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  Trade for Eagles: Whoa, how did the Eagles pull this one off? Instead of trying to pay Curtis Lofton or David Hawthorne, they get Ryans for a reasonable rate over the next 4 years, 26.1 million total. Hawthorne was ProFootballFocus’ 15th ranked middle linebacker, Lofton 17th, and Ryans 20th.…

  Running Back Oklahoma 6-0 213 Draft Board Overall Prospect Rank: #66 Draft Board Overall Running Back Rank: #5 Rating: 75 (Late 2nd) 40 time: 4.38 2/19/11: DeMarco Murray spent his first 2 years at Oklahoma splitting carries with Chris Brown. He was very good as a change of pace speed…

Running Back Southern Illinois 5-9 210 40 time: 4.37 Draft board overall prospect rank: #171 Draft board running back rank: #15 Overall rating: 56*             3/27/10: Every year, seemingly, it happens. A small school running back comes out of nowhere to get drafted in the mid…

  Branch didn’t have a whole lot of, if any, interest on the open market as the rest of the league seems to know that the soon to be 33 year old doesn’t have a whole lot of value outside of the Patriots system, so a good move by both…

  Updated 4/17/10  QB RB WR TE OT G C NT DT 3-4 DE DE RLB OLB MLB CB S K P 100 Once in a decade prospect  95-99 Elite talent  90-95 Solid top 10 pick  85-90 Solid first round pick  80-85 Late 1st-early 2nd  75-80 Solid 2nd round pick  70-75 Solid 3rd round pick  65-70 3rd-4th round pick  60-65 4th-5th round pick  55-60 5th round pick …

  QB RB WR TE OT G C NT DT 3-4 DE DE RLB OLB MLB CB S K P Updated 4/17/10  100 Once in a decade prospect  95-99 Elite talent  90-95 Solid top 10 pick  85-90 Solid first round pick  80-85 Late 1st-early 2nd  75-80 Solid 2nd round pick  70-75 Solid 3rd round pick  65-70 3rd-4th round pick  60-65 4th-5th round pick  55-60 5th round pick …