2013 NFL Mock Draft: Previewing Thursday night's madness

A final guess at how the first round will play out.

By Matthew Fairburn Apr 24, 2013, 9:00pm EDT

As I sat down to pen my final mock draft of the season, it dawned on my. Just more than 24 hours separate us from the 2013 NFL Draft, and I'm no more certain about most of these picks than I was back in December. Granted I'm no Mel Kiper Jr., but this draft is as unpredictable as any I have ever seen. It should make for some greaet drama.

By now, you've been beaten over the head with mock draft after mock draft. I'll spare you a lengthy read and just fire the picks at you for my final version. If you want a pick explained, be sure to fire away in the comments or find me on Twitter.

DISCLAIMER: In the interest of trying to make this mock draft as accurate as possible, I have attempted to match teams with the players they will select. Despite the fact the there will be plenty of trades tomorrow night, I did not include those trades specifically.

FOR INSTANCE, Kenny Vaccaro will not drop to pick No. 31. However, I believe that the 49ers will make a move to get him. Other such instances occur in this mock draft, so use your imagination. It's easier for everyone to read if I don't fudge with the order by making trades.

I also want to take this chance to thank you all for reading our content throughout the year. It's been another exciting offseason, and we're glad you stop by SB Nation for your draft needs.

By the end of Thursday night, here is my best guess for which player each team ends up with:

#	Round 1 - Team	Player	Pos.	School
1	Kansas City Chiefs	Luke Joeckel	OT	Texas A&M
2	Jacksonville Jaguars	Ezekiel Ansah	DE	BYU
3	Oakland Raiders	Star Lotulelei	DT	Utah
4	Philadelphia Eagles	Barkevious Mingo	DE/LB	LSU
5	Detroit Lions	Eric Fisher	OT	Central Michigan
6	Cleveland Browns	Dee Milliner	CB	Alabama
7	Arizona Cardinals	Dion Jordan	OLB	Oregon
8	Buffalo Bills	Matt Barkley	QB	USC
9	New York Jets	Geno Smith	QB	West Virginia
10	Tennessee Titans	Jonathan Cooper	G	North Carolina
11	San Diego Chargers	Lane Johnson	OT	Oklahoma
12	Miami Dolphins	Tank Carradine	DE	Florida State
13	New York Jets (from TB)	Jarvis Jones	OLB	Georgia
14	Carolina Panthers	Tyler Eifert	TE	Notre Dame
15	New Orleans Saints	Xavier Rhodes	CB	Florida State
16	St. Louis Rams	Tavon Austin	WR	West Virginia
17	Pittsburgh Steelers	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR	Tennessee
18	Dallas Cowboys	Chance Warmack	G	Alabama
19	New York Giants	D.J. Fluker	OT	Alabama
20	Chicago Bears	Arthur Brown	LB	Kansas State
21	Cincinnati Bengals	Eddie Lacy	RB	Alabama
22	St. Louis Rams (from WAS)	John Cyprien	S	Florida International
23	Minnesota Vikings	Sharrif Floyd	DT	Florida
24	Indianapolis Colts	Sheldon Richardson	DT	Missouri
25	Minnesota Vikings (from SEA)	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	Clemson
26	Green Bay Packers	Bjoern Werner	DE	Florida State
27	Houston Texans	Robert Woods	WR	USC
28	Denver Broncos	Eric Reid	S	LSU
29	New England Patriots	Keenan Allen	WR	California
30	Atlanta Falcons	Desmond Trufant	CB	Washington
31	San Francisco 49ers	Kenny Vaccaro	S	Texas
32	Baltimore Ravens	Manti Te'o	LB	Notre Dame