
2011 NFL Mock Draft: Cam Newton, Nick Fairley, and Complete 3 Rounds With Trades
It's just over 100 days until the 2011 NFL Draft. As the draft gets closer, the mock drafts will begin to become more realistic.
In this 2011 NFL Mock Draft, trades are included. They're almost impossible to predict, but it's worth a shot. With all trades that don't even out, just assume future or late picks are included to even out the deals.
Here is a 2011 three round NFL Mock Draft with trades:
1. Carolina Panthers: A.J. Green (WR, Georgia)
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Quick Take: With no quarterback worthy, the Panthers need to give Jimmy Clausen as many weapons as possible.
2. Denver Broncos: Patrick Peterson (CB, LSU)
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Quick Take: Champ Bailey is headed out of Denver so the Broncos need to find a replacement right away.
3. Buffalo Bills: Nick Fairley (DE, Auburn)
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Quick Take: The Bills defensive line is weak, but adding Fairley will fix that.
4. Cincinnati Bengals: Da'Quan Bowers (DE, Clemson)
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Quick Take: Carlos Dunlap may have emerged, but the Bengals need to replace an injury prone Antwan Odom.
5. Arizona Cardinals: Prince Amukamara (CB, Nebraska)
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Quick Take: Cornerback is a need, not their biggest, but Amukamara is too good to pass up.
6. TRADE ALERT
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The Cleveland Browns swap first round picks with the Jacksonville Jaguars who select:
Robert Quinn (DE, North Carolina)
Explanation: The Browns trade down because there isn't a wide receiver left good enough to be selected at number six overall. The Jaguars see Quinn left on the board and trade up to fill their huge need at defensive end.
7. San Francisco 49ers: Blaine Gabbert (QB, Missouri)
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Quick Take: Jim Harbaugh will want a new quarterback, and the top passer on most boards is Gabbert.
8. Tennessee Titans: Marcell Dareus (DT, Alabama)
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Quick Take: The Titans need to find a run stopper at defensive tackle to finally replace Albert Haynesworth.
9. TRADE ALERT
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The Dallas Cowboys swap first round picks with the Minnesota Vikings who select:
Ryan Mallett (QB, Arkansas)
Explanation: With no offensive tackles good enough to be picked at number nine, the Cowboys trade down. The Vikings don't want to risk the Redskins drafting Mallett so they leapfrog them.
10. Washington Redskins: Jake Locker (QB, Washington)
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Quick Take: The Redskins can't start Rex Grossman next season and Mike Shanahan reportedly really likes Locker.
11. Houston Texans: Ryan Kerrigan (OLB, Purdue)
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Quick Take: With the Texans switching to a 3-4 defense after the addition of Wade Phillips, they now need an outside linebacker.
12. Dallas Cowboys: Nate Solder (OT, Colorado)
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(From Trade)
Quick Take: The Cowboys must upgrade their offensive line to protect Tony Romo.
13. Detroit Lions: Aldon Smith (DE, Missouri)
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Quick Take: The Lions take the freak athlete Aldon Smith because he's the best player available and can replace an aging Kyle Vanden Bosch.
14. St. Louis Rams: Julio Jones (WR, Alabama)
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Quick Take: The Rams receivers are a huge reason they didn't make the playoffs and must be upgraded.
15. Miami Dolphins: Cam Newton (QB, Auburn)
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Quick Take: Newton will replace Chad Henne at quarterback, and also help make up for the loss of Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams in the running game.
16. Cleveland Browns: Justin Blackmon (WR, Oklahoma St.)
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(From Trade)
Quick Take: The Browns number one priority this off season must be to find Colt McCoy multiple new weapons.
17. New England Patriots: J.J. Watt (DE, Wisconsin)
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Quick Take: The Patriots must finally replace Richard Seymour and Watt's stock has skyrocketed.
18. San Diego Chargers: Cameron Jordan (DE, California)
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Quick Take: Jacques Cesaire is a free agent and must be replaced.
19. New York Giants: Mark Ingram (HB, Alabama)
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Quick Take: Brandon Jacobs is most likely gone and the injury prone Ahmad Bradshaw needs a back to share carries with.
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Adrian Clayborn (DE, Iowa)
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Quick Take: Stylez G. White is gone and the Buccaneers needed an upgrade at defensive end anyway.
21. Kansas City Chiefs: Von Miller (OLB, Texas A&M)
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Quick Take: The Chiefs need to get a legit pass rushing threat across from Tamba Hali.
22. Indianapolis Colts: Derek Sherrod (OT, Mississppi St.)
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Quick Take: Peyton Manning needs better protection and Sherrod is the most pro ready tackle.
23. Philadelphia Eagles: Brandon Harris (CB, Miami)
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Quick Take: Dimitri Patterson is horrible and must be replaced.
24. New Orleans Saints: Stephen Paea (DT, Oregon St.)
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Quick Take: Paea drops because he can only play in a 4-3 defense and the Saints take advantage.
25. TRADE ALERT
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Seattle Seahawks swap their first round pick with the Arizona Cardinals second who selects:
Anthony Castonzo (OT, Boston College)
Explanation: With no quarterbacks or cornerbacks talented enough to be chosen at this point, the Seahawks are content with trading down. The Cardinals must find a franchise left tackle and can't afford to wait until the second round.
26. Green Bay Packers: Akeem Ayers (OLB, UCLA)
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Quick Take: The Packers need a dangerous pass rusher across from Clay Matthews Jr.
27. New York Jets: Cameron Heyward (DE, Ohio State)
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Quick Take: The Jets should upgrade a defensive end position were an aging Shaun Ellis and Mike DeVito now start.
28. Baltimore Ravens: Allen Bailey (DE, Miami)
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Quick Take: Allen Bailey could start right away over Corey Redding and make the Ravens defense even stronger.
29. Chicago Bears: Gabe Carimi (OT, Wisconsin)
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Quick Take: The Bears surrendered the most sacks in the NFL this season and must upgrade almost the entire line.
30. Pittsburgh Steelers: Mike Pouncey (G, Florida)
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Quick Take: The Steelers must find an upgrade at right guard.
31. Atlanta Falcons: Jonathan Baldwin (WR, Pittsburgh)
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Quick Take: Roddy White is the Falcons only threat at wide receiver and that must be changed.
32. TRADE ALERT
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The New England Patriots swap their first round pick with the Denver Broncos second who selects:
Kyle Rudolph (TE, Notre Dame)
Explanation: There's no way the Patriots are keeping both of their first round picks. The Broncos traded Tony Scheffler away last season and find his replacement in Rudolph.
33. New England Patriots: Justin Houston (OLB, Georgia)
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Quick Take: The Patriots have lacked a true pass rushing threat at outside linebacker since Adalius Thomas.
34. Buffalo Bills: Pat Delvin (QB, Delaware)
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Quick Take: The Bills draft Devlin as the eventual replacement of Ryan Fitzpatrick.
35: Cincinnati Bengals: Mikel Leshoure (HB, Illinois)
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Quick Take: Cedric Benson will be gone next season, and he could've been upgraded regardless.
36. Denver Broncos: Corey Liuget (DE, Illinois)
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Quick Take: The Broncos defensive line is their biggest weakness of all and must be improved.
37. Cleveland Browns: Jared Crick (DE, Nebraska)
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Quick Take: The Browns biggest hole on defense is at defensive end.
38. Seattle Seahawks: Aaron Williams (CB, Texas)
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(From Trade)
Quick Take: Seattle gets great value trading down and filling arguably their biggest need by selecting Williams.
39. Tennessee Titans: Stephen Wisniewski (C, Penn State)
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Quick Take: Eugene Amano can't play center and must be either moved back to guard or benched.
40: Dallas Cowboys: Rahim Moore (FS, UCLA)
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Quick Take: Alan Ball can easily be upgraded and the Cowboys can't pass on the top safety in the draft.
41. TRADE ALERT
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The Washington Redskins swap their second round pick the New York Jets third who select:
Kenny Tate (S, Maryland)
Explanation: The Redskins trade down with no nose tackles worthy of being picked this high. The Jets need an upgrade at safety and Rex Ryan likes Kenny Tate's hitting ability.
43. Minnesota Vikings: Drake Nevis (DT, LSU)
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Quick Take: Pat Williams is most likely done in Minnesota and must be replaced right away.
42. Houston Texans: Deunta Williams (FS, North Carolina)
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Quick Take: The Texans pass defense is a joke and must be improved before next season rolls around.
45. San Francisco 49ers: Jeremy Beal (OLB, Oklahoma)
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Quick Take: The 49ers pass defense struggled in 2010 and the main cause of that was a lack of a pass rush.
44. Detroit Lions: Brandon Burton (CB, Utah)
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Quick Take: The Lions fill their biggest weakness in the second round by selecting Burton.
46. New England Patriots: Jimmy Smith (CB, Colorado)
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(From Trade)
Quick Take: Kyle Arrington shouldn't be starting in the NFL and must be replaced.
47. St. Louis Rams: Bruce Carter (OLB, North Carolina)
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Quick Take: The Rams outside linebackers are pitiful and should both be replaced.
48. Oakland Raiders: Demarcus Love (OT, Arkansas)
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Quick Take: The Raiders must upgrade one of the league's worst pass blocking offensive lines.
49. Jacksonville Jaguars: Jabaal Sheard (DE, Pittsburgh)
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Quick Take: The Jaguars always double dip and will try out Sheard across from Robert Quinn.
50. San Diego Chargers: Martez Wilson (ILB, Illinois)
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Quick Take: Almost all of the Chargers inside linebackers are free agents.
51. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Greg Jones (OLB, Michigan St.)
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Quick Take: The Buccaneers could use an upgrade at weakside linebacker.
52. New York Giants: Quan Sturdavant (LB, North Carolina)
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Quick Take: Sturdavant can play all three linebacker positions so the Giants could just bench the weakest of their weak linebacking crew.
53. Indianapolis Colts: Muhammad Wilkerson (DT, Temple)
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Quick Take: The Colts pretty much have no one at defensive tackle and the position should finally be addressed.
54. Philadelphia Eagles: Tyron Smith (OT, USC)
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Quick Take: The only thing that can stop the Eagles offense is its own offensive line.
55. Kansas City Chiefs: Torrey Smith (WR, Maryland)
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Quick Take: The Chiefs have absolutely no talent across from Dwayne Bowe.
56: New Orleans Saints: Mason Foster (OLB, Washington)
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Quick Take: Outside linebacker is arguably the Saints biggest weakness.
57. Seattle Seahawks: Rodney Hudson (G, Florida St.)
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Quick Take: With no worthy quarterback, the Seahawks should just upgrade their shaky offensive line.
58. Green Bay Packers: Jordan Todman (HB, UConn)
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Quick Take: The Packers could easily improve at the running back position even with Ryan Grant returning.
59. San Diego Chargers: Leonard Hankerson (WR, Miami)
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Quick Take: Vincent Jackson is probably gone and Hankerson is the huge receiver the Chargers love.
60. Baltimore Ravens: Ras-I Dowling (CB, Virginia)
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Quick Take: Almost all of the Ravens corners are free agents this off season and the group isn't that impressive to begin with.
61. Chicago Bears: Jurrell Casey (DT, USC)
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Quick Take: Tommie Harris has been benched and must be replaced.
62. Pittsburgh Steelers: Curtis Brown (CB, Texas)
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Quick Take: Bryant McFadden is the weak link on a strong Pittsburgh defense.
63. TRADE ALERT
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The Atlanta Falcons swap their second round pick with the New York Giants third who selects:
Marvin Austin (DT, North Carolina)
Explanation: With no tight ends or defensive ends good enough to be selected, the Falcons trade down. The Giants can't pass on Austin at this point when their interior defensive line can be upgraded.
64. TRADE ALERT
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The New England Patriots trade their second round pick for the Washington Redskins future second round pick who select:
Phil Taylor (NT, Baylor)
Explanation: The Patriots love future draft picks more than any team in the league. The Redskins trade up to fill their huge hole at nose tackle.
65. Carolina Panthers: Benjamin Ijalana (G, Villanova)
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Quick Take: The Panthers offensive line must be improved to keep Jimmy Clausen upright next season unlike in 2010.
66. Cincinnati Bengals: Titus Young (WR, Boise St.)
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Quick Take: Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens are both gone and must be replaced.
67. TRADE ALERT
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The Denver Broncos swap third round picks with the St. Louis Rams who select:
DeAndre McDaniel (S, Clemson)
Explanation: The Broncos trade down with no nose tackle worthy of being selected. The Rams see McDaniel left on the board and jump at the opportunity with a need at safety.
68. Buffalo Bills: Joseph Barksdale (OT, LSU)
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Quick Take: The Bills must find an upgrade at right tackle and Barksdale is a steal at this point in the draft.
69. TRADE ALERT
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The Arizona Cardinals trade their third round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for Kevin Kolb who select:
Marcus Cannon (OT, TCU)
Explanation: The Cardinals will prefer to have an NFL ready quarterback instead of a rookie starting next season. The Eagles continue to upgrade a weak offensive line.
70. Cleveland Browns: Rashad Carmichael (CB, Virginia Tech)
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Quick Take: Eric Wright had a bad year this past season and should be challenged for the starting job.
71. TRADE ALERT
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The Dallas Cowboys swap third round picks with the Chicago Bears who select:
Darius Morris (G, Temple)
Explanation: With no cornerbacks good enough to be selected this high, the Cowboys trade down. The Bears must be aggressive in upgrading the worst offensive line in the league.
72. New Orleans Saints: Robert Sands (S, West Virginia)
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Quick Take: Roman Harper was exposed against Seattle and must be replaced.
73. Houston Texans: Jerrell Powe (NT, Ole Miss)
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Quick Take: The Texans must find a nose tackle to play in their 3-4 defense.
74. New England Patriots: John Moffitt (G, Wisconsin)
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Quick Take: With the defense in check, the Patriots shift their focus to protecting Tom Brady.
75. Detroit Lions: Chris Hairston (OT, Clemson)
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Quick Take: The Lions must upgrade a bad offensive line to keep Matt Stafford on the field.
76. San Francisco 49ers: Shane Vereen (HB, California)
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Quick Take: The 49ers could afford to replace an aging Brian Westbrook at third down back.
77. Tennessee Titans: Casey Matthews (ILB, Oregon)
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Quick Take: Stephen Tulloch can play any linebacker position so the Titans pick the best backer available in Matthews.
78. Denver Broncos: Sione Fua (NT, Stanford)
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(From Trade)
Quick Take: Jamal Williams has one more year left, if that, so the Broncos must find a replacement.
79. Miami Dolphins: Daniel Thomas (HB, Kansas St.)
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Quick Take: With Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams gone, the running back position must be addressed.
80. Jacksonville Jaguars: Quinton Carter (S, Oklahoma)
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Quick Take: The Jaguars secondary is horrible and the free safety position may be the worst off of all.
81. Oakland Raiders: Kris O'Dowd (C, USC)
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Quick Take: The Raiders add another offensive lineman as they have a big hole at center.
82. San Diego Chargers: Noel Devine (HB, West Virginia)
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Quick Take: Darren Sproles is a free agent, but he won't be missed if the Chargers add Devine.
83. Atlanta Falcons: Sam Acho (DE, Texas)
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(From Trade)
Quick Take: John Abraham is getting up there in age so the Falcons should find his replacement.
84. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Clint Boling (G, Georgia)
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Quick Take: The Buccaneers have a huge question mark at the guard position right now.
85. Philadelphia Eagles: Nate Irving (ILB, NC St.)
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Quick Take: Stewart Bradley isn't the same player he was pre-injury and could be upgraded.
86. TRADE ALERT
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The Kansas City Chiefs swap their third round pick for the Tennessee Titans future third round pick who select:
Nathan Enderle (QB, Idaho)
Explanation: The Chiefs pick up future a future pick after missing out on a top nose tackle. The Titans trade for Enderle to eventually replace Kerry Collins.
87. Indianapolis Colts: Greg Little (WR, North Carolina)
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Quick Take: Anthony Gonzalez and Austin Collie are always injured and can't be relied on to stay on the field.
88. New Orleans Saints: Pernell McPhee (DE, Mississippi St.)
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Quick Take The Saints must upgrade a mediocre edge pass rush.
89. San Diego Chargers: Steven Friday (OLB, Virginia Tech)
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Quick Take: Larry English is better suited for a 4-3 defense and can easily be upgraded.
90. Green Bay Packers: Brandon Boykin (CB, Georgia)
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Quick Take: Charles Woodson is 34 years old so the Packers should look for his replacement.
91. Washington Redskins: Jerrel Jernigan (WR, Troy)
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(From Trade)
Quick Take: Santana Moss is a free agent and the Redskins don't have many vertical weapons after him.
92. Baltimore Ravens: Will Hill (S, Florida)
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Quick Take: Ed Reed could retire very soon so the Ravens should bring in a possible replacement.
93. Dallas Cowboys: Jalil Brown (CB, Colorado)
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(From Trade)
Quick Take: Terence Newman is 32 years old and Mike Jenkins struggled all season long.
94. Pittsburgh Steelers: Christian Ballard (DE, Iowa)
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Quick Take: Aaron Smith can't seem to stay on the field, plus, he and Brett Keisel are getting up there in age.
95. Atlanta Falcons: Lance Kendricks (TE, Wisconsin)
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Quick Take: Tony Gonzalez may retire after this season, but even if he doesn't the Falcons should find his replacement.
96. New England Patriots: Dion Lewis (HB, Pittsburgh)
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Quick Take: The Patriots could easily improve at the running back position and Lewis was once a first round prospect, but struggled this season because of the lack of talent around him.
David Daniels is an NFL Featured Columnist and Writing Intern at Bleacher Report and a Syndicated Writer. Follow him on Twitter or at One Yard Short.com.
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