Derrick Morgan, DE - Georgia Tech
Pick made by JPBarnett:
Defensive End is a huge priority in this off-season for the Broncos. Denver got just 68 tackles and only 1 sack from three Defensive Ends. Denver's 3-4 scheme and the amazing season by Elvis Dumervil tried to cover it up, but maybe we should ask the defending AFC Champs about the importance of a pass rush from your front line?
How will he impact the 2010 Broncos?
Morgan has a chance to come in and make a difference for a mediocre Denver defense. Mel Kiper says, "It's not just about a pass-rush with Morgan; he's also great against the run." Morgan played the 4-3 for the Yellow Jackets, but his skill set should transfer well into the 3-4, where I project him starting across from free agent pickup Jarvis Green from the Patriots.
If Morgan is taken #11 by the Broncos, it would be the 2nd year in a row a DE is taken in the first round by the Broncos (Robert Ayers), and the third in 4 years (Jarvis Moss). He will also be the first DE taken in the first round from Georgia Tech since 1992 (Marco Coleman).
Morgan's Scouting Report from Mocking the Draft
The Dolphins, and fpacheco, are on the clock...
Pos | Team | Player | Pos | School | Drafter |
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1 | St. Louis | Jimmy Clausen | QB | Notre Dame | TouchdownColts |
2 | Detroit | Russell Okung | OT | Oklahoma St. | coltsfan723 |
3 | Tampa Bay | Ndamukong Suh | DT | Nebraska | TheAngelsColts |
4 | Washington | Sam Bradford | QB | Oklahoma | Colts Homer |
5 | Kansas City | Eric Berry | S | Tennessee | sanders_fan89 |
6 | Seattle | Gerald McCoy | DT | Oklahoma | shake n bake |
7 | Cleveland | Earl Thomas | S | Texas | 2ndBlueGeneration |
8 | Oakland | Bruce Campbell | OT | Maryland | LovinBlue |
9 | Buffalo | Bryan Bulaga | OT | Iowa | Cassieper |
10 | Jacksonville | Rolando McClain | LB | Alabama | peytonsthebest |
11 | Denver | Derrick Morgan | DE | Georgia Tech | JPBarnett |
12 | Miami | fpacheco | |||
13 | San Francisco | BlueVol03 | |||
14 | Seattle | shake n bake | |||
15 | N.Y. Giants | gizzardfanny | |||
16 | Tennessee | Addai Another Day | |||
17 | San Francisco | BlueVol03 | |||
18 | Pittsburgh | LV Steelers Fan | |||
19 | Atlanta | fiftycal2004 | |||
20 | Houston | Aerostar193 | |||
21 | Cincinnati | FineClub | |||
22 | New England | skywalker | |||
23 | Green Bay | bracketismyboy | |||
24 | Philadelphia | TehRhino | |||
25 | Baltimore | SupermanWearsBobSander'sPJs | |||
26 | Arizona | NYKings | |||
27 | Dallas | jules62 | |||
28 | San Diego | chad72 | |||
29 | N.Y. Jets | diagenesis | |||
30 | Minnesota | DClark#44 | |||
31 | Indianapolis | mgrex03 | |||
32 | New Orleans | palco |