2013 NFL Mock Draft 7.0

Stuff we're hearing as my final mock gets put to bed and the first round of the NFL Draft mercifully approaches: ? Most everybody in the league now thinks the
2013 NFL Mock Draft 7.0
2013 NFL Mock Draft 7.0 /

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Stuff we're hearing as my final mock gets put to bed and the first round of the NFL Draft mercifully approaches:

? Most everybody in the league now thinks the top three offensive tackle prospects -- Eric Fisher, Luke Joeckel and Lane Johnson -- will go in the top five, meaning trades by No. 6 Cleveland, No. 11 San Diego and No. 12 Miami are much less likely.

? The 49ers">49ers and Falcons are among the teams that want to move up in the right scenario (I have both doing so in this, my last mock attempt), while the two-pick teams like the Jets, Rams and Vikings are open to moving down with one of their selections (see below).

? There's going to be a run on cornerbacks starting somewhere in the mid-to-late 20s, and it'll extend well into the second round.

? The Browns have been focused this offseason on getting tougher as a team across the board, but in the final analysis, I have them going for a franchise quarterback in Geno Smith in the first round. Maybe a small part of the reasoning is taking Smith will be a useful distraction from the fact owner Jimmy Haslam's other business is under investigation.

? Prospects like Georgia linebacker Alec Ogletree and Cal receiver Keenan Allen are falling, while playmakers like West Virginia's Tavon Austin and Notre Dame tight end Tyler Eifert are rising.

? When the smoke clears late Thursday night, quarterbacks Geno Smith and Matt Barkley will definitely be in the first round, with a decent likelihood of Ryan Nassib and maybe even E.J. Manuel joining them.

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Senior NFL writer Don Banks joined SI in 2000 after 10 years on the beat covering the Vikings and Buccaneers. His Snap Judgments cap off every Sunday of every NFL season.