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Dickerson Heads H-Back Position

Photo - TE Dorin Dickerson

Dorin Dickerson #2 - 6’1” 225 lbs. - Pittsburgh - Sp. 4.45 - Rating 80
Mobile senior tight end has been one of the best hybrid performers in the nation over recent seasons. Dorin is a good athlete who has played on both offense and defense at running back and linebacker, in addition to the tight end spot. He is an ideal fit for the H-back role with excellent movement skills, including the separation speed and quickness to get open and the ability to catch the ball consistently. He is a fine receiver and a good weapon who can also line up on the outside at receiver, fullback and H-back, in addition to the tight end spot to give his club one of the most versatile pass catchers in this draft class. He is a mobile athlete with nice receiving skills, including hands, footwork and COD skills that will earn him pro playing time as both an H-back and tight end. He is a competitive hardworking athlete who struggled to settle into a position due to his rare versatility that lead to several positional changes. As a receiver, he is a good pass catcher who has natural hands and fine movement skills to get off the line and into his routes. He has good footwork that allows him to separate in coverage and get open consistently to provide a sure target. He catches the ball away from his body and has the body control to adjust nicely and is capable of going over the middle to make the tough catch. He gets into his routes nicely and moves well with the ability to fight off the jam and sit into holes in coverage. He has the speed to be a huge factor as a vertical threat and has just begun to touch the surface of that talent. Over his late career, he developed a good sense of coverage and gives a strong effort to get open and will compete for the ball in a crowd. Throughout his career, he displayed good run after the catch ability that allowed him to make big plays. He shows fine running skills and the ability to get open in the red zone and scored 10 TDs over his final season. Over his career, he averaged over 12 yards per catch, a high number for the position. As a blocker, he is not a powerful inline performer, but is quick off the snap and will get his hands on an opponent with good positioning. He can wall off a defender and will work to sustain relying on his good footwork, but he lacks the power to get consistent movement. He is not a physical player and his blocking grade as an inline TE is subpar and probably limits hi to the H-back role initially. He needs to add more muscle to his average frame and show better hand technique usage.
The Numbers: As a senior, he caught 49 passes for 529 yards with 10 TDs and a 10.8 yard average that earned him Big East honors. As a junior, he caught 13 passes for 174 yards with 2 TDs and a 12.8 yard average that earned him Big East honors. At the NFL Combine, he came in at 226 lbs. and just over 6.1”. He ran 4.40 and 4.45 times and did 24 reps. He also had a 43.5” VL and a 10’5” BJ plus very impressive agility and positional drills. His speed will draw comparisons to the Jets’ Dustin Keller, though he is 20 lbs. lighter than the NFL performer.
The Skinny: Solid addition with the talent, LOD and playmaking ability to be a fine H-back role performer. He is a fluid athlete with good receiving talent to help immediately. He will probably be over drafted off his 4.4 speed number that will earn him a 2nd round selection, but may never be more than a role performer despite playing at a high skill level in that area. Good prospect with the physical tools to win a #2 TE role and become a good role player. Type with the skill set to flourish in systems like the Colts, Chargers and Patriots.
Draft Projection: 3rd Round

McClain Heads Inside Linebackers

Photo – LB Rolando McClain

Rolando McClain #25 - 6’3” 255 lbs. - Alabama - Sp. 4.60
Big athletic junior Mike linebacker has been one of the premier defenders in the SEC over the past three seasons. Rolando earned SEC Defensive Player of the Year honors as a junior after another excellent performance. He combines all the physical skills physically and mentally to be a rookie starter at the Mike spot. He has been a top playmaker from the inside since his redshirt freshman season when he posted 74 tackles, 1 sack and 5 TFL in nine starting assignments in the tough SEC. He started for the past three seasons, earning SEC honors each year with 1st team mention over his final two campaigns. He displays very good speed, instincts and the quickness to read and react to plays and finishes with strong fine tackling technique. He keeps defenders off his body, relying on his quickness and good hand technique to stay clean and on his feet. His superior instincts and toughness should allow him to compete for a pro starting job immediately with the speed that gives him the versatility to also play outside at the SAM spot. He is a downhill thumper who delivers crushing blows with the ability to force many turnovers. He has the COD, agility and size to match up with tight ends, in addition to the speed to cover running backs. He is best suited for the Mike spot where he excelled over his entire career. He is a very active defender who is quick to diagnose the play and usually takes proper angles to the ball with the ability to get through traffic and the closing burst speed to finish the play. He goes sideline-to-sideline with strong tackling that allowed him to total almost 300 career stops with the great majority coming in the last two seasons. Most of the mistakes were out of being over aggressive and being out of control at times. In pass coverage, he gets fine drops with the ability to move laterally, read the QB’s eyes and break on the play. His fine leaping skills help him deflect many passes and his talent will allow him to be an every down defender and also line up over tight ends. Over his career, he totaled 5 interceptions and 14 PBU and one of the better coverage backers in this class. As a pass rusher, he has enormous upside potential. He shows the ability to sack the QB and is especially adept at the delay blitz, showing fine timing and the burst of speed to make the play. He totaled 8 career sacks with half coming over his final season. His speed allows him to make plays at the sideline with the read and react skills to finish the plays consistently. He has top recognition skills that allow him to use his quickness and speed to get into position to consistently make the stop, though he needs to develop better hand use to keep blockers off him and stay clean sifting through traffic. He has great size for the inside with the instincts, hitting power and toughness to move at the snap and find the football quickly. He can defeat blockers with fine strength and quickness and usually keeps good pad level and stays on his feet to stay alive between the tackles. He has fine sideline-to-sideline range to be a playmaker with the size and quickness to consistently take on blockers and stack and shed. He has very good closing speed and fights through trash to finish well. He is a fierce competitor with good awareness in his pass drops and he makes plays on the ball. He works hard to attack the inside run and will improve further with better hand usage. His strengths are as a run stuffer with the speed to chase to the outside and upside as a blitz defender. He is an aggressive savvy backer, suited for either scheme with rare size/speed/ instincts that allows him to flow to the ball to maximize his talents. He is similar to Mike man Brian Urlacher in AA, speed, instincts and versatility and also Jerod Mayo, though he is a bigger prospect. As a junior, he started all 14 games and made 105 tackles with 145 TFL, 4sacks, 2picks and 4 PBU, earning 1st team SEC honors. During the ’08 season, he made 95 tackles with 12 TFL, 3 sacks, 6 PBU and 1 pick, starting all 14 games while earning 1st team SEC honors. As a freshman, he made 74 tackles with 5 TFL, 1 sack, 2 interceptions and 4 PBU for freshman honors. At the NFL Combine, he did not run or participate in drills. He did 24 reps. It was revealed at the Bama Pro day that he has Crohn's disease. He has known that since HS and has performed brilliantly despite the illness. At the Bama workout, he ran one sprint in the high 4.6 time, but terminated due to the illness. He has the package to start inside in either the standard 4-3 or 3-4 sets as well as the outside on the strongside. Very athletic versatile playmaker has strong tackling ability, instincts and the quickness and speed to succeed in the NFL. Prospect with well developed skills in all areas and a probable rookie starter in the right setting. Top ten prospect with Pro Bowl talent. Browns, Broncos and Dolphins are very interested.
Draft Projection: 1st Round

NFL Draft 2010 - Four Round Mock Draft
Selection Order - Compensatory picks at end of rounds

Photo – Jimmy Clausen – Notre Dame

First Round
1 St. Louis - * Sam Bradford - QB - Oklahoma
2 Detroit - Ndamukong Suh - DT - Nebraska
3 Tampa Bay - * Gerald McCoy - DT - Oklahoma
4 Washington - Russell Okung - OT - Oklahoma St
5 Kansas City - * Rolando McClain - LB - Alabama
6 Seattle - * Eric Berry - FS - Tennessee
7 Cleveland - * Joe Haden - CB - Florida
8 Oakland - Trent Williams - OT - Oklahoma
9 Buffalo - * Jimmy Clausen - QB - Notre Dame
10 Jacksonville - * Derrick Morgan - DE - Georgia Tech
11 Denver (Chicago) - * Earl Thomas - S - Texas
12 Miami - Sergio Kindle - LB - Texas
13 San Francisco - * Bryan Bulaga - OT - Iowa
14 Seattle (Denver) - C.J. Spiller - RB - Clemson
15 New York Giants - Mike Iupati - OG - Idaho
16 Tennessee - Taylor Mays - S - Southern Cal
17 San Fran (Carolina) - Brandon Graham - DE - Michigan
18 Pittsburgh - Devin McCourty - CB - Rutgers
19 Atlanta - Kyle Wilson - CB - Boise St
20 Houston - * Jason Pierre-Paul - DE - South Florida
21 Cincinnati -* Carlos Dunlap - DE - Florida
22 New England - * Dez Bryant - WR - Oklahoma St
23 Green Bay - * Anthony Davis - OT - Rutgers
24 Philadelphia - Sean Weatherspoon - LB - Missouri
25 Baltimore - Patrick Robinson - CB - Florida St
26 Arizona - Dan Williams - DT - Tennessee
27 Dallas - * Bruce Campbell - OT - Maryland
28 San Diego - * Ryan Mathews - RB - Fresno St
29 New York Jets - * Golden Tate - WR - Notre Dame
30 Minnesota - * Everson Griffen - DE - Southern Cal
31 Indianapolis - * Kareem Jackson - CB - Alabama
32 New Orleans - Jared Odrick - DT - Penn St

2nd Round
33 St. Louis - * Demaryius Thomas - WR - Georgia Tech
34 Detroit - Charles Brown - OT - Southern Cal
35 Tampa Bay - * Damian Williams - WR - Southern Cal
36 Kansas City -* Jermaine Gresham -TE - Oklahoma
37 Philadelphia (Wash) - * Maurkice Pouncey - OC - Florida
38 Cleveland -* Rob Gronkowski - TE - Arizona
39 Oakland -* Brian Price - DT - UCLA
40 San Diego (Seattle) - Jerry Hughes - DE - TCU
41 Buffalo - Donald Butler - LB - Washington
42 Tampa (Chicago) - Jerome Murphy - CB - South Florida
43 Miami - Terrence Cody - DT - Alabama
44 New England (Jacksonville) - * Jahvid Best - RB - California
45 Denver - Tim Tebow - QB - Florida
46 New York Giants - Daryl Washington - LB - TCU
47 New England (Tennessee) - Ricky Sapp - LB - Clemson
48 Carolina - Nate Allen - FS - South Florida
49 San Francisco -Tyson Alualu - DT - California
50 Kansas City (Atlanta) - * Arrelious Benn - WR - Illinois
51 Houston -* Jonathan Dwyer - RB - Georgia Tech
52 Pittsburgh - Cam Thomas - DT - North Carolina
53 New England - * Jason Worilds - LB - Virginia Tech
54 Cincinnati - Brandon Spikes - LB - Florida
55 Philadelphia - Dorin Dickerson -TE - Pittsburgh
56 Green Bay - Perrish Cox - CB - Oklahoma St
57 Baltimore - Corey Wootton - DE - Northwestern
58 Arizona - * Amari Spievey - CB - Iowa
59 Dallas - * Carlton Mitchell - WR - South Florida
60 Seattle (San Diego) - Dexter McCluster - RB - Mississippi
61 New York Jets - * Major Wright - FS - Florida
62 Minnesota -* Morgan Burnett - S - Georgia Tech
63 Indianapolis - Lamarr Houston - DT - Texas
64 New Orleans - * Chad Jones - S - LSU

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NFL Draft 2010 - Traded Picks
Updated April 16th

Photo - Jay Cutler - Bears

1st Round
Denver from Chicago - QB Jay Cutler. Final payment
Seattle from Denver - '09 NFL Draft trade
San Fran from Carolina - '09 NFL Draft trade

2nd Round
New England from Jacksonville – 2009 NFL Draft trade
New England from Tennessee - 2009 NFL Draft trade
Kansas City from Atlanta - TE Tony Gonzalez
Tampa from Chicago - DE Gaines Adams
San Diego and Seattle swap #2 picks (QB Charley Whitehurst)
Philadelphia from Washington - QB Donovan McNabb
Denver from Miami - WR Brandon Marshall

3rd Round
Philadelphia from Seattle 2009 NFL Draft trade
Washington forfeits #3 pick - DE Jeremy Jarmon - Supplemental Draft 2009
Oakland from New England - DE Derrick Burgess
Cleveland from Jets - WR Braylon Edwards
Cleveland from Oakland - LB Kamerion Wimbley
Arizona from Baltimore - WR Anquan Boldin

4th Round
Seattle from NY Jets thru Philadelphia - CB Lito Shephard
Arizona from Baltimore - WR Anquan Boldin
NY Jets from Arizona - FS Kerry Rhodes
Philadelphia from Cleveland - CB Sheldon Brown

5th Round
Cleveland from Tampa - TE Kellen Winslow (Browns got #2 pick in '09 Draft)
Cleveland from Jets - WR Braylon Edwards
St. Louis from New Orleans thru Phil ('09 draft trade/LB Will Witherspoon)
Oakland from Dallas thru Denver/New Eng - DE Derrick Burgess/DT L. Smith
Philadelphia from Cleveland - CB Sheldon Brown
Kansas City from Carolina - DT Tank Tyler
Kansas City from Miami - QB Tyler Thigpen
NY Jets from Philadelphia - part of trade for CB Lito Sheppard
Cleveland from Denver thru Detroit - DT Corey Williams
Tampa Bay from New England - TE Alex Smith
Baltimore from Arizona - completes deal for Anquan Boldin
Seattle from Detroit - OG Rob Sims
Pittsburgh from NY Jets - WR Santonio Holmes
Miami from San Francisco - WR Ted Ginn
St Louis and Washington flip picks in 5th and 7th rounds
Rams get #135 / Redskins get #163
Jacksonville from Oakland - DE Quentin Groves

6th Round
Miami from Washington - DE Jason Taylor
Carolina from Oakland - 2009 NFL Draft trade
Philadelphia from Indianapolis - 2009 NFL Draft trade
Cleveland from Carolina - DT Louis Leonard
Buffalo from Philadelphia - OT Jason Peters.
Houston from San Diego - DT Travis Johnson
Atlanta from Detroit - CB Chris Houston
Miami from Kansas City - OGs Andy Alleman and Ikechuku Ndukwe

7th Round
Philadelphia from New England - WR Greg Lewis
Miami from Kansas City - 2009 NFL Draft trade
St Louis from Atlanta - CB Tye Hill
Baltimore from New England - LB Prescott Burgess
Tampa Bay from Baltimore - DE Marques Douglas
Tampa Bay from Jacksonville - QB Luke McCown
Buffalo from Detroit - FS Ko Simpson
Detroit from Cleveland - part of trade for DT Corey Williams
Detroit from Seattle - DE Robert Henderson

Scouting Report - OG Mike Iupati - Idaho - Hindu Theory - Jahri Evans - Saints

Photo - Guard Mike Iupati - Idaho

Mike Iupati is our highest rated guard prospect and a rare #1 pick at the position. He has improved our the critical postseason from the Senior Bowl through the NFL Combine. He may be selected as early as the 15th overall selection by the Giants with the Steelers, Bengals and Patriots all interested in him in the first round. He is our highest rated guard prospect since Steve Hutchinson was selected in the first round by the Seahawks in the NFL Draft 2001.

Mike Iupati #77 - 6’5” 330 lbs. - Idaho - Sp. 5.2 - Rating 90
Physical aggressive senior guard has been a three-year starter earning WAC first team honors over his late career. Mike is an imposing physical blocker who started at guard and graded out exceptionally high over his late college stay that should earn him a first round selection in April. He is an aggressive blocker who gets the most out of his athleticism, relying on sound technique, very good functional strength and the toughness the position demands. He is a powerfully built lineman that has good agility and footwork to carry all the assignments along the line. He plays with sound leverage, strong leg drive with a forceful hand punch to grade out high consistently. He has long arms that indicate he could also line up at tackle, though his initial playing time should be inside and probably as a starting rookie. He displays the toughness and aggressiveness to win vs NFL caliber defenders and uses his wrestling experience to gain quick leverage in matchups. He is a player who never lets down, going hard from snap to whistle the entire game. He has a very strong leg drive and is able create consistently good movement blocking inline. He can direct, wall off and sustain well inline and is also effective on short pulls. He has the look of a very likely rookie starting guard in the right setting. He is cut in the mold of a tough aggressive NFL guard like Jahri Evans with the nasty demeanor that scouts seek in a starting lineman and the footwork and functional strength to carry out all the assignments. He comes out of his stance quickly with good positioning and a fast hand punch that gains early control and jars an opponent. He is a physical blocker who locks on with strong hands and moves his feet to steer a defender with the ability to finish with power. He is effective when pulling and is able to adjust and get adequate fits when blocking on the 2nd level despite average footspeed. As a pass blocker, he can slide laterally, mirror and adjust to secondary rush moves, though he needs to get his hands on a defender early to gain a quick advantage. He anchors well vs the bull rush with the fine functional strength and agility to contain defenders consistently and sustains his blocks well. He works hard to finish and will bury defenders often, showing the nasty demeanor of that of top NFL linemen. At times, he can play high that negates his power and also gets out of position by being overly aggressive. He needs to play technically sound and within himself to be highly effective. As a drive blocker, he is a tough physical competitor that gets into his blocks quickly with nice movement, relying on his strong hands to control a defender and finish with a powerful leg drive to get movement. He is a competitive lineman who is usually a sound technician with the physical and mental ability to play in the NFL. He has terrific functional strength to handle the big NFL 320 lb.+ tackles. He gets consistent movement with the ability to flip his hips and seal with good lower body power to finish each block. After extensive experience at a few positions, he shows the ability to pick up stunts and blitzes, though he needs further work on his assignments. He is less effective in space where his marginal foot speed can break down. At the NFL Combine, he came in at 6’5” and 331 lbs. with 34.3/4” arm length. He ran a 5.31 time with 27 reps and did a 27.5” VL and a 7’8” BJ. At the Senior Bowl, he graded out well vs top competition, though raw in some techniques. Physical durable blue-collar lineman with fine AA, good technique and the intangibles to make it all work. Good first round pick with the skill set and intangibles to start as a rookie. Blue-chip prospect with the skills to be a long time starter with development at possibly both guard and tackle. Definite top 25 value and future Pro Bowl guard.
Draft Projection: 1st Round

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