23. Kansas City Chiefs- Dwayne Bowe, WR, LSU
When Eddie Kennison is your team's top wideout, you're going to be looking
at the position early in the draft. They could also use help on both sides
of the line and at safety, but with Herm Edward's supposed plan to limit the
load on Larry Johnson, KC going for a receiver is one of the locks of the
draft.
In just about every mock draft, Calvin Johnson and Tedd Ginn will be off the
board by the time the KC is on the clock, which means they will be choosing
from the likes of Dwayne Jarrett, Robert Meacham, and Dwayne Bowe. With
Meacham off the board, Bowe is the easy choice here, with Jarrett falling
off many draft boards with concerns over his size (too much of it), and lack
of speed (draws compaisons the Mike Williams).
Bowe is a big, physical reciever, 6-3 and 220, with adequate speed (4.5 40
yd dash). He is a punishing receiver who excels at blocking and is not
afraid to go over the middle, attributes that make him a good choice for a
run-first team like the Chiefs. He was the go-to target of Jamarcus Russell,
so he'll have to get used to balls that don't come out of a cannon. His main
criticisms have been the lack of top-end speed and drops. He underwent LASIK
surgery in the off-season in an attempt to combat the latter.
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On the clock- New England Patriots (tyger1147)
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Pick | Team | Player | Pos. | College | Drafter | |
1 | Oakland Raiders | JaMarcus Russell | QB | LSU | bears fan louie | |
2 | Detroit Lions | Joe Thomas | OT | Wisconsin | South Side Irish | |
3 | Cleveland Browns | Calvin Johnson | WR | Georgia Tech | elagoalie11 | |
4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Gaines Adams | DE | Clemson | NoisewaterMD | |
5 | Arizona Cardinals | Alan Branch | DT | Michigan | Chad | |
6 | Washington Redskins | Jamaal Anderson | DE | Arkansas | Skin Patrol | |
7 | Minnesota Vikings | Brady Quinn | QB | Notre Dame | IrishGush | |
8 | Atlanta Falcons | LaRon Landry | S | LSU | Coach Owens | |
9 | Miami Dolphins | Amobi Okoye | DT | Louisville | McRipper | |
10 | Houston Texans | Adrian Peterson | RB | Oklahoma | Scruffy Lefty | |
11 | San Francisco 49ers | Patrick Willis | LB | Ole Miss | RME JICO | |
12 | Buffalo Bills | Paul Posluszny | LB | Penn St. | Brian G | |
13 | St. Louis Rams | Adam Carriker | DE | Nebraska | tyger1147 | |
14 | Carolina Panthers | Greg Olsen | TE | Miami | RME JICO | |
15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Leon Hall | CB | Michigan | shawngoldman | |
16 | Green Bay Packers | Marshawn Lynch | RB | California | chad | |
17 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Reggie Nelson | S | Florida | River City Rage | |
18 | Cincinnati Bengals | Brandon Meriweather | S | Miami | elagoalie11 | |
19 | Tennessee Titans | Robert Meachem | WR | Tennessee | quartz77277 | |
20 | New York Giants | Darrelle Revis | CB | Pittsburgh | Coach Owens7 | |
21 | Denver Broncos | Ted Ginn Jr. | WR | Ohio State | Devin47 | |
22 | Dallas Cowboys | Jarvis Moss | DE | Florida | IrishGush | |
23 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dwayne Bowe | WR | LSU | tomas21 |