And now it's a rare turn for Draft Tek to join in the fun.
Cameron Heyward would be a fabulous pick. One of the players I would definitely consider worth a 1st round pick for us.
My version of DraftTek's draft:
1(17) Rolando McClain, ILB, Alabama. Trade up with the Giants or Titans (at 16) to get McClain if he's still on the board that close to where we pick. Not sure how we would do it, but do it. The cost would be about a 3rd round pick. Possible our 2011 2nd rounder would do the trick.
2(48) Cameron Heyward, DE, Ohio State. He'll never last this long, but I'd jump if he were available. I'd take him at 22 if we couldn't trade up for McClain. Allen Bailey from Miami would be a nice consolation prize.
2(50) Greg Romeus, DE/OLB, Pitt (62). 6'5" 265# guy with a terrific motor and great upside.
2(54) Gabe Carimi, OT/OG, Wisconsin (89). 6'7" 325# road grader who can probably play both RG and RT. Vladimir Ducasse from UMass would be another option.
4(117) Joseph Barksdale, OT, LSU (119). No way he lasts this long, but a fabulous RT prospect. I couldn't pass him up, though there may be bigger needs. Trading up for TE Aaron Hernandez (109) might be tempting as well.
There are a lot of guys on the DraftTek board who are seriously underrated:
#64 OT Bruce Campbell, Maryland
#65 DE/DT Cameron Heyward, Ohio St.
#77 WR Golden Tate, Notre Dame
#85 DE/DT Allen Bailey, Miami
#86 OT/OG Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
#101 TE Aaron Hernandez, Florida
#132 DE/OLB Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma
#140 DE/OLB Austen Lane, Murray St.
#141 DE/OLB Jason Pierre-Paul, USF
#156 RB/WR Dexter McCluster, Mississippi
#209 OT/OG Vladimir Ducasse, UMass
#323 RB LeGarrette Blount, Oregon
In addition to the draft picks listed above, I'd try to pick up:
- One of DE/OLB Jeremy Beal or Austen Lane.
- RB/WR Dexter McCluster
That would give us:
1(17) ILB Rolando McClain
2(48) DE Cameron Heyward
2(50) DE/OLB Greg Romeus
2(54) OT/OG Gabe Carimi/Vladimir Ducasse
3(117) OT Joseph Barksdale / TE Aaron Hernandez
(trade up) DE/OLB Austen Lane/Jeremy Beal
(trade up) RB/WR Dexter McCluster
I'd be ecstatic with that draft. Hard to do any better, IMHO. Can't see us getting that lucky, but I'd do backflips if it happened.