It has been a long time, but I'm back for one of my favorite weekends of the year, the NFL draft.
I did the draft with no trades. Of course, that won't happen, so I made a few trade predictions to keep things interesting. An * means I think there will be a trade at that pick. The team moving into that spot and the player they will choose are in parentheses.
So, without further adieu, I give you my predictions:
1. Miami Dolphins: Jake Long - OT - Michigan
2. St. Louis Rams: Chris Long - DE - Virginia
3. Atlanta Falcons: Glenn Dorsey - DT - LSU
4. Oakland Raiders: Sedrick Ellis - DT - USC
5. Kansas City Chiefs: Vernon Gholston - DE - Ohio St.
6. New York Jets: Darren McFadden - RB - Arkansas
7. New England Patriots (from SF)*: Brandon Albert - G - Virginia (Atlanta Falcons move up from the second round: Matt Ryan - QB - Boston College)
8. Baltimore Ravens: Matt Ryan - QB - Boston College
9. Cincinnati Bengals: Keith Rivers - OLB - USC
10. New Orleans Saints: Ryan Clady - OT - Boise St.
11. Buffalo Bills*: Aqib Talib - CB - Kansas (Kansas City moves up from pick 17: Chris Williams - OT - Vanderbilt)
12. Denver Broncos: Jerod Mayo - LB - Tennessee
13. Carolina Panthers: Derrick Harvey - DE - Florida
14. Chicago Bears: Jeff Otah - OT - Pittsburgh
15. Detroit Lions: Rashard Mendenhall - RB - Illinois
16. Arizona Cardinals: Leodis McKelvin - CB - Troy
17. Kansas City (from Min)*: Antonio Rogers-Cromartie - CB - Tennessee St. (Buffalo moves back from pick 11: Devin Thomas - WR - Michigan St.)
18. Houston Texans: Jonathan Stewart - RB - Oregon
19. Philadelphia Eagles: Phillip Merling - DE - Clemson
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Devin Thomas - WR - Michigan St.
21. Washington Redskins: Malcolm Kelly - WR - Oklahoma
22. Dallas Cowboys (from Cle): Mike Jenkins - CB - South Florida
23. Pittsburgh Steelers: Kentwaan Balmer - DT - North Carolina
24. Tennessee Titans: Brandon Flowers - CB - Virginia Tech.
25. Seattle Seahawks: Dustin Keller - TE - Purdue
26. Jacksonville Jaguars: Calais Campbell - DE - Miami
27. San Diego Chargers: Kenny Phillips - S - Miami
28. Dallas Cowboys: Limas Sweed - WR - Texas
29. San Francisco 49ers (from Ind)*: Gosder Cherilous - OT - Boston College (Miami moves up from the second round: Brian Brohm - QB - Louisville)
30. Green Bay Packers: Antoine Cason - CB - Arizona
31. New England Patriots
32. New York Giants: Tyrell Johnson - S - Arkansas St.
As always, comments, critiques and suggested topics are welcome by replying here or by emailing me at KONsports@yahoo.com.
