| Pick |
Team |
Name |
Position |
School |
Comments |
| 1 |
St. Louis Rams |
Sam Bradford |
QB |
Oklahoma |
Best QB in the draft goes to a team in dire need of a franchise QB. |
| 2 |
Detroit Lions |
Ndamukong Suh |
DT |
Nebraska |
An absolute beast who is capable of single-handedly turning around this sad defense. |
| 3 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Gerald McCoy |
DT |
Oklahoma |
Fundamentally sound DT who would be the first D-lineman off the board in most draft classes. |
| 4 |
Washington Redskins |
Russell Okung |
OT |
Oklahoma St. |
Polished pass protector is the perfect fit to replace newly-retired Chris Samuels. |
| 5 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Dez Bryant |
WR |
Oklahoma St. |
They have more glaring needs, but they can't pass up nabbing a playmaker like Bryant. |
| 6 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Jimmy Clausen |
QB |
Notre Dame |
Best QB available for a team in dire need of a new QB (especially since they dealt Seneca Wallace). |
| 7 |
Cleveland Browns |
Eric Berry |
S |
Tennessee |
Porous Cleveland defense will get a facelift with the addition of Berry. |
| 8 |
Oakland Raiders |
Trent Williams |
OT |
Oklahoma |
The Raiders need a quality offensive lineman to help spark their running game. |
| 9 |
Buffalo Bills |
Bruce Campbell |
LT |
Maryland |
Excellent athlete with great size. May take a few seasons to reach his potential, but the Bills aren't in position to win now anyway. |
| 10 |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
DE |
South Florida |
Last in sacks last year could use a good pass rusher. |
| 11 |
Denver Broncos |
Dan Williams |
NT |
Tennessee |
Excellent quickness for a 327 lb guy. |
| 12 |
Miami Dolphins |
Sergio Kindle |
OLB |
Texas |
Pass rushing linebacker to compliment newly-acquired Karlos Dansby. |
| 13 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Anthony Davis |
LT |
Rutgers |
Davis has the most upside of any offensive lineman in the draft. Poor combine stats led him to slip to the niners at 13. |
| 14 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Bryan Bulaga |
LT |
Iowa |
2009 Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year is ready to step in and start day 1. |
| 15 |
New York Giants |
Derrick Morgan |
DE |
Georgia Tech |
They need to replace Umenyora and improve their pass rush. Morgan is a perfect fit. |
| 16 |
Tennessee Titans |
Jared Odrick |
DT |
Penn State |
Can play anywhere upfront, which can help them deal with the loss of Vanden Bosch. |
| 17 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Taylor Mays |
S |
USC |
Incredible athlete who will bring a presence to SF defense. |
| 18 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Joe Haden |
CB |
Florida |
Poor 40 time drops into the laps of a contender in need of an upgrade at CB. |
| 19 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Golden Tate |
WR |
Notre Dame |
4.3 speed and strong character make him a tempting pick to pair with Roddy White. |
| 20 |
Houston Texans |
Kyle Wilson |
CB |
Boise State |
Solid corner who will be able to step in and replace Dunta Robinson. Also has kick return skills. |
| 21 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Rolando McClain |
ILB |
Alabama |
This is a best player available pick. He can step in and help the ever-improving Bengal defense. |
| 22 |
New England Patriots |
C.J. Spiller |
RB |
Clemson |
Spiller is a big play waiting to happen every time he touches the ball. He could be the missing piece that gets the Pats back to the Super Bowl. |
| 23 |
Green Bay Packers |
Earl Thomas |
S |
Texas |
8 interceptions as a 3rd-yr sophmore last season. |
| 24 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Carlos Dunlap |
DE |
Florida |
The Eagles need a DE and Dunlap has the physical tools to be a dominant player. |
| 25 |
Baltimore Ravens |
Patrick Robinson |
CB |
Florida State |
Acquisition of Anquan Boldin leaves CB as the position of greatest need and Robinson is the best available CB. |
| 26 |
Arizona Cardinals |
Brandon Graham |
OLB |
Michigan |
Similar to LaMarr Woodley, smaller than prototypical size, but has an excellent motor. |
| 27 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Demaryius Thomas |
WR |
Georgia Tech |
Will be looking to replace Roy Williams soon and Thomas could be that replacement. |
| 28 |
San Diego Chargers |
Ryan Matthews |
RB |
Fresno State |
After cutting LT and Michael Bennett, Sproles is the only RB on their roster. Matthews is a good value pick at 28. |
| 29 |
New York Jets |
Everson Griffen |
DE |
USC |
Can provide a more than adequate compliment to Shaun Ellis to further strengthen an already strong defense. |
| 30 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Brian Price |
DT |
UCLA |
Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year has a high ceiling and has been very productive. |
| 31 |
Indianapolis Colts |
Maurkice Pouncey |
C |
Florida |
He will be the heir apparent to Jeff Saturday who is getting long in the tooth. |
| 32 |
New Orleans Saints |
Sean Weatherspoon |
LB |
Missouri |
Weatherspoon had over 400 tackles and a tremendous performance at the combine. |