Spring Break
Here's how it's going down
Mike Mauro
Issue date: 4/24/09 Section: Sports
It's here. The NFL Draft gets underway at 4 p.m. tomorrow and as teams prepare to select and maneuver to set themselves up for the future it's time for a final forecast of how the first round of the draft will unfold.
1) Detroit Lions - Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia
2) St. Louis Rams - Jason Smith, OT, Baylor
3) Kansas City Chiefs - Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest
4) Seattle Seahawks - Mark Sanchez, QB, USC
5) Cleveland Browns - B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College
6) Cincinnati Bengals - Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia
7) Oakland Raiders - Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
8) Jacksonville Jaguars - Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri
9) Green Bay Packers - Brian Orakpo, DE/OLB, Texas
10) San Francisco 49ers - Andre Smith, OT, Alabama
11) Buffalo Bills - Aaron Maybin, DE/OLB, Penn St.
12) Denver Broncos - Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU
13) Washington Redskins - Robert Ayers, DE, Tennessee
14) New Orleans Saints - Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio St.
15) Houston Texans - Brian Cushing, LB, USC
16) San Diego Chargers - Chris "Beanie" Wells, RB, Ohio St.
17) New York Jets - Josh Freeman, QB, Kansas St.
18) Denver Broncos - Everette Brown, DE/OLB, Florida St.
19) Tampa Bay Bucs - Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss
20) Detroit Lions (from Dallas) - Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss
21) Philadelphia Eagles - Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
22) Minnesota Vikings - Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland
23) New England Patriots - Clay Matthews, LB, USC
24) Atlanta Falcons - Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma St.
25) Miami Dolphins - Hakeem Nicks, WR, North Carolina
26) Baltimore Ravens - Darius Butler, CB, Connecticut
27) Indianapolis Colts - Kenny Britt, WR, Rutgers
28) Buffalo Bills (from Philadelphia) - Eben Britton, OT, Arizona
29) New York Giants - Rey Maualuga, LB, USC
30) Tennessee Titans - Percy Harvin, WR, Florida
31) Arizona Cardinals - Donald Brown, RB, Connecticut
32) Pittsburgh Steelers - Alex Mack, C, California
The first round, as always, will be nonstop excitement and intrigue as teams will surprise, deal and move around in order to secure the player they covet most. Expect as many as six receivers to go in the first round. At least five offensive tackles will go in round one, six if Connecticut's William Beatty slips into the final few picks.
Other top players remaining on the board who could replace the selections at the bottom of round one are Northern Illinois defensive end/outside linebacker Larry English, Ohio St. linebacker James Laurinaitis, Illinois cornerback Vontae Davis, Beatty, Utah defensive end/outside linebacker Paul Kruger and Oregon center Max Unger.
The first two rounds of the draft take place Saturday before concluding with rounds three through seven on Sunday.
1) Detroit Lions - Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia
2) St. Louis Rams - Jason Smith, OT, Baylor
3) Kansas City Chiefs - Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest
4) Seattle Seahawks - Mark Sanchez, QB, USC
5) Cleveland Browns - B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College
6) Cincinnati Bengals - Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia
7) Oakland Raiders - Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
8) Jacksonville Jaguars - Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri
9) Green Bay Packers - Brian Orakpo, DE/OLB, Texas
10) San Francisco 49ers - Andre Smith, OT, Alabama
11) Buffalo Bills - Aaron Maybin, DE/OLB, Penn St.
12) Denver Broncos - Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU
13) Washington Redskins - Robert Ayers, DE, Tennessee
14) New Orleans Saints - Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio St.
15) Houston Texans - Brian Cushing, LB, USC
16) San Diego Chargers - Chris "Beanie" Wells, RB, Ohio St.
17) New York Jets - Josh Freeman, QB, Kansas St.
18) Denver Broncos - Everette Brown, DE/OLB, Florida St.
19) Tampa Bay Bucs - Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss
20) Detroit Lions (from Dallas) - Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss
21) Philadelphia Eagles - Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
22) Minnesota Vikings - Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland
23) New England Patriots - Clay Matthews, LB, USC
24) Atlanta Falcons - Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma St.
25) Miami Dolphins - Hakeem Nicks, WR, North Carolina
26) Baltimore Ravens - Darius Butler, CB, Connecticut
27) Indianapolis Colts - Kenny Britt, WR, Rutgers
28) Buffalo Bills (from Philadelphia) - Eben Britton, OT, Arizona
29) New York Giants - Rey Maualuga, LB, USC
30) Tennessee Titans - Percy Harvin, WR, Florida
31) Arizona Cardinals - Donald Brown, RB, Connecticut
32) Pittsburgh Steelers - Alex Mack, C, California
The first round, as always, will be nonstop excitement and intrigue as teams will surprise, deal and move around in order to secure the player they covet most. Expect as many as six receivers to go in the first round. At least five offensive tackles will go in round one, six if Connecticut's William Beatty slips into the final few picks.
Other top players remaining on the board who could replace the selections at the bottom of round one are Northern Illinois defensive end/outside linebacker Larry English, Ohio St. linebacker James Laurinaitis, Illinois cornerback Vontae Davis, Beatty, Utah defensive end/outside linebacker Paul Kruger and Oregon center Max Unger.
The first two rounds of the draft take place Saturday before concluding with rounds three through seven on Sunday.
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