Consider who we could pick instead:
Calvin Johnson, Joe Thomas, JaMarcus Russell, Brady Quinn, and Gaines Adams are all but guaranteed to be off the board by the time we pick.
That leaves:
Adrian Peterson
Amobi Okoye
LaRon Landry
Patrick Willis
Jamaal Anderson
Alan Branch
Levi Brown
Leon Hall
Adam Carriker
Marshawn Lynch
Reggie Nelson
Ted Ginn Jr.
Adam Carriker, Marshawn Lynch, Reggie Nelson, and Ted Ginn Jr. are boderline Top Ten picks. So if you want to talk about a "reach," let's start with those guys.
Adrian Peterson would be a great pick. Except we've already got Ronnie Brown. And it looks like Ricky Williams will return.
Amobi Okoye would be great, too. But I'd like to see what Fred Evans and Rod Wright are capable of. Also, it seems very likely that another great DT will be available next year if we want to go that way. Just look at Tank Tyler, Justin Harrell, Baraka Atkins, and Kareem Brown. They're all 2nd round projections this year. Is Okoye really all that much better than them?
LaRon Landry is a tremendous talent. But are we really ready to give up on Jason Allen already?
Patrick Willis is great, too. The only negative with Willis is that he wouldn't start right away. And Crowder seems to be Zach's heir apparent.
Jamaal Anderson. He now has the same problem as Levi Brown. Scouts have him rated anywhere from #5 to #18. Who do you believe?
Alan Branch. See Okoye.
Leon Hall is the guy I would select if Levi Brown is off the board, and we can't trade down for a WR or another CB and some extra picks. Anytime scouts use the words "lockdown" and "corner" together in the same sentence when describing a player, that's good enough for me. He's got speed, can return punts, and he makes INTs unlike the CBs currently on our roster. And no character issues.