertiser's mock draft (1.0).

Note: The Detroit Lions are reportedly in discussions with three prospects and Lions general manager Martin Mayhew says the chances are very good Detroit will have a deal done with the No. 1 pick before the NFL draft begins Saturday.

1, Detroit — Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia

2, St. Louis — Jason Smith, OT, Baylor

3, Kansas City — Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest

4, Seattle — Mark Sanchez, QB, USC

5, Cleveland — Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech

6, Cincinnati — Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia

7, Oakland — Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland

8, Jacksonville — Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri

9, Green Bay — Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas

10, San Francisco — B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College

11, Buffalo — Aaron Maybin, OLB, Penn State

12, Denver — Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU

13, Washington — Andre Smith, OT, Alabama

14, New Orleans — Brian Cushing, OLB, USC

15, Houston — Clay Matthews, OLB, USC

16, San Diego — Rey Maualuga, LB, USC

17, NY Jets — Percy Harvin, WR, Florida

18, Denver — Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia

19, Tampa Bay — Peria Jerry, DT, Mississippi

20, Detroit — Michael Oher, OT, Mississipi

21, Philadelphia — Chris "Beanie" Wells, RB, Ohio State

22, Minnesota — Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State

23, New England — Larry English, OLB, Northern Illinois

24, Atlanta — Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma State

25, Miami — Everette Brown, DE/OLB, Florida State

26, Baltimore — Hakeem Nicks, WR, North Carolina

27, Indianapolis — Evander Hood, DT, Missouri

28, Buffalo — Eben Britton, OT, Arizona

29, New York Giants — Kenny Britt, WR, Rutgers

30, Tennessee — Robert Ayers, DL, Tennessee

31, Arizona — Donald Brown, RB, Connecticut

32, Pittsburgh — Connor Barwin, DE/OLB, Cincinnati

Other first-round possibilities: Alex Mack, C, California; William Beatty, OT, Connecticut; James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State; William Moore, S, Missouri.