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Kiper released his 3rd round predictions and has us taking Eric Heitmann, an OG out of Stanford. I love the Pac 10 but didn't get to see Stanford play too much this year and therefore know virtually nothing about this guy other than what I've read. Kiper has him rated as the #5 OG in the draft and here's what he has to say about him:
I'd like to know what all of you draftnicks think about this prediction.
Also, here's Kiper's entire 3rd round prediction, enjoy:
66. Houston -- Scott Fujita, LB, California
67. Carolina -- Deion Branch, WR, Louisville
68. Detroit -- David Thornton, LB, North Carolina
69. Buffalo -- Josh McCown, QB, Sam Houston State
70. Minnesota -- Dorsett Davis, DT, Mississippi State
71. San Diego -- Fred Weary, OG, Tennessee
72. Dallas -- Doug Jolley, TE, BYU
73. Cincinnati -- Mel Mitchell, DB, Western Kentucky
74. Indianapolis -- Sheldon Brown, CB, South Carolina
75. Kansas City -- Joseph Jefferson, CB, Western Kentucky
76. Jacksonville -- Melvin Fowler, C, Maryland
77. Tennessee -- Lamar Gordon, RB, North Dakota State
78. N.Y. Giants -- Raonall Smith, LB, Washington State
79. Cleveland -- Andra Davis, LB, Florida
80. Atlanta -- Michael Lewis, S, Colorado
81. Arizona -- Rashad Bauman, CB, Oregon
82. New Orleans -- Tony Beckham, CB, Wisconsin-Stout
83. Houston -- Kevin Curtis, DB, Texas Tech
84. St. Louis (from Washington) -- Antwaan Randle El, WR, Indiana
- -. Denver (forfeited selection)
85. Seattle -- Brian Williams, CB, N.C. State
86. Tampa Bay -- Terry Charles, WR, Portland State
87. Baltimore -- Ron Johnson, WR, Minnesota
88. NY Jets -- Justin Bannan, DT, Colorado
89. Oakland -- Marquand Manuel, DB, Florida
90. Miami -- Eric Heitmann, OG, Stanford
91. Philadelphia -- Jeff Hatch, OT, Penn
- -. San Francisco (forfeited selection)
92. Green Bay -- Ben Leber, LB, Kansas State
93. Chicago -- Terry Jones, Jr., TE, Alabama
94. Pittsburgh -- Rohan Davey, QB, LSU
95. St. Louis -- Qasim Mitchell, OG, North Carolina A&T
96. New England -- Emmett Johnson, WR, Virginia Tech
97. Buffalo (compensatory pick) -- Coy Wire, DB, Stanford
98. Arizona (compensatory pick) -- Ladell Betts, RB, Iowa
This all came from the ESPN insider page.
Heitmann performed at a solid level throughout his career at Stanford. In fact, he was one of the most underrated linemen in the country. In the weight room, Heitmann has few peers, and he uses his power effectively. He also shows mobility and light feet for a 306-pounder. While his strength is outstanding, he isn't a dominating blocker and struggled during the Senior Bowl practices. However, he's a technically sound veteran who is well-versed in both run and pass blocking.
I'd like to know what all of you draftnicks think about this prediction.
Also, here's Kiper's entire 3rd round prediction, enjoy:
66. Houston -- Scott Fujita, LB, California
67. Carolina -- Deion Branch, WR, Louisville
68. Detroit -- David Thornton, LB, North Carolina
69. Buffalo -- Josh McCown, QB, Sam Houston State
70. Minnesota -- Dorsett Davis, DT, Mississippi State
71. San Diego -- Fred Weary, OG, Tennessee
72. Dallas -- Doug Jolley, TE, BYU
73. Cincinnati -- Mel Mitchell, DB, Western Kentucky
74. Indianapolis -- Sheldon Brown, CB, South Carolina
75. Kansas City -- Joseph Jefferson, CB, Western Kentucky
76. Jacksonville -- Melvin Fowler, C, Maryland
77. Tennessee -- Lamar Gordon, RB, North Dakota State
78. N.Y. Giants -- Raonall Smith, LB, Washington State
79. Cleveland -- Andra Davis, LB, Florida
80. Atlanta -- Michael Lewis, S, Colorado
81. Arizona -- Rashad Bauman, CB, Oregon
82. New Orleans -- Tony Beckham, CB, Wisconsin-Stout
83. Houston -- Kevin Curtis, DB, Texas Tech
84. St. Louis (from Washington) -- Antwaan Randle El, WR, Indiana
- -. Denver (forfeited selection)
85. Seattle -- Brian Williams, CB, N.C. State
86. Tampa Bay -- Terry Charles, WR, Portland State
87. Baltimore -- Ron Johnson, WR, Minnesota
88. NY Jets -- Justin Bannan, DT, Colorado
89. Oakland -- Marquand Manuel, DB, Florida
90. Miami -- Eric Heitmann, OG, Stanford
91. Philadelphia -- Jeff Hatch, OT, Penn
- -. San Francisco (forfeited selection)
92. Green Bay -- Ben Leber, LB, Kansas State
93. Chicago -- Terry Jones, Jr., TE, Alabama
94. Pittsburgh -- Rohan Davey, QB, LSU
95. St. Louis -- Qasim Mitchell, OG, North Carolina A&T
96. New England -- Emmett Johnson, WR, Virginia Tech
97. Buffalo (compensatory pick) -- Coy Wire, DB, Stanford
98. Arizona (compensatory pick) -- Ladell Betts, RB, Iowa
This all came from the ESPN insider page.