Will Franklin and Martin Rucker were drafted in the fourth round by the Chiefs and Browns respectively, while Tony Temple and Darnell Terrell signed free agent contracts with the Browns too. Lorenzo Williams, Adam Spieker and and Tyler Luellen all signed free agent contracts with the Ravens while Greg Bracey signed with the Chargers and Pig Brown is reportedly close to signing with the Chiefs. Defensive lineman Charles Gaines is also reportedly trying to land with a team.
I'll pass along a few interesting draft links before doing my best Mel Kiper impression and analyzing each Tiger's chances at making at the next level:
- Dave Matter gives a great breakdown in his blog on the situation that each player will be facing heading into training camp. He also says that an inside source at ESPN told him that Kiper will be releasing a mock draft soon that will have Willy-MO ranked as the No. 5 overall prospect.
- Adam Teicher wrote a nice article on the Helicopter in Sunday's KC Star.
- Also a Q and A with Franklin from kcchiefs.com
- The Cleveland Plain Dealer explains the circumstances that led to their surprise pick of T-Ruck.
- Not a draft related story but Max Scherzer was called up to the Big Leagues on Sunday.
Martin Rucker: I was astonished by how many tight ends went before T-Ruck. I'll be honest, I don't know enough about football to really judge how good of a blocker he has and I know that was kind of a knock on him and I'm sure a lot of scouts attributed a large portion of his receiving stats to the system he played in.
But this guy is not a product of his system. He's an hombre and anyone who saw him play much over the past four years will tell you the same thing. I'm convinced he's going to be a pro bowler. I also think he'll fit in well in Cleveland. He's in a very similar situation that he was in at Mizzou with a high octane offense and another talented tight end in Kellen Winslow, Jr.
Lining up across from him (the Browns also plan on using a lot of two tight end sets just like MU did).
Chances of succeeding in the NFL? 80 percent.
William Franklin: In addition to being a Mizzou fanatic I also love the Kansas City Football Chiefs and although I'm no scout I can tell you with absolute certainty that Franklin is already a better receiver than Sammy Parker is (who the Chiefs have been starting as their No. 2 or No. 3 receiver for the past several seasons.)
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