3rd Round Pick Radar

Tharold Simon?

I would expect Gholston to go in the 2nd.

If we get our 2nd I see us drafting Dline for first 2 picks. I can see us drafting our only offensive player being a tight end in 3rd round though. Just not sure who it would be.

I really wish we could afford to take non-defensive players earlier but given that it doesn't look like we'll get our 2nd back, we pretty much have to go defensive in the 1st and 3rd. Otherwise, a guy I'd like in the 3rd (he may be there in the 4th) is Ryan Otten..TE out of San Jose State.




6'6
245
4.7 40 (estimated)
47 catches 742 yards (15.8 per catch) 4TD.

He can line up and get down field but he's also an effective blocker. I've seen him projected anywhere from 2nd to 4th round so I'd expect he'll be to early for us. He was just a guy that I've seen play and think would be effective in our offense (maybe a Gronk/Hernandez) situation. We could use another big body in our receiving corp.

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We rarely draft players FROM big schools

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maybe more than rarely, a few examples-

Michigan
2008 7 30 237 Adrian Arrington WR
1996 5 4 136 Mercury Hayes WR
1980 4 13 96 Mike Jolly DB
1979 5 10 120 Harlan Huckleby RB
1975 10 7 241 Chuck Heater RB
1974 2 10 36 Paul Seal TE
1974 15 9 373 Larry Gipa QB
1974 16 8 398 Don Coleman LB
1971 6 2 132 Don Moorhead RB
1968 7 4 169 Ray Phillips G

Nebraska
2012 7 27 234 Marcel Jones T
2008 5 29 164 Carl Nicks T
2005 2 8 40 Josh Bullocks DB
2002 4 27 125 Keyuo Craver DB
1997 2 9 39 Jared Tomich DE
1994 7 19 213 Lance Lundeberg T
1993 4 25 109 Derek Brown RB
1993 5 25 137 Tyrone Hughes DB
1992 3 16 72 Tyrone Legette DB
1990 8 14 207 Gerry Gdowski QB
1982 3 3 58 Rodney Lewis DB
1981 2 1 29 Russell Gary DB
1977 2 6 34 Mike Fultz DT
1975 4 14 92 John Starkebaum DB
1974 10 1 235 Frosty Anderson WR
1972 5 8 112 Carl Johnson T

Ohio State
2009 1 14 14 Malcolm Jenkins DB
2007 4 8 107 Antonio Pittman RB
2004 1 18 18 Will Smith DE
2003 3 22 86 Willie Grant LB
2002 2 12 44 LeCharles Bentley C
2000 7 22 228 Kevin Houser TE
1997 2 3 33 Rob Kelly DB
1987 9 11 234 Scott Leach LB
1976 8 4 213 Craig Cassady DB
1975 1 12 12 Kurt Schumacher T
1974 1 13 13 Rick Middleton LB
1970 9 10 218 Jim Otis RB

Oklahoma
2005 1 13 13 Jammal Brown T
1988 4 24 106 Lydell Carr RB
1981 5 1 112 Louis Orbre T
1979 2 10 38 Reggie Mathis LB
1976 4 4 96 Tinker Owens WR
1975 15 8 372 Grant Burget RB
1973 2 3 29 Derland Moore DE
1967 3 27 80 Ben Hart RB
1967 9 26 237 Eugene Ross DB

Tennessee
2007 1 27 27 Robert Meachem WR
2007 7 10 220 Marvin Mitchell LB
2002 1 13 13 Donte' Stallworth WR
1998 7 15 204 Andy McCullough WR
1985 1 24 24 Alvin Toles LB
1979 12 8 311 Kelsey Finch RB
1972 6 20 150 Curt Watson RB
1972 16 7 397 Joe Balthrop G
1971 14 2 340 Bobby Scott QB
1967 4 1 81 Ron Widby K

USC
2010 2 32 64 Charles Brown T
2008 1 7 7 Sedrick Ellis DT
2006 1 2 2 Reggie Bush RB
2003 6 30 203 Kareem Kelly WR
2001 7 21 221 Ennis Davis DT
2000 5 37 166 Chad Morton RB
1991 11 15 293 Scott Ross LB
1990 10 19 267 Ernest Spears DB
1985 3 12 68 Jack DelRio LB
1981 3 15 71 Hoby Brenner TE
1981 7 1 167 Kevin Williams WR
1974 4 10 88 Rod McNeill RB
1972 2 5 31 Willie Hall LB
1969 6 8 138 Bob Miller TE
1969 8 7 189 Jim Lawrence WR
1968 17 4 439 Jim Ferguson LB
1967 5 1 108 Don McCall RB

I think short from purdue would be a steal in the 3rd

How bout in the third rd micheal mauti. Louisiana boy team him up wit Loften and vilma our lb core just got bad a$$