SB Nation Pittsburgh - 2011 NFL Draft: Kevin Colbert Hits Another Home Run For Pittsburgh Steelers With This Year's Pickshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48827/pitt-fv.png2011-05-05T09:15:22-04:00http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/rss/stream/19055722011-05-05T09:15:22-04:002011-05-05T09:15:22-04:00NFL Draft Grades: Cleveland Browns Picks Grade Well
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<p>SB Nation's <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Steelers</a> blog, Behind The Steel Curtain, is doing <a href="http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2011/5/4/2153849/afc-north-draft-grades-cleveland-browns">2011 NFL Draft Grades</a> for the AFC North. <a href="http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pittsburgh-steelers/2011/4/29/2141458/2011-nfl-draft-results-draft-grades-aj-green-phil-taylor-jimmy-smith-cameron-cam-heyward">All four AFC North teams did well</a>, so it's no surprise that BTSC likes the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.dawgsbynature.com/">Browns</a>' draft. The Browns got tons of value in draft picks for the No. 6 overall pick (which the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons">Falcons</a> used to select Julio Jones). They then traded up six picks to get nose tackle Phil Taylor. They picked Pitt DE Jabaal Sheard in the second round (and also grabbed tackle Jason Pinkston late in the draft). They grabbed UNC wideout Greg Little, who has a bunch of upside at the end of the second round. Here's BTSC on Little:</p>↵<blockquote>↵<p>Little understandably saw his draft stock fall when he was forced to sit out his senior season. But it's not often that you find a 6'3" with decent speed that can jump 40.5 inches vertically. Scary redzone prospect for the Browns, the exact type of asset they've been missing on offense in recent years. After using their first two picks on players who play in the trenches, the Browns add a freakishly athletic skill player at the end of round two.</p>↵</blockquote>↵<p>Also watch out for cornerback Buster Skrine, who possesses a bunch of upside and was taken in the fifth round. nd due to their trade with the Falcons, the Browns will have a load of picks next year.</p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pittsburgh-steelers/2011/5/5/2154964/nfl-draft-grades-cleveland-browns-picksCharlie Wilmoth2011-05-05T09:01:00-04:002011-05-05T09:01:00-04:00NFL Draft: Steelers Fifth-Rounder Chris Carter Goes Into NFL With His Brother
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<p><a href="http://pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_735453.html">Here's a nice article in the Trib</a> about <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Steelers</a> fifth-round NFL Draft pick <span class="sbn-auto-link">Chris Carter</span>, out of Fresno State, and his brother, David, a defensive tackle from UCLA who just so happened to be selected in the sixth round, by the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/">Arizona Cardinals</a>.</p>↵<blockquote>↵<p>"I had faith it would happen, but (Saturday) I couldn't really breathe or stop crying until they both got called," [ the Carters' mother] LaGenia said by phone. "It was the happiest feeling of my life. A few months ago, David said he had a dream that he and his brother would shake hands and congratulate each other after the draft."</p>↵</blockquote>↵<p>The article also notes that Chris wore No. 43 in college because he was a fan of <span>Troy Polamalu</span>. He won't be able to wear it anymore, but somehow I doubt he'll mind.</p>↵<p>The two brothers could play against one another when the Steelers and Cardinals face off October 23.</p>↵<div style="overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br></div>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pittsburgh-steelers/2011/5/5/2154955/nfl-draft-steelers-chris-carter-david-carter-cardinalsCharlie Wilmoth2011-05-03T08:30:34-04:002011-05-03T08:30:34-04:002011 NFL Draft: Steelers Seventh-Rounder Baron Batch Writes An Amazing Blog
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<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Steelers</a> seventh-round NFL Draft pick Baron Batch, a running back from Texas Tech, <a href="http://baronbatch.blogspot.com">has a blog</a>. <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/baron_batch">And a Twitter account</a>! Shocking, right? I know - lots of athletes do. No, the real shocker here is that his blog is jaw-droppingly good - clear and perceptive and dripping with genuine feeling. <a href="http://baronbatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/diary-28-860-miles-to-forgiveness.html">His most recent post,</a> about his relationship with his father and being drafted by the Steelers, is among his best.</p>↵<blockquote>↵<p>The poor kid with nothing but a dream and a tattered map of how to get there had reached his goal. I had been drafted into the National Football League. Did that just happen? Will I wake up? Ok, I think maybe this is real ...</p>↵<p>It’s a fresh start for me now. I feel new. I guess that it’s only fitting that the same moment my father and I’s relationship was renewed I was inducted into an entire new family as well; A family that is huge, a family that is loud and crazy just like my own, a family that is black and gold. I couldn’t be more excited to be a Steeler and it’s a long road ahead to make the team. I have my work cut out for me, but I am one step closer.</p>↵<p>My old chapter is done.</p>↵<p>A new chapter starts now.</p>↵</blockquote>↵<p>Get ready to root for this kid.</p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pittsburgh-steelers/2011/5/3/2150844/2011-nfl-draft-steelers-baron-batch-blogCharlie Wilmoth2011-05-02T09:15:20-04:002011-05-02T09:15:20-04:002011 NFL Draft Grades: CBS Analyst Gives Steelers Draft B-
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<p>CBSSports.com's Pete Prisco hands out <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/#!/nfl/draft/story/15008226/final-draft-grades-bucs-giants-texans-earn-top-marks">2011 NFL Draft Grades</a> for the entire draft. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Steelers</a> get a B-, as Prisco praises first-round pick <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/37258/cameron-heyward">Cameron Heyward</a> but argues that the Steelers "reached" for second-rounder <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/10237/marcus-gilbert">Marcus Gilbert</a>:</p>
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<p>Why did they take Florida's Marcus Gilbert when there were better options at tackle? They reached on that one.</p>
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<p>I guess the question would be, who are these better options? Even widening the scope of the question to include any offensive lineman, the really premium players were all gone by the time the Steelers picked Gilbert at the end of the second round. The only offensive linemen who went in the third round were <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/7559/john-moffitt">John Moffitt</a>, Will Rackley, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/16588/jah-reid">Jah Reid</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/10601/joseph-barksdale">Joseph Barksdale</a>, and none of those guys were widely considered to be second-round talents (although you'd see some of them in second rounds of mock drafts here and there). I suppose it's possible that the Steelers could have waited to pick an offensive lineman, but I'm not really sure there were O-linemen available who were clearly better than Gilbert.</p>
<p>Oh well. Prisco's grades are tough (he only gives three A's, to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">Giants</a>, Bucs and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.battleredblog.com/">Texans</a>, and he does note that the Steelers have earned the benefit of the doubt with a ton of brilliant picks over the years.</p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pittsburgh-steelers/2011/5/2/2148869/2011-nfl-draft-grades-steelers-marcus-gilbertCharlie Wilmoth2011-05-02T08:45:18-04:002011-05-02T08:45:18-04:002011 NFL Draft Results: Jeffri Chadiha Ranks Best, Worst First-Round Fits
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<p>ESPN's Jeffri Chadiha has a list of the <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2011/columns/story?columnist=chadiha_jeffri&id=6460607">best and worst picks</a> from the first round of last weekend's NFL Draft. Actually, it's a mix of the best and worst picks, and the best and worst <i>fits </i>- which teams picked players who won't really work for them? Chadiha identifies the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigcatcountry.com/">Jaguars</a>' selection of <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/36902/blaine-gabbert">Blaine Gabbert</a> as one possible example:</p>
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<p>This isn't a knock on Gabbert's skills, since he was widely considered the safest quarterback prospect in this class. It is a shot at the Jaguars and their ability to develop quarterbacks during the Jack Del Rio era. <span>Byron Leftwich</span> didn't work out. <span>David Garrard</span> isn't the answer he seemed to be a few years ago.</p>
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<p>One pick Chadiha singles out for praise, unsurprisingly, is <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/78561/nick-fairley">Nick Fairley</a> to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.prideofdetroit.com/">Lions</a>. Fairley will get to pair with <span>Ndamukong Suh</span> to wreak havoc on opposing offenses.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/">Chiefs</a>' selection of Pitt wide receiver <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/37500/jon-baldwin">Jon Baldwin</a> comes in for criticism - Chadiha notes the potential for Baldwin to become a "diva receiver."</p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pittsburgh-steelers/2011/5/2/2148854/2011-nfl-draft-results-chiefs-jaguars-lions-nick-fairley-blaine-gabbertCharlie Wilmoth2011-05-01T13:21:38-04:002011-05-01T13:21:38-04:00Undrafted Free Agent Signings List, Steelers: When Will Unsigned Players Be Able To Find Teams?
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Here are the 2011 NFL undrafted free agents, via<a href="http://www.nfl.com/draft/2011/tracker#dt-tabs:dt-by-name/dt-by-round-input:1/dt-by-name-input:a"> NFL.com</a>. Now is a tough time to to be an undrafted free agent, since we don't know when teams will be able to sign these players, due to the NFL lockout. Which is a shame, really, since it's not uncommon for undrafted free agents to go on to have productive NFL careers - <span>James Harrison</span> is one example. So guys like pitt's <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6075/henry-hynoski" class="sbn-auto-link">Henry Hynoski</a> and West Virginia's <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6380/noel-devine" class="sbn-auto-link">Noel Devine</a> will just have to wait. Two players the Steelers might be interested in from this list are South Carolina tight end Weslye Saunders, and fellow Gamecock Jarriel King, both of whom they brought in on pre-draft visits this year.</p>
<p>Thanks to <a href="http://atlanta.sbnation.com/atlanta-falcons/2011/5/1/2146535/undrafted-free-agent-signings-2011-falcons/origin">SB Nation Atlanta</a> for the chart (used with permission).</p>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6340/ryan-bartholomew" class="sbn-auto-link">Ryan Bartholomew</a></td>
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<td align="LEFT">6'1"</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Alexander Linnenkohl</td>
<td align="LEFT">C</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="304" style="text-align: left;">304</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/5257/deunta-williams" class="sbn-auto-link">Deunta Williams</a></td>
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<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="205" style="text-align: left;">205</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/7520/niles-brinkley" class="sbn-auto-link">Niles Brinkley</a></td>
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<td align="LEFT">5'10"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="193" style="text-align: left;">193</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/5243/kendric-burney" class="sbn-auto-link">Kendric Burney</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">DB</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'9"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="186" style="text-align: left;">186</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/4908/mario-butler" class="sbn-auto-link">Mario Butler</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">DB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'0"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="182" style="text-align: left;">182</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/10295/vance-cuff" class="sbn-auto-link">Vance Cuff</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">DB</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'10"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="178" style="text-align: left;">178</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6168/joe-lefeged" class="sbn-auto-link">Joe Lefeged</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">DB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'0"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="210" style="text-align: left;">210</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/77038/andrew-mcgee" class="sbn-auto-link">Andrew McGee</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">DB</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'11"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="195" style="text-align: left;">195</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/8105/kevin-rutland" class="sbn-auto-link">Kevin Rutland</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">DB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'0"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="190" style="text-align: left;">190</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">David Sims</td>
<td align="LEFT">DB</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'9"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="200" style="text-align: left;">200</td>
<td align="LEFT">Iowa St.</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/17630/devon-torrence" class="sbn-auto-link">Devon Torrence</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">DB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'0"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="199" style="text-align: left;">199</td>
<td align="LEFT">Ohio St.</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/13086/wayne-daniels" class="sbn-auto-link">Wayne Daniels</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">DE</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'0"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="260" style="text-align: left;">260</td>
<td align="LEFT">TCU</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/10904/ladi-ajiboye" class="sbn-auto-link">Ladi Ajiboye</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">DL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'1"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="297" style="text-align: left;">297</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/8291/pierre-allen" class="sbn-auto-link">Pierre Allen</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">DL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'4"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="273" style="text-align: left;">273</td>
<td align="LEFT">Nebraska</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/9194/brandon-bair" class="sbn-auto-link">Brandon Bair</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">DL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'6"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="276" style="text-align: left;">276</td>
<td align="LEFT">Oregon</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/8494/ugo-chinasa" class="sbn-auto-link">Ugo Chinasa</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">DL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'5"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="264" style="text-align: left;">264</td>
<td align="LEFT">Oklahoma St.</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Demarcus Dobbs</td>
<td align="LEFT">DL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="281" style="text-align: left;">281</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/10760/kentrell-lockett" class="sbn-auto-link">Kentrell Lockett</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">DL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'5"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="241" style="text-align: left;">241</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Martin Parker</td>
<td align="LEFT">DL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="303" style="text-align: left;">303</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Adrian Taylor</td>
<td align="LEFT">DL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="311" style="text-align: left;">311</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Cedric Thornton</td>
<td align="LEFT">DL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="309" style="text-align: left;">309</td>
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<td align="LEFT">DL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Ian Williams</td>
<td align="LEFT">DL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'1"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="319" style="text-align: left;">319</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Ryan Winterswyk</td>
<td align="LEFT">DL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'4"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="268" style="text-align: left;">268</td>
<td align="LEFT">Boise St.</td>
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<td align="LEFT">DT</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="286" style="text-align: left;">286</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Sealver Siliga</td>
<td align="LEFT">DT</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="305" style="text-align: left;">305</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Henry Hynoski</td>
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<td align="LEFT">6'0"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="257" style="text-align: left;">257</td>
<td align="LEFT">Pittsburgh</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Will Hill</td>
<td align="LEFT">FS</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'1"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="202" style="text-align: left;">202</td>
<td align="LEFT">Florida</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/4955/jerrard-tarrant" class="sbn-auto-link">Jerrard Tarrant</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">FS</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'0"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="204" style="text-align: left;">204</td>
<td align="LEFT">Georgia Tech</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Justin Boren</td>
<td align="LEFT">G</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="309" style="text-align: left;">309</td>
<td align="LEFT">Ohio St.</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/8498/dan-bailey" class="sbn-auto-link">Dan Bailey</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">K</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'0"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="193" style="text-align: left;">193</td>
<td align="LEFT">Oklahoma St.</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6688/ryan-donahue" class="sbn-auto-link">Ryan Donahue</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">K</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="193" style="text-align: left;">193</td>
<td align="LEFT">Iowa</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/9431/kai-forbath" class="sbn-auto-link">Kai Forbath</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">K</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'11"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="197" style="text-align: left;">197</td>
<td align="LEFT">UCLA</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/9750/reid-forrest" class="sbn-auto-link">Reid Forrest</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">K</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'0"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="189" style="text-align: left;">189</td>
<td align="LEFT">Washington St.</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Joshua Jasper</td>
<td align="LEFT">K</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'10"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="174" style="text-align: left;">174</td>
<td align="LEFT">LSU</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Jacob Rogers</td>
<td align="LEFT">K</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="213" style="text-align: left;">213</td>
<td align="LEFT">Cincinnati</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/13785/nick-bellore" class="sbn-auto-link">Nick Bellore</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">LB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'1"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="245" style="text-align: left;">245</td>
<td align="LEFT">Central Michigan</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/4610/mark-herzlich" class="sbn-auto-link">Mark Herzlich</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">LB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'4"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="244" style="text-align: left;">244</td>
<td align="LEFT">Boston College</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6731/jeremiha-hunter" class="sbn-auto-link">Jeremiha Hunter</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">LB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'1"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="239" style="text-align: left;">239</td>
<td align="LEFT">Iowa</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/14332/elijah-joseph" class="sbn-auto-link">Elijah Joseph</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">LB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'1"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="243" style="text-align: left;">243</td>
<td align="LEFT">Temple</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/8445/orie-lemon" class="sbn-auto-link">Orie Lemon</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">LB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'1"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="242" style="text-align: left;">242</td>
<td align="LEFT">Oklahoma St.</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/5889/scott-lutrus" class="sbn-auto-link">Scott Lutrus</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">LB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="241" style="text-align: left;">241</td>
<td align="LEFT">Connecticut</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/5080/adrian-moten" class="sbn-auto-link">Adrian Moten</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">LB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="228" style="text-align: left;">228</td>
<td align="LEFT">Maryland</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6299/derrell-smith" class="sbn-auto-link">Derrell Smith</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">LB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'0"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="243" style="text-align: left;">243</td>
<td align="LEFT">Syracuse</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Daniel Aiken</td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'4"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="244" style="text-align: left;">244</td>
<td align="LEFT">Virginia</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/116187/garrett-chisolm" class="sbn-auto-link">Garrett Chisolm</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'5"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="312" style="text-align: left;">312</td>
<td align="LEFT">South Carolina</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/37871/joshua-davis" class="sbn-auto-link">Joshua Davis</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'7"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="313" style="text-align: left;">313</td>
<td align="LEFT">Georgia</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/10025/ray-dominguez" class="sbn-auto-link">Ray Dominguez</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'4"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="334" style="text-align: left;">334</td>
<td align="LEFT">Arkansas</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/8894/adam-grant" class="sbn-auto-link">Adam Grant</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'6"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="325" style="text-align: left;">325</td>
<td align="LEFT">Arizona</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Richard Henry</td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="308" style="text-align: left;">308</td>
<td align="LEFT">Nebraska</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/8583/kyle-hix" class="sbn-auto-link">Kyle Hix</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'7"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="318" style="text-align: left;">318</td>
<td align="LEFT">Texas</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT">Kevin Hughes</td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'4"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="302" style="text-align: left;">302</td>
<td align="LEFT">Southeast Louisiana</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT">Zachary Hurd</td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'7"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="316" style="text-align: left;">316</td>
<td align="LEFT">Connecticut</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/10220/carl-johnson" class="sbn-auto-link">Carl Johnson</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'5"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="361" style="text-align: left;">361</td>
<td align="LEFT">Florida</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/37677/jarriel-king" class="sbn-auto-link">Jarriel King</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'5"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="317" style="text-align: left;">317</td>
<td align="LEFT">South Carolina</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT">Richard Lapham</td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'8"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="315" style="text-align: left;">315</td>
<td align="LEFT">Boston College</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/9581/kristofer-o-dowd" class="sbn-auto-link">Kristofer O'Dowd</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'4"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="304" style="text-align: left;">304</td>
<td align="LEFT">USC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6849/stephen-schilling" class="sbn-auto-link">Stephen Schilling</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">--</td>
<td align="LEFT">--</td>
<td align="LEFT">Michigan</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/15558/willie-smith" class="sbn-auto-link">Willie Smith</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'5"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="310" style="text-align: left;">310</td>
<td align="LEFT">East Carolina</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/13264/zane-taylor" class="sbn-auto-link">Zane Taylor</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="309" style="text-align: left;">309</td>
<td align="LEFT">Utah</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/15678/isaiah-thompson" class="sbn-auto-link">Isaiah Thompson</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">OL</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="300" style="text-align: left;">300</td>
<td align="LEFT">Houston</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/10168/chas-henry" class="sbn-auto-link">Chas Henry</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">P</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="215" style="text-align: left;">215</td>
<td align="LEFT">Florida</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/15256/ryan-colburn" class="sbn-auto-link">Ryan Colburn</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">QB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="223" style="text-align: left;">223</td>
<td align="LEFT">Fresno St.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT">Patrick Devlin</td>
<td align="LEFT">QB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="225" style="text-align: left;">225</td>
<td align="LEFT">Delaware</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/8617/jerrod-johnson" class="sbn-auto-link">Jerrod Johnson</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">QB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'5"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="251" style="text-align: left;">251</td>
<td align="LEFT">Texas A&M</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT">Joshua Nesbitt</td>
<td align="LEFT">QB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'1"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="217" style="text-align: left;">217</td>
<td align="LEFT">Georgia Tech</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT">Joshua Portis</td>
<td align="LEFT">QB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="211" style="text-align: left;">211</td>
<td align="LEFT">California (PA)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/7503/scott-tolzien" class="sbn-auto-link">Scott Tolzien</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">QB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="212" style="text-align: left;">212</td>
<td align="LEFT">Wisconsin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/11827/jeff-van-camp" class="sbn-auto-link">Jeff Van Camp</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">QB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'5"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="218" style="text-align: left;">218</td>
<td align="LEFT">Florida Atlantic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT">Armando Allen</td>
<td align="LEFT">RB</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'8"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="199" style="text-align: left;">199</td>
<td align="LEFT">Notre Dame</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/13220/matt-asiata" class="sbn-auto-link">Matt Asiata</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">RB</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'11"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="229" style="text-align: left;">229</td>
<td align="LEFT">Utah</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/5166/damien-berry" class="sbn-auto-link">Damien Berry</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">RB</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'10"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="211" style="text-align: left;">211</td>
<td align="LEFT">Miami</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT">John Clay</td>
<td align="LEFT">RB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'1"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="230" style="text-align: left;">230</td>
<td align="LEFT">Wisconsin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT">Graig Cooper</td>
<td align="LEFT">RB</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'10"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="205" style="text-align: left;">205</td>
<td align="LEFT">Miami</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT">Noel Devine</td>
<td align="LEFT">RB</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'8"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="179" style="text-align: left;">179</td>
<td align="LEFT">West Virginia</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/5249/shaun-draughn" class="sbn-auto-link">Shaun Draughn</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">RB</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'11"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="213" style="text-align: left;">213</td>
<td align="LEFT">North Carolina</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/5594/darren-evans" class="sbn-auto-link">Darren Evans</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">RB</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'0"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="227" style="text-align: left;">227</td>
<td align="LEFT">Virginia Tech</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/10082/mario-fannin" class="sbn-auto-link">Mario Fannin</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">RB</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'10"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="231" style="text-align: left;">231</td>
<td align="LEFT">Auburn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/10397/derrick-locke" class="sbn-auto-link">Derrick Locke</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">RB</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'8"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="188" style="text-align: left;">188</td>
<td align="LEFT">Kentucky</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/17628/brandon-saine" class="sbn-auto-link">Brandon Saine</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">RB</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'11"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="220" style="text-align: left;">220</td>
<td align="LEFT">Ohio St.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/14863/vai-taua" class="sbn-auto-link">Vai Taua</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">RB</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'10"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="213" style="text-align: left;">213</td>
<td align="LEFT">Nevada</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/15373/jeron-johnson" class="sbn-auto-link">Jeron Johnson</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">SS</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'10"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="212" style="text-align: left;">212</td>
<td align="LEFT">Boise St.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT">Deandre McDaniel</td>
<td align="LEFT">SS</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'0"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="217" style="text-align: left;">217</td>
<td align="LEFT">Clemson</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT">Nate Williams</td>
<td align="LEFT">SS</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'0"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="211" style="text-align: left;">211</td>
<td align="LEFT">Washington</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/9921/preston-dial" class="sbn-auto-link">Preston Dial</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">TE</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="237" style="text-align: left;">237</td>
<td align="LEFT">Alabama</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6984/charlie-gantt" class="sbn-auto-link">Charlie Gantt</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">TE</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'4"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="252" style="text-align: left;">252</td>
<td align="LEFT">Michigan St.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/36580/cameron-graham" class="sbn-auto-link">Cameron Graham</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">TE</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="244" style="text-align: left;">244</td>
<td align="LEFT">Louisville</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT">Schuylar Oordt</td>
<td align="LEFT">TE</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'6"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="261" style="text-align: left;">261</td>
<td align="LEFT">Northern Iowa</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT">Zack Pianalto</td>
<td align="LEFT">TE</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="256" style="text-align: left;">256</td>
<td align="LEFT">North Carolina</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6778/allen-reisner" class="sbn-auto-link">Allen Reisner</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">TE</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="248" style="text-align: left;">248</td>
<td align="LEFT">Iowa</td>
</tr>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/10902/weslye-saunders" class="sbn-auto-link">Weslye Saunders</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">TE</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'5"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="270" style="text-align: left;">270</td>
<td align="LEFT">South Carolina</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/35445/darvin-adams" class="sbn-auto-link">Darvin Adams</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="190" style="text-align: left;">190</td>
<td align="LEFT">Auburn</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/5843/armon-binns" class="sbn-auto-link">Armon Binns</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="209" style="text-align: left;">209</td>
<td align="LEFT">Cincinnati</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/47985/deandre-brown" class="sbn-auto-link">DeAndre Brown</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'6"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="233" style="text-align: left;">233</td>
<td align="LEFT">Southern Miss</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6896/mark-dell" class="sbn-auto-link">Mark Dell</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'0"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="193" style="text-align: left;">193</td>
<td align="LEFT">Michigan St.</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/78897/tori-gurley" class="sbn-auto-link">Tori Gurley</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'4"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="216" style="text-align: left;">216</td>
<td align="LEFT">South Carolina</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Jamel Hamler</td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'1"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="193" style="text-align: left;">193</td>
<td align="LEFT">Fresno St.</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Andre Holmes</td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'4"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="210" style="text-align: left;">210</td>
<td align="LEFT">Hillsdale</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Lestar Jean</td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'3"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="215" style="text-align: left;">215</td>
<td align="LEFT">Florida Atlantic</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Ricardo Lockette</td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="211" style="text-align: left;">211</td>
<td align="LEFT">Fort Valley St.</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Jeffrey Maehl</td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'1"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="190" style="text-align: left;">190</td>
<td align="LEFT">Oregon</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6499/joe-morgan" class="sbn-auto-link">Joe Morgan</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'1"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="189" style="text-align: left;">189</td>
<td align="LEFT">Walsh</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">O.J. Murdock</td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'11"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="197" style="text-align: left;">197</td>
<td align="LEFT">Fort Hays St.</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/16514/jamar-newsome" class="sbn-auto-link">Jamar Newsome</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'1"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="200" style="text-align: left;">200</td>
<td align="LEFT">Central Florida</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6469/jock-sanders" class="sbn-auto-link">Jock Sanders</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'6"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="181" style="text-align: left;">181</td>
<td align="LEFT">West Virginia</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/17633/dane-sanzenbacher" class="sbn-auto-link">Dane Sanzenbacher</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">5'11"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="182" style="text-align: left;">182</td>
<td align="LEFT">Ohio St.</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><span class="sbn-auto-link">Keith Smith</span></td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="214" style="text-align: left;">214</td>
<td align="LEFT">Purdue</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/5343/owen-spencer" class="sbn-auto-link">Owen Spencer</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="195" style="text-align: left;">195</td>
<td align="LEFT">N.C. State</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT">Terrence Toliver</td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'4"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="212" style="text-align: left;">212</td>
<td align="LEFT">LSU</td>
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<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6660/terrance-turner" class="sbn-auto-link">Terrance Turner</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'2"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="220" style="text-align: left;">220</td>
<td align="LEFT">Indiana</td>
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<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/5658/marshall-williams" class="sbn-auto-link">Marshall Williams</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'1"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="188" style="text-align: left;">188</td>
<td align="LEFT">Wake Forest</td>
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<tr>
<td height="22" align="LEFT"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/13078/jimmy-young" class="sbn-auto-link">Jimmy Young</a></td>
<td align="LEFT">WR</td>
<td align="LEFT">6'0"</td>
<td align="RIGHT" sdnum="1033;" sdval="204" style="text-align: left;">204</td>
<td align="LEFT">TCU</td>
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https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pittsburgh-steelers/2011/5/1/2147504/undrafted-free-agent-signings-2011Charlie Wilmoth2011-05-01T12:07:53-04:002011-05-01T12:07:53-04:00NFL Draft Grades, Winners and Losers: No Love for the Cleveland Browns or New England Patriots
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<p>Adam Kaplan of FOX Sports released a set of <a target="_blank" href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/2011-NFL-draft-grades-for-each-team-043011">hastily written draft grades</a> this morning. In the wave of analysis that follows every draft, there is always a tendency to over emphasize the importance of drafting for need early. Sports analysts decide early on what positions they think a team needs to address early in the draft, then cling desperately to their early ideas no matter what. These writers often issue harsh, reactionary evaluations of smart teams, and that is exactly what Kaplan has done here to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.patspulpit.com/">New England Patriots</a>. Kpalan also fails to fully appreciate the majesty of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.dawgsbynature.com/">Cleveland Browns</a>' draft haul this year.</p>
<p>Kaplan gives the Patriots' draft a "D" grade for reasons that I find totally impossible to understand. According to Kaplan, the Patriots effort was a near failure merely because they did not select anyone who could help their pass rush. This is absolute foolishness. While I do not dispute that acquiring a pass rusher would've helped the Patriots, it is important to remember that the Patriots won 14 games last year. The Patriots did exactly what a good team should do: draft for value. With picks like <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/5451/ras-i-dowling">Ras-I Dowling</a> in the second, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6810/ryan-mallett">Ryan Mallett</a> in the third, and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/13051/marcus-cannon">Marcus Cannon</a> in the fifth, I just can't see how anyone could call the Patriots' draft a near failure.</p>
<p>Kaplan was also lukewarm on the Cleveland Browns, who should obviously be regarded as one of the biggest winners of the draft. The Browns <a href="http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pittsburgh-steelers/2011/4/28/2140749/NFL-Draft-2011-Cleveland-Browns-Score-Ransom-Trade-Down-Atlanta-Falcons-Julio-Jones-First-Round" target="_blank">ridiculous trade</a> with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> alone should seal this draft as an amazing success. The Browns got an enormous number of picks, some of which they used this year to land truly impressive talent. The Browns' first three selections, DT <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/7369/phil-taylor">Phil Taylor</a>, DE Jabaal Sheard, and WR <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/5233/greg-little">Greg Little</a> are all incredible picks that will contribute immediately, but the value does not stop there. The Browns also got several late round steals, including highly regarded CB Buster Skrine in the fifth round. This kid an athletic specimen whose 4.37 40 yard dash at the combine does not begin to approximate <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2jksB_vrsM" target="_blank">his explosive play</a>. In the same round they also selected Pitt product Jason Pinkston, a future interior lineman to whom many scouts gave second and third round grades. How anyone could grade this draft with anything less than an "A" is beyond my understanding.</p>
<p>Sports fans, it's time to tune out the noise and look for some real analysis. Check out our in-depth grades for the AFC North <a href="http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pittsburgh-steelers/2011/4/29/2141458/2011-nfl-draft-results-draft-grades-aj-green-phil-taylor-jimmy-smith-cameron-cam-heyward" target="_blank">round one</a> and also rounds <a href="http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pittsburgh-steelers/2011/4/30/2145374/2011-nfl-draft-grades-second-third-round-results-Baltimore-Ravens-Bengals-Browns-Steelers" target="_blank">two and three</a>. </p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pittsburgh-steelers/2011/5/1/2147366/nfl-draft-grades-winners-and-losers-cleveland-browns-new-england-patriotsSam Wilmoth2011-05-01T11:45:16-04:002011-05-01T11:45:16-04:00Mel Kiper's 2011 Draft Grades: Lions, Bengals, Browns, Steelers Receive Praise
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<p><a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2011/insider/news/story?page=Kiper2011DraftGrades">Mel Kiper's 2011 Draft Grades</a> are out (insider only), and, unsurprisingly, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.prideofdetroit.com/">Lions</a> (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/78561/nick-fairley">Nick Fairley</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/36298/mikel-leshoure">Mikel Leshoure</a>), <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.cincyjungle.com/">Bengals</a> (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/36143/a-j-green">A.J. Green</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/12996/andy-dalton">Andy Dalton</a>), Bucs (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6792/adrian-clayborn">Adrian Clayborn</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/35780/da-quan-bowers">Da'Quan Bowers</a>), <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.dawgsbynature.com/">Browns</a> (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/7369/phil-taylor">Phil Taylor</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6142/jabaal-sheard">Jabaal Sheard</a> and a big pile o' draft picks), <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.stampedeblue.com/">Colts</a> (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/4592/anthony-castonzo">Anthony Castonzo</a>, Ben Ijalana), <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/">Packers</a> (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/10687/derek-sherrod">Derek Sherrod</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/36491/randall-cobb">Randall Cobb</a>), and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.baltimorebeatdown.com/">Ravens</a> (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/7686/jimmy-smith">Jimmy Smith</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/5110/torrey-smith">Torrey Smith</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/16588/jah-reid">Jah Reid</a>) all rank near the top. He also praises the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/san-diego-chargers">Chargers</a> (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/48948/corey-liuget">Corey Liuget</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/4626/marcus-gilchrist">Marcus Gilchrist</a>), which puzzles me a little, but maybe I'm being too hard on San Diego for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6803/jonas-mouton">Jonas Mouton</a> pick, which was the only one that actively confused me.</p>
<p>Also near the top - again unsurprisingly - is the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>, who Kiper praises for an "unflashy" but "effective" draft and gives an overall draft grade of B+. Can't argue with that: the Steelers didn't trade around or make any splashy picks, but they got good value everywhere and picked players who met obvious needs.</p>
<p>The lowest-ranked team on the list is the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fieldgulls.com/">Seattle Seahawks</a>, who get an overall grade of D+. The Seahawks reached on all their top picks, including <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/78283/james-carpenter">James Carpenter</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/7559/john-moffitt">John Moffitt</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/10653/k-j-wright">K.J. Wright</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/10283/kris-durham">Kris Durham</a>. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigcatcountry.com/">Jaguars</a> also get a very low grade - Kiper isn't a huge <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/36902/blaine-gabbert">Blaine Gabbert</a> fan. Two other teams that took quarterbacks in the first round - the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.catscratchreader.com/">Panthers</a> (<span class="sbn-auto-link">Cam Newton</span>) and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.musiccitymiracles.com/">Titans</a> (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/9622/jake-locker">Jake Locker</a>) - also receive low grades.</p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pittsburgh-steelers/2011/5/1/2146949/nfl-draft-grades-2011-mel-kiperCharlie Wilmoth