Bob Sacamano;1994950 said:
22. Kansas CB Aqib Talib
28. Texas WR Limas Sweed
2. Colorado CB Terrence Wheatley
3. Notre Dame S Tom Zbikowski
4. Georgia RB Thomas Brown
5. Virginia Tech OLB Chris Ellis
6. Georgia C/OG Fernando Velasco
7. LSU QB Matt Flynn
will provide evaluations later
Talib
- I, of course, love the Talib pick.
Sweed
- Not to sold on Sweed at this point, but I'm also not so low on him that I would be upset about taking him. I think Sweed is the classic boom or bust prospect and I'm not sure which is more likely at this point.
Wheatley
- One of my top 5 CBs in terms of talent and I wouldn't be shocked if he went higher than the experts are predicting. What could push him down are his size (between 5-9 and 5-10) and, to a larger degree, his injury history. Since I have Wheatley rated so highly it would be impossibly for me to be upset with drafting him.
Zibikowski
- I can't see us using 3 of our first 4 picks on the secondary. I do like Zibikowski for his toughness but I'm not convinced that he's going to really be anything special at the NFL level. I'd rather wait to take Keith Davis replacement a while longer and just cross my fingers that Campo will be able to increase Roy's quality of play.
Brown
- I like Brown a lot and, if he can stay healthy, I think he'll be one of the nice surprises of this RB class. To me he's kind of a poor man's Ray Rice. Not my favorite RB in the draft, but someone who I'd be looking forward to seeing on the field.
Ellis
- Really does a good job of putting heat on the QB, getting 38 QB pressures and 8.5 sacks as a senior, which means he was seriously disrupting QB play on average about 3 times per game which is a good amount. He's pretty one dimensional and I doubt he has the overall athleticism to drop into coverage. I also worry about his ability to disengage from blocks. On the fence right now.
Velasco
- Velasco is probably a good late round prospect for Dallas as an interior OL. With a pick this late you really can't ask for a whole lot more than a guy who flashed dominance from time to time this season and this offseason.
Flynn
- Flynn would be a fine choice in the 7th.
The thing that would have me most worried in this draft is that 3 of the first 5 picks are guys who are coming off of an injury, so that makes me a bit wary. I do like a lot of the players though and while I don't think it has the big name appeal that a lot of fans would want to see, I do think it would be a pretty solid draft. The pick I would be most likely want to swap out would be Zibikowski.