As everyone knows, I really like the kid and hope he is both available and our pick at 12. I do think he will be available. There are about 5-8 guys that I'm confident will be gone before we pick. I don't think the Bills will take him because they need a QB and need to select him in round 1 or 2, so why not get the QB you want here and pick from the deep selection of guys in round 2? The Jets have a lot of holes really, but they have Stephen Hill and I doubt they invest their top pick on another physically gifted young WR this year. They will likely take a defensive lineman or linebacker. Tennessee has a lot of needs and don't see WR very high for them. San Diego has WR's and probably will go OL or defense. If Lane Johnson is available, I think he's their pick.
But, Ireland hasn't been good at picking WR's, so I wouldn't be at all suprised to see him wait until round 2 and grab a couple of them. It mitigates the risk he looks foolish, fits with the Green Bay plan, is an area where there are likely to be a lot of good prospects, and Ireland will not be so harshly criticized for taking a WR there. I hope we take Patterson at 12, but I wouldn't be surprised if we waited.
If Patterson falls past us, then he might fall quite a bit. Sure, Carolina, St. Louis and Pittsburgh could take him, but they have other needs as well. If a starting LT is available that's what St. Louis will take. Pittsburgh also needs to rebuild it's defense and it's likely that a good prospect falls to them on the defensive side of the ball. They'd be just as happy with Markus Wheaton, Robert Woods, DeAndre Hawkins, or Terrance Williams, many of whom may be around in round 2. The next landing spots for him probably are St. Louis again at 22 or almost any team from that point down. So, Patterson could slide from 12 to the 20's simply based on team needs. I'd love to make a miracle trade with Cincinnati to give up the #12 to get the #21 and #37. That would be nice.