By Paul M. Banks
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Team Player Position School
33. St. Louis Colt McCoy QB Texas
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Do you hear that? It’s the sound of Colt McCoy’s draft stock falling after the national title game. Still, the Rams might want a new QB, and McCoy will be the best on the board at this point.
34. Detroit Carlos Dunlap DE Detroit
The Lions have had a pretty rough go of it with their draft picks lately, so they’re due for another one to pan out, right? Dunlap’s DUI has hurt his stock immensely, but his pass-rushing skills and explosiveness will get him noticed. And we all know Detroit can use some help with their awful pass defense.
35. Tampa Bay Jared Odrick DT Penn State
If the Buccaneers opponents had a theme song, it would be Black-Eyed Peas: “running running and running running”, because that’s exactly what they’re opponents did to them. With the addition of Griffen, the run defense can maybe “get it started in here”.
Regarding the talents and abilities of Odrick himself, I asked him about the best part of his game, “I hate this question. I let people decide that for me. I just try to be a smart player. If you’re a smart player than you can play faster, more efficient and that’s really what I want to try and do,” Odrick said.
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36. Kansas City Ryan Mathews RB Fresno St
Why not upgrade the depth at tailback this draft? You do recall that whole “incident” with Larry Johnson this fall, correct?
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The Chiefs desperately need a boost to their running game and Mathews would be perfect. His running style has been described as many things: elusive, balanced, powerful, even, consistent, reliable, Fergalicious…well maybe not that last one.
37. Washington Charles Brown OT USC
Brown, who often draws comparisons to Maurice Williams, was listed at No. 8 on Rivals.com?s preseason offensive tackle power ranking. Brown was named first team All American by Sporting News, won the Morris Trophy, and was All Pac-10 as a senior.
38. Cleveland Vladimir Ducasse, OT, Massachusetts
The earthquake in Haiti hit this big man hard. He immigrated to the United States ’02 and most of his family still lives there. Hopefully for him, this April will bring some sunshine (and a big paycheck) into his life. Ducasse did not allow a sack last fall, and only allowed 4 during his career.
39. Oakland Bruce Carter OLB North Carolina
Raiders could use a play-maker to sharpen up their run defense. This pick is of course contingent on Carter running a sub 4.5 at the combine in Indianapolis
40. Seattle Jerry Hughes DE/OLB TCU
The versatile and seasoned Hughes will bring acumen and speed to help improve Seattle’s less than stellar DL.
41. Buffalo Dan LeFevour QB Central Michigan
If the Bills don’t pick up a signal-caller in round one, they’ll take one in round 2. To quote the immortal Harlem hip-hop artist Ma$e, “didn’t know me ’91, bet they know me now”. Only the hardcore college football nerds heard of Lefevour before Senior Bowl week. Bet a lot more people know him now, after he showed an ability to beat you with both his arm and his legs.
42. Tampa Bay (from Chicago) Selvish Capers OT West Virginia
I would advise Tampa’s offensive backfield in the same manner I would a dude going out with a slutty girl- get/use some protection. And Capers is prospect with a stock on the rise. He’s not just big, but also agile and quick, even seeing time at Tight End during his stay in beautiful Morgantown.
43. Miami Terrence Cody DT Alabama
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Cody is a big time anchor guy who could go higher if he got into shape (well he is in a shape- he’s round) throughout the combine and workout process. He is a perfect 3-4 true nose tackle, but scouts worry about his conditioning and stamina. By the way, the Dolphins could REALLY use a nose tackle. However, many wonder is can keep his weight under control enough to really be solid contributor in this league.
44. New England (from Jacksonville) Arrelious Benn WR Illinois
After Moss, Welker, and Edelman, the Pats have NADA at WR, so they’ll grab the next Anquan Boldin when he comes along. His size, speed and contributions on special teams make him a special player, even though his ’09 production at Illinois was down. That lack of production dropped his stock, and it was also extremely agonizing for Illini fans this past fall. The squandering of talent drove the Illini community to drink heavily (as you can see from the picture below).
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45. Denver Jermaine Gresham TE Oklahoma
Sure Denver has other needs, but the tough, tenacious Gresham is just one of those players who slips the through cracks on draft day (it happens every year) and ends up a tremendous value to whoever he lands with. Gresham would be another good piece to fit into the Denver puzzle.
46. New York Giants Chad Jones S LSU
Safety is a primary need in Gotham and Jones is a hard-hitter who seems to have a nose for the ball.
47. New England (from Tennessee) Aaron Hernandez TE Florida
Rumors are abound that the Patriots may let Ben Watson go, instead of over-paying for him. Hernandez would make a great replacement!
48. Carolina Darryl Clark QB Penn State
The Panthers had one of the worst quarterbacking situations in the NFL this past season, maybe they’ll address that first. Clark’s mobility, leadership and throwing accuracy make him a tantalizing prospect.
For a feature profile/interview of Clark click here
49. San Francisco Arthur Jones DT Syracuse
Jones’ is a gap filler and stronger than Arnold Schwarznegger during the height of his steroid using days. He is in a Pat Williams type run stopper that will be look like a man amongst boys at times. He plays hard on every play and is of the rare breed of football players that will never quit on any play.
50. Kansas City (from Atlanta) Javier Arenas CB Alabama
Arenas, has a drive and work ethic that few can match. And most importantly, he doesn’t have the crazy streak possessed by his gun-toting relative. “Out of high school, I had probably like three solid offers, Florida International, Florida Atlantic, and I guess here the last week of the signing process. I never really thought about it giving me motivation, because regardless, I was going to go out there and give it my all, whenever I was working on the football field,” Arenas said.
To read an in-depth profile/interview of Gilbert Arenas’ cousin Javier, click here
51. Houston Tyson Alualu DE/DT California
The big, strong Polynesian has versatility (which should get him plenty of playing time on the next level) and a knack for penetrating the opponents’ backfields.
52. Pittsburgh Damian Williams WR USC
Wideouts aren’t number one, or even number two on Pitt’s wish list. But you can’t pass up a value like this in Williams. In a weaker receiver class, Williams is making himself known!
53. New England Sergio Kindle DE/LB Texas
His ability to play multiple positions in the front seven is reminiscent of current Patriot Adalius Thomas (but Thomas may not be a Pat by the time Kindle arrives) Nevertheless, Kindle makes perfect sense as Foxboro has made no secret they’re going in a younger direction in the defensive front 7.
54. Cincinnati Jon Asamoah OG Illinois
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Cincy could use some help at the guard position, and Asamoah is a great combination of strength, quickness and agility. As a UI grad, it’s frustrating to think about how poorly most Illini offenses have performed this decade given all the NFL talent they’re produced on the OL (Duke Preston, Brandon Moore, David Diehl, Ryan McDonald etc.) It’s enough to turn Illini fans into depressed drunks.
55. Philadelphia Taylor Mays S USC
Mays absolutely killed his own draft stock during Senior Bowl week, but I have a feeling the combine, where he’ll show off his ridonkulous speed, will redeem it somewhat.
56. Green Bay Perrish Cox CB Oklahoma St.
Does GB need help in the secondary? Did you watch that playoff game against Arizona? There’s your answer. And at 6 feet tall, he’s got great size for a corner, and he’ll be a great asset in the return game too. He led all active FBS players and holds the Big 12 and OSU record with four career kickoff returns for touchdowns. Cox was the 2008 All-America kick returner as selected by Sportsline.com
57. Baltimore Kyle Wilson CB Boise St.
Expect to see some transition in the Ravens’ secondary this offseason. Wilson led Boise State with five interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 15 passes defended. Fifteen passes defended (interceptions plus breakups) tied for 18th best in nation.
58. Arizona Daryl Washington LB TCU
Zona’s D hasn’t exactly been the strongest at times this season (especially against the pass, and in between the hashes. Enter Washington, who could fit in well on the inside and be a help in shutting down the short-mid range passing game
59. Dallas Brandon LaFell WR LSU
And LaFell has not only speed and an uncanny ability to find separation, he also possesses an amazing ability to stretch out for less-than-perfectly-thrown balls that will add another dimension to the Jets offense.
60. San Diego Alex Carrington DE Arkansas St.
Senior bowl standout has all of our attention now. In a loaded defensive end class, Carrington’s play has said “hey, I’m a player a this party too!” And San Diego might make a great fit for him
61. New York Jets Kameron Chancellor S Virginia Tech
Chancellor has said that he attempts to emulate the former Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor, and said, “[He was a] big safety, the prototype guy for the position. I’m a big safety, too, and I’ve just always wanted to be just like him. I don’t necessarily say I can be Sean Taylor before it’s over, but I think I can be just as good.”
62. Minnesota Corey Wootton DE Northwestern
To help keep their monstrous DL fresh, the Vikings will bolster their rotation with the Coreysaurus. The 6’7” Wootton explained to me how he got that moniker: “I got dubbed that nickname from a teammate of mine that just graduated, Todd Dockery cuz of my long neck. I used to be real thin when I was a freshman. Since then he’s always called me “Coreysaurus.”
The 6’7” Wootton explained to me how he got that moniker: “I got dubbed that nickname from a teammate of mine that just graduated, Todd Dockery cuz of my long neck. I used to be real thin when I was a freshman. Since then he’s always called me “Coreysaurus.”
For an in-depth profile/interview of Wootton click here
To see a cool vid (complete with Wildcat ROAR sound effect) I shot of Wootton sacking Wisconsin QB Scott Tolzien, watch below
63. Indianapolis Brandon Ghee DB Wake Forest
Ghee is a both physical and fast, especially in his backpedal.
64. New Orleans Sean Lee LB Penn State
So what would this prospect bring to the Saints’ proverbial table? “I think my leadership, my intensity, a sense of urgency in trying to become a better player, encouraging others to become a better player,” Lee says.
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See ya next round maybe?
Sherrick McMannis CB Northwestern, Garrett Graham TE Wisconsin, Mardy Gilyard, WR, Cincinnati, Eric Decker WR Minnesota For an in-depth profile, exclusive interview of Decker click here Jahvid Best RB California