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<blockquote data-quote="PowderSpringsJacket88" data-source="post: 42278" data-attributes="member: 40"><p><strong>18. <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/nyj/new-york-jets" target="_blank">New York Jets</a>: <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/34722/brandin-cooks" target="_blank">Brandin Cooks</a>, WR, Oregon State</strong></p><p></p><p>The Jets added <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13271/eric-decker" target="_blank">Eric Decker</a> and <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13363/jacoby-ford" target="_blank">Jacoby Ford</a> to go along with <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14151/jeremy-kerley" target="_blank">Jeremy Kerley</a>and <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14910/stephen-hill" target="_blank">Stephen Hill</a> this offseason, but this is still very much a need position. Specifically, New York needs a receiver who can stretch the field vertically, which is what makes Cooks a good fit here. I seem to be in the minority in liking Cooks more than LSU's Odell Beckham Jr. and USC's <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/33604/marqise-lee" target="_blank">Marqise Lee</a>. Even though he's smaller than Beckham Jr., Cooks has more reliable hands and is a better route runner. Cooks is also faster than Lee both in 40 times and on tape and catches the ball better than him.</p><p></p><p><strong>19. <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/mia/miami-dolphins" target="_blank">Miami Dolphins</a>: <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/33071/morgan-moses" target="_blank">Morgan Moses</a>, OT, Virginia</strong></p><p></p><p>The biggest concern I have with this pick is whether the Dolphins think that Moses can play at right tackle, because he really came into his own during the 2013 season when he played left tackle after playing right earlier in his career. If Miami takes him here, it will obviously want Moses to start opposite newly acquired left tackle <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11249/branden-albert" target="_blank">Branden Albert</a>, so the Dolphins need to be comfortable with Moses making the transition. If they are, this is a great pick and potentially a steal at No. 19. He possesses excellent size and length, and he played his best against his best individual competition this season.</p><p></p><p><strong>20. <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ari/arizona-cardinals" target="_blank">Arizona Cardinals</a>: <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/34749/calvin-pryor" target="_blank">Calvin Pryor</a>, S, Louisville</strong></p><p></p><p>Pryor is a hard-hitting, tone-setting safety with good range for his size and style of play. He'd be a plug-and-play starter at strong safety next to <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/32828/tyrann-mathieu" target="_blank">Tyrann Mathieu</a>, and the two would complement each other well in a very talented secondary. Other possibilities at this spot include UCLA OLB <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/33600/anthony-barr" target="_blank">Anthony Barr</a> and WR Odell Beckham Jr. One more prospect to keep in mind for Arizona: If QB Teddy Bridgewater were to slip to this point, I think the Cardinals could consider taking him.</p><p></p><p><strong>21. <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/gnb/green-bay-packers" target="_blank">Green Bay Packers</a>: <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/33072/odell-beckham-jr" target="_blank">Odell Beckham Jr.</a>, WR, LSU</strong></p><p></p><p>The Packers' needs include tight end, safety, inside linebacker and left tackle, but there aren't any players at those positions that are worth drafting at this spot in this scenario. I think it comes down to Beckham and CB Bradley Roby, and I'm going with Beckham because he's more of a proven commodity and he'd give QB<a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/8439/aaron-rodgers" target="_blank">Aaron Rodgers</a> another weapon in the passing game. He would immediately push <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/15358/jarrett-boykin" target="_blank">Jarrett Boykin</a> for the Packers' No. 3 receiving job as a guy who can stretch the field vertically and create after the catch. He could also add some juice in the return game.</p><p></p><p><strong>22. <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-eagles" target="_blank">Philadelphia Eagles</a>: <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/33604/marqise-lee" target="_blank">Marqise Lee</a>, WR, USC</strong></p><p></p><p>Lee would give the Eagles' receiving corps a shot in the arm. Right now it's<a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12579/jeremy-maclin" target="_blank">Jeremy Maclin</a> (who is coming off of a torn ACL), <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13225/riley-cooper" target="_blank">Riley Cooper</a> and a few question marks. Lee isn't the burner that <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11283/desean-jackson" target="_blank">DeSean Jackson</a> was for this offense, and he struggled with drops in 2013 much more so than he did his first two seasons, but he has good field speed and is a threat after the catch. Lee did some serious damage to Chip Kelly's Oregon teams in 2011 and 2012, with a combined 20 catches for 344 yards and three touchdowns.</p><p></p><p><strong>23. <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/kan/kansas-city-chiefs" target="_blank">Kansas City Chiefs</a>: <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/34758/cody-latimer" target="_blank">Cody Latimer</a>, WR, Indiana</strong></p><p></p><p>This is the big surprise pick of the first round. He might not go off the board quite this early, but I was blown away by his game when I finally got to study his tape recently. He does a great job of getting off the press, has extremely reliable hands and is a threat after the catch -- three things that make him a perfect fit for a West Coast-style offense. He is dealing with a foot injury but his healing is ahead of schedule, and he recently ran in the 4.4-range at 6-foot-2, 215 pounds. FSU's <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/34718/kelvin-benjamin" target="_blank">Kelvin Benjamin</a> is another possibility here if the Chiefs are looking to go in a different direction at receiver.</p><p></p><p><strong>24. <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cin/cincinnati-bengals" target="_blank">Cincinnati Bengals</a>: <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/33622/bradley-roby" target="_blank">Bradley Roby</a>, CB, Ohio State</strong></p><p></p><p>Roby provides both fit and value here -- cornerback is a position of need for Cincy, and he's the best available player on our board. He had focus issues this past season and needs to work on his technique, but he is the most talented all-around cornerback in this draft with very good size, speed and fluidity. He also has above-average ball skills and is physical in run support. In Cincinnati, he'd have time to develop behind a proven, but aging, group of cornerbacks in <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10462/leon-hall" target="_blank">Leon Hall</a>, <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4463/terence-newman" target="_blank">Terence Newman</a>, <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/8421/adam-jones" target="_blank">Adam Jones</a> and former first-rounder <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14940/dre-kirkpatrick" target="_blank">Dre Kirkpatrick</a>, who also needs to step up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PowderSpringsJacket88, post: 42278, member: 40"] [B]18. [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/nyj/new-york-jets']New York Jets[/URL]: [URL='http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/34722/brandin-cooks']Brandin Cooks[/URL], WR, Oregon State[/B] The Jets added [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13271/eric-decker']Eric Decker[/URL] and [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13363/jacoby-ford']Jacoby Ford[/URL] to go along with [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14151/jeremy-kerley']Jeremy Kerley[/URL]and [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14910/stephen-hill']Stephen Hill[/URL] this offseason, but this is still very much a need position. Specifically, New York needs a receiver who can stretch the field vertically, which is what makes Cooks a good fit here. I seem to be in the minority in liking Cooks more than LSU's Odell Beckham Jr. and USC's [URL='http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/33604/marqise-lee']Marqise Lee[/URL]. Even though he's smaller than Beckham Jr., Cooks has more reliable hands and is a better route runner. Cooks is also faster than Lee both in 40 times and on tape and catches the ball better than him. [B]19. [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/mia/miami-dolphins']Miami Dolphins[/URL]: [URL='http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/33071/morgan-moses']Morgan Moses[/URL], OT, Virginia[/B] The biggest concern I have with this pick is whether the Dolphins think that Moses can play at right tackle, because he really came into his own during the 2013 season when he played left tackle after playing right earlier in his career. If Miami takes him here, it will obviously want Moses to start opposite newly acquired left tackle [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11249/branden-albert']Branden Albert[/URL], so the Dolphins need to be comfortable with Moses making the transition. If they are, this is a great pick and potentially a steal at No. 19. He possesses excellent size and length, and he played his best against his best individual competition this season. [B]20. [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ari/arizona-cardinals']Arizona Cardinals[/URL]: [URL='http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/34749/calvin-pryor']Calvin Pryor[/URL], S, Louisville[/B] Pryor is a hard-hitting, tone-setting safety with good range for his size and style of play. He'd be a plug-and-play starter at strong safety next to [URL='http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/32828/tyrann-mathieu']Tyrann Mathieu[/URL], and the two would complement each other well in a very talented secondary. Other possibilities at this spot include UCLA OLB [URL='http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/33600/anthony-barr']Anthony Barr[/URL] and WR Odell Beckham Jr. One more prospect to keep in mind for Arizona: If QB Teddy Bridgewater were to slip to this point, I think the Cardinals could consider taking him. [B]21. [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/gnb/green-bay-packers']Green Bay Packers[/URL]: [URL='http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/33072/odell-beckham-jr']Odell Beckham Jr.[/URL], WR, LSU[/B] The Packers' needs include tight end, safety, inside linebacker and left tackle, but there aren't any players at those positions that are worth drafting at this spot in this scenario. I think it comes down to Beckham and CB Bradley Roby, and I'm going with Beckham because he's more of a proven commodity and he'd give QB[URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/8439/aaron-rodgers']Aaron Rodgers[/URL] another weapon in the passing game. He would immediately push [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/15358/jarrett-boykin']Jarrett Boykin[/URL] for the Packers' No. 3 receiving job as a guy who can stretch the field vertically and create after the catch. He could also add some juice in the return game. [B]22. [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-eagles']Philadelphia Eagles[/URL]: [URL='http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/33604/marqise-lee']Marqise Lee[/URL], WR, USC[/B] Lee would give the Eagles' receiving corps a shot in the arm. Right now it's[URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12579/jeremy-maclin']Jeremy Maclin[/URL] (who is coming off of a torn ACL), [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13225/riley-cooper']Riley Cooper[/URL] and a few question marks. Lee isn't the burner that [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11283/desean-jackson']DeSean Jackson[/URL] was for this offense, and he struggled with drops in 2013 much more so than he did his first two seasons, but he has good field speed and is a threat after the catch. Lee did some serious damage to Chip Kelly's Oregon teams in 2011 and 2012, with a combined 20 catches for 344 yards and three touchdowns. [B]23. [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/kan/kansas-city-chiefs']Kansas City Chiefs[/URL]: [URL='http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/34758/cody-latimer']Cody Latimer[/URL], WR, Indiana[/B] This is the big surprise pick of the first round. He might not go off the board quite this early, but I was blown away by his game when I finally got to study his tape recently. He does a great job of getting off the press, has extremely reliable hands and is a threat after the catch -- three things that make him a perfect fit for a West Coast-style offense. He is dealing with a foot injury but his healing is ahead of schedule, and he recently ran in the 4.4-range at 6-foot-2, 215 pounds. FSU's [URL='http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/34718/kelvin-benjamin']Kelvin Benjamin[/URL] is another possibility here if the Chiefs are looking to go in a different direction at receiver. [B]24. [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cin/cincinnati-bengals']Cincinnati Bengals[/URL]: [URL='http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/33622/bradley-roby']Bradley Roby[/URL], CB, Ohio State[/B] Roby provides both fit and value here -- cornerback is a position of need for Cincy, and he's the best available player on our board. He had focus issues this past season and needs to work on his technique, but he is the most talented all-around cornerback in this draft with very good size, speed and fluidity. He also has above-average ball skills and is physical in run support. In Cincinnati, he'd have time to develop behind a proven, but aging, group of cornerbacks in [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10462/leon-hall']Leon Hall[/URL], [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4463/terence-newman']Terence Newman[/URL], [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/8421/adam-jones']Adam Jones[/URL] and former first-rounder [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14940/dre-kirkpatrick']Dre Kirkpatrick[/URL], who also needs to step up. [/QUOTE]
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