St. Louis Rams – Kendall Reyes, DT, Connecticut
The Rams got their featured receiver in Round One and now they look to shore up a hole in the middle of their defense.
Indianapolis Colts – Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford
Why not?
Minnesota Vikings – Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia Tech
By getting their left tackle for the next decade, the Vikings target a WR for Christian Ponder.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Lamar Miller, RB, Miami
After missing out on Trent Richardson, the Bucs get a pretty doggone good running back in Miller.
Cleveland Browns – Muhammed Sanu, WR, Rutgers
Why draft Brandon Weeden here when he’s older than Colt McCoy, and if it doesn’t pay off the problems for Cleveland are magnified. Give McCoy a legitimate target and one more year. If the Browns wind up 4-12, they will have a shot at one of the top three QB’s next year.
Jacksonville Jaguars – Keleche Osemele, G, Iowa State
After selecting a featured receiver such as Floyd, Mularkey gets Gabbert some protection with Osemele.
St. Louis Rams – (from Washington) – Zach Brown, OLB, UNC
Fisher gets to work on that defense.
Carolina Panthers – Alshon Jeffrey, WR, South Carolina
Keepin’ it Carolina style, Newton gets big target for Red Zone.
Buffalo Bills – Jayron Hosley, CB, Virginia Tech
The Bills need to work on the back end of their defense seemed to play very poorly headed toward the end of the year. The receiver class is deep, so the Bills may go WR here, but Hosley is a talented DB who may not even be here at this spot.
Miami Dolphins – Amili Silatolu, G, Midwestern State
Silatolu is climbing the charts and the Dolphins look to beef up the middle of their offensive line. Brandon Weeden is a possibility here, but again, I think the Dolphins should wait on next year, or maybe consider Kirk Cousins in Round Three.
Seattle Seahawks – Chandler Jones, DE, Syracuse
The Seahawks need depth on the defensive line. Chris Clemons had 11 sacks, but the rest are average. The middle is strong and signing Hawthorne needs to get done.
Kansas City Chiefs – Zebrie Sanders, T, Florida State
The Chiefs need some help along the line specifically guard. Sanders would be better served inside as he seems to struggle with speed rushers.
Dallas Cowboys – Lavonte David, LB, Nebraska
The Cowboys stick with defense as Anthony Spencer may be over-rated.
Philadelphia – Bobby Wagner, OLB, Utah State
Philadelphia follows the Cowboys with defense and why not, each team had disappointing defenses last year.
New York Jets – David Wilson, RB, Virginia Tech
The Jets so called ground and pound has looked more like mush and push. Shonn Greene is not a 3-down back and Joe McKnight is not the answer.
New England (from Oakland) – Shea McClellin, OLB, Boise State
Belichick has four picks in Rounds One and Two, surely he is going to experiment with one of them; that is the genius of Bill Belichick.
Side note: Is there any team the Raiders have not at least given one draft choice to in the last few years? Just curious.
San Diego Chargers – Dwayne Allen, TE, Clemson
Antonio Gates has had injury issues the last few years, so Allen adds a nice alternative and eventual replacement for a wonderful career by Gates.
Chicago Bears – Mychal Kendricks, LB, California
It almost sounds sacrilegious to say that Brian Urlacher has seen his better years, but unless he finds the Fountain of Youth, he is going to keep getting older and more banged up. Kendricks would be a good player to mentor.
Philadelphia (from Arizona) – Tommy Streeter, WR, Miami
Reid looks for the tall receiver to offset Maclin and Jackson’s diminutive stature.
Tennessee Titans – Reuben Randle, WR, LSU
After seeing the Eagles take Streeter, the Titans waste no time in turning in the card for steady and reliable receiver in Randle.
Cincinnati Bengals – Brian Quick, WR, Appalachian State
With the loss of Andre Caldwell and the impending legal issues of the human gymnast Jerome Simpson, this could be a likely area to go WR.
Detroit Lions – Bruce Irvin, OLB, West Virginia
This might be a bit of a reach, but the Lions need help on the outside at the second level. Irvin’s got speed, but will need to work on overall game knowledge.
Atlanta Falcons – Josh Robinson, CB, UCF
The Falcons defensive backfield needs upgrading and at this point the Falcons go for BPA.
Pittsburgh Steelers – Jared Crick, DE, Nebraska
Constant motor, relentless, tenacious, Steeler constructed, enough said.
Denver Broncos – Bobbie Massie, T, Mississippi
Getting protection and help for Manning is a priority and Massie is a good start.
Houston Texans – Mitchell Scwartz, T, California
The Texans have some uncertainty along the right side and Schwartz is a solid pass blocker but will need to work on the run blocking. Look for Texans to look at TE in the coming rounds.
Green Bay – Jamell Fleming, CB, Oklahoma
The Packers defense needs an upgrade on the back end. With the selection of Upshaw in Round One, the retooling continues.
Baltimore Ravens – Brandon Brooks, G, Miami (Ohio)
A lot of people do not know that much about Brandon Brooks because he plays in the MAC. Brooks is huge at 6’6” 345, but his weight could become an issue. However, the Ravens were able to motivate Bryant McKinnie, so they should be able to work with Brooks. The Ravens line is aging and needs help now, especially with the departure of Grubbs who saw the Ravens SB window closing.
San Francisco 49ers – Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska
The 49ers were very impressive on defense last year and they upgrade their back end with Dennard.
New England Patriots – Marvin Jones, WR, California
Jones’ draft stock has been on the rise and the Patriots could look to upgrade their receiver position. There are only so many times you can call on Deion Branch at this point.
New York Giants – Tank Carder, MLB, TCU
The Giants MLB position was a weakness last year, mostly due to injury, but they still need to upgrade this area and Carder has been impressive in workouts and his game film is every bit as impressive also.
Well, there you have it. As always, your constructive comments are welcome.
I know there are players that you will take exception with, and you will undoubtedly say, “What about so and so,” and “No way he drops this far.” That’s cool, just know that trying to evaluate and place matching talent with team needs is a tall task and sometimes guys will get passed over. Thanks for checking out my predictions.
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