GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 02: Brandon Weeden #3 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys celebrates as he runs off of the field after they won 41-38 in overtime against the Stanford Cardinal against the Stanford Cardinal during the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on January 2, 2012 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Chandler Jones | Defensive end | Syracuse: The Patriots defense wasn't anything to write home about last season and after losing Mark Anderson to the Bills, their pass rush needed some serious help. Bill Belichick sees that in Jones, overlooking a knee injury in 2011.
Brandon Weeden | Quarterback | Oklahoma State: A 29-year-old rookie? No big deal. I like this pick a lot and expected it. Colt McCoy is not the quarterback the Browns are looking for. You add Trent Richardson to move the chains and Weeden to give you a quarterback with prototypical talent and a gunslinger mentality. Oh, and as Jon Gruden likes to say, he's a winner.
Riley Reiff | Offensive tackle | Iowa: Versatile tackle that has played all over the line. Matt Stafford needs protection in the North and Reiff can provide that.
David DeCastro | Guard | Stanford: Another great, safe pick for the Steelers after selecting Maurkice Pouncey in 2010. DeCastro is the safest of safe picks. Extremely polished and NFL ready, DeCastro will be starting in year one. He's ridiculously quick off the ball and was initially viewed as a possible top ten selection. Yes, he's that good.
Dont'a Hightower | Inside linebacker | Alabama: Hightower is another physical specimen that comes out of Nick Saban's system and is NFL-ready. Some have even compared his skill set to that of his new teammate Brandon Spikes. Hightower isn't an athletic freak, but he is polished and fundamentally sound. I hate to say it, but I like this pick.
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