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  Defensive End/Rush Linebacker Missouri 6-4 263 Draft board overall prospect rank: #17 Draft board overall defensive end rank: #6 Overall rating: 87 (1st) 40 time: 4.74 4/23/11: Aldon Smith is an athletic freak who is on the rise as a draft prospect. His measurables may not make him look…

  Trade for Washington: Considering they were thinking about just releasing Albert Haynesworth, getting something for him was a good move, assuming they didn’t pick up any additional of Haynesworth’s salary in the deal (I don’t know the full financials). Grade: A Trade for New England: If anyone can motivate…

  Spotlight #1: Vanderbilt CB Casey Hayward Spotlight #2: Alabama MLB Dont’a Hightower  1st quarter 14:50: Hayward blankets a guy, pass incomplete behind him. 13:15: Hightower sticks his nose in on a pile. 12:30: Alabama safety Barron with back to back nice coverage plays. 12:03: Hayward sticks his nose in…

Spotlight #1: Alabama S Mark Barron Spotlight #2: Alabama WR Marquis Maze  1st quarter 14:27: Richardson with such strong hands to catch an inaccurate ball out of the backfield. 13:44: Maze in on the wildcat as a quarterback, takes the direct and and is stuffed in the backfield. 13:00: Maze…

  1st quarter 14:42: Kirkpatrick burned on the first play of the game by Andre Dubose for a 65 yard touchdown on the first offensive play of the game. Kirkpatrick played up close to the line in bump and run and Dubose just ran past him and a perfectly thrown…

  1st quarter 13:14: Chapman breaks into the backfield. 9:57: Jones opens a hole for Richardson. 0:04: Jones asked to block for a long time as the quarterback pump fakes one too many times, Jones allows the strip sack deep in their own territory, returned for a touchdown.   2nd…

Rush Linebacker/Outside Linebacker UCLA 6-3 254 Draft Board Overall Prospect Rank: #17 Draft Board Overall Rush Linebacker Rank: #5 Rating: 87 (mid 1st) 40 time: 4.68 3/30/11: Ayers cleaned up that nasty 4.80 40 at The Combine with a 4.68 at his Pro Day. Pop in the tape and there’s no…

AJ Hawk is nothing but an average starter in this league and with the Packers’ depth at inside linebacker, I don’t think they had to overpay him, 5 years 30 million, to keep him around. A decent amount of that, 10 million, is guaranteed. Grade: C  

  Wide Receiver Georgia 6-4 211 Draft Board Overall Prospect Rank: #2 Draft Board Overall Wide Receiver Rank: #1 Rating: 96 (elite prospect) 40 time: 4.48 2/18/11: AJ Green is my top rated prospect. He’s the type of receiver prospect that only comes around every 5 or so years (Calvin Johnson,…

By Kevin Harrison  It was Thanksgiving Night and the Jets decided they wanted to eat Bengal instead of Turkey as their meal in route to a hard fought 26 to 10 victory setting up a Monday Night Football battle against the Patriots for first place with both teams at 9-2.  There…