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The Big Zonk
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009 - Brady Quinn (QB - Notre Dame)
040 - Dwayne Jarrett (WR - USC)
060 - Doug Free (OT - Northern Illinois)
088 - John Wendling (S - Wyoming) *
108 - Paul Williams (WR - Fresno St.)
124 - Courtney Brown (CB - Cal Poly) **
125 - Andy Alleman (OG - Akron) *
126 - Daniel Sepulveda (P - Baylor) *
181 - Ryan Smith (CB - Florida)
219 - Michael Allan (TE - Whitworth)
225 - Kasey Studdard (OG - Texas)
238 - Germaine Race (RB - Pittsburg St.)
* - Obtained via trade with the Saints (Picks 88, 125 & 126 in exchange for picks 71 & 199)
** - Obtained via trade with the 49ers (Pick 124 in exchange for Marty Booker)
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I see Quinn and Jarrett falling to us, and each of them playing for us with a chip on their shoulder, hoping to prove to the rest of the league that they made a mistake by passing on them. If you had told me two months ago there was any possibility of us obtaining both of these talented prospects I would have laughed. But it looks like it may just happen. I can see Quinn, Brown and Jarrett as the powerful nucleus of our high-scoring offense in the future, or at least I hope that happens...
Doug Free's stock has risen the past couple of months. I like what I see, and hopefully he can become our starter at LT down the road...
John Wendling is a great prospect from a small school. I'd be hesitant to draft him at 71, but if the Saints made the trade above, a possibility considering the fact they have three picks in the fourth round, I wouldn't hesitate to add him to our secondary at 88. He's a smart fella too (He turned down scholarship offers from Harvard and Princeton, which kind of raises a flag in a way). I hope we get him one way or another...
Paul Williams is raw, but could develop into a force to be reckoned with. He'd be a nice pick at 108, especially if it prevented the 49ers from drafting a good prospect at WR with pick 110.
It's probably wishful thinking that the 49ers would give up the 124th pick for Marty Booker, but they are desperate for help at WR. It's possible we might deal Chambers instead of Booker. If either happened and we landed this pick from the 49ers, I would use it on Courtney Brown, a workout warrior from a small school who may just blossom into a solid starter in the NFL...
Andy Alleman seems like a decent pick near the bottom of the fourth. He's a nasty guard with quick feet, so he could provide depth this season and hopefully blossom into our starter at LG in a year or two...
The first two-time winner of the Ray Guy Award, Daniel Sepulveda is the best punter in the draft. He's arguably the best prospect at his position in a long time. He won't fall to 181, so if we had all of these picks in the fourth round I'd definitely use pick 126 on him, almost surely ensuring we don't need to worry about our punter for the next decade or two...
Ryan Smith is a very underrated cornerback who made play after play last season on the national championship Gators. I can see him becoming a solid nickleback in the league. He would definitely provide depth right away in our secondary and on special teams. If he falls this far, I see us taking him.
Michael Allan is an intriguing prospect that could possibly become a decent TE down the road. I'll be surprised if we don't take a TE near the end of the draft. I see him being our guy.
Kasey Studdard is a nasty guard that I'd like to see us pick up near the end of the draft. He could become a solid lineman with proper coaching.
Germaine Race put up astronomical numbers at Pittsburg St. With the status of Ricky Williams constantly in limbo, I hope we'll draft a RB near the end of the draft to provide young depth. I'd possibly feel comfortable going into next season with Brown, Williams, and Race if he shows the right stuff in camp, which I think he may. He timed slow, but there's no denying his numbers and playing speed...
With this draft, we would be adding 12 rookies to the roster, a much-needed injection of youth. It would be the most picks for us since Jimmy Johnson was running the show way back in the 20th Century. I, for one, would love it. Surely at least half of these guys would play roles for us for a number of years to come. Let's hope that happens.
Obviously I see us focusing on adding defensive linemen and linebackers in the 2008 draft. There are a number of solid DTs coming out next year. I'd like to see us nab one of them with our first pick. I think we can afford to put off addressing our aging defensive line and linebacker corp. for one more season, but next year we absolutely must focus like a laser beam on finding Zach and Jason's eventual successors...
Last but not least, I see us trading a 2008 conditional draft pick to the Chiefs in exchange for Trent Green, allowing us to slowly groom Quinn behind a solid vet while still being competitive this season…
Well, this is it for me. I know I said my previous mock would be the last one, but this will definitely be my final mock draft of 2007...
040 - Dwayne Jarrett (WR - USC)
060 - Doug Free (OT - Northern Illinois)
088 - John Wendling (S - Wyoming) *
108 - Paul Williams (WR - Fresno St.)
124 - Courtney Brown (CB - Cal Poly) **
125 - Andy Alleman (OG - Akron) *
126 - Daniel Sepulveda (P - Baylor) *
181 - Ryan Smith (CB - Florida)
219 - Michael Allan (TE - Whitworth)
225 - Kasey Studdard (OG - Texas)
238 - Germaine Race (RB - Pittsburg St.)
* - Obtained via trade with the Saints (Picks 88, 125 & 126 in exchange for picks 71 & 199)
** - Obtained via trade with the 49ers (Pick 124 in exchange for Marty Booker)
__________________
I see Quinn and Jarrett falling to us, and each of them playing for us with a chip on their shoulder, hoping to prove to the rest of the league that they made a mistake by passing on them. If you had told me two months ago there was any possibility of us obtaining both of these talented prospects I would have laughed. But it looks like it may just happen. I can see Quinn, Brown and Jarrett as the powerful nucleus of our high-scoring offense in the future, or at least I hope that happens...
Doug Free's stock has risen the past couple of months. I like what I see, and hopefully he can become our starter at LT down the road...
John Wendling is a great prospect from a small school. I'd be hesitant to draft him at 71, but if the Saints made the trade above, a possibility considering the fact they have three picks in the fourth round, I wouldn't hesitate to add him to our secondary at 88. He's a smart fella too (He turned down scholarship offers from Harvard and Princeton, which kind of raises a flag in a way). I hope we get him one way or another...
Paul Williams is raw, but could develop into a force to be reckoned with. He'd be a nice pick at 108, especially if it prevented the 49ers from drafting a good prospect at WR with pick 110.
It's probably wishful thinking that the 49ers would give up the 124th pick for Marty Booker, but they are desperate for help at WR. It's possible we might deal Chambers instead of Booker. If either happened and we landed this pick from the 49ers, I would use it on Courtney Brown, a workout warrior from a small school who may just blossom into a solid starter in the NFL...
Andy Alleman seems like a decent pick near the bottom of the fourth. He's a nasty guard with quick feet, so he could provide depth this season and hopefully blossom into our starter at LG in a year or two...
The first two-time winner of the Ray Guy Award, Daniel Sepulveda is the best punter in the draft. He's arguably the best prospect at his position in a long time. He won't fall to 181, so if we had all of these picks in the fourth round I'd definitely use pick 126 on him, almost surely ensuring we don't need to worry about our punter for the next decade or two...
Ryan Smith is a very underrated cornerback who made play after play last season on the national championship Gators. I can see him becoming a solid nickleback in the league. He would definitely provide depth right away in our secondary and on special teams. If he falls this far, I see us taking him.
Michael Allan is an intriguing prospect that could possibly become a decent TE down the road. I'll be surprised if we don't take a TE near the end of the draft. I see him being our guy.
Kasey Studdard is a nasty guard that I'd like to see us pick up near the end of the draft. He could become a solid lineman with proper coaching.
Germaine Race put up astronomical numbers at Pittsburg St. With the status of Ricky Williams constantly in limbo, I hope we'll draft a RB near the end of the draft to provide young depth. I'd possibly feel comfortable going into next season with Brown, Williams, and Race if he shows the right stuff in camp, which I think he may. He timed slow, but there's no denying his numbers and playing speed...
With this draft, we would be adding 12 rookies to the roster, a much-needed injection of youth. It would be the most picks for us since Jimmy Johnson was running the show way back in the 20th Century. I, for one, would love it. Surely at least half of these guys would play roles for us for a number of years to come. Let's hope that happens.
Obviously I see us focusing on adding defensive linemen and linebackers in the 2008 draft. There are a number of solid DTs coming out next year. I'd like to see us nab one of them with our first pick. I think we can afford to put off addressing our aging defensive line and linebacker corp. for one more season, but next year we absolutely must focus like a laser beam on finding Zach and Jason's eventual successors...
Last but not least, I see us trading a 2008 conditional draft pick to the Chiefs in exchange for Trent Green, allowing us to slowly groom Quinn behind a solid vet while still being competitive this season…
Well, this is it for me. I know I said my previous mock would be the last one, but this will definitely be my final mock draft of 2007...
