dryheat44
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After re-working the board, and keeping with a Patriot-centric emphasis, here's how the board shapes up. Some high-profile guys, like McFadden and Ryan, are missing since they'll be gone long, long before the Patriots would consider drafting them. I could probably do the same with others on the list (Rodgers-Cromartie, Felix Jones), but given the rises and falls of the weeks leading up to the draft, I've kept them on, so if the man made the first version, he's still here. Remember, this is where their value to the 2008 New England Patriots would be, as seen through the eyes of the senile Uncle, so guys with injury or character issues are farther down than they would otherwise be so as to minimize risk, if they haven't been altogether removed.
Tier 1 -- Value #1-#8
Jake Long OT Michigan
Chris Long LB Virginia
Tier 2 -- Value #9-#20
Vernon Gholston LB Ohio St
Ryan Clady OT Boise St
Quentin Groves LB Auburn
Glenn Dorsey DE LSU
Sedric Ellis DE USC
Tier 3 -- Value #21-#35
Andre Caldwell WR Florida
Devin Thomas WR Michigan St
Brandon Albert G Virginia
Aqib Talib CB Kansas
Leodis McKelvin CB Troy
Antoine Cason CB Arizona
Tier 4 -- Value #36-#55
Jonathan Stewart RB Oregon
Felix Jones RB Arkansas
Limas Sweed WR Texas
Malcolm Kelly WR Oklahoma
Early Doucett WR LSU
Chris Williams OT Vanderbilt
Anthony Collins OT Kansas
Gosder Cherilus OT Boston College
Cliff Avril LB Purdue
Erin Henderson LB Maryland
Jerod Mayo LB Tennessee
Johnathan Goff LB Vanderbilt
Branden Flowers CB Virginia Tech
Reggie Smith DB Oklahoma
Tier 5 -- Value #56-#75
Chad Henne QB Michigan
Joe Flacco QB Delaware
Eddie Royal WR Virginia Tech
Earl Bennett WR Vanderbilt
Eric Young G Tennessee
Sam Baker G USC
Ezra Butler OLB Nevada
Derrick Harvey OLB Florida
Pat Sims DE Auburn
Trevor Laws DE Notre Dame
Kentwan Balmer DE North Carolina
Red Bryant NT Texas A&M
Tracy Porter CB Indiana
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB Tennessee St
Quentin Demps S UTEP
Josh Barrett Arizona St
Tier 6 -- Value #76-#100
Matt Forte RB Tulane
Brad Cottam TE Tennessee
Oneil Cousins OL UTEP
Charles Godfrey CB Iowa
Chevis Jackson DB LSU
Tom Zbikowski S Notre Dame
Jamar Adams S Michigan
Tier 7 -- Value #101-#125
Kevin Smith RB Central Florida
Chris Johnson RB East Carolina
Tashard Choice RB Georgia Tech
Owen Schmitt FB/TE West Virginia
John Greco OT Toledo
Duane Brown OT Virginia Tech
Mike Pollack C Arizona St
Stanford Keglar LB Purdue
Jeremy Thompson LB Wake Forest
Ahtyba Rubin NT Iowa St
Frank Okam NT Texas
Jack Williams CB Kent St
Patrick Lee S Auburn
Derrick Doggett S Oregon St
Wesley Woodyard S Kentucky
Tier 8 -- Value #126-#150
Erik Ainge QB Tennessee
Josh Johnson QB San Diego
Ray Rice RB Rutgers
Lavelle Hawkins WR California
Darius Reynard WR West Virginia
Paul Hubbard WR Wisconsin
Kevin Robinson WR Utah St
Craig Stevens TE California
Jeremy Zuttah G Rutgers
Kory Lichtensteiger C Bowling Green
John Sullivan C Notre Dame
Chase Ortiz ILB TCU
Trevor Scott OLB Buffalo
Gary Guyton OLB Georgia Tech
Bryan Kehl OLB BYU
Nick Hayden DE Wisconsin
Marcus Harrison DE Arkansas
Kellen Dykes DE West Virginia
Dwight Lowery CB San Jose St.
Jonathan Zenon CB LSU
Jonathan Wilhite CB Auburn
Antwan Molden CB Eastern Kentucky
Craig Steltz S LSU
Tier 9 -- Value #151-#200
Sam Keller QB Nebraska
Thomas Brown RB Georgia
Jacob Hester RB LSU
Chauncey Washington RB USC
Jalen Parmele RB Toledo
Jerome Simpson WR Coastal Carolina
Gary Barnidge TE Louisville
Kellen Davis TE Michigan St
Drew Miller C Florida
Drew Radovich G USC
Hilee Taylor LB North Carolina
Jeremy Leman LB Illinois
Jack Ikeguonu CB Wisconsin
Tier 10 -- Value #201-UDFA
Seth Adams QB Mississippi
Albert Young RB Iowa
Marcus Thomas RB UTEP
Keon Lattimore RB Maryland
Justin Beaver RB Wisconsin - Whitewater
Peyton Hillis FB Arkansas
Marcus Henry WR Kansas
Roderick Johnson ILB Oklahoma St
Kaleb Thornhill ILB Michigan St
Martail Burnett ILB Utah
Jeff Van Orsow ILB Oregon St
Rudy Hardie ILB Howard
Marc Magro ILB West Virginia
Casper Brinkley OLB South Carolina
Jonal Saint-Dic OLB Michigan St
Andy Studebaker OLB Wheaton
Bob Williams S Bethune-Cookman
Tier 1 -- Value #1-#8
Jake Long OT Michigan
Chris Long LB Virginia
Tier 2 -- Value #9-#20
Vernon Gholston LB Ohio St
Ryan Clady OT Boise St
Quentin Groves LB Auburn
Glenn Dorsey DE LSU
Sedric Ellis DE USC
Tier 3 -- Value #21-#35
Andre Caldwell WR Florida
Devin Thomas WR Michigan St
Brandon Albert G Virginia
Aqib Talib CB Kansas
Leodis McKelvin CB Troy
Antoine Cason CB Arizona
Tier 4 -- Value #36-#55
Jonathan Stewart RB Oregon
Felix Jones RB Arkansas
Limas Sweed WR Texas
Malcolm Kelly WR Oklahoma
Early Doucett WR LSU
Chris Williams OT Vanderbilt
Anthony Collins OT Kansas
Gosder Cherilus OT Boston College
Cliff Avril LB Purdue
Erin Henderson LB Maryland
Jerod Mayo LB Tennessee
Johnathan Goff LB Vanderbilt
Branden Flowers CB Virginia Tech
Reggie Smith DB Oklahoma
Tier 5 -- Value #56-#75
Chad Henne QB Michigan
Joe Flacco QB Delaware
Eddie Royal WR Virginia Tech
Earl Bennett WR Vanderbilt
Eric Young G Tennessee
Sam Baker G USC
Ezra Butler OLB Nevada
Derrick Harvey OLB Florida
Pat Sims DE Auburn
Trevor Laws DE Notre Dame
Kentwan Balmer DE North Carolina
Red Bryant NT Texas A&M
Tracy Porter CB Indiana
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB Tennessee St
Quentin Demps S UTEP
Josh Barrett Arizona St
Tier 6 -- Value #76-#100
Matt Forte RB Tulane
Brad Cottam TE Tennessee
Oneil Cousins OL UTEP
Charles Godfrey CB Iowa
Chevis Jackson DB LSU
Tom Zbikowski S Notre Dame
Jamar Adams S Michigan
Tier 7 -- Value #101-#125
Kevin Smith RB Central Florida
Chris Johnson RB East Carolina
Tashard Choice RB Georgia Tech
Owen Schmitt FB/TE West Virginia
John Greco OT Toledo
Duane Brown OT Virginia Tech
Mike Pollack C Arizona St
Stanford Keglar LB Purdue
Jeremy Thompson LB Wake Forest
Ahtyba Rubin NT Iowa St
Frank Okam NT Texas
Jack Williams CB Kent St
Patrick Lee S Auburn
Derrick Doggett S Oregon St
Wesley Woodyard S Kentucky
Tier 8 -- Value #126-#150
Erik Ainge QB Tennessee
Josh Johnson QB San Diego
Ray Rice RB Rutgers
Lavelle Hawkins WR California
Darius Reynard WR West Virginia
Paul Hubbard WR Wisconsin
Kevin Robinson WR Utah St
Craig Stevens TE California
Jeremy Zuttah G Rutgers
Kory Lichtensteiger C Bowling Green
John Sullivan C Notre Dame
Chase Ortiz ILB TCU
Trevor Scott OLB Buffalo
Gary Guyton OLB Georgia Tech
Bryan Kehl OLB BYU
Nick Hayden DE Wisconsin
Marcus Harrison DE Arkansas
Kellen Dykes DE West Virginia
Dwight Lowery CB San Jose St.
Jonathan Zenon CB LSU
Jonathan Wilhite CB Auburn
Antwan Molden CB Eastern Kentucky
Craig Steltz S LSU
Tier 9 -- Value #151-#200
Sam Keller QB Nebraska
Thomas Brown RB Georgia
Jacob Hester RB LSU
Chauncey Washington RB USC
Jalen Parmele RB Toledo
Jerome Simpson WR Coastal Carolina
Gary Barnidge TE Louisville
Kellen Davis TE Michigan St
Drew Miller C Florida
Drew Radovich G USC
Hilee Taylor LB North Carolina
Jeremy Leman LB Illinois
Jack Ikeguonu CB Wisconsin
Tier 10 -- Value #201-UDFA
Seth Adams QB Mississippi
Albert Young RB Iowa
Marcus Thomas RB UTEP
Keon Lattimore RB Maryland
Justin Beaver RB Wisconsin - Whitewater
Peyton Hillis FB Arkansas
Marcus Henry WR Kansas
Roderick Johnson ILB Oklahoma St
Kaleb Thornhill ILB Michigan St
Martail Burnett ILB Utah
Jeff Van Orsow ILB Oregon St
Rudy Hardie ILB Howard
Marc Magro ILB West Virginia
Casper Brinkley OLB South Carolina
Jonal Saint-Dic OLB Michigan St
Andy Studebaker OLB Wheaton
Bob Williams S Bethune-Cookman
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