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| Who's #1 By Robert Littal, Head of BSO With the draft coming up next month it is time for our first of many draft reports. Here are our the top 10 draft prospects enter this years draft: 1- Braylon Edwards (Michigan) Simply put, the man is a beast on the football field. If there weren't such a preminum on QBs he would be the #1 pick in the draft. The comparisons between him and David Terrell are laughable. Edwards is bigger, stronger, faster , and more mature than Terrell and will make an immediate impact to any team he goes to. The only negative is that he has lapses in concentration and will drop some balls from time to time. 2- Ronnie Brown (Auburn) Is there anything Brown can't do? He is big and physical, but also fast and elusive. He catches the ball out of the backfield better than some receivers in this draft. He can be split out wide and he can also block a blitzing lineback. The only reason he is not well known is because he shared a backfield with Cadillac Williams at Auburn. He is the most his ability to carry a full-time load in the NFL, since he never was able to in college. 3- Mike Williams (USC) Williams, who sat out last year, is still considered by many to be the best Wide Receiver in the draft. Watch the game tape of his last year with USC and you will see why. It was like men against boys and he was only 19at the time! He is a physically imposing presence who will be good in the red zone. Like Keyshawn Johnson, but bigger, faster, and more likely to score from time to time. He will have a hard time separating from defensive backs in the NFL, but if he learns to use his body like Michael Irvin he will be very dangerous at the next level. 4- Alex Smith (Utah) The two most important things in being a good quarterback is being able to read defenses (ie intelligence) and being accurate. Smith has these qualities down to a tee. I honestly believe he could start as a rookie and be effective in a West coast system. The only negative for him, is that he is on the slight side, so he will have to get a little more meat on his bones to handle the pounding he is going to take in the NFL. 5- Cadillac Williams (Auburn) While running mate Ronnie Brown has more upside, the Cadillac has a lot of horsepower under his engine. Cadillac is a slasher, who, even though he is small, always seems to lower the boom when contact is made. He is good not great out of the backfield, but is an ultra competitive guy, who will do anything for the team. Similar to Brown questions arise can he be a back that carries it 20-25 times a game. 6- Antrel Rolle (The U) If you want one game to sum up Antrel Rolle, it would be against Pittsburgh two years ago where he locked down Larry Fitzgerald and maybe cost him the Heisman trophy. The thing we like about Rolle is that he is physical and is a ball hawk, but who isn't from the U? We think he has the tools to be a #1 corner in the league. Questions still remain about his catch up speed, but we are not concerned. 7- Aaron Rodgers (Cal) Anytime you complete 24 straights passes against USC, you deserve to be drafted high. Another product of Jeff Tedford fame QB system (see Aklai Smith and Kyle Boller), we believe Rodgers is the best of that bunch. He is a little mechanical and does stare down his receivers from time to time,but he will be a good if not great QB in the league 8- Pac Man Jones (West Virginia) The latest cornerback claiming to be the next Deion Sanders. Pac Man can fly, he is simply a burner and has the recovery speed to match up with any receiver in the NFL sans Randy Moss (remember Randy zooming pass Deangleo Hall last season?). Pac Man needs some work on the fundamentals, but he work as a punt returner as value to his stock. 9- Cedric Benson (Texas) There is no question that Benson can carry the load at the NFL level; he did it for 4 years at Texas. The question is does have have the elusiveness and top line speed to be a successful back in the NFL? We have our doubts, we could care less about the Ricky Williams comparisons, but it is our opinion that Benson will only be a good backup in the NFL. 10- Erasumus James (Wisconsin) If he can stay healthy he will be a 10-15 sack guy in the NFL, but that is the deal, he is never healthy. Pass rushers are at such a premium that he will still be selected high, but he is definitely a boom or bust player, so buyer beware. |
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