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  Wide Receiver Citadel 5-11 192 40 time (projected): 4.44 Draft board overall prospect rank: #13 Draft board wide receiver rank: #114 Overall rating: 66*             Andre Roberts was one of the few small school players who burst onto the big scene in the Senior Bowl. He had a down…

The Patriots are expected to be using a 3-4/4-3 hybrid this year. Carter can be the 4-3 end in their 4-3 scheme, something they needed opposite Jermaine Cunningham. Carter had 11 sacks in 2009 before switching to a 3-4 last year in Washington where he really struggled. He’s 32 so…

  Free Safety  Ohio State 6-1 202 40 time: 4.45 Draft board overall prospect rank: NR Draft board safety rank: NR Overall rating: 58*             10/2/09: Anderson Russell is a big, tall, tough safety built in the tough mold of Big 10 players. He doesn’t have the…

  This is like the Vernon Gholston signing. Okoye is a bust, but he’s only 24 and he’s a former high draft pick. Houston cut him because he wouldn’t have fit their new 3-4, but he can at least provide depth in Chicago’s 4-3 and, who knows, maybe Rod Marinelli…

  1. St. Louis Rams 1-15 Pick (will): QB Sam Bradford (Oklahoma) Pick (should): QB Jimmy Clausen (Notre Dame) The Rams cannot take Suh here. Albert Haynesworth and Richard Seymour last season were two of the top defensive tackles (though Seymour, at the time was playing 3-4 end in New England, which is essentially…

  Wide receiver South Carolina 6-3 216 Draft board overall prospect rank: #55 Draft board overall wide receiver rank: #8 Overall rating: 77 (2nd round) 40 time: 4.48 Games watched: South Carolina/Arkansas, South Carolina/Vanderbilt, South Carolina/Clemson Positives ·         Excellent size (6-3 216) ·         Great hands ·         Incredibly productive 2010 season (88 catches for…

  Alex Smith gets the same deal essentially as Matt Flynn (3 years 26 million with 10 million guaranteed for Flynn and 3 years 24 million with 10 million guaranteed for Smith). Flynn has made 2 career starts. Alex Smith was 2 special teams gaffes away from the Super Bowl.…

Jim Harbaugh seems to have Smith picked out as his starter in 2011 and at the very least, he’ll be a stopgap to Colin Kaepernick, their high upside 2011 2nd round pick. Harbaugh is the best offensive mind the former #1 overall pick Smith has worked with in his career…

  3-4 defensive end/defensive end  Arkansas State 6-5 285 40 time: 4.89 Draft roard overall prospect rank: #94 Draft board 3-4 defensive end rank: #9 Overall rating: 70* 1/27/10: He has carried his late season momentum into his Senior Bowl week and has stepped up as one of the most dominant…