Monday, April 23, 2007

My Draft Wishes: Rounds 1-3

5 days till the draft!!! With that being said here is my wishlist for rounds 1-3 barring any trades:
Round 1- Adrian Peterson, RB-OKL.
No brainer pick in my opinion. Safest pick in the draft outside of Calvin Johnson and helps fill a need to finally get a RB who can be a workhorse and a gamebreaker. Combined with Jamal Lewis, the Browns quickly form one of the best backfield duos in the NFL and help one of the young QB's stay on their feet.

Round 2- Aaron Sears, G/OT- Tenn
After taking a skill position player in Round 1, the Browns need to address the OL. Sears was a solid, versatile performer at Tennessee. From 2003-05, he started 13 games at left tackle, six at right tackle, four at right guard, and one at left guard -- that was prior to starting all 13 games at left tackle in 2006, when he was named second-team All-American and consensus first-team All-SEC.

Round 3-Daymeion Hughes. CB- CAL
After running a sub par 40 yard dash at the combine (4.65), Hughes has seen his draft stock plummet all the way out of the 1st round and is now considered a late 2nd to mid 3rd round choice. Hopefully he falls right into Phil Savage's lap. His on the field production can't be overlooked. He has been a full time starter every year since his sophmore campaign. In 2006, he started all 13 games and earned first team All-American honors (coaches and media), first team All-Pac 10 accolades ,and the Pac 10 Defensive Player of the Year award after finishing with 72 total tackles, one tackle for loss, 11 pass breakups, and eight interceptions, returning two for touchdowns.

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