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Round 1 |
| 1 |
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St. Louis Rams |
Sam Bradford |
QB |
Oklahoma* |
| The Rams desperately need a QB.
Bradford is a big risk for the number one spot but is probably
less of a risk than Clausen. |
| 2 |
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Detroit Lions |
Ndamukong Suh |
DT |
Nebraska |
| The Lions take the best player
available. They could use help on the OL but can't pass up
a special talent like Suh. |
| 3 |
 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Gerald McCoy |
DT |
Oklahoma* |
| Tampa Bay is happy McCoy falls
in their lap. He not only fills a need area, he is also
the second best player in the draft. |
| 4 |
 |
Washington Redskins |
Russell Okung |
T |
Oklahoma St |
| The Redskins desperately need
OL help. With the addition of Donvan McNabb they don't
need a QB here but they better get some people to protect him. |
| 5 |
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Kansas City Chiefs |
Bryan Bulaga |
T |
Iowa* |
| Bulaga will team with Albert
to form a nice pair of tackles. The Chiefs are another
team that really needs to improve their OL before they can
expect any success. |
| 6 |
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Seattle Seahawks |
Trent Williams |
T |
Oklahoma |
| Trent Williams has been
climbing up the draft board and this is a position of need. |
| 7 |
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Cleveland Browns |
Eric Berry |
S |
Tennessee* |
| The Browns need serious help
in the secondary and they manage to get the third best player in
the draft. |
| 8 |
 |
Oakland Raiders |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
DE |
South Florida* |
| Al Davis likes athletes and
Pierre-Paul is a special athlete that has potential to be a
great pass rusher. He is very raw but Al Davis won't care. |
| 9 |
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Buffalo Bills |
Jimmy Clausen |
QB |
Notre Dame* |
| The Bills really need a QB and
are fortunate that Clausen falls into their lap. |
| 10 |
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Jacksonville Jaguars |
Derrick Morgan |
DE |
Georgia Tech* |
| They need to win now and
Morgan will at least give them a pass rush in addition to
providing a security blanket for Aaron Kampman if he struggles
in his return from a torn ACL. |
| 11 |
 |
Denver Broncos (from Chicago) |
Rolando McClain |
MLB |
Alabama* |
| Josh McDaniels will take his type of player,
an instincive LB who loves the film room and besides the Broncos
let Andra Davis go, so there is an opening. |
| 12 |
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Miami Dolphins |
Dan Williams |
NT |
Tennessee |
| They could really use a NT and
Williams keeps climbing the draft board. |
| 13 |
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San Francisco 49ers |
Joe Haden |
CB |
Florida* |
| The 49ers have some bigger
needs but could use some help at CB and Haden is just too good
to pass up. |
| 14 |
|
Seattle Seahawks (from Denver) |
C.J. Spiller |
RB |
Clemson |
| They get a big time RB to
solve their running problems |
| 15 |
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New York Giants |
Sergio Kindle |
OLB |
Texas |
| The Giants could use help at
LB and Kindle is their type of guy- a big LB who can rush the
passer off the edge. The Giants are good candidates to
trade down where they could still get Kindle or Sean
Weatherspoon. |
| 16 |
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Tennessee Titans |
Everson Griffen |
DE |
USC* |
| Losing Vanden Bosch makes this
a bigger need than it already was. Griffen possesses the
athleticism the Titans like. |
| 17 |
|
San Francisco 49ers (from
Carolina) |
Anthony Davis |
T |
Rutgers* |
| Now the 49ers fill their big
hole at RT. |
| 18 |
 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Maurkice Pouncey |
C |
Florida* |
| The Steelers really need to
strengthen their interior OL and could use some nastiness,
Pouncey gives them both. |
| 19 |
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Atlanta Falcons |
Brandon Graham |
DE |
Michigan |
| The Falcons really need to
improve their pass rush and Graham fits their scheme. |
| 20 |
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Houston Texans |
Earl Thomas |
FS |
Texas* |
| The Texans could really use a
RB but with Spiller gone they get a rising prospect that can
help them at FS and at CB. |
| 21 |
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Cincinnati Bengals |
Dez Bryant |
WR |
Oklahoma St* |
| The Bengals have never been
scared off by character concerns and are ecstatic that Bryant
falls to them. |
| 22 |
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New England Patriots |
Jared Odrick |
DE |
Penn St |
| Odrick is an underrated
player. The Patriots like value and Odrick will help fill
the hole left by Richard Seymour getting traded. |
| 23 |
 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bruce Campbell |
T |
Maryland* |
| The Packers are old at two
positions- CB and T. The decision comes down to Campbell
and Kyle Wilson, Since there is more depth in this draft
at the CB position, they grab the T in round 1. |
| 24 |
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Philadelphia Eagles |
Kyle Wilson |
CB |
Boise St |
| With the Sheldon Brown trade,
CB becomes a bigger need and Wilson is the best player still on
the board. |
| 25 |
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Baltimore Ravens |
Jermaine Gresham |
TE |
Oklahoma |
| Even with the signing of
Anquan Boldin, the Ravens could use more weapons. Gresham
is a good fit because Todd Heap is not getting any younger and
has struggled to stay healthy. |
| 26 |
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Arizona Cardinals |
Mike Iupati |
G |
Idaho |
| Lutui has been AWOL and hasn't
signed his tender and Wells' play diminished last year.
Both G positions will be up for grabs and Iupati is great value
here. Will also consider Weatherspoon, Cody and Saffold. |
| 27 |
 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Taylor Mays |
FS |
USC |
| Jerry Jones tends to be
enticed by physical safeties which is why I think they may pick
Mays over Nate Allen. |
| 28 |
 |
San Diego Chargers |
Ryan Mathews |
RB |
Fresno St* |
| The Chargers need a RB to
replace LaDainian Tomlinson. Mathews gives them a durable
runner that can be the workhorse. |
| 29 |
 |
New York Jets |
Jerry Hughes |
OLB |
TCU |
| With the addition of Santonio
Holmes and Antonio Cromartie, OLB becomes the biggest need.
Hughes is the attacking pass rusher Rex Ryan typically likes. |
| 30 |
 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Kareem Jackson |
CB |
Alabama* |
| The biggest hole to fill is at
CB and Jackson is finally gaining momentum and will possibly
leap over Devin McCourty. |
| 31 |
 |
Indianapolis Colts |
Charles Brown |
T |
USC |
| Bill Polian typically
strengthens strengths which is why they will go offense with
this pick. The choice will come down to Brown and Rodger
Saffold. Brown looks more like their type of lineman. |
| 32 |
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New Orleans Saints |
Sean Weatherspoon |
OLB |
Missouri |
| The Saints have holes at both
OLB positions and Weatherspoon can fill either one. |
