NFL Draft 2008: Projecting Top 10 Picks

, even though Thomas Jones is still there, he is not the answer for the future, and for the time being the Jets can establish the 2 back set, with Jones being a hard runner and McFadden being a slasher, both running styles can prove worthy for the Jets. Aside from the off the field issues, Darren was a great player with his 3 years at Arkansas. He touched the ball 785 times at Arkansas, which most people would think could cause wear and tear, but because he balanced out with teammate Felix Jones, the lingering effects did not show. Proving yourself to be an elite all time back in the SEC is not easy, but McFadden made it look easy.

    7. New England - Leodis McKelvin, CB. "The rich get richer" was what I kept hearing on ESPN and the Pats with this second pick. Branden Albert, the guard from Virginia would be good here too, but most certainly the loss of Asante Samuel and Eugene Wilson hurt the Patriots, and they want to address the secondary with this pick. McKelvin would help in the return game, and because the loss of Stallworth, the Pats might want to send Welker out there less and less, fearing injury to their star, so McKelvin would benefit from that. He is a great athlete, scoring 8 touchdown on returns. The Pats have this solid pick up at 7

    8. Baltimore - Matt Ryan, QB. I am sorry Steve McNair, I love your relentless play, but sooner than later, you gotta hang em up. New coach Jim Harbaugh would love for Ryan to fall to him at 8, and since he is coached by a former NFL QB coach (Jagdozinski coached Brett Favre), so he might be able to adjust to a NFL offense well, since he throws like a NFL QB. Ryan could be a great face to this franchise, and no, Boller had his chance, time to step aside for this future star. Cam Cameron would build around this guy with his short passing attack.

    9. Cincinnati - Ryan Clady, OT. Assuming the Bengals don't trade out of this pick, Clady would be the perfect pick at 9. Willie Anderson is up their in age, still effective though, but aside from Chris Henry being arrested 4 times in 13 months, and Ocho Cinco just being himself, the Bengals need to start making some noise to make the playoffs. Clady has near to perfect form, his footwork is smooth, he ran traps and pulls with ease, and being a former defensive tackle he understands defenses. Palmer and Rudi would thank the Bengals organization for this pick.

    10. New Orleans - Antonio Rodgers-Cromartie, CB. Cromartie is the best athlete in this draft, he has great awareness and he is very instinctive with his on the ball reaction. An amazing statistic, in 39 starts, opposing quarterbacks only completed 55 of 161 passes (34.16%) in Rodgers-Cromartie's area. The Saints need to rebuilds on the defense, since the NFC Championship game, the Saints have not been an offensive juggernaut they were a year ago, but that can be pointed at injuries. Antonio is tall (6'2"), well built frame and long arms, so much so that he might be able to switch to Free Safety at the next level. 

     

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