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Here's a mock draft put together by Vic Carucci of NFL.com:
1. Oakland: JaMarcus Russell, QB, LSU The Raiders are starting over at quarterback -- again. They could go with Notre Dame's Brady Quinn, but Russell's off-the-charts physical skills and arm strength give him enough of an edge to rank as the No. 1 quarterback in the draft. His massive frame is a plus, but his weight at the NFL Combine (265 pounds) was about 10 pounds heavier than the Raiders or any team would prefer. Of course, given their unpredictable history, the Raiders could go with a different position. Their draft board, like that of many other teams, might very well show Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson at the top. 2. Detroit: Joe Thomas, OT, Wisconsin The Lions will be tempted to use their first pick on yet another receiver, especially after Johnson's highly impressive showing at the Combine. General Manager Matt Millen also could give serious thought to selecting one of the top two quarterbacks available (Russell or Quinn) or Clemson defensive end Gaines Adams, another prospect who gave a strong Combine showing. But of all of their holes, the most logical for them to plug with this choice is offensive tackle. Thomas, who is a superb athlete, is the best at the position in this year's college crop and should be a fixture on the Lions' line for many years to come. See the complete 1st round at http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/10117273
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I'll be amazed if the Raiders actually take Russell with the #1 pick. It wouldn't surprise me to see them take Calvin Johnson. In fact, I read somewhere today where they were invloved in trade rumors concerning a QB to come in and be their starter.
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Today is the day. The NFL Draft will be underway in a few short hours. Feel free to weigh in with your opinions as the draft progresses. Me, I'm still convinced that the Raiders will find a way to screw up the first pick in the draft.
By the way, it sounds as though there may be a trade between the Niners and Seahawks. The Niners would receive Darrell Jackson and the Seahawks would receive one of the Niners' 4th round picks.
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Here's a synopsis of the first round:
1 1 Oakland Russell, JaMarcus QB 6-6 263 Louisiana State 2 2 Detroit Johnson, Calvin WR 6-4 237 Georgia Tech 3 3 Cleveland Thomas, Joe OT 6-6 313 Wisconsin 4 4 Tampa Bay Adams, Gaines DE 6-5 260 Clemson 5 5 Arizona Brown, Levi OT 6-4 328 Penn State 6 6 Washington Landry, LaRon FS 6-2 205 Louisiana State 7 7 Minnesota Peterson, Adrian RB 6-2 218 Oklahoma 8 8 Atlanta (from Houston) Anderson, Jamaal DE 6-6 279 Arkansas 9 9 Miami Ginn Jr., Ted WR 6-0 180 Ohio State 10 10 Houston (from Atlanta) Okoye, Amobi DT 6-2 287 Louisville 11 11 San Francisco Willis, Patrick ILB 6-1 240 Mississippi 12 12 Buffalo Lynch, Marshawn RB 5-11 217 California 13 13 St. Louis Carriker, Adam DE 6-6 292 Nebraska 14 14 N.Y. Jets (from Carolina) Revis, Darrelle CB 6-0 197 Pittsburgh 15 15 Pittsburgh Timmons, Lawrence OLB 6-3 232 Florida State 16 16 Green Bay Harrell, Justin DT 6-4 305 Tennessee 17 17 Denver (from Jacksonville) Moss, Jarvis DE 6-6 251 Florida 18 18 Cincinnati Hall, Leon CB 5-11 193 Michigan 19 19 Tennessee Griffin, Michael FS 6-0 195 Texas 20 20 N.Y. Giants Ross, Aaron CB 6-1 192 Texas 21 21 Jacksonville (from Denver) Nelson, Reggie FS 6-0 193 Florida 22 22 Cleveland (from Dallas) Quinn, Brady QB 6-3 226 Notre Dame 23 23 Kansas City Bowe, Dwayne WR 6-2 217 Louisiana State 24 24 New England (from Seattle) Meriweather, Brandon FS 5-11 192 Miami (Fla.) 25 25 Carolina (from N.Y. Jets) Beason, Jon OLB 6-0 236 Miami (Fla.) 26 26 Dallas (from Philadelphia) Spencer, Anthony DE 6-3 266 Purdue 27 27 New Orleans Meachem, Robert WR 6-3 211 Tennessee 28 28 San Francisco (from New England) Staley, Joe OT 6-5 302 Central Michigan 29 29 Baltimore Grubbs, Ben G 6-3 314 Auburn 30 30 San Diego Davis, Craig WR 6-1 207 Louisiana State 31 31 Chicago Olsen, Greg TE 6-4 252 Miami (Fla.) 32 32 Indianapolis Gonzalez, Anthony WR 6-0 195 Ohio State
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