| Round 1 | |||||
| 1 | St Louis | Sam Bradford |
QB | Oklahoma | When Shefter speaks, I listen |
| 2 | Detroit | Ndamukong Suh | DT | Nebraska |
The top player in the draft at the position of the Lions biggest need, Lions fans rejoice. |
| 3 | Tampa Bay |
Gerald McCoy |
DT | Oklahoma | Elite player at a major need position. |
| 4 | Washington | Jimmy Clausen |
QB | Notre Dame |
The new FO in Washington isn't likely to give Jason Campbell much of a leash, if they even bring him back. |
| 5 | Kansas City | Rolando McClain |
ILB | Alabama |
The Chiefs OL may have turned the corner late in the year allowing just 8 sacks in their last 6 games after giving up 37 in their first 10. This lets them address a hole on the D and worry about the OL later. |
| 6 | Seattle | Russell Okung |
OT | Ok. State |
The Seahawks set the table for their QB of the future to be picked later. |
| 7 | Cleveland | Eric Berry |
S | Tennessee |
Such horrid pass D is rare with a competent pass rush. The Browns need serious coverage help. Berry is one of the top 3-4 players in the draft. Getting him at 7 is a steal. |
| 8 | Oakland | Jason Pierre-Paul |
DE | South Florida |
He's probably going to put up the amazing combine numbers. I'll assume them like everyone else. |
| 9 | Buffalo | Bruce Campbell |
OT | Maryland | With the top QBs gone the Bills will add another piece to their young line. Hopefully giving their QB of the future to be named later, a solid foundation. |
| 10 | Jacksonville | Joe Haden |
CB | Florida |
A replacement for the aging Rashean "Mr. Handsy" Mathis. |
| 11 | Denver | Dan Williams |
NT | Tennessee | With the 3-4 in vogue teams are taking the key pieces earlier and earlier. |
| 12 | Miami | Derrick Morgan |
OLB |
Georgia Tech |
He's big for a 3-4 OLB, but has the athleticism. |
| 13 | San Fran | C.J. Spiller | RB/RET | Clemson | Niners get a massive boost in the return game (a major asset to a defense centered team that'll be playing the field position game) and add a compliment to Frank Gore as the league continues to move to favor 2 back systems. |
| 14 | Seattle | Brandon Graham |
DE | Michigan |
The Seahawks pass rush was one of the leagues' least effective. Graham should help that. |
| 15 | NY Giants | Brian Price | DT | UCLA | Perfect fit to shoot gaps in a 4-3 |
| 16 | Tennessee | Everson Griffen |
DE | USC | The Titans pass rush was terrible, playing a large part in the teams horrific pass D last year. |
| 17 | San Fran | Bryan Bulaga |
OT | Iowa | Bulaga was finally back to his dominating form of 2008 in the Orange Bowl and will be well rewarded for it. He'll be more than competent at RT and able to slide to LT in a pinch. |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | Earl Thomas |
S |
Texas | Hampton's new contract makes a safety to play alongside Polamalu the clear target. |
| 19 | Atlanta | Kyle Wilson |
CB | Boise St. |
The Falcons struggled greatly against the pass. While the pass rush wasn't great, it was better than the overall pass D, implying coverage is more of a weakness. |
| 20 | Houston | Taylor Mays | S | USC |
Bernard Pollard gave the Texans some passable safety play, but there's a reason he was cut and the John Busing/Brian Russell combo at the other safety spot is horrendous. Mays' stock is at it's nadir as teams have had nothing to do but watch tape. His stock will shoot back up when he looks amazing in shorts and a T-shirt. |
| 21 | Cincinnati | Dez Bryant |
WR |
Ok St. | With good workouts he's unlikely to fall this far, but a player who missed much of this past season needs to show a lot in workouts to maintain their stock. |
| 22 | New England | Sergio Kindle | OLB | Texas | The Pats are desperately in need of a pass rush. |
| 23 | Green Bay | Anthony Davis |
OT | Rutgers | Packers rejoice with one of the top 4 OTs falling. |
| 24 | Philadelphia | Carlos Dunlap |
DE | Florida | Eagles love to bring the heat, a top rusher to put opposite Trent Cole would certainly do it. |
| 25 | Baltimore | Jermaine Gresham |
TE | Oklahoma |
Todd Heap has morphed into an athletic tackle and "The Franchise Player" isn't an answer at all. |
| 26 | Arizona | Brandon Spikes |
ILB | Florida | Karlos Dansby seems likely walk away which would be a hole that needs to be filled. A high flying pass attack needs a strong pass D to prevent teams from keeping pace or closing deficits. |
| 27 | Dallas | Mike Iupati | G | Idaho | The 'Boys need OL help badly. Iupati might not be a pro LT, but the only other 1st round OT option remaining, Charles Brown, is far too light for Dallas' taste. |
| 28 | San Diego | Jonathan Dwyer | RB | Georgia Tech | LDT basically told the Chargers to shove it, and Sproles' return is uncertain making RB a massive hole on the roster. |
| 29 | NY Jets | Jared Odrick |
DE | Penn State |
Odrick fills one of the Jets Ds few gaps |
| 30 | Minnesota | Brandon Ghee |
CB | Wake Forest |
Ghee is a favorite to come out high from the post-Haden CB pile-up. CB is a front line need for the Vikings. |
| 31 | Indianapolis | Charles Brown |
OT | USC | The Colts have given up just 10 sacks, but that's a near miracle given the flaws Charlie Johnson and Ryan Diem have in pass protection. Brown can upgrade 2-3 spots on the OL by flipping and sliding the current tackles around to positions that better fit their skills. |
| 32 | New Orleans | Sean Weatherspoon | OLB | Missouri | Both Saints OLBs are over 30, Weatherspoon should add some more attacking speed to that D. |
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