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Updated 4/16/10
65. St. Louis Rams- OLB Dekoda Watson (Florida State)
They traded Will Witherspoon midseason and replaced him with Paris Lenon and, no surprised, afterwards, their defense really sucked. Lenon is a free agent anyway. The Rams have bigger needs like their defensive line, but Watson has good upside and looked great at The Combine.
66. Detroit Lions- RB Jonathan Dwyer (Georgia Tech)
Sticking with best player available, the Lions take Dwyer, who could have gone in the first round before laying an epic stink bomb at the Combine, showing up out of shape, and running a much slower 40 than expected. He still has upside though and the Lions have a need at the position because they don’t have much behind Kevin Smith and even he didn’t have a good year last year.
67. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- DE Jermaine Cunningham (Florida)
No one on the team had more than 6.5 sacks last year, so a defensive end will be targeted early. Cunningham is my favorite sleeper prospect and he would fit their Tampa 2 scheme very well, assuming they switch back to the scheme.
68. Kansas City Chiefs- WR Demaryius Thomas (Georgia Tech)
The Chiefs went through about 8 wide receivers opposite Dwayne Bowe this season until they finally found Chris Chambers who worked for them. Chambers is now a free agent and might not be back and even if he is, they don’t have much depth below him. Thomas would fit the scheme well.
69. Oakland Raiders- QB Jarrett Brown (West Virginia)
Jarrett Brown ran a 4.54 40 at 6-3 224. This makes him a great quarterback in Al Davis’ eyes. He also has a cannon for an arm. He’s like JaMarcus Russell only less of a fat slob. The Raiders said they were sticking by Russell as their quarterback earlier this offseason, but after the rumors that linked the Raiders to Donovan McNabb, that is no longer true. It probably has something to do with the fact that Russell weighed in at 290 at offseason workouts. If they don’t trade for Jason Campbell, they’ll target a quarterback through the draft.
70. Philadelphia Eagles (via SEA)- G Vladimir Ducasse (Massachusetts)
Cutting Shawn Andrews leaves the door open for Andy Reid to draft one of his trademark fat offensive linemen. Ducasse fits that job description at 330 pounds.
71. Cleveland Browns- WR Jeremy Williams (Tulane)
The Browns swapped out all their crap quarterbacks for other crap quarterbacks, some spare change and a fullback. Now time to actually get their quarterbacks someone to throw to.
72. Buffalo Bills- OT Tony Washington (TCU)
In one of the most bizarre NFL draft stories in a long time, it was revealed that Washington once had consensual sex with his 15-year-old biological sister when he was 16 and had to register as a sex offender. Don’t you think if you were a registered sex offender, you might not want to be famous. Just a thought. Either way, as disgusting as that is, that has nothing to do with what kind of football player he will be and the left tackle starved Bills will reach for him here because the left tackle class is extremely thin this year and drops off right after him.
73. Miami Dolphins- RLB Ricky Sapp (Clemson)
The Dolphins passed on a rush linebacker in the first because the rush linebacker class is deeper than the nose tackle class, but they’ll need to take one here to replace the departed Joey Porter.
74. New England Patriots- 3-4 DE Mike Neal (Purdue)
Neal would be a good fit for their defense. They need a long term replacement for Richard Seymour and Neal is a prototypical 3-4 defense end.
75. Chicago Bears- S Myron Lewis (Vanderbilt)
Danieal Manning is a good kick returner, but they are kidding themselves trying to pass him off as a free safety. They need a true free safety. Lewis is a lot like Sean Smith, a defensive back prospect that can play both corner and safety, both of which the Bears need. Lewis is a better fit as a safety in the Bears’ scheme.
76. New York Giants- MLB Pat Angerer (Iowa)
Some guys have Anger, but this guy has angerer. Name jokes aside, the Giants just cut Antonio Pierce and need a longterm replacement.
77. Tennessee Titans- CB Chris Cook (Virginia)
Nick Harper was so bad last year that he may have to retire this offseason, against his will, because no one is interested in the soon to be 36 year old free agent. I don’t see why the Titans didn’t just bench him, but he’s gone now so they’ll need to get someone for the future to start across from Cortland Finnegan. Cook has good upside and a ton of experience in a scheme similar to Tennessee’s at Virginia.
78. Carolina Panthers- DE Corey Wootton (Northwestern)
With Julius Peppers gone, the Panthers are going to struggle to create quarterback pressure unless 2009 2nd round pick Everette Brown has a huge breakout year. Take away Peppers’ 10.5 sacks and they had 20.5 sacks all last year. Even if Brown pans out, they’ll need a good left end opposite him. Wootton has a ton of upside as either a 3-4 right end or a 4-3 left.
79. San Francisco 49ers- CB Domonique Franks (Oklahoma)
Passing in their biggest need with their first 3 picks might have raised some eyebrows, but this cornerback class is extremely deep. Franks is a 2nd round prospect available in the 3rd. He has major upside and can be their future starter across from Shawntae Spencer.
80. Denver Broncos- RB Toby Gerhart (Baylor)
Correll Buckhalter isn’t a bad running back, but he’s 31 and injury prone and Gerhart is a great value here. He would do a very solid job backing up Knowshon Moreno.
81. Houston Texans- RB Montario Hardesty (Tennessee)
The Texans made it pretty clear they aren’t satisfied with their running game so adding a zone style running back like Hardesty to the mix in the 3rd makes a lot of sense.
82. Pittsburgh Steelers- OT Kyle Calloway (Iowa)
More offensive line help for one of the worst offensive lines in the league last year, Calloway is strictly a right tackle, but he’s one of the best right tackles in the draft class. He fits what the Steelers look for in a tackle, good mauling size, and good work ethic.
83. Atlanta Falcons- OLB AJ Edds (Iowa)
After signing Dunta Robinson, the Falcons don’t have a lot of needs left. Outside linebacker though is one of them as they need a solid starter to replace Mike Peterson. Edds can play on the strong side moving Stephen Nicholas to the weak side, where he is a better fit. Edds is a very good natural strong side linebacker who could be a starter for this team sometime during year 1.
84. Cincinnati Bengals- CB Javier Arenas (Alabama)
The Bengals are so desperate for a kick returner and cornerback depth that they are considering signing Adam Pacman Jones. Arenas is more talented and less crazy. Plus, he’s also Gilbert Arenas’ cousin and Gilbert Arenas could come shoot up the locker room if Arenas is on the team next year and the Bengals seem to like that element of danger in a player.
85. Cleveland Browns (via OAK, NE)- S Chad Jones (LSU)
They drafted Eric Berry to fix one safety spot, but they could draft Jones here to play the other safety spot. Abram Elam could be upgraded and Jones is a steal here.
86. Green Bay Packers- S Rashad Jones (Georgia)
Atari Bigby is a solid safety, but always seems to be hurt. Seems like all of the good safeties have injury issues. But that can’t be because they hit like linebackers at a smaller size. If that were true, then using a top 5 draft pick on a safety would be pretty stupid. But I digress.
87. Philadelphia Eagles- OT Ciron Black (LSU)
Despite all of the money they spent on the offensive line, they still couldn’t protect Donovan McNabb last year, especially late in the season. I highly doubt Shawn Andrews will play again and they need an upgrade over Winston Justice, who gave up 7 sacks last season. Black fits the Eagles weight requirements for offensive lineman, all of the Eagles offensive lineman are 320 pounds or heavier because Andy Reid is insecure about his own weight issues. Black is 320 pounds and can easily bulk up to 350 on Reid’s all fat diet.
88. Arizona Cardinals (via BAL)- RLB Thaddeus Gibson (Ohio State)
Joey Porter doesn’t solve their pass rushing issue because he, like all of their top rush linebackers, is over 33 years old. They need a rush linebacker like Gibson to pair with Cody Brown in the future.
89. Arizona Cardinals- NT Torrell Troup (Central Florida)
The Cardinals have the right personnel for a full switch to the 3-4, all they need is a true nose tackle like Troup. They are lucky to get him here. After him, the nose tackle class gets pretty ugly.
90. Dallas Cowboys- MLB Jamar Chaney (Mississippi State)
Keith Brooking had a good year last year, but he’s getting up there in age so one bad year and he could be cut. They need an upgrade inside next to him as well.
91. San Diego Chargers- 3-4 DE Tyson Alualu (California)
The Chargers never got a chance to replace Igor Olshansky after he left as a free agent.
92. Cleveland Browns (via NYJ)- G John Jerry (Mississippi)
Eric Mangini will be thrilled to be able to draft a right guard in the 3rd round. Positional value is a myth. It’s all about centers, guards, kickers, inside linebackers, 3-4 defensive ends, and free safeties.
93. Minnesota Vikings- QB Dan LeFevour (Central Michigan)
Brett Favre could literally retire at any moment, and one of those timess he might stay actually retired. Unless they pull off a deal for Donovan McNabb, The Vikings would be smart to bring in a backup whose name isn’t Tarvaris Jackson through the draft.
94. Indianapolis Colts- CB Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (IUPUI)
AOA would give the Colts the dynamic kick returning option that they really lack right now and give them valuable depth at cornerback.
95. New Orleans Saints- S Darrell Stuckey (Kansas)
As of this moment, Darren Sharper is not a Saint. Even if he resigns, he’s going to be 34 soon, and might not have that many good years left in him. I’m assuming, considering he was drafted with the 14th pick in 2009, that the long term plan is to move Malcolm Jenkins to cornerback, so they need a longterm free safety. Stuckey is a part of a great safety class and could be a steal at this point.
96. Cincinnati Bengals- WR Marshawn Gilyard (Cincinnati)
The Bengals have already brought in two receivers this offseason, Matt Jones and Antonio Bryant, but they are going to find it tough to pass on Gilyard here. He’s local. He’s a redemption story and he’s one of the best available. Plus, I don’t think Bryant will pan out now that he has a long term deal.
97. Tennessee Titans- OLB Perry Riley (LSU)
Will Witherspoon was a great signing as a weakside linebacker, but they still need help on the strong side. Riley can play there and also play some in the middle of their 4-3 which is also a bit of a need.
98. Atlanta Falcons (comp)- TE Dennis Pitta (BYU)
Tony Gonzalez only has one year left on his contract and he’s also getting up there in age. With more picks than needs, the Falcons can afford to take a steal on a tight end here.
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