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ESPN Draft Profile: Des Moines Dragons

Team's top needs: RB, CB, OL
Secondary (depth) needs: OLB, RB, TE, DT

Looking at last season, indeed looking at the last several seasons, the Dragons' anemic run game continues to be the team's Achilles heel. And Oregon State dynamo Kent West would be the natural boost in the arm the Dragons need, while potentially falling to them at the 12th overall draft pick. West, however, may have never stepped a foot in Iowa in his life … and that means unless GM Jack Ledger has given new head coach Josh McDaniels unprecedented latitude to draft outside of Iowa … the Dragons will be looking elsewhere for help.

First-round prospects:

OT Sebastian Shaw – University of Northern Iowa: Shaw shot up the draft boards after a stellar combine that revealed him to be far more athletic than previously realized. Shaw dominated lesser competition at small school UNI, but questions remain about his ability at a higher level. At the 1.12, Des Moines may be in just the right spot to land him.

Mid-round prospects:

QB Bubba Griffin – Iowa State: Griffin is a tough, solidly built prospect with a strong arm. His tape shows too many mistakes to be among this draft's top gunslingers, but some team could fall in love with his potential.

CB Alfredo Hanson – Iowa State: A smart corner with good zone skills who projects to be a nickel or dime back, but limited athleticism may prevent him from becoming a starting corner

Later prospects:

OLB Antonio Lepsis – Iowa: A solid wrap-up tackler, but very undersized at 218 pounds
RB Bubba Clayton – Iowa State: An elusive runner in the open field and excellent receiver, but he does tend to get bottled up at the line
WR Sean Reeves ¬– Idaho State: An Iowa high school prospect with reliable hands over the middle and who runs a 4.46 40.