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Prospects I consider worth a 1st round grade right now, of potential interest to the Pats:
Prospects Out of Reach
- Ndamukong Suh, DE/DT, Nebraska - top 3 pick. Would cost our whole draft to get him.
Prospects Worth a 10 Position Trade Up
- Rolando McClain, ILB, Alabama - best defensive leader in the draft and fabulous playmaker.
Prospects Worth Taking at 22
- Carlos Dunlap, DE/OLB - 6'6" 270# pass rusher with 4.6 speed and great agility. The kind of guy BB is always raving about, if his inconsistency and off-field issues don't take him off the list.
- CJ Spiller, RB - best offensive playmaker in the draft.
- Dan Williams, DT/DE - a poor man's Haloti Ngata/Albert Haynesworth.
- Terrance Cody, DT - an immovable wall at NT.
- Brian Bulaga, OT (could also play RG) - could be an all pro RT for us.
Prospects Worth Considering With a Small Trade Down
- Mike Iupati, OG - would start day 1 at RG, could possibly also play RT.
- Jonathan Dwyer, RB - a poor man's Jonathan Stewart.
- Jason Pierre-Paul, DE/OLB - raw, but as much upside as anyone in the draft.
Excluding Suh, that's 9 potential targets in the 1st round.
I've excluded some of the following:
- Eric Berry, S, Tennessee - top 10 pick, and safety isn't a position of need
- Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech - top 12 pick, and more of a 4-3 DE than a DE/OLB
- Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma - top 10 pick, and not a schematic fit
- Joe Haden, CB, Florida - don't want to go CB in this draft, but he'd be worth it if he slipped a bit
- Brian Price, DE/DT, UCA - a bit on the short side, but a terrific player
- Earl Thomas, S, Texas - top 20 pick, and safety isn't a position of need
- Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma St. - off field issues, and don't want to go WR in the 1st round
- Anthony Davis, OT, Rutgers - immature, and not a good schematic fit
- Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma - QB not of interest
- Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame - ditto
- Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma St. - top 5 pick, not that big a need
- Bruce Campbell, OT, Maryland - pure LT prospect, which is not a need
That's 22 guys right there, so the odds are that one of the guys I've listed as worth taking at 22 will be available when we pick.
Prospects Out of Reach
- Ndamukong Suh, DE/DT, Nebraska - top 3 pick. Would cost our whole draft to get him.
Prospects Worth a 10 Position Trade Up
- Rolando McClain, ILB, Alabama - best defensive leader in the draft and fabulous playmaker.
Prospects Worth Taking at 22
- Carlos Dunlap, DE/OLB - 6'6" 270# pass rusher with 4.6 speed and great agility. The kind of guy BB is always raving about, if his inconsistency and off-field issues don't take him off the list.
- CJ Spiller, RB - best offensive playmaker in the draft.
- Dan Williams, DT/DE - a poor man's Haloti Ngata/Albert Haynesworth.
- Terrance Cody, DT - an immovable wall at NT.
- Brian Bulaga, OT (could also play RG) - could be an all pro RT for us.
Prospects Worth Considering With a Small Trade Down
- Mike Iupati, OG - would start day 1 at RG, could possibly also play RT.
- Jonathan Dwyer, RB - a poor man's Jonathan Stewart.
- Jason Pierre-Paul, DE/OLB - raw, but as much upside as anyone in the draft.
Excluding Suh, that's 9 potential targets in the 1st round.
I've excluded some of the following:
- Eric Berry, S, Tennessee - top 10 pick, and safety isn't a position of need
- Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech - top 12 pick, and more of a 4-3 DE than a DE/OLB
- Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma - top 10 pick, and not a schematic fit
- Joe Haden, CB, Florida - don't want to go CB in this draft, but he'd be worth it if he slipped a bit
- Brian Price, DE/DT, UCA - a bit on the short side, but a terrific player
- Earl Thomas, S, Texas - top 20 pick, and safety isn't a position of need
- Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma St. - off field issues, and don't want to go WR in the 1st round
- Anthony Davis, OT, Rutgers - immature, and not a good schematic fit
- Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma - QB not of interest
- Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame - ditto
- Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma St. - top 5 pick, not that big a need
- Bruce Campbell, OT, Maryland - pure LT prospect, which is not a need
That's 22 guys right there, so the odds are that one of the guys I've listed as worth taking at 22 will be available when we pick.