NFL Re-Draft 2011

Whomever the Chargers select in the first round will probably end up having a stellar NFL career, AJ Smith and company really have this draft process down to a science and the Chargers remain the deepest team in the league.

Phillips may never be as good as Ed Reed or Sean Taylor, but who is?  But I do think he will become a successful NFL Pro who will make NFL receivers think twice about coming across the middle.

Phillips is one of those guys who will become the leader of his defense and highly respected by his teammates and peers alike.

28. Dallas Cowboys

Re-Draft Selection: Kevin Smith, RB, C. Florida

The Cowboys are in need of a running back to complement the aggressive style of super stud Marion Barber.

People are sleeping on Kevin Smith. Yeah he may have gained 2,000 yards against inferior competition, but the guy was what, 81 yards from breaking Barry Sanders collegiate record for yards in a season? 

I will take a look at anyone mentioned in the same sentence as Barry Sanders, even old school Iowa St. record-setting running back Troy Davis.

While he may never chase down Emmit Smith's records in the Pros, he would be the perfect complement to Barber and the Cowboys' title hopes in Big D.

29. San Francisco 49'ers

Re-Draft Selection: Darnell Jenkins, WR, Miami (Fla)

With Mike Martz in town, the 'Niners need a quick, tough receiver to execute a variety of routes in his system.

Living in St. Louis, I know what kind of receiver it takes to make his aerial attack successful, Az-Hakim is the prototype, and I see many similarities in Jenkins.

There is not a tougher receiver or player in this Draft than Jenkins, he's is lightning quick and plays much faster than his timed 40 speed.

I have been hyping up this guy for the past several months leading up to the draft, and in the right system, he could potentially become a dangerous offensive weapon.  His coaches and teammates will love him and opposing defensive coordinator's will wince at the mention of his name.

30. Green Bay Packers

Re-Draft Selection: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, Tennesse St.

Al Harris and Charles Woodson are very good NFL CB's, but the clock is ticking on their stellar careers, and the Packers need to develop a young corner to replace them in the not-so distant future.

Former first-round pick, Ahmad "Batman" Carroll is tearing up the AFL, so they might want to give him a call, but until then Cromartie should be a fine apprentice under the tutelage of Harris and Woodson.

Honestly, I have never seen Cromartie play; how many of you caught a Tennessee St. game last season?  I made this pick on raw combine numbers and NFL pedigree. The draft's a crap shoot anyway, right?

32. New York Giants

Re-Draft Selection: J Leman, OLB, Illinois

Giants need a young linebacker to replace Kawika Mitchell, there will be many options at the end of the first-round to do so, but J Leman really stood out in all the games I watched him play in.

Much like Zach Thomas at Texas Tech, whenever Illinois was on TV, Leman was always around the ball making plays.  If he can make half as many tackles in the NFL, he will become a star.

I hope you enjoyed the Re-Draft class of 2008, in my years as a fan of the draft and college football, I have been wrong as many times (Marcus Vick, Jimmy Williams, Rashaan Salaam) as I have been right on players (Zach Thomas, Frank Gore, Anquan Boldin). 

It will be a few years before we know for sure how good or how bad the class of 2008 is, and it will be just as long before we know how good (or bad) of a talent evaluator I am.

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