Mike’s Round 4
ROUND 4
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99.) STL — Jimmy Graham, TE, Miami
Graham smells a lot like Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez and some team will want him badly if he falls this far.
100.) DET — Sam Young, OT, Notre Dame
The Lions hopefully will take a left tackle in the first round, or even in the 2nd round. But if they ignore the problem into the 3rd day of the draft then the team doesn’t deserve to have Matt Stafford.
101.) TB — John Asamoah, OG, Illinois
The Bucs need to find depth throughout their OL and Asomoah has good value here.
102.) KC — Dennis Pitta, TE, BYU
Remember the good old days when the team had Tony G catching everything? Brad Cottam is a near bust at this point and the team must look for a new pass catching TE.
103.) WAS — Eric Norwood, DE/LB, South Carolina
The Skins will be looking to move into more of a 3-4 set and they need to find linebacker depth in the process. Norwood’s draft stock is a mystery right now because he is a big name with a good skill set, but isn’t getting much love from the media.
104.) SEA — Montario Hardesty, RB, Tennessee
The Seahawks will be looking for some major RB depth from the draft and I think they will grab one or two great names in the middle rounds.
105.) PHI (from CLE) — Jermaine Cunningham, DE, Florida
The Eagles would love to get a solid steal like Jermaine Cunningham in the 4th. Cunningham is a little bit of a safer version of Carlos Dunlap.
106.) OAK — Jacoby Ford, WR, Clemson
The Raiders could look a lot of places with this pick but they need more weapons on offense and Ford was the fastest receiver at the combine.
107.) BUF — Jordan Shipley, WR/KR, Texas
The Bills need one or two receivers from this draft and there will be a ton of mid level value for them to choose from.
108.) JAX — Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, CB, IUPUI
The Jags could use some corner depth and this kid from IUPUI could be the Ansah.
109.) CHI — Myron Lewis, S/CB, Vanderbilt
The Bears are desperate for some DB depth and Lewis has the potential to play on either side of the spectrum. He may also be able to bring Jay Cutler back to the good old days where he threw picks at Vanderbilt.
110.) MIA — Corey Wootton, DE, Northwestern
Corey Woo Woo is a huge talent that could play DE in either the 4-3 or the 3-4, and he is a good value here.
111.) TEN — Riley Cooper, WR, Florida
The Titans have done a good job in this mock at taking defensive talent and they should treat themselves to a present for Vince Young.
112.) CAR — Tony Pike, QB, Cincinnati
The Panthers cannot get through this draft without a backup (or starting) QB. Matt Moore is too big of a question to trust as a starter, and he is only on a one year deal.
113.) SF — Arthur Jones, DE/DT, Syracuse
Arthur Jones was a first round talent before getting hurt in during the season. He provides a huge value here in the 4th for a team needing some DL depth.
114.) DEN — Matt Tennant, C, Boston College
The Broncos need to look for some help on the interior and Matt Tennant is the third best center in the draft.
115.) NYG— Greg Hardy, DE, Ole Miss
Greg Hardy is the best defensive end in this draft when he is healthy. And that’s why he is a 4th round pick.
116.) PIT— John Jerry, OG, Ole Miss
The Steelers should spend a few of their picks on the offensive line but they typically don’t do much line support in the early parts of the draft.
117.) ATL — Ben Tate, RB, Auburn
Ronnie Brown, Tristan Davis, Heath Evans, Kenny Irons, Rudi Johnson, Brandon Jacobs, Tony Richardson, Carl Stewart, and Carnell Williams. All of those players are current NFL players or free agent backs from Auburn. Do I need another reason why Ben Tate is underrated in this draft?
118.) HOU — Zane Beadles, OL, Utah
The Texans need to find some OL depth and Beadles is a great value for the team. Beadles could get moved around a number of top places for the team.
119.) NE — Javier Arenas, CB, Alabama
The Patriots should look to get some DB depth with one or two of their 30 picks in the draft and Arena’s KR value makes him a steal here.
120.) CIN— Rennie Curran, OLB, Georgia
The Bengals need an insurance option for Keith Rivers and Curran is a fair value here.
121.) PHI— Pat Angerer, MLB, Iowa
The Eagles could use some serious depth in the middle of the defense and Eagle fan will love someone whose last name means the doer of anger.
122.) GB — Patrick Stoudamire, CB, Western Illinois
Stoudamire is the division II version of Nnamdi Asomugha and he told me in a recent interview(LINK: http://draftzoo.com/2010/03/patrick-stoudamire-interview/) that he would like to go up against Donald Driver at the next level. He won’t go against Driver but he will get a chance to practice with the man.
123.) ARI (from BAL) — Jay Ross, NT, ECU
Jay Ross carries solid value at NT and he falls to a team that has a pretty significant need.
124.) NYJ (from ARI) — Anthony McCoy, TE, USC
The Jet’s don’t need too many more pieces but an extra receiving TE would help the team a ton.
125.) DAL — Dezmon Briscoe, WR, Kansas
Briscoe is a huge talent that will help to push Roy Williams back into a starting quality receiver, or out of a starting job.
126.) SD — Jerome Murphy, CB, USF
The team traded Antonio Cromartie to the Jets this offseason and they will be searching for some depth later on in the draft.
127.) SEA (from NYJ) — Eric Decker, WR, Minnesota
The Hawks need to find one or two receivers in the draft and Eric Decker was getting Heisman hype before hurting himself near the end of last season.
128.) MIN — John Skelton, QB, Fordham
Skelton has been exploding up draft boards because of his comparisons to Big Ben and Joe Flacco.
129.) IND — Austen Lane, DE, Murray State
Austen Lane is a solid mid round DE prospect that should easily become a 2nd string stud.
130.) NO — Eric Olsen, OC, Notre Dame
The Saints could use a little depth in their OL and Olsen should push Jonathon Goodwin for the starting spot.
131.) CIN (Comp) — Mike Johnson, OG, Alabama
The Bengals could use depth on the OL and maybe Mike Johnson can motivate Andre Smith to become a starter.












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I like Eric Decker as a good sleeper pick, but we just re-signed Kevin Walter to a big contract (for better or worse). The Texans will surely take a RB somewhere in this draft. I’m hoping they wait until at least round 3, and if Tate from Auburn is available in round 4 he’d be a perfect fit to platoon with Steve Slaton (who is coming off of a spinal surgery).