The 2011 offseason is upon us. And with the college bowl season over, and the East/West Shrine game, Senior Bowl, and other college football talent showcases in full swing, it is time for my first mock draft.
We’ll get things started this year with the first two rounds. After all, the Raiders traded away their first round pick to acquire Richard Seymour two seasons ago. Since this is a Raider site — and Oakland won’t pick until the second round — we need to predict until the Raiders are on the clock, and a bit beyond.
The Carolina Panthers will get things started and set the ball rolling:
1. Carolina Panthers 
Nick Fairley DT Auburn
2. Denver Broncos 
Da’Quan Bowers DE Clemson
3. Buffalo Bills 
Robert Quinn DE North Carolina
4. Cincinnati Bengals 
A.J. Green WR Georgia
5. Arizona Cardinals 
Blaine Gabbert QB Missouri
6. Cleveland Browns 
Marcell Dareus DT Alabama
7. San Francisco 49ers 
Patrick Peterson CB LSU
8. Tennessee Titans 
Von Miller OLB Texas A&M
9. Dallas Cowboys 
Prince Amukamara CB Nebraska
10. Washington Redskins 
Jake Locker QB Washington
11. Houston Texans 
Aldon Smith OLB Missouri
12. Minnesota Vikings 
Derek Sherrod OT Mississippi State
13. Detroit Lions 
Tyron Smith OT USC
14. St Louis Rams 
Julio Jones WR Alabama
15. Miami Dolphins 
Mike Pouncey C/OG Florida
16. Jacksonville Jaguars 
Adrian Clayborn DE Iowa
17. New England Patriots (from Raiders) 
Ryan Kerrigan DE Purdue
18. San Diego Chargers 
Cameron Jordan DE California
19. New York Giants 
Stephen Paea DT Oregon State
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
J.J. Watt DE Wisconsin
21. Kansas City Chiefs 
Anthony Castonzo OT Boston College
22. Indianapolis Colts 
Nate Solder OT Colorado
23. Philadelphia Eagles 
Gabe Carimi OT Wisconsin
24. New Orleans Saints 
Akeem Ayers OLB UCLA
25. Seattle Seahawks 
Cameron Heyward DE Ohio State
26. Baltimore Ravens 
Torrey Smith WR Maryland
27. Atlanta Falcons 
Justin Houston OLB Georgia
28. New England Patriots
Mark Ingram RB Alabama
29. New York Jets 
Corey Liuget DT Illinois
30. Chicago Bears 
Aaron Williams CB Texas
31. Pittsburgh Steelers 
Brandon Harris CB Miami (Fla.)
32. Green Bay Packers 
Christian Ballard DE Iowa
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33. New England Patriots (from Panthers)
Jon Baldwin WR Pittsburgh
34. Buffalo Bills
Kyle Rudolph TE Notre Dame
35. Cincinnati Bengals
Quinton Carter FS Oklahoma
36. Denver Broncos
Phil Taylor DT Baylor
37. Cleveland Browns
Mikel LeShoure RB Illinois
38. Arizona Cardinals
D.J. Williams TE Arkansas
39. Tennessee Titans
Cam Newton QB Auburn
40. Dallas Cowboys
Jabaal Sheard DE Pittsburgh
41. Washington Redskins
Ryan Williams RB Virginia Tech
42. Houston Texans
Jimmy Smith CB Colorado
43. Minnesota Vikings
Colin Kaepernick QB Nevada
44. Detroit Lions
Jeremy Beal OLB Oklahoma
45. San Francisco 49ers
Ryan Mallett QB Arkansas
46. Denver Broncos (from Dolphins)
Martez Wilson ILB Illinois
47. St Louis Rams
Rodney Hudson OG Florida State
48. Oakland Raiders 
Stefen Wisniewski C Penn State
49. Jacksonville Jaguars
Jerrel Jernigan WR Troy
50. San Diego Chargers
Jason Pinkston OT Pittsburgh
51. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Greg Jones ILB Michigan State
52. New York Giants
Mark Herzlich OLB Boston College
53. Indianapolis Colts
Drake Nevis DT LSU
54. Philadelphia Eagles
Danny Watkins OT Baylor
55. Kansas City Chiefs
Randall Cobb WR Kentucky
56. New Orleans Saints
Muhammad Wilkerson DT Temple
57. Seattle Seahawks
Davon House CB New Mexico State
58. Baltimore Ravens
Johnny Patrick CB Louisville
59. Atlanta Falcons
Jordan Todman RB Connecticut
60. New England Patriots
Dontay Moch OLB Nevada
61. San Diego Chargers (from Jets)
Jurrell Casey DT USC
62. Chicago Bears
Leonard Hankerson WR Miami (Fla.)
63. Pittsburgh Steelers
Benjamin Ijalana OL Villanova
64. Green Bay Packers
Brandon Burton CB Utah
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