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The 2009 NFL Amateur Draft
As expected, Corpus Christi took a QB with the top pick, leaving us Ross Meadows.
In the 2nd I take a look at my board. What do I need and who is still there?
There is a good LB candidate, a few solid receivers and a good DE. However, despite the fact that they are not regarded highly by other teams, there is an really strong starting quality C out there, and I am tempted by him.
Here are some players I like on the board:
DE Mel Kwan
C Hunter Van Horne
LB Luther Stuart
WR Todd Hare
S Michael Anderson is okay
C Eugene Tanner - Amazingly good
WR Spencer Hughey
LB Tommy Choate
LB Edwin Greer
OG Al Peterson (Adequate)
QB Glen Law
OG Clarence Van Koerving
DE Cornelius Pryor
LB Wesley Davis
LB Curtis Woods
LB Kelvin Mahoney
TE Justin Machado
C Joey Taylor
DT Ralph Laverne * Sleeper?
CB Bobby Molina
OT Lorenzo Boss
And those are the players ranked 5.0 or higher in potential that I like.
What I will do is select from this list. How long will it last? Probably just two rounds.
Later Rounds:
QB Nate Ameche is okay
Alright. I know that DT and RB are arguably the rarest positions in the game. It is not easy to get high quality players at these positions, which is why grabbing a excellent DT with the 1/2 pick is so awesome. I don’t have to wait on a developmental player like a QB, I can just plug and play.
I am looking at my 2/2 pick. There are lot of LB and a few C on the board. I’ll skip those. WR is not a position of need either.
Without other obvious options, I grab DE Mel Kwan.
I watch and wait until 3/2 and hope I have many of these players left.
C Tanner goes two picks later. A bunch of other players fall off the board.
3/2 is up.
Obvious choice. We are shoring up our D Line in this draft.
4/2 arrives. Any of our players left?
Just one. Backup QB Glen Law is still there.
Let’s see what else I can unearth. A nice C, amazing pass blocking but woeful run blocking. I’ll take it.
Draft Recap
1. DT Ross Meadows, Alabama (6.5/8.5 rated) (Potentials are 92, 100, 98, Current is 58 and 66)
2. DE Mel Kwan, UCLA (3.6/6.0 rated)
3. DT Ralph Laverne, Fresno State (2.4, 5.4 rated)
4. C Gerald Wright, VMI
5. RB Levon Rosenthal, Oregon State
6. QB Nate Ameche, New Mexico State (The local kid!)
7. LB Travis Tafoya, Indiana
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