Cam Newton and the NFL Draft: Which Teams Are Most Likely to Draft Him in April?

Don’t need a QB/Are very highly unlikely to pick one in the first round (18):

AFC: Patriots, Jets, Steelers, Ravens, Jaguars, Colts, Texans, Chiefs, Chargers
NFC: Eagles, Giants, Cowboys, Bears, Packers, Falcons, Saints, Bucs, Rams

Teams that could give Newton some thought, but have some questions to answer prior to the draft (5)

Bengals – What becomes of Carson “Pick Six” Palmer? He turns 31 in a couple weeks. Can they move him? At 2-10, maybe they decide to ditch Marvin Lewis and Carson Palmer and start over.
Broncos – Do you like Kyle Orton? He’s tailed off the last few weeks after a strong start. Plus, 2010 1st rounder Tim Tebow is waiting in the wings. Unlikely they’d take Newton … but let’s wait to see what they do with the coaching situation.
Redskins – Donovan McNabb’s actually had a solid season. But they can save a lot of money by cutting him after this season.
Lions – As mentioned in the Luck post, Detroit’s sunk $41 into Matthew Stafford, whose career so far has been plagued by injuries. Slim chance they take a chance on Newton considering all the holes that need filling, but has this franchise done anything conventional in the last few years?
Oakland – The coach likes Bruce Gradkowski. The owner likes Jason Campbell (who went to Auburn). If the Raiders can stop the run next year and protect the QB a little better, they will contend with the Chargers/Chiefs in the AFC West. But if you’re picking around 16th, do you build for the future with Newton, or is the Campbell/Gradkowski combo good enough to get you through the next few years?

Teams that probably have him on the board in their War Room (9)

Carolina – But probably will have the first pick and take Andrew Luck.
Buffalo – Likely to have a Top 5 pick. Chan Gailey likes Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Newton, based on 14 games, probably doesn’t go in the Top 5 unless he wows at the combine, too.
Arizona – Desperate for a QB. Since the Cards will be picking in the Top 10, would they consider Jake Locker or Ryan Mallet ahead of Newton?
San Francisco – Hard-up for a QB. First order of business is to decide whether or not to retain Singletary. Newton would have weapons for early success (Gore, Davis, Crabtree).
Minnesota – This would be very favorable. Peterson, Rice, Harvin … if Newton lands here, playing on the turf indoors … wow, Vikings could be deadly. If I’m Mr. Zygi Wilf, I tell Favre to chill out and relax, I tell Percy Harvin to rest up, and I start giving Toby Gerhart more carries over the final three games.
Tennessee – A popular idea for a landing spot. Do they keep Vince Young and let Jeff Fisher go? Let both go?
Cleveland – Colt McCoy has done some nice things in his rookie season (with weak skill players around him).
Seattle – They don’t really think Charlie Whitehurst is the future, do they?
Miami –  Chad Henne’s been awful, Chad Pennington is probably done, and Tyler Thigpen is a career backup. With the Wildcat already built in, plus Brandon Marshall, the Dolphins could be dangerous next year.

We’d say (today) the most likely landing spots are San Francisco (19th-ish pick), Minnesota (12h-ish pick) and Miami (20th-ish pick), but as a Jets fan, we hope he doesn’t end up with the Dolphins.