Wednesday, April 23, 2008

2008 NFL "Mock" Draft

Here is my mock draft for the first 10 picks of the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft which is coming up on this Saturday and Sunday.

1-Miami Dolphins - Jake Long (OT, Michigan) Great pick here starting Tackle for years to come, can never have enough blocking in the NFL.
2-St. Louis Rams - Chris Long (DE, Virginia) Good value pick, is considered the safest pick of the entire draft.
3-Atlanta Falcons - Glenn Dorsey (DT, LSU) Will be a star in the NFL, Falcons may consider trading down, as they have way too many needs.
4-Oakland Raiders - Darren McFadden (RB, Arkansas) Everyone knows Raiders owner Al Davis is insane, and clearly taking a RB with this pick would be insane. Thus don't expect Al Davis to pass on McFadden.
5-Kansas City Chiefs- Brandon Albert (OT/G, Virginia) The Chiefs will get the most value out of this pick by trading down since any offensive lineman will be a reach, however most teams will not trade up here anyway.
6- New York Jets- Vernon Gholston (DE/LB, Ohio State) Personally I would trade down with the Ravens here and pick up the picks and let them get Matt Ryan. Even though that means sacrificing Gholston, he looks like he could be a workout warrior and disappeared in too many games in college.
7-New England Patriots- Keith Rivers (LB, USC) Personally they probably will trade down maybe with the Saints, but if they stay put, Rivers should be the pick. The Pats LB's are very old and need to get younger and fast.
8-Baltimore Ravens- Matt Ryan (QB, Boston College) Any time you can have your starting quarterback retire less than a week before the draft and still be able to draft the best quarterback in the draft at pick #8 there is no other option.
9-Cincinnati Bengals- Sedrick Ellis (DT, USC) They will get really lucky if Ellis falls to them because the Saints are dying to get either Ellis or Dorsey.
10-New Orleans Saints- Leodis McKelvin (CB, Troy) This will be the Saints consolation prize if all else fails. Getting the best CB isn't that bad of a deal after all.

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