2010 NFL Mock Draft Picks 21-32

21. Cincinnati Bengals - WR Golden Tate. So...remember when I said Dez Bryant was the only 1st round receiver? Well, I lied. Tate had the kind of season that Bryant would have had if he was not suspended. He can fly, catch the ball with his hands and make plays after the catch. The Bengal really need that and I do not think that they are going to land Terrell Owens so he could turn into the Chad Johnson of 2005, hopefully.


22. New England - LB/DE Brandon Graham. He is a big play maker who will come in and help this defense with its pass rush. He will essentially try to replace Richard Seymour as a long term solution. LB Tully Banta-Cain recorded 10 sacks last year and adding a 260 pound defensive end who can play the pass and the run will improve help the entire defense. The AFC East has a bunch of offensive challenged teams and with Graham in the mix, it should only get harder for the rest of the division. He and Jarod Mayo will become quite the play making young duo.


23. Green Bay - C Maurkice Pouncey. If Chad Clifton leaves in free agency, this may not be the biggest need but either way their offensive line needs help. Aaron Rodgers was sacked 50 times last year, which tied Pittsburghs Ben Roethlisberger for the league lead. Rodgers held on to the ball too long at times, but he did not get much help from his front five. This is the biggest need but they could try and replace Aaron Kampman with Floridas Carlos Dunlap.


24. Philadelphia Eagles - S Taylor Mays. He is just too good of an athlete to pass up on and he has the chance to start as a rookie. He did not create a large amount of turnovers in his college career but he made some good hits and could be a good run defender. Their line backing core needs help but that pass defense really did not help them this year, and the line backing core is very deep in this years draft. Brandon Spikes could also be an appropriate choice. In later rounds, I would like to see this team go after USF's George Selvie and/or Stanfords Toby Gerhart.

25. Baltimore Ravens - LB Brandon Spikes. Ray Lewis is not gonna play forever. They did a nice job on the receiving core in free agency and now will try and groom some talent by drafting them in later rounds. Having Spikes, a two time 1st team All-American, learn under Lewis for a year or two will do wonders for the young guy and help ease the transition away from the Hall-of-Famer.

26. Arizona Cardinals - LB Sean Weatherspoon. Great size, good speed and a nose for making plays. He recorded at least 100 tackles each of the past 3 seasons and was named to the All-Conference team all three seasons. Cardinals fans will not forget the all-time amazing play that Carlos Dansby made during the Packers game this year, but he will be a great linebacker for this team for a long time.

27. Dallas Cowboys - DE Carlos Dunlap. Dunlap is a "character" guy that Jerry Jones would certainly spend a first round pick on. He has started only 15 games in his college career while recording 19.5 career sacks which is pretty awesome. He could complement Anthony Spencer, who has excelled in the last year and half, recording 6 sacks last year, and free up DeMarcus Ware to dominate even more. As an Eagles fan, I really do not look forward to this taking place.

28. San Diego Chargers - RB Joe McKnight. This kid is a huge talent and kind of reminds me of Ladanian Tomlinson. He will be an impact runner and have the ability to be used as a traditional running back, and as a threat catching the ball out of the back field. He ran for over 1,000 yards last year and was clearly the most talented player on last years USC Trojans offense.

29. New York Jets - TE Jermaine Gresham. He is a text-book example as to why you should leave college and take the money as soon as possible. A year ago at this time, he was the best tight end in college football and would have easily cracked the top-10 in selections. His junior season he lead Oklahoma in receiving touchdowns and looked like the sky was the limit. A knee injury right before the start of his senior year put a damper on his plans but you cannot question that this kid was awesome and could help this putrid passing offense.

30. Minnesota Viking - DT Jared Odrick. Pat Williams does not have a whole lot of miles left on those legs and he needs a replacement. Odrick played in a good conference and on a team that usually gives the league some good defensive players. He was the Conferences Defensive player of the year last year and was the was the leader of a defense that was in the top-10 nationally in Total yards allowed per game, points allowed per game and rushing yards allowed per game. He played big in the big games and will be able to find ways on the field next year as a reliever for one of the two big Williams defensive tackles.

31. Indianapolis Colts - LB Ricky Sapp. This defense needs help but without any defensive tackles to really help them, they could use a line backer that can rush the passer. He recorded 15 Tackles for a loss and a career high 5 sacks as he switched from Defensive end to outside linebacker after coming off an ACL injury in his junior season. He will be a nice addition to an already speedy linebacking core with Clint Sessions roaming around there already.

32. New Orleans Saints - DE Everson Griffen. With the release of Charles Grant and the emergence of stud DE Will Smith, this team could use a nice pass rushing tandem. That offense was so good, they should not even draft an offensive player this year. The pass defense was pretty bad overall and an improved pass rush will help the "skill" players. Oh, and by the way, congratulations on a the Super Bowl win, but I want one next year.