The NFL Conference Championship games have wrapped. Congrats to the 49ers and Ravens! With that, we have updated our 2013 NFL Mock Draft and there are numerous changes since the last update.

1.1 Kansas City Chiefs: Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M It’s a new era in Kansas City, which makes the perfect time for a franchise QB. Problem is, as easy as it is to plug Geno Smith in here, that doesn’t necessarily translate to franchise QB. Joeckel is the closest to a sure thing we see right now to benefit the Chiefs in rebuilding. Whoever they decide on at QB will certainly be protected for years to come.

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1.2 Jacksonville Jaguars: Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M As is the case on a seemingly yearly basis, the Jaguars could use help in several areas. Bottom line is the Jags are not scaring anyone in the pass rush department. Jason Babin was brought in last season, Moore would make a great long term solution to the issue.

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1.3 Oakland Raiders: Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah Oakland benefits from whoever the Jags pass on. Lotulelei is the kind of player that you can plug in right away and have years of exceptional performance. He is the top prospect on our big board. In this new era of Raiders football it is okay to make the safe pick and leave the risks for later.

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1.4 Philadelphia Eagles: Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia It’s time for the Chip Kelly era in Philly. There are money concerns with Mike Vick, as well as the usual uncertainty as to when he will be available for you. Smith’s poor showing in the bowl game will be forgotten while the numbers of 42 TDs to 6 INTs will be remembered as we head into draft season.

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1.5 Detroit Lions: Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State There is little question that the Lions can run with other teams on offense. However, the defensive side of the ball has to play too. The Lions were the 6th worst team in points allowed in 2012.Cliff Avril is up for free agency and Kyle Vanden Bosch is aging out of the starting rotation soon.

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NFL Draft Weekly is back…a little late in the week. We are taking some time out on this Thanksgiving morning to bring you a feast of 2013 NFL Draft links to sink your teeth into. Time has gone fast this season in college football, with only a couple weeks left before we are talking bowl games. How about this for putting it into perspective…we are already talking the 2013 Senior Bowl…

If you are interested in the scouting fest that is the Senior Bowl, you should be following them on Twitter as they are dishing out names of players that are joining the roster. Most recently Missouri Linebacker, Zaviar Gooden, and Arkansas Wide Receiver, Cobi Hamilton.

Todd McShay has crowned Georgia Linebacker,  Jarvis Jones as his top prospect of the moment. (Insider content, but article preiew gives the goods).

Steve Greenberg talked 2013 NFL Draft QB prospects on The Sporting News Huddle Up! podcast. On West Virginia QB Geno Smith…

He’s in no way responsible from a draft judgment standpoint for the fact that West Virginia fell off the edge of the earth after starting 5-0. The reasons why he got buzz early are still relevant now. He’s improved his mechanics. His accuracy has been terrific. He makes every throw and stands tall in the pocket. I’ve seen him take a lot of hits and deliver the ball at the last moment, keeping plays alive for his receivers.

The NFL Draft Site is talking the 2013 NFL Draft QB class too.

Eric Stoner at Rotoworld talks the Florida State pass rushers, Bjoern Werner and Cornellius “Tank” Carradine.

More this weekend!

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With about a month to go in the NCAA football regular season, we are going to start our 2013 NFL Draft Weekly posts. These posts will bring some tidbits on some of the draft prospects that we will be keeping tabs on up until the late April selection show that is the NFL Draft. Starting with Texas A&M’s upset of Alabama…

Rob Rang at CBS Sports credits Offensive Tackles, Luke Joeckel and Jake Matthews, for the Texas A&M win over Alabama.

Ouch! This picture has Dee Milliner landing flat on his face as Malcome Kennedy scores the winning touchdown for Texas A&M.

USC Quarterback Matt Barkley has become the leading passer in Pac-12 history.

Notre Same Coach, Brian Kelly, talks up Manti Te’o's leadership:

“He’s the leader of our defense,” Kelly said. “We got frustrated at times (Saturday). Some of our kids got frustrated. They have to be able to keep their composure and they have a leader out there in Manti who is keeping the guys under control. When you need a big play he’s going to be around the football.”

Despite losing to Oklahoma State, West Virginia’s Geno Smith threw for 364 yards and a couple of TDs.

Georgia’s Alec Ogletree racked up ten tackles and a couple of sacks against Auburn.

South Carolina running back, Marcus Lattimore, provided fans with a video message. Sad story on the injury. Doctors are optimistic he will play again.

Purdue Defensive Tackle, Kawann Short, grabbed six tackles and a sack in a win over Iowa.

Tyler Wilson became Arkansas’ career leader in completions in their loss to South Carolina.

There is little suspense and drama at the top of the 2012 NFL Draft. The first two picks (Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III) are locked in for the most part, and except for some late smoke screens, it appears that the number three pick is wrapped up too (Matt Kalil). The fun begins at number four where the Browns could go a number of directions. They can take a solid runner in Trent Richardson, a receiving threat in Justin Blackmon, or a corner in Morris Claiborne that they can pair with Joe Haden. There is even a chance that the annual late gaining QB is selected in Ryan Tannehill. Pick number four is where the fun begins, but there are plenty of picks that are up in the air. Let’s have a look around the web at some mock drafts and see what sticks out…

Looking at mock draft databases, it reinforces the though even more that the top few picks of the draft seemed wrapped up. Over at Sports Jabber’s Mockdraft Database, the last 44 mocks that have been updated read the same for the top three (Luck, Griffin III, Kalil).

Rob Rang at CBS Sports shuffles some picks up by giving the Browns Ryan Tannehill. This was a hot projection for a while, but has tapered off in recent weeks. It could still certainly happen. One thing for sure is that the Browns set themselves up nice with that trade with the Falcons last year that landed them another first rounder.

Many mock drafts follow suit on the next few picks with Richardson, Claiborne, and Blackmon coming off the board. This makes the Jaguars pick at #7 another turning point in the draft that can take it in a few different directions.At CNN/SI, Peter King throws a curve at the Jacksonville pick by projecting that they select Stephon Gilmore. Vinny Iver sees them going with Fletcher Cox to stuff up the middle of the defensive line. At NFL.com, Chad Reuter agrees with Gilmore, while the other mockers are looking at Melvin Ingram for the Jags.

Of the NFL.com mockers, Reuter has the most picks that don’t appear to be with the mainstream. For example, Michael Floyd to the Bills (we did that a few weeks ago), Chandler Jones to the Bengals at #17, Riley Reiff to the Jets, Nick Perry to the Chargers, and Andre Branch to the Lions.

Like Don Banks projects at CNN/SI, Coby Fleener could show up in San Francisco. This is suggesting more of a dual tight end threat rather than replacing Vernon Davis.

It’s Insider content, but Todd McShay does a rundown with a few different scenarios for each team. The Rams, Chiefs, Jets, Cowboys, Patriots (327), and Ravens all have five scenarios. Stuff could happen. Mel Kiper plays GM for each team for three rounds as well. If you don’t have Insider, go get it at Amazon with an ESPN The Magazine subscription.

Evan Silva at Rotoworld has the Rams passing on Justin Blackmon and going with Fletcher Cox. The Dolphins reap the benefits of Blackmon.

The NFL Draft Dog has the Cowboys going with David DeCastro and letting Mark Barron go to the Eagles.

The Giants always seem to be in a position where someone can fall to them. Scott Wright at Draftcountdown.com has Jonathan Martin doing it this year.

Our 2012 NFL Mock Draft will be updated to three rounds and the return of commentary this week as we had into the final stretch.

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The 2012 NFL Draft Net first round mock draft has been updated. Rounds two and three are coming soon…possibly a little bit after now.

Changes to the mock draft include…but are not limited to, of course…

1.9 Carolina Panthers: Dontari Poe, DT, Memphis

The Panthers are in the same boat as the Bucs trying to defend the pass in the NFC South. If Clayborne somehow fell, or another CB works their way up, we could see them going the secondary route. In this scenario though, we see the Panthers getting meaty on the line with at top DT prospect in Poe.

1.10 Buffalo Bills: Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame…

1.15 Philadelphia Eagles: Cordy Glenn, OG-OT, Georgia…

1.26 Houston Texans: Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia Tech

The Texans are finding themselves in the position of needing a WR in the first round for the first time in quite a while. In previous updates we mentioned that they may have to wait until after the combine to have someone move into their position, and that is just what happened.