32 posters. 2 rounds in.
Round 1
1. Indianapolis - Andrew Luck - QB - Stanford
2. Washington (From St. Louis) - Robert Griffin III - QB - Baylor
3. Minnesota - Matt Kalil - T - USC
4. Cleveland - Justin Blackmon - WR - Oklahoma State
5. Tampa Bay - Morris Claiborne - CB - LSU
6. St. Louis (From Washington) - Riley Reiff - OT - Iowa
7. Jacksonville - Dre Kirkpatrick - CB - Alabama
8. Miami - Quinten Coples - DE - UNC
9. Carolina - Jonathan Martin - OT - Stanford
10. Buffalo - Trent Richardson - RB - Alabama
11. Kansas City - Luke Kuechly - LB - Boston College
12. Seattle - Courtney Upshaw - DE - Alabama
13. Arizona - Kendell Wright - WR - Baylor
14 Dallas - David DeCastro - OG - Stanford
15 Philadelphia - Michael Brockers - DT - LSU
16 NY Jets - Michael Floyd - WR - Notre Dame
17. Cincinnati - (from Oakland) - Devon Still - DT - Penn State
18. San Diego - Nick Perry - OLB - USC
19. Chicago - Janoris Jenkins - CB - North Alabama
20. Tennessee - Melvin Ingram - DE/OLB - South Carolina
21 Cincinnati - Peter Konz - C/G - Wisconsin
22 Cleveland - (from Atlanta) - Cordy Glenn - G/T - Georgia
23. Detroit - Alfonzo Dennard - CB - Nebraska
24 Pittsburgh - Dontari Poe - DT - Memphis
25. Denver - D'ante Hightower - LB - Alabama
26. Houston - Alshon Jeffery - WR - South Carolina
27 New England - (from New Orleans) - Mark Barron - S - Alabama
28 Green Bay - Whitney Mercilus - OLB - Illinois
29. Baltimore - ILB Vontaze Burfict - ILB- Arizona State
30. San Francisco - Andre Branch - OLB - Clemson
31. New York Giants - Lamar Miller - RB - Miami
32. New England - Mohamed Sanu - WR- Rutgers
Round 2
33. St. Louis - Fletcher Cox - DT - Mississippi State
34. Indianapolis - Mike Adams - OT - Ohio State
35. Minnesota - Chase Minnefield - CB - Virginia
36. Tampa Bay - Zach Brown - LB - UNC
37. Cleveland - David Wilson - RB - Va Tech
38. Jacksonville - Zebrie Sanders - OT- FSU
39. St. Louis (from Washington)- Brandon Thompson - DT - Clemson
40. Carolina - Kelechi Osemele - OG - Iowa St.
41. Buffalo - Stephon Gilmore - CB - South Carolina
42. Miami (Bigfin) - Dwayne Allen - TE - Clemson
43. Seattle - Nick Foles - QB - Arizona
44. Kansas City - Ryan Tannehill - QB - Texas A&M
45. Dallas - Jerrell Worthy - DT - Michigan State
46. Philadelphia - Lavonte David - LB - Nebraska
47. New York Jets - Vinny Curry - OLB/DE - Marshall
48. New England (from Oakland) - Jared Crick - DE - Nebraska
49. San Diego - Kevin Zeitler - G -Wisconsin
50. Chicago - Brandon Washington - G - Miami, Fla
51. Philadelphia (from Arizona) - Colby Fleener - TE - Stanford
52. Tennessee - Alameda Ta'amu - NT - Washington
53. Cincinnati - Bobby Wagner - LB - Utah State
54. Detroit - Bobbie Massie - OT- Ole Miss
55. Atlanta - Ronnell Lewis - OLB - Oklahoma
56. Pittsburgh - Nate Potter - OT - Boise State
57. Denver - Jayron Hosley - CB - Virginia Tech
58. Houston - Josh Chapman - NT - Alabama
59. New Orleans - Sean Spence - LB - Miami
60. Green Bay - Billy Winn - DE -Boise State
61. Baltimore - Mike Brewster - C- Oho State
62. San Francisco - Brandon Boykin - CB - Georgia
63. New York Giants - Orson Charles - TE - Georgia
64. New England -
I am doing this thing with the assumption that Rogers and Brooks leave but we re-sign Goldson, Smith, Morgan, Ginn and Snyder. I was hoping Jeffery fell to us but nope.
So I went with who I think will replace Ahmad Brooks who leaves in free agency. Branch is an Aldon Smith clone. 6'4, 260. Good against the run. Nice burst off the edge. Good motor. Good team-mate. Long arms. An outside pass rushing duo of Aldon Smith/Andre Branch could be deadly. There was no-one else of value. I tried swinging a trade to move down for Phillies 51st and 3rd round but the clock started and no more trades were allowed.
Here was my original proxie list for round 1:
CB- Janoris Jenkins
C- Peter Konz
OG- Cordy Glenn
OLB- Nick Perry
OLB- Melvin Ingram
CB- Alfonzo Dennard
When all these guys were picked, I considered OT Mike Adams to play RT then we could slide Anthony Davis inside to guard. But, I am hearing rumblings about how the team is crediting Adam Snyder for Anthony Davis's progression this year. He is constantly teaching him and even talking to him about assingments right out of the huddle. I considered Sanu but this draft is very deep at WR and I think we sign a good WR.
As for round two:
I really like this draft so far. I need a WR or two, a DE and a RB but this draft is DEEP at WR. Boykin is a little on the short side but he plays bigger and showed at the Senior Bowl that he can cover the big receivers and made Juron Criner's life miserablein practices. He has elite speed (4.35-40) and is one of the best kick returners in the draft. Once he gets his hands on the ball it's lights out. Plus, he is a team leader and a good person. There are no character question marks with this kid. He just likes playing ball.
My proxies for round 2 were:
1- Brandon Boykin, CB, Georgia
2- Kendall Reyes, DE/DT, Connecticut
3- Juron Criner WR, Arizona
4- Dwight Jones, WR, North Carolina
01/09/12 - 2011 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WINNER: Georgia senior cornerback/return specialist Brandon Boykin has been named the 2011 Paul Hornung Award winner as the nation's most versatile player, according to an announcement by the Louisville Sports Commission and Paul Hornung on Monday morning. Boykin topped Arkansas' Joe Adams, Oregon's LaMichael James and Toledo's Eric Page for the honor in the award's second year. Boykin will now be honored on Feb. 2 at the Galt House in downtown Louisville during the annual Paul Hornung Award banquet. Bulldog head coach Mark Richt has witnessed Boykin be one of his defensive anchors since his sophomore season in 2009 as he started 38 career games for Georgia, including the last 22 in a row. "There are not many players who have the skill sets Brandon possesses and he's certainly the model of what the Hornung Award represents," said Richt. "I wish I had three of him. He could start on offense, defense, and special teams. He's an outstanding person as well, a great leader, and a great Georgia man. We have been blessed to have him as a Georgia Bulldog." The Fayetteville, Ga., native was a second team All-Southeastern Conference selection by the league coaches and a Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist in 2011 after recording 55 tackles, including 11 tackles for loss, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and a safety. A threat in the return game as well, Boykin added 850 kickoff return yards and 180 punt return yards. Boykin is also the only player in SEC history with three 100-yard plays of any kind. - Georgia football
01/26/12 - 2012 SENIOR BOWL THURSDAY: Georgia's Brandon Boykin stood out at Wednesday's practice, flashing his elite-level quickness and athleticism. However, what was most encouraging to see was his aggressiveness at the line of scrimmage, getting physical with receivers off the snap and working hard to make them as uncomfortable as possible. Boykin was a bit grabby at times and needs to stay disciplined or he'll attract penalties at the next level, but it was a positive sign that scouts wanted to see with the former Bulldog speedster. - Dane Brugler, NFLDraftScout.com