Updated Two-Round Mock NFL 2010 Draft

First Round

1.     STL     QB SAM BRADFORD – THEY WILL EITHER TRADE OUT OF THIS PICK       OR TAKE BRADFORD.  ALTHOUGH, CLAUSEN PROJECTS AS THE BETTER NFL QUARTERBACK  

2.     DET     DT NDAMUKONG SUH – NO FUC*ING BRAINER!

3.     TB     DT GERALD McCOY – NO FUC*ING BRAINER!

4.     WSH     OT RUSSELL OKUNG – CHRIS SAMUELS’ RETIREMENT SET SHANNY’S REBUILDING PLAN BACK, AT LEAST A BIT. THE UPGRADE BY TAKING OKUNG IS GREATER THAN THE UPGRADE BY TAKING A QB TO REPLACE JASON CAMPBELL.  ASSUMING THEY HAVE CAMPBELL, THEY WILL TAKE OKUNG.

5.     KC     S/CB ERIC BERRY – NO FUC*ING BRAINER!  ARGUABLY THE BEST OVERALL, NFL READY PROSPECT IN THIS YEARS CLASS, THE CHIEFS ARE THRILLED HE IS AVAILABLE AT NUMBER FIVE.  AN INSTANT STARTER ON MOST NFL TEAMS.  PROBABLY AN ALL-PRO FOR YEARS TO COME.  **POSSIBLE DESTINATION FOR TRADE-UP TARGETING CLAUSEN??

6.     SEA     QB JIMMY CLAUSEN – CALLED A MIX BETWEEN DREW BREES AND PHILIP RIVERS BY ONE ANALYST, CLAUSEN IS REGARDED BY MANY AS THE MOST NFL READY QUARTERBACK TO COME ALONG IN YEARS, POSSIBLY SINCE PEYTON MANNING. 

PETE CARROLL LOST A HARD-FOUGHT, THREE YEAR LONG RECRUITING BATTLE TO CHARLIE WEIS FOR THE RIGHT TO COACH AND DEVELOP THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE, WHOSE OLDER BROTHERS RICK AND CASEY BOTH PLAYED DIV. 1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL. 

NOW, AFTER HE SPENT THREE YEARS UNDER WEIS, CARROLL IS SITTING IN POSITION TO TAKE THE JUNIOR QUARTERBACK AND REBUILD THE SEAHAWKS AROUND HIM.  **LOOK FOR SEATTLE TO MOVE DOWN, ESPECIALLY IF BOTH QB’S ARE GONE.

7.     CLEV     RB C.J. SPILLER – SPILLER IS A BIT UNDERSIZED, BUT HAS SHOWN THE ABILITY TO RUN BETWEEN THE TACKLES VERY EFFECTIVELY.  HIS 4.28 40-YARD DASH AT THE COMBINE SOLIDIFIED WHAT MANY THOUGHT: SPILLER IS 2010’S TOP BACK.  AFTER RELEASING JAMAL LEWIS, HOLMGREN IS POISED TO REUNITE THE CLEMSON PRODUCT WITH HIS FORMER TIGER TEAMMATE.  **LOOK FOR CLEVELAND TO POSSIBLY MOVE UP, TARGETING CLAUSEN/BRADFORD.

8.     OAK     OT BRUCE CAMPBELL – WORKOUT WARRIOR.  6’5” 315 LBS. AND SHREDDED (FOR A BIG MAN)!  THAT BEING SAID, I CAN’T FIND ANYONE, ANYWHERE THAT’S THINKS HE GAME FILM MATCHES HIS MEASUREABLES!  THAT BEING SAID, AL DAVIS WILL TAKE HIM AND ALLOW THE MORE NFL-READY TACKLE PROSPECTS TO SLIDE DOWN A SLOT!  THANKS AL!

9.     BUFF     OT BYRAN BULAGA – ALTHOUGH I THINK HE PROJECTS BETTER AS A RIGHT TACKLE ON A LONG-TERM BASIS, BULAGA WILL BE AN INSTANT STARTER AND ENORMOUS UPGRADE FOR AN UP-AND-COMING BUFFALO BILLS LINE.  I THINK THAT OKUNG AND ANTHONY DAVIS WILL BE BETTER LEFT TACKLES IN THE FUTURE, BULAGA IS VERY NFL-READY, AS MOST KIRK-FERENTZ COACHED LINEMEN ARE. 

THE BILLS ARE THRILLED HE’S HERE AND BRING SOME ATTITUDE AND STABILITY TO THE TRENCHES.  **LOOK FOR BULAGA TO BE A POSSIBLE TARGET OF THE CHIEFS AT #5 AS PIOLI AND FERENTZ ARE FRIENDS AND FORMER CO-CORKERS.  IF BULAGA AND ANTHONY DAVIS ARE GONE HERE, THE BILLS COULD GO WITH DAN WILLIAMS, NT, AND GET THEIR 3-4 ANCHOR.

10.     JAX     CB JOE HADEN – A PLAYER CAN IMPRESS ON AND OFF THE FIELD FOR 3-4 YEARS.  SHOW OUTSTANDING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ABILITY BOTH IN PERSON AND ON FILM.  EVERY YEAR ONE OF THOSE PLAYERS DOESN’T TEST WELL IN HIS UNDERWEAR, WITH NO PADS ON, NOT PERFORMING ANYTHING THAT IS WIDELY USED ON A FOOTBALL FIELD, AND FALLS IN THE DRAFT. 

THIS YEAR IT'S JOE HADEN.  WATCH HIS FILM.  IN BUFFALO, WE SAW A LOT OF HIM THESE LAST FEW YEARS ON CBS AND ALL HE DID WAS SHUT DOWN THE OPPOSITIONS BEST PERIMETER WEAPON.  HE PLAYS FASTER THAN HIS OFFICIAL 4.57, AND IF HE TESTS BETTER AT HIS PRO DAY, HE MAY MOVE BACK UP THE BOARD. 

HE DOES, HOWEVER, RUN THE RISK OF RUNNING A SLOWER TIME AND FURTHER DAMAGING HIS STOCK.  WHEREVER HE IS TAKEN, HE WILL BE A PLAYMAKER AND WILL BECOME A PRO-BOWL CALIBER CORNER.  **I HOPE THEY TAKE TEBOW HERE!!!!  HAHAHA

11.     DEN     LB ROLANDO McCLAIN – THE BRONCOS HAVE A HOLE ON THEIR LINEBACKING CORE, NEEDING ANOTHER ILB TO PLAY NEXT TO D. WILLIAMS.  McCLAIN HAS TONS OF EXPERIENCE IN A 3-4 AND HAS THE ABILITY TO PLAIN BOTH INSIDE AND OUT.  INSIDE MAY BE HIS BEST POSITION, AS HE DIDN’T APPEAR TO BE TERRIBLY FLUID THROUGH HIS LOWER BODY BUT HAS RAY LEWIS TYPE OF INSTINCTS!

 **HADEN COULD ALSO BE A CONSIDERATION HERE, IF HE’S STILL ON THE BOARD.  I KNOW MIAMI TOOK DEFENSIVE BACKS WITH HIS FIRST TWO SELECTIONS LAST YEAR BUT HE CONTINUES TO THINK THAT’S THE AREA IN NEED OF AN UPGRADE.     

12.     MAI     NT DAN WILLIAMS – WILLIAMS IS A MONSTER IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3-4 SCHEME.  NOT ONLY DOES HE HAVE THE SIZE, AT 6’2” 327 LBS, BUT HE CARRIES HIS WEIGHT IN HIS TRUNK.  WILLIAMS IS THE KIND OF PLAYER THAT CAN ANCHOR YOUR DEFENCE FOR 15 YEARS AND THE LIKES OF BUFFALO, CLEVELAND AND KANSAS CITY MAY ONE DAY REGRET PASSING ON HIM.

MIAMI GETS A POTENTIAL STEAL AT #12 AND SPRINTS TO THE PODIUM TO GET HIM!  **HADEN COULD ALSO BE A CONSIDERATION HERE, IF HE’S STILL ON THE BOARD.  I KNOW MIAMI TOOK DEFENSIVE BACKS WITH HIS FIRST TWO SELECTIONS LAST YEAR BUT HE CONTINUES TO THINK THAT’S THE AREA IN NEED OF AN UPGRADE.     

13.     SF     OT ANTHONY DAVIS – DAVIS PROJECTS AS THE BEST LONG-TERM LEFT TACKLE (SAVE OKUNG) IN THIS YEAR’S CLASS, ALTHOUGH HE MAY NEED TO SPEND SOME TIME AT RIGHT TACKLE UNTIL HE UNSEATS JOE STALEY.  THE NINERS ALREADY HAVE AL DAVIS’S THANK-YOU CARD!

14.     SEA     OT TRENT WILLIAMS – ANOTHER THANK YOU CARD, THIS TIME FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, IS ON ITS WAY TO AL DAVIS!  SEAHAWKS FANS ARE THRILLED WILLIAMS IS THERE, WALTER JONES’ REPLACEMENT IN NOW ON-BOARD.

15.     NYG     DE DERRICK MORGAN – MORGAN IS AN OUTSTANDING ATHLETE WITH EXCELLENT VERSATILITY.  HE COULD CERTAINLY BE SELECTED HIGHER THAN THIS, CONSIDERING HIS ABILITY TO PLAY END IN BOTH 4-3 AND 3-4 ALIGNMENTS.  HE HAS SPEED (4.70), STRENGTH AND SIZE (6’4” 270 LBS). 

I THINK THE GIANTS WILL THAKE THE BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER AVAILABLE AND MORGAN IS JUST THAT, WITH McCLAIN OFF THE BOARD.  **IF MCCLAIN IS THERE, THE GIANTS WILL RUN TO THE PODIUM, IN HOPES OF REPLACING ANTONIO PIERCE.

16.     TENN     DE/OLB JASON PIERRE-PAUL – BIGGEST BUST POTENTIAL IN THIS YEARS DRAFT (SAVE BRADFORD, ESPECIALLY IF HE GOES FIRST OVERALL).  DON’T LIKE HIM; DON’T LIKE THE TITANS – PERFECT MATCH!

17.     SF     CB KYLE WILSON – WILSON OFFERS THE BEST COMBINATION OF SPEED/COVERAGE ABILITY/RETURN ABILITY IN THIS YEARS CLASS.  HE WILL STEP INTO A PLAYMAKING ROLE AS SOON AS HE ARRIVES IN THE BAY, AND WILL HOPEFULLY BE EVERYTHING THEY HOPED TO GET OUT OF ‘PLAYMAKER’ NATE CLEMENTS.

18.     PITT     OT/G MIKE IUPATI – OVER 6’5” AND 331 LBS, IUPATI IS A NASTY PLAYER.  HE BRINGS MENTAL AND PHYSICAL TOUGHNESS AND A BLUE-COLLAR MENTALITY.  HE’S A PERFECT FIT IN THE STEEL CITY BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE LOCKER ROOM TO PREVENT HIM FROM TURNING INTO RICHIE INCOGNITO.

19.     ATL     S EARL THOMAS – WHILE TAYLOR MAYS HAS BETTER MEASURABLES (SIZE, SPEED, THE “EYEBALL” TEST), EARL THOMAS WAS MORE CONSISTENTLY MAKING GAME CHANGING PLAYS ON THE FOOTBALL.  HE HAS GOOD SPEED (4.48) AND OUTSTANDING INSTINCTS.  THE FALCONS NEED ALL THE DEFENSIVE HELP THEY CAN GET AND THOMAS AT NO. 19 IS EXCEPTIONAL VALUE.

20.     HOU     S TAYLOR MAYS – SCOUTS HAD MAYS ALL OVER THE BOARD ON HIS 40-YARD DASH (4.24-4.41).  EITHER WAY, THAT’S FREAKISH SPEED FOR A MAN 6’3” 234 LBS!  MAYS IS AN OUTSTANDING ATHLETE WHO TOO OFTEN LOOKS FOR THE BIG HIT. 

THE TROJANS DEFENCE LOST 5-6 PLAYERS TO THE NFL LAST YEAR (MAYS PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE LEFT THEN TOO) AND CARROLL ASKED MAYS TO PLAY OUT OF POSITION TOO FREQUENTLY. 

MAYES IS AN OUTSTANDING LEADER IN THE LOCKER ROOM AND WILL PATROL THE TEXANS SECONDARY, STRIKING FEAR INTO THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS RECEIVERS.

21.     CINN     WR DEZ BRYANT – THE MOST TALENTED ALL-AROUND RECEIVING PROSPECT SINCE CALVIN JOHNSON, BRYANT CAN’T SEEM TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.  THERE HAVE BEEN RUMORS CIRCULATION THAT HE “ROLLS” 15-20 PEOPLE DEEP AND SOMETIMES REFERS TO HIMSELF IN THE THIRD-PERSON – BUYER BEWARE, OBVIOUSLY!

22.     NE     OLB BRANDON GRAHAM – ALL GRAHAM DOES IS PLAY IN THE OPPONENTS BACKFIELD.  AFTER AN OUTSTANDING SENIOR BOWL WEEK, HIS STOCK HAS CONTINUED TO CLIMB.  A TEAM LIKE THE STEELERS MAY TARGET HIM AT #18, BUT THE PATS ARE HAPPY HE’S AVAILABLE FOR THEM HERE AT #22.

23.     GB     OT CHARLES BROWN – NEED MEETS VALUE HERE FOR THE PACKERS.  TED THOMPSON KNOWS THERE ARE ‘SEXIER’ PICKS OUT THERE, BUT WATCHING REPLAYS OF AARON RODGERS KILLED IN THE NFC PLAYOFFS HAUNT HIS DREAMS!  THOMPSON QUIETS THE LAMBS BY TAKING THE FORMER TROJAN WITH TONS OF POTENTIAL.

24.     PHILLY     DE CAROLS DUNLAP – DUNLAP HAS TOP-10 PRODUCTION, GAME FILM AND MEASUREABLES.  HE’S AVAILABLE FOR THE EAGLES AT #24 BECAUSE OF THE QUESTION MARKS SURROUNDING HIS MATURITY AND UNWILLINGNESS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.  HE COULD END UP BEING REGGIE WHITE, BUT I DOUBT IT.  ANOTHER BUYER BEWARE!

25.     BAL     OLB RICKY SAPP – SAPP PLAYED DE IN A 4-3 AT CLEMSON, BUT AFTER RUNNING A PAIR OF SUB-4.70’S AND IMPRESSING DURING POSITION-SPECIFIC DRILLS IN INDY, SAPP HAS MANY 3-4 COORDINATORS SALIVATING OVER HIS POTENTIAL.  SAPP REMINDS ME OF ROBERT AYERS,

26.     AZ     OLB SERGIO KINDLE – KEN WISENHUNT IS THRILLED KINDLE IS AVAILABLE FOR HIM AFTER LOSING DANSBY TO FREE-AGENCY.  KINDLE WILL CONTRIBUTE IMMEDIATELY FOR THE CARDS, WHO MAY ALSO CONSIDER SAPP IF HE IS STILL ON THE BOARD.

27.     DAL     G/C MAURKICE POUNCEY – POUNCEY HAS BEEN COMPARED TO NICK MANGOLD BECAUSE OF HIS VERSATILITY AND ATHLETICISM.  IF THOSE COMPARISONS HOLD TRUE, DALLAS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A DOMINANT LINE FOR YEARS TO COME, ALLOWING THEM TO UTILIZE ALL THREE OF THOSE RUNNING BACKS.

28.     SD     RB RYAN MATTHEWS – REPLACING L.T. IS GOING TO BE TOUGH ENOUGH, BUT HAVING TO REPLACE SPROLES PRODUCTION DURING THE SAME OFFSEASON WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR AJ SMITH.  MATTHEWS IS A WELL ROUNDED BACK WHO HAS THE ABILITY TO BE ON THE FIELD ALL THREE DOWNS, ASSUMING HE CAN FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF WITH NFL-CALIBER BLITZ SCHEMES/PACKAGES.

29.     NYJ     LB SEAN WEATHERSPOON – AT 6’1” 240 LBS, HAS THE ABILITY TO PLAY INSIDE/OUTSIDE IN A 4-3 OR INSIDE IN A 3-4.  REX RYAN WILL KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY USE THIS DEFENSIVE PLAYMAKER.  THE JETS COULD ALSO LOOK TO UPGRADE AT DE, WHERE THE STARTERS ARE GETTING OLD!    

30.     MINN     DT BRIAN PRICE – THE VIKINGS KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF STOPPING THE RUN.  WITH SUSPENSIONS HANGING OF THE WILLIAMS WALL (POTENTIALLY) AND PAT WILLIAMS CONSIDERING RETIREMENT, CHILLY TAKES A PLAYER THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO PENETRATE AND COLLAPSE THE POCKET AS WELL AS GERALD McCOY.

31.     IND     CB KAREEM JACKSON – THE COLTS NEED HELP ALL OVER THE FIELD DEFENSIVELY, PARTICULARLY IN THE SECONDARY, WHICH COULD NOT PREVENT DREW BREES FROM COMPLETING PASSES.  JACKSON IS REGARDED AS A VERY INSTINCTIVE PLAYER, WITH SPEED AND STRENGTH ENOUGH TO MATCH UP WITH SOME OF THE NFL’S TOP PERIMETER THREATS.

32.     NO     OLB JERRY HUGHES – WIDELY REGARDED AS AN ELVIS DUMERVIL-TYPE.  STRONG, COMPACT AND FAST WITH AN OUTSTANDING FIRST STEP, THE SAINTS NEED TO PRESSURE THE QUARTERBACK, AND WITH SUSPENSIONS LOOMING OVER SMITH/GRANT, HUGHES MAY FIND HIMSELF IN THE BAYOU! 

Second Round

33(1).     STL     WR GOLDEN TATE – DONNIE AVERY IS A DECENT #2 WIDEOUT, BUT PROBABLY BELONGS IN THE SLOT.  THE RAMS WILL GET THEIR YOUNG SIGNAL-CALLER A WELL-ROUNDED WEAPON ON THE PERIMETER WHO ENJOYS BLOCKING, MAYBE A LITTLE TOO MUCH.  THE NOTRE DAME PRODUCT HAS BEEN CALLED A HINES WARD-TYPE, WITH BETTER SPEED (4.41).  A STEAL AT THIS POINT IN THE DRAFT.  

34(2).     DET     WR ARRELIOUS BENN – CALVIN JOHNSON IS SPECTACULAR…WHEN HEALTHY!   BENN HAS FIRST ROUND ABILITY AND POTENTIAL, MAYBE TOP-10.  SADLY, HIS QUARTERBACK PLAY AT ILLINOIS WASN’T VERY CONSISTENT FROM A PASSING STANDPOINT. BIG, STRONG AND DECEPTIVELY FAST, BENN WILL START IMMEDIATELY AND SEE PLENTY OF ACTION WITH MEGATRON ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE.

35(3).     TB     DeMARYIOUS THOMAS – 3 WR’S IN A ROW, I KNOW, BUT THIS WILL BE THE RUN.  TOO BAD THE WR DEPTH WASN’T THIS PLENTIFUL WHEN THE BILLS TOOK HARDY IN THE SECOND ROUND A FEW YEARS BACK, THERE MAY NEVER HAVE BEEN A T.O. SHOW IN B-LO.  THOMAS IS A PHYSICAL FREAK WHOSE BROKEN FOOT WILL BE A SETBACK, BUT HIS ABILITY WILL PROVE HE’S MORE THAN WORTHY OF AN EARLY SECOND ROUNDER. 

36(4).     KC     CB PATRICK ROBINSON – HERE COMES A RUN ON CORNERS!  WHILE CERTAINLY NOT TOP HEAVY, THE WAY IT WAS IN 2008, THERE IS PLENTY OF TALENT THROUGH ROUNDS TWO AND THREE.  ROBINSON IMPRESSED AT THE COMBINE (4.45) AND AT NEARLY 6’ 190 LBS, HE’S GOT THE SIZE TO MATCH UP WITH #1 WR’S.  ROBINSON ALSO CONTRIBUTES ON SPECIAL TEAMS, HAVING BLOCKED SEVERAL KICKS IN HIS SEMINOLE CAREER.

37(5).     WASH     RB JAHVID BEST – AT 5’10 200 LBS; BEST BLAZED A 4.43 IN THE FORTY-YARD DASH.  QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS DURABILITY MAY RAISE SOME FLAGS, BUT IF UTILIZED IN A BRIAN WESTBROOK FASHION, BEST CAN BE A TRUE GAME-CHANGER!  THE FORMER GOLDEN BEAR WILL DO SOME REAL DAMAGE IN SHANNY’S ONE-CUT, ZONE-BLOCKING SCHEME!

38(6).     CLEV     CB DEVIN McCOURTY – 5’11” 193; SHOWED OFF GREAT SPEED, TURNING IN A 4.38 AT THE COMBINE, McCOURTY IS REGARDRD AS RAW, BUT WITH A VERY HIGH CEILING.  CZAR HOLMGREN IS THRILLED McCOURTY IS STILL AVAILABLE, AFTER FLIRTING WITH THE IDEA OF TAKING HADEN IN THE FIRST ROUND.

39(7).     OAK     CB CHRIS COOK – THIS YEARS BIGGEST CORNER, AT 6’2” 212 LBS; MANY COMPARE COOL TO MIAMI DOLPHINS SEAN SMITH.  COOK’S AT HIS BEST WHEN HE’S IN THE OPPONENTS FACE, USING HIS LONG REACH TO JAM AT THE LINE, THROWING OFF THE ROUTE’S TIMING.

40(8).     SEA     WR DAMIAN WILLIAMS – PETE CARROLL KNOWS WHAT HE’S GETTING OUT OF THE BIG (6’1” 197), STRONG (19 REPS) AND DECEPTIVELY FAST (4.47) FORMER TROJAN.  WILLIAMS PROBABLY RUNS THE BEST ROUTES IN THE DRAFT, MAKING HIM A PERFECT FIT EARLY IN THE SECOND ROUND.  HE WOULD PROBABLY BE A FAVORITE TO START OPENING DAY OPPOSITE TJ HOUSH, CONSIDERING HIS FAMILIARITY WITH SEATTLE’S OFFENSE.

41(9).     BUFF     NT CAM THOMAS – IT’S HARD TO FIND AN INTERIOR LINEMAN RISING UP THE BOARD FASTER THAN THE FORMER TAR HEEL.  THOMAS WAS THE MOST DOMINANT DEFENSIVE LINEMAN DURING THE SENIOR BOWL AND THE BILLS ARE THRILLED HE’S HERE, AS THEY NEED AN ANCHOR FOR THE MIDDLE OF THEIR NEW 3-4.  AT 6’4” 331 LBS; HE’S JUST THAT.

42(10).     TB     CB PARRISH COX – COX HAS FIRST ROUND ABILITY AND MANY MOCKS HAVE HIM GOING IN THE FIRST ROUND.  HERE, HOWEVER; THE BUCS ARE GLAD HE IS AVAILABLE AND WILL AT LEAST BE THE NICKEL, AND COULD UNSEAT THE AGING RONDE BARBER OPPOSITE UP-AND-COMING A. TALIB.

43(11).     MIA    S CHAD JONES – JEFF IRELAND TOOK A RUN AT RYAN CLARK OF THE STEELERS THIS OFFSEASON, BUT FAILED TO LAND THE 30-YEAR OLD SAFETY.  JONES IS A RUN-STUFFING SAFETY WITH THE SIZE TO PLAY IN THE BOX AND GOOD ENOUGH SPEED (4.55) TO STAY WITH MOST TIGHT ENDS.

44(12).     NE     WR MARSHAWN GILYARD – AT 5’11” 187 LBS, GILYARD PLAYS FASTER THAN HIS 4.59 WOULD INDICATE.  HE IS DYNAMITE AFTER THE CATCH, AND IF HE CAN IMPROVE HIS TIME AT HIS PRO-DAY, HE WILL VALIDATE THIS DRAFT SLOT.

45(13).     DEN     ILB BRANDON SPIKES – ALTHOUGH HE LAST IDEAL ATHLETIC ABILITY, SPIKES HAS THE SIZE (6’3” 250 LBS) AND INSTINCTS TO PLAY THE ILB IN DENVER’S 3-4.  EXPECT AN IMPROVED DENVER DEFENSE TO BE EVEN BETTER NEXT YEAR WITH THE ADDITION OF NT D. WILLIAMS (FIRST ROUND), ILB/OLB ROLANDO McCLAIN (FIRST ROUND), AND JUSTIN BANNAN (UFA).

46(14).     NYG     OLB DARYL WASHINGTON – THE GIANTS MISSED OUT ON KARLOS DANSBY IN FREE AGENCY, AND BIG BLUE NEEDS A PLAYMAKER FROM THE LINEBACKER POSITION, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE LOSS OF ANTONIO PIERCE.  WASHINGTON WILL PROVIDE PRESSURE OFF THE EDGE, TEAMING WITH A DOMINANT FRONT FOUR.

47(15).     NE     NT TERRENCE CODY - **RED FLAG** RUMOR HAS IT, SOME TEAMS HAVE TAKEN MT. CODY OFF THEIR BOARDS ALL-TOGETHER.  HE CAN BE DOMINANT, BUT CONSTANTLY STRUGGLES WITH HIS WEIGHT (SOMETIMES AT 400+).  WHILE HE DID SHOW UP AT THE COMBINE IN THE 354 LBS, SUDDEN, DRASTIC CHANGES IN WEIGHT ARE OFTEN TIMES ALARMING, RATHER THAN BENEFICIAL TO A PLAYERS STOCK (AARON MAYBIN, ANYONE?  250 LBS AT LAST YEARS COMBINE).  BUYER BEWARE.

48(16).     CAR     S NATE ALLEN – THE PANTHERS DEFENSE HAS TAKEN SOME MAJOR HITS THIS OFFSEASON (PEPPERS, MARSHALL) – HERE THEY GET A PLAYMAKER FOR THEIR SECONDARY.  ALLEN IS A WELL-ROUNDED SAFETY THE PANTHERS ARE HAPPY TO SEE HERE AT THIS POINT IN THE SECOND ROUND.

49(17).     SF     RB TOBY GERHART – AT 6’ 230 LBS, GERHART ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS SPEED IN INDY (4.5), BUT SCOUTS STILL SEE HIS AS TOO-UPRIGHT OF A RUNNER.  HE WONT BE ASKED TO BE THE GUY YET IN SAN FRANCISCO, BUT SOMEDAY HE MIGHT.  IN THE MEANTIME, HE WILL SPELL FRANK GORE, WHO WHEN HEALTHY, HAS BEEN GREAT.

50(18).     KC     OT CIRON BLACK – THE CHIEFS HOPED OKUNG WOULD FALL TO THEM, AND CONSIDERED TAKING BULAGA IN ROUND ONE, BUT ARE THRILLED THE FORMER LSU TIGER IS AVAILABLE.  BLACK IS PROBABLY BEST EQUIPPED AT A RT IN THE NFL, BUT CAN PLAY EITHER SIDE IF ASKED.  AN OUTSTANDING RUN-BLOCKER, HE WILL NEED TO IMPROVE HIS FOOTWORK TO CONSTANTLY BEAT SPEED-RUSHERS AT THE NEXT LEVEL.

51(19).     HOU     RB BEN TATE – FOR A PLAYER WITH SUCH POWER AND LEVERAGE (5’10” 220 LBS, 4.44), TATE HAS SOME TROUBLE CUTTING AND CHANGING DIRECTIONS.  MANY BACKS GET BY BECAUSE THEY ARE QUICKER THAN THEY ARE FAST, BUT THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE OF THE FORMER AUBURN PRODUCT. HE TIMED FAST AND IS A PRODUCTIVE THREE-DOWN BACK, BUT HIS SHAKY POSITIONAL DRILLS IN INDY MAY HURT HIM.

52(20).     PITT     CB/S DONOVAN WARREN – AT 5’11” 193 LBS, THE FORMER WOLVERINE CAME INTO THE SEASON MUCH HIGHER THAN THIS ON THE DRAFT BOARDS.  HOWEVER, A SHAKY SEASON AND A PAIR OF 4.6+ TIMES AT THE COMBINE HAVE SCOUTS THINKING WARREN MAY BE BEST SUITED TO PLAY SAFETY IN THE NFL – TIME WILL TELL.

53(21).     NE     TE JERMAINE GRESHAM – GRESHAM PROBABLY WON’T BE ABLE TO WORKOUT BEFORE THE DRAFT, AND IF HE IS IT MAY NOT BE ALL TOO IMPRESSIVE.  HOWEVER; HE IS TOO GOOD A VALUE AT THIS POINT, ESPECIALLY FOR A NEW ENGLAND OFFENSE THAT LOST BEN WATSON AS AN UFA.  IF A TRADE FOR GREG OLSEN TAKES PLACE, THE PATS WILL LOOK IN ANOTHER DIRECTION.

54(22).     CINN     RB DEXTER McCLUSTER – THE BENGALS NEED A HOME RUN HITTER IN THE BACKFIELD, REGARDLESS OF HOW WELL CEDRIC BENSON PLAYS FOR THEM.  ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT TIME AS FAST AS HE PLAYS (4.56), HE IS STILL WELL-RESPECTED FOR A MAN HIS SIZE TO PRODUCE BETWEEN THE TACKLES, IN THE SEC.

55(23).     PHI     DT JARED ODRICK – THE EAGLES ADD SOME STARTER-CALIBER DEPTH TO THEIR DEFENSIVE LINE HERE.  ODRICK MAY END UP IN THE TOP-TEN COME DRAFT DAY, BUT TODAY SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SECOND ROUND.

56(24).     GB     DE EVERSON GRIFFEN – MANY THINK HE IS A TWEENER 3-4/4-3 GUY, BUT I THINK HE IS BEST SERVED IN A 4-3 AT DEFENSIVE END.  HOWEVER, GREEN BAY IS COUNTING ON HIM BEING A BETTER 3-4 OLB THAN AARON KAMPMAN, AND HE MAY VERY WELL BE.

57(25).     BAL     WR JORDAN SHIPLEY – THE NEXT WES WELKER.  5’11” 193 LBS, AND QUICKER THAN FAST.  SHIPLEY RUNS GREAT ROUTES AND ALWAYS FINDS THE SOFT SPOT IN ZONES.  WILL BECOME HIS QUARTERBACKS GO-TO GUY ON THIRD DOWN AND IN CRUNCH TIME.

58(26).     AZ     OT RODGER SAFFOLD – RT LEVI BROWN IS BELIEVED TO BE SWITCHING TO THE LEFT SIDE, BUT WITH A SOUTHPAW READY TO GO UNDER-CENTER AND HIS STRUGGLES THERE IN THE PAST, BROWN MAY STAY RIGHT WHERE HE IS AND ALLOW SAFFOLD TO BE THE STRONG SIDE PROTECTOR ON THE LEFT SIDE.

59(27).     DAL     WR BRANDON LaFELL – JERRY JONES CONSIDERED, IF ONLY FOR AN INSTANT, MAKING A PLAY FOR BRANDON MARSHALL.  HE WISELY WENT WITH AN O-LINEMAN IN ROUND ONE AND GETS HIS PERIMETER WEAPON IN ROUND TWO.  WITH ROY WILLIAMS STRUGGLING TO SETTLE IN, LaFELL MAY SEE MORE PLAYING TIME THAN EXPECTED IN THE LONE-STAR STATE.

60(28).     SD     DL ARTHUR JONES – JONES CAN PLAY DT IN A 4-3 OR NT IN A 3-4.  EITHER WAY, HE’S A STEAL AT THIS POINT IN THE SECOND ROUND.  THE CHARGERS AND REBUILDING DEFENSIVELY, AND JONES WOULD LOOK AWFULLY GOOD OPPOSITE L. CASTILLO IN SoCal.

61(29).     NYJ     OT VLADIMIR DUCASSE – A PROJECT OT WITH A VERY HIGH CEILING.  DUCASSE GIVES AN AGING NYJ LINE AN INFUSION OF YOUTH.  PLAYS WITH A NASTY STREAK, WHICH REZ RYAN AND BRIAN SCHOTTENHEIMER LOVE.  TOUGH, ROAD-GRADING RUN BLOCKER.

62(30).     MINN     TE ROB GRONKOWSKI – GRONKOWSKI, WHEN HEALTHY, HAS THE ABILITY TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING FROM THE TIGHT END POSITION.  A STRONG, WILLING BLOCKER, GRONKOWSKI CAN ALSO STRETCH THE SEAM WHEN NEEDED.  SHOULD PROBABLY GO HIGHER THAN THIS, BUT HEALTH CONCERNS CAUSE HIM TO FALL RIGHT INTO THE VIKINGS LAPS.

63(31).     INDY     CB DOMINIQUE FRANKS – INDY, WHOSE SUSPECT SECONDARY WAS EXPLOITED IN THE SUPER BOWL BY DREW BREES, CONTINUES THE MAKEOVER AT BACK WITH THE TOUGH CORNER FROM OAKLAHOMA.  HE WILL TEAM WITH FIRST ROUNDER KAREEN JACKSON TO HELP SOLIDIFY THE COLTS DEFENSIVE PERIMETER.

64(32).     NO     DE GREG HARDY – IF HARDY HAD COME OUT LAST YEAR, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MID-LATE FIRST ROUND SELECTION.  HIS STOCK TOOK A HIT, AFTER LOSING PERIA JERRY, ALONG SIDE OF HIM, BUT HE WILL FILL THE VOID LEFT BY THE RELEASE OF CHARLES GRANT NICELY.