I am an enormous college football fan, and I consider myself a fairly knowledgeable one at that. I have my own opinions on how the first round will turn out and I will have some 'splaining to do on why I put certain players where I have them going. I will do picks 1-10 today, 11-20 tomorrow and picks 21-32 on Thursday. Also, everyone else is doing one of these so I might as well do one too.
1. St. Louis Rams - QB Sam Bradford. I know, I know. Ndamukong Suh is probably the best DL prospect to come out in over 10 years, but this is a league where if you don't have a quarterback, you don't have jack. Bradford has injury problems but he is the best rated passer coming out of college and you can't pass that up. Hopefully this isn't Sam Bowie and Suh is Michael Jordan though.
2. Detroit Lions - DT Ndamukong Suh. See! I'm not THAT stupid. This guy is going to terrorize quarterbacks for years, and Detroit got their arm in last years draft.
3, Tampa Bay Bucs - DT Gerald McCoy. Another insanely talented man who is going to make one defensive coordinator very happy and a lot of offensive coordinators not so happy. The guy was a dominant force for his entire career and usually drafting Oklahoma defensive players is a good idea.
4. Washington Redskins - OT Brian Bulaga. Tough call here, because you know they want another signal caller but with their offensive line in shambles and the depth of this draft, they can get a mauler who will keep whoever is their quarterback on his feet. He played against some great pass rushers, like Michigan's Brandon Graham, and did a pretty good job against him. Plus, the Hogs have Colt Brennan on their roster and the ability to get Colt McCoy in later rounds. Another good choice would be Oklahoma States Russell Okung.
5. Kansas City Cheifs - OT Russell Okung. Thats called foreshadowing, folks. I think he might be better than Bulaga but you really can't go wrong either way. This guy looked real good when he had to pull, and guards are the ones that usually do that stuff.
6. Seattle Seahawks - OT Trent Williams. This could really be a stretch for this guy and I know I have three OT's going in a row but they really need help on that OL. With no real number one RB, and an aging and beat-up Hasselbeck still throwing the ball, they need some stability on that OL. And they have a pick at 14 to see if they can get a QB or RB. Plus do not expect Peter Carrol to bring in the Fighting Irish QB Jimmy Clausen.
7. Cleveland Browns - S Eric Berry. If you watched a single Tennesee game over the last 3 years, you would have noticed No. 14 going around and making every play that could be made. That is why Holgren cannot help but take this guy and give the AFC North the claim to having the best safties in the game (Reed and Polomalu).
8. Oakland Raiders - CB Joe Haden. Cals RB Jahvid Best ran the best 40 time at the combine, so Al Davis might get him but I doubt it. This guy is as ready to start in the NFL as Ramen noodles are ready to eat, just add some water, heat it up for a couple of seconds and you are ready to go. Pairing him with Mr. Asomugha and an improving Michael Huff will be a very good sign for Raider Nation.
9. Buffalo Bills - QB Jimmy Clausen. Thats right, I said it. These guys need so much help on offense its not even funny but their defense is in pretty good shape comparatively. He is really the only viable option for these guys and it breaks my heart because this may turn out to be a really, really bad pick.
10. Denver Broncos - DE Jason Pierre-Paul. This guy only had one year at the FBS level of play, and he only started half the season. However, he is a monster and they could pair him with returning NFL sack leader Elvis Dumervile to make sure that no quarterbacks in that division can sleep at night.
Look for picks 11-20 tomorrow folks, thanks for reading.
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