The NFL season is five weeks old, long enough to get a feel for which teams are likely to be picking near the top of the first round in the 2013 draft and what personnel areas they need to address.
With that in mind, this week's Nickel Package looks at the bottom five teams in the NFL and makes some early matches between their needs and the prospects near the top of our draft board at Scouts Inc.
This is by no means a standard mock draft. It's more of a twist on our annual scenario-based mock that appears in the final days before each NFL draft and is a useful exercise as teams' strengths and weaknesses become apparent and top prospects solidify their standing.
The order you see here is a reversal of the bottom five teams in ESPN.com's Week 6 Power Rankings, in which the Browns were deemed the No. 32 team in the league.
To see what the teams at the bottom of the NFL might be thinking in terms of the draft, become an ESPN Insider.
Todd McShay
Scouts Inc.- ESPN College Football and NFL Draft Analyst
- Joined ESPN in 2006
- Played quarterback in high school and was a backup QB for the University of Richmond.
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Todd McShay (left) is the director of college scouting for Scouts Inc. McShay, who played quarterback at Richmond, has been evaluating NFL prospects since 1998. Follow Todd on Twitter: @McShay13
Steve Muench (middle) played guard at Richmond and worked in the athletic department there and at Boston College before joining Scouts Inc. in 2002. Follow Steve on Twitter: @SteveMuenchESPN
Kevin Weidl (right) is a former quarterback for Indiana (Pa.) University who worked in the pro scouting department for the New York Jets before joining Scouts Inc. in 2007. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @Kevin_Weidl
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