First-Round Projections
1. Houston Reggie Bush, RB USC
2. New Orleans Mario Williams, DE NC State
3. Tennessee Matt Leinart, QB USC
4. N.Y. Jets D'Brickashaw Ferguson, T Virginia
5. Green Bay A.J. Hawk, LB Ohio St.
6. San Francisco Vernon Davis, TE Maryland
7. Oakland Vince Young, QB Texas
8. Buffalo Brodrick Bunkley, DT Florida St.
9. Detroit Michael Huff, DB Texas
10. Arizona Jay Cutler, QB Vanderbilt
11. St. Louis Chad Greenway, LB Iowa
12. Cleveland Kamerion Wimbley, DE/OLB Florida St.
13. Baltimore Haloti Ngata, DT Oregon
14. Philadelphia Winston Justice, T USC
15. Denver (from ATL) Chad Jackson, WR Florida
16. Miami Donte Whitner, S Ohio St.
17. Minnesota Ernie Sims, LB Florida St.
18. Dallas Jason Allen, S/CB Tennessee
19. San Diego Johnathan Joseph, CB South Carolina
20. Kansas City Tye Hill, CB Clemson
21. New England Santonio Holmes, WR Ohio St.
22. Denver (from WSH) DeAngelo Williams, RB Memphis
23. Tampa Bay Antonio Cromartie, CB Florida St.
24. Cincinnati Jimmy Williams, CB Virginia Tech
25. N.Y. Giants Kelly Jennings, CB Miami
26. Chicago Richard Marshall CB Fresno St.
27. Carolina LenDale White, RB USC
28. Jacksonville Marcedes Lewis, TE UCLA
29. N.Y. Jets (from DEN) Manny Lawson, DE/OLB NC State
30. Indianapolis Laurence Maroney, RB Minnesota
31. Seattle Ashton Youboty, CB Ohio St.
32. Pittsburgh Sinorice Moss, WR Miami

1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 4th Round

Second-Round Projections
33. Houston Eric Winston, T Miami
34. New Orleans Nick Mangold, C Ohio St.
35. N.Y. Jets Joseph Addai, RB LSU
36. Green Bay Tamba Hali, DE Penn St.
37. San Francisco Bobby Carpenter, LB Ohio St.
38. Oakland Gabe Watson, DT Michigan
39. Tennessee D'Qwell Jackson, LB Maryland
40. Detroit Davin Joseph, G Oklahoma
41. Arizona Leonard Pope, TE Georgia
42. Buffalo Taitusi "Deuce" Lutui, G USC
43. Cleveland Abdul Hodge, LB Iowa
44. Baltimore Brodie Croyle, QB Alabama
45. Philadelphia DeMeco Ryans, LB Alabama
46. St. Louis Orien Harris, DT Miami
47. Atlanta Cedric Griffin, CB Texas
48. Minnesota Kellen Clemens, QB Oregon
49. Dallas Marcus McNeill, T Auburn
50. San Diego Demetrius Williams, WR Oregon
51. Minnesota (from MIA) Chris Chester, OL Oklahoma
52. New England Brian Calhoun, RB Wisconsin
53. Washington Rocky McIntosh, LB Miami
54. Kansas City Darryl Tapp, DE Virginia Tech
55. Cincinnati Dominique Byrd, TE USC
56. N.Y. Giants Thomas Howard, LB UTEP
57. Chicago Greg Jennings, WR Western Michigan
58. Carolina Joe Klopfenstein, TE Colorado
59. Tampa Bay Andrew Whitworth, T LSU
60. Jacksonville Jason Spitz, C Louisville
61. Denver Mark Anderson, DE Alabama
62. Indianapolis Daniel Bullocks, DB Nebraska
63. Seattle Mathias Kiwanuka, DE Boston College
64. Pittsburgh Danieal Manning, DB Abilene Christian

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Third-Round Projections
65. Houston Ko Simpson, DB South Carolina
66. Houston (from NO) Gerris Wilkinson, LB Georgia Tech
67. Green Bay Max Jean-Gilles, G Georgia
68. San Francisco David Pittman, CB Northwestern St. (La.)
69. Oakland Maurice Drew, RB UCLA
70. Buffalo (from TEN) Ryan O'Callaghan, T California
71. N.Y. Jets Brandon Williams, WR Wisconsin
72. Arizona Jon Alston, LB Stanford
73. Buffalo Maurice Stovall, WR Notre Dame
74. Detroit Devin Hester, CB Miami
75. New England (from BAL) Chris Gocong, DE/LB Cal Poly-SLO
76. Philadelphia Claude Wroten, DT LSU
77. St. Louis David Thomas, TE Texas
78. Cleveland Charles Spencer, G Pittsburgh
79. Atlanta Calvin Lowery, DB Penn St.
80. Dallas Charlie Whitehurst, QB Clemson
81. San Diego Paul McQuistan, OL Weber St.
82. Miami Parys Haralson, DE Tennessee
83. Minnesota Will Blackmon, WR/CB Boston College
84. San Francisco (from WSH) Victor Adeyanju, DE Indiana
85. Kansas City Brandon Marshall, WR Central Florida
86. New England Montavious Stanley, DT Louisville
87. N.Y. Giants Kyle Williams, DT LSU
88. Chicago Anthony Fasano, TE Notre Dame
89. Carolina Darnell Bing, DB USC
90. Tampa Bay Willie Reid, WR Fresno St.
91. Cincinnati Stanley McClover, DE Auburn
92. Jacksonville Jerome Harrison, RB Washington St.
93. Atlanta (from DEN) Devin Aromashodu, WR Auburn
94. Indianapolis Dusty Dvoracek, DT Oklahoma
95. Minnesota (from SEA) Le Kevin Smith, DT Nebraska
96. Pittsburgh Brent Hawkins, DE/OLB Illinois St.
97. N.Y. Jets (comp. pick) Roman Harper, DB Alabama

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Fourth-Round Projections
98. Houston James Wyche, DE Syracuse
99. New Orleans Demetrice Webb, CB Florida
100. San Francisco Lawrence Vickers, FB Colorado
101. Oakland Anthony Smith, DB Syracuse
102. Tennessee Leon Washington, RB Florida St.
103. N.Y. Jets Alan Zemaitis, CB Penn St.
104. Green Bay Derrick Martin, CB Wyoming
105. Buffalo Elvis Dumervil, DE Louisville
106. New England (from DET) Guy Whimper, T East Carolina
107. Arizona Fred Matua, G USC
108. Philadelphia David Kirtman, FB USC
109. St. Louis Kevin Boothe, OL Cornell
110. Cleveland DeMario Minter, CB Georgia
111. Baltimore Dion Byrum, CB Ohio
112. Cleveland (from ATL) Rodrique Wright, DT Texas
113. San Diego Babatunde Oshinowo, DT Stanford
114. Miami Zach Strief, T Northwestern
115. Minnesota Miles Austin, WR Monmouth
116. Philadelphia (from DAL) Tarvaris Jackson, QB Alabama St.
117. N.Y. Jets (from KC) Greg Eslinger, C Minnesota
118. New England Derek Hagan, WR Arizona St.
119. Denver (from WSH) Owen Daniels, TE Wisconsin
120. Chicago Freddie Keiaho, LB San Diego St.
121. Carolina Jonathan Scott, T Texas
122. Tampa Bay Brandon Johnson, LB Louisville
123. Cincinnati John McCargo, DT NC State
124. N.Y. Giants Jeremy Trueblood, T Boston College
125. Jacksonville James Anderson, LB Virginia Tech
126. Denver Bernard Pollard, DB Purdue
127. Philadelphia (from IND) Hank Baskett, WR New Mexico
128. Seattle John Torp, P Colorado
129. Pittsburgh Andre Hall, RB South Florida
130. Denver (comp. pick) Jeremy Bloom, WR Colorado
131. Pittsburgh (comp. pick) Daryn Colledge, T Boise St.
132. Baltimore (comp. pick) Rob Sims, G Ohio St.
133. Pittsburgh (comp. pick) Omar Jacobs, QB Bowling Green

4/12/2006 6:24:47 PM

i thought mccargo was projected higher

4/12/2006 6:33:13 PM

yeah same here.. and Rodrique Wright from Texas.. last year he was a first round lock. I dont see either of them falling this far down the board

4/12/2006 6:38:56 PM

how the fuck did jimmy williams fall that far

4/12/2006 7:22:33 PM

If I were the giants I would pick a LB, judging by the "ass-raping" a mediocre deshaun foster put on them in the first round.

4/12/2006 7:45:15 PM

Why do we have guys going pro that are likely to not go on the first day?

4/12/2006 7:47:12 PM

Wow, I love Jimmy Williams in the 1st, McClover in the 3rd, and MCCARGO!!! in the 4th. Byrd is a fatass though forget him. Get Bullocks or someone instead.

[Edited on April 12, 2006 at 9:25 PM. Reason : k]

4/12/2006 9:24:41 PM

Hmm, Darnell Bing in the 3rd round?

4/12/2006 11:21:53 PM

unless i missed something, there is no way that kiwi will slip to the bottom of the 2nd round.......

...is there?

Carolina better take lendale if he is available, there is talk now of him slipping to the 2nd round. i also find it hard to belive that carolina won't go for a lb somewhere, unless they take the "best player available" route.

4/13/2006 11:30:08 AM

kiwi, like Lendale, hasn't really been that impressive at the combine & proday. I don't think he'll fall that far, but I wouldn't expect him to be a #1.

As for carolina, RB, TE, & DB are all needs though as well as LB, so I can't really argue against any of the 1st 3 picks. And it looks like Thomas Davis will be playing LB anyway. Maybe the 4th pick (or if carolina gets Chicago's #3 for RManning) should be LB though.

[Edited on April 13, 2006 at 11:35 AM. Reason : ]

4/13/2006 11:32:36 AM

i disagree with TE being a need. we have several TE's that do exactly what they are asked to do (mainly block/ check down passes). our offense doesn't need a te to have 50+ catches per year.

there are only so many plays to go around, and with 30-35 running plays, 10 or so to smitty, and 5-10 to other receivers/backs, there aren't many more touches left.

4/13/2006 11:50:29 AM

that makes no sense at all

an offense with less playmakers is better than one with more?

haha

4/13/2006 11:59:31 AM

Quote :

" What do you say to the people who are obsessed with the team having a receiving tight end? Derek, Raleigh, NC I think what people might not understand is that there are five eligible receivers in the game. By virtue of the way we move people around, the tight end gets into one of the receiving spots sometimes, but his major job is as a blocker in pass protection. He still has to be effective for us in certain downs and distances and field positions, though. Our tight ends have been that way. When they have gotten down in the red zone, they have been much more effective. We don't feature one in particular, but our tight ends usually end up with about 45-50 catches between them. I think we do a pretty good job. We just don't have one who is going to catch 90 balls because we're not set up that way. There are teams in the League who have tight ends who catch that many, but if you look closely, you'll see they don't have a wide receiver who catches that many. If our tight end was the guy who was best suited to make big plays down the field, then we'd give it to him. Our best asset was Steve Smith last year, Muhsin Muhammad the year before, and Stephen Davis the year before that. We're going to give them the ball. "

I didn't just pull it out of my ass, i'm pretty sure henning would know what the team needs, considering he is the offensive coordinator.

4/13/2006 12:03:58 PM

im pretty sure spreading the field with dangerous players is the way offenses work best

just ask the rams, colts, and hell, even my giants

limiting your options on offense is just stupid no matter how you look at it

4/13/2006 12:16:28 PM

going after a player you dont need and won't use is stupid as well. what good would having an outstanding receiving te do if he gets the same amount of touches that our current te's get?

also, a lot of times, the good receiving te's aren't as good at blocking. it would actually hurt carolina if they put a te on the field that could catch better than mangum, sideman, gaines, but couldn't block as well.

Im not against getting a receiving te, but there are much more pressing needs that should be addressed first and foremost, and i bet the panthers will agree come draft weekend.

4/13/2006 12:42:51 PM

Quote :

"just ask the rams, colts, and hell, even my giants"

the rams and colts do it mainly with receiver spread formations, and rb's catching out of the backfield, and your giants did a really good job of scoring in the playoffs with that great TE.

4/13/2006 12:46:56 PM

Quote :

"what good would having an outstanding receiving te do if he gets the same amount of touches that our current te's get?"

exactly

you change your gameplan

your offense isnt exaclty what one would call "versatile"

Quote :

"the rams and colts do it mainly with receiver spread formations, and rb's catching out of the backfield, and your giants did a really good job of scoring in the playoffs with that great TE."

again, spreading the field with dangerous targets

not limiting themselves to two WR's

and i believe the Giants scored the third most points in the NFL last year

4/13/2006 1:32:46 PM

Quote :

"your offense isnt exaclty what one would call "versatile" "

no one ever claimed it was. Ask anyone, we live by the run, die by the run. although smitty changed that to a degree last year, everything still starts with the run, and i think that a good blocking te is more important to us than a receiving te (both for pass protection and the run). we have 2 very good receivers now, and a third that will be a factor by the end of next season (carter). i just think that we are fine at te. The only area that te is really a liability for us is the red zone, but we still get a few touchdowns a year from our te's

also, its like henning said above, most teams that have a really good receiving te, don't have a go to receiver (giants- plaxico was great until big games, then he would vanish. Chargers- gates is by far the number one receiving threat, followed by lt out of the backfield, Chiefs- behind gonzalez, they get it done with a group of average receivers, and good backs, ravens- heap was about the only good thing about the ravens last year ect....)

4/13/2006 2:07:34 PM

you need versatility

4/13/2006 3:30:36 PM

which is why we need help for the "glass bull", known as deshaun foster, more than anything.

4/13/2006 3:32:28 PM

thats not versatility

4/13/2006 3:34:59 PM

i disagree. having a back like white will all us to pound the ball inside, while also allowing foster to switch it up and hit the edges, and catch passes out of the backfield.... without getting hurt (hopefully).

Like the 1-2 combo of davis and foster 3 years ago. They gave the panthers tremendous versatility.

4/13/2006 3:40:54 PM

so you like the 1-2 combo when subbing in running backs

but not in subbing TE's for different personnel packages

4/13/2006 3:49:53 PM

we do that! that is my point, it's not broke so don't fix it. We have 3 very capable te's for what their asked to do, and even if we get another one, he will be asked to do basically the same thing, so what's the point?

4/13/2006 3:58:51 PM

sigh

4/13/2006 4:05:35 PM

with that said, hopefully the Panthers will get LenDale.

4/13/2006 4:12:43 PM

yep, my vote is for lendale also.

4/13/2006 4:53:38 PM

There are better Tight Ends than what the Panthers have. The ones the Panthers have are not perfect. I am not saying the Panthers need to spend an early pick on a tight end, but it could definitely help take the pressure off Smith and Johnson, and could definitely be a big boost overall to the offense. The reason the tight ends don't get a lot of looks in the current Panthers offense is that they aren't good receivers. If the Panthers drafted a good catching tight end, there is no doubt his role would be expanded.

4/13/2006 5:02:17 PM

exactly

4/13/2006 5:51:13 PM

lol, all I know is that we didn't have a good TE last year, and we still beat the Giants.

4/13/2006 6:02:05 PM

Kiper just said Manny might go as high as 18 to the cowboys

4/13/2006 6:49:40 PM

i want the giants to take him

he'd be perfect

4/13/2006 7:51:48 PM

looks like the Panthers won't be drafting LenDale White

4/13/2006 7:57:37 PM

does it

4/13/2006 7:59:32 PM

it was just reported that White has a hamstring tear.

4/13/2006 8:00:48 PM

we could get him w/ our second rd pick now.

the panthers rb situation is looking more and more sketch. Is houston planning on keeping davis after they draft bush?

4/14/2006 10:20:34 AM

^yeah they are planning on keeping Davis. Domanick is an above average back, but they just can't pass up on Bush, especially since both are versatile (good receivers).

4/14/2006 12:06:09 PM

too bad, davis is a very good, pound it type of back who is unfortunate enough to be part of a franchise that doesn't invest in good offensive linemen. if they don't do something about that, it'll make bush look average at best.

4/14/2006 12:28:30 PM

apparently the panthers expect Jenkins and Foster to both be 100% for training camp...for what its worth...its good news

4/14/2006 1:45:49 PM

the question is how long will they stay healthy?

I'm worried that foster will have some type of season/career ending injury early, and if we don't have another dependable back (not goings) we can kiss our season goodbye. we could recover if Jenkins got hurt, though.

4/14/2006 1:58:45 PM

i'm more optimistic about foster than some...i think he will be fine...i mean is steve smith a question mark after he broke his leg? i dunno i just think anybody can get injured on any given play, i'm just blindly hopeful about the cats haha

4/14/2006 2:01:10 PM

Anyone heard the latest on Arrington? I keep hearing that he hasn't signed with anyone yet, but not why. does he want more than teams are willing to give, or what?

4/14/2006 2:08:24 PM

Smith WAS a question mark after his broken leg but bounced back and had an incredible year.

Foster has a question mark because he hasn't gotten back and shown he is healthy, and when he does the question mark will go away.

Smith got hurt one year, Foster has been hurt almost every year he's been with the Panthers.

4/14/2006 2:12:00 PM

^^^rb is such a rough position though. there haven't been many backs to suffer multiple serious injuries their first few years, and come back to have a strong career.

Hopefully DeShaun will prove nay sayers wrong.

[Edited on April 14, 2006 at 2:12 PM. Reason : ^what he said]

4/14/2006 2:12:14 PM

yeah i just figure if fox and hurney and old richardson and all the boys have faith in deshaun, i'll give them the benefit...plus when he IS healthy, he is a beast...dragging safeties 30 yards...dragging the whole eagles team 10 yards into the end zone...running all over atlanta twice last year, etc

4/14/2006 2:13:50 PM

Arrington is asking too much money. Until he's coming down with his price, nobody gonna sign him. (except maybe the Packers.)

4/14/2006 2:14:38 PM

when he is healthy, he is one of the top 10 backs to watch. i have faith in the management/coaching staff too, but when seeing him repeatedly pound it between the tackles, i cant help but worry (even though 2 of his 3 major injuries were suffered while bouncing it outside).

i would just feel much better if we had a 235 lb bruiser for the inside running.

4/14/2006 2:25:44 PM

mel kiper is a horrible "draft expert"

4/14/2006 5:46:43 PM

Who are you, Bill Tobin?

His mailman knows more about the draft than Mel Kiper

[Edited on April 14, 2006 at 5:52 PM. Reason : BT]

4/14/2006 5:50:23 PM

my day b4 the draft mock destroys kiper's year after year

4/14/2006 5:58:48 PM