At what point would you Trade Up to get Jimmy Clausen?

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I did have Denver taking Clausen at No. 11, and they still might take him. But the premise of this thread looked at the Quinn trade and thought, man, after Denver there is a shortage of demand for a Quarterback.

The Evan Sliva/PFT Mock Draft had Clausen dropping to the Vikings at No. 30. Without a Mock that allows trades, it's impossible to gauge how much a player will fall. I actually am quite confident that Arizona plans on drafting Clausen if he is available when they pick. But then again, Minnesota could go up to get him thinking that Arizona will take him, and Arizona might get antsy in anticipation of someone trading up and go up to stop his fall. And I think Dallas is a darkhorse candidate to get involved in a first round quarterback.

So it's impossible for me to gauge Clausen's true value without offering some sort of trade hypothetical. I do think the team that drafts him will trade for the pick to draft him. Houston, New England, and Cincinnati, right in that 20/22 range, could get lucky if Clausen gets out of the top ten and slides.

I don't think he's getting out of the first round or anything, but this is a year where a projectable QB could fall because of the market/perceived gap between Bradford.

I don't think he gets past the Bills at 9. Also, remember Pete Carroll recruited him out of HS and lost to Weis.