Welcome to NFL Mock Draft round 3!
For round one go here
For round two go here
By Paul M. Banks
1. Carolina, Jonathan Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh
n ’09 Baldwin, who goes 6-5, 225, caught 57 for 1,111 yards and 8 TDs. In ’10, the offense’s instability limited his production. However, he’s a giant physical freak and he’ll wow ’em at the combine. For more with/about Baldwin go here
2. Cincinnati, Greg Jones, LB, Michigan State
Rivals.com lists him as the 39th best player in college football, Sporting News picked him as the Big Ten’s “hardest hitter.” Jones is also ESPN.com’s 11th best player in the Big Ten. So obviously lots of football geeks think he’s a great linebacker, but how does he define what makes a linebacker great or not?
“The same thing you would see, a guy who makes plays every time, he’s consistent, he’s burning down the field, he’s everywhere. The guy who never takes a play off and if he does miss a tackler, he’s the guy who’s right there getting a tackle for a loss or a sack on the next play,” Jones responded.
3. Denver, Orlando Franklin, G, Miami
4. Buffalo, Andy Dalton, QB, TCU
5. Arizona, Ras-I Dowling, CB, Virginia
Dowling probably could have come out last year, but stayed in and acquired another year of seasoning. He ran a 4.40 and has good size at 6-1
6. Cleveland, Will Rackley, OL, Lehigh
7. Dallas, Chimdi Chekwa, DB, Ohio State
For more on Chekwa go here
8. New Orleans, James Carpenter, OT, Alabama
9. Houston, Jason Pinkston, OT, Pittsburgh
10. New England, Marcus Gilbert, OT, Florida
11. Detroit, Daniel Thomas, RB, Kansas State
12. San Francisco, DeAndre McDaniel, S, Clemson
13. Tennessee, Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas
14. St. Louis, Tandon Doss, WR, Indiana
15. Miami, Kendall Hunter, RB, Oklahoma State
16. Jacksonville, Jordan Rodman, RB, UConn
17. Oakland, Nate Irving, LB, NC State
18. San Diego, Orlando Franklin, OL, Miami
19. NYG, Quan Sturdivant, LB, North Carolina
20. Tampa Bay, Ian Williams, DL, Notre Dame
For more on Williams go here
21/ Philadelphia, Kelvin Sheppard, LB, LSU
22. Kansas City Greg Little, WR, North Carolina
23. Indianapolis Virgil Green, TE, Nevada
24. New Orleans, Johnny Patrick, CB, Louisville
25. San Diego, Kenrick Ellis, NT, Hampton
26. Baltimore, Jordan Cameron, TE, USC
27. Atlanta, Dontay Moch, OLB/DE, Nevada
28. New England, Casey Matthews, LB, Oregon
29. Chicago, Jabaal Sheard, DE/OLB, Pittsburgh
30. New York Jets, Davon House, CB, New Mexico Stat
31. Pittsburgh, Sam Acho, DE/OLB, Texas
32. Green Bay, Terrell McClain, DT, South Florida
For round one go here
second round! go here to check that out.
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Paul M. Banks is CEO of The Sports Bank.net, a Midwest webzine. He’s also a regular contributor to Chicago Now, Walter Football, Yardbarker Network, and Fox Sports
He does a weekly radio segment on Chicagoland Sports Radio.com His Twitter is @thesportsbank