2013 NFL Mock Draft: Chiefs opt for Eric Fisher in final prediction

After months of preparation, the 2013 NFL Draft is here. Time for one last attempt at a mock draft.

Update: And we're live! Check out all the first-round picks here.

By Dan Kadar Apr 25, 2013, 12:01am EDT

The 2013 NFL Draft is brutal. We've been putting weekly mocks together since December, and I can't recall the last time there was so much uncertainty in a draft. We don't publish mock drafts simply to make differences and hook you back every week. We base our mocks on what makes sense at the time and try to fit in the current buzz as much as possible.

My final 2013 mock draft is no different. The hope is this is accurate. It won't be – not by a long shot.

There are going to be a lot of trades in the first round. I didn't do any trades. Some of these picks will be right (hopefully). Some will be wrong, and some of those we probably had right in January. Such is the conflict of writing about the NFL Draft and nothing else.

Make sure you check out Matthew Fairburn's mock draft here. If you have some time, listen to me on the great Solid Verbal podcast right here. Make sure to post your own mock draft in the comments. Join us right here throughout the first round for coverage of every pick and angle.

Now, here is my final 2013 mock draft.

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