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http://www.rotoworld.com/content/features/column.asp?sport=NFL&column=25&articleid=21592
Cleveland Browns
1. (13) OLB Kamerion Wimbley, Florida State
The Browns got a sixth-round pick to move down one spot and take Wimbley, who gets to learn from one of the greatest pass-rushing hybrids of all time, Willie McGinest. He also gets to start at weak-side linebacker. Chaun Thompson moves to the pine.
Grade: B+
2. (34) ILB D’Qwell Jackson, Maryland
Cleveland traded C Jeff Faine to move up nine spots and take Jackson, who’s penciled in as a starter. He’s not super fast or big but is a tackling machine and should keep Mason Unck on the sidelines.
Grade: A-
3. (98) WR Travis Wilson, Oklahoma
The ex-Sooner thinks he was the draft’s best receiver. We think it was Santonio Holmes, but Wilson has the size and speed to contribute. With Braylon Edwards on the mend, Wilson could be the Browns No. 3 as a rookie.
Grade: B
4. (110) ILB Leon Williams, Miami FL
It was a bit high for the collegiate underachiever but he’ll get a chance to back up Andra Davis right away.
Grade: C+
4. (112) OG Isaac Sowells, Indiana
We had a seventh-round grade on Sowells. He does fill a need for a reserve interior lineman.
Grade: C+
5. (145) RB Jerome Harrison, Washington State
Harrison registered monster numbers as a senior and enters a crowded backfield that was getting stale.
Grade: C+
5. (152) CB DeMario Minter, Georgia
This could be the steal of the draft. Minter was rated higher than college teammate Tim Jennings, who was taken in the second round, and could instantly battle for dime duties. He wore a third-round pre-draft tag.
Grade: A+
6. (180) FB Lawrence Vickers, Colorado
Most analysts had Vickers pegged as the draft’s best blocking back. He could overtake incumbent starter Terrelle Smith as a rookie.
Grade: A-
6. (181) DT Babatunde Oshinowo, Stanford
Another second-day coup. Oshinowo is a heady and pure 3-4 nose who could challenge Ethan Kelley to be the Browns No. 2 as a rookie, then start in 2007 or ’08.
Grade: A+
7. (222) S Justin Hamilton, Virginia Tech
Hamilton fits the Romeo Crennel mold of a taller safety. He probably has a roster spot locked up.
Grade: B
Overall Draft Analysis: The Pound filled every need position, got two rookie starters, and prepared for the future. This is how you “build through the draft.”
Overall Draft Grade: A+
Cleveland Browns
1. (13) OLB Kamerion Wimbley, Florida State
The Browns got a sixth-round pick to move down one spot and take Wimbley, who gets to learn from one of the greatest pass-rushing hybrids of all time, Willie McGinest. He also gets to start at weak-side linebacker. Chaun Thompson moves to the pine.
Grade: B+
2. (34) ILB D’Qwell Jackson, Maryland
Cleveland traded C Jeff Faine to move up nine spots and take Jackson, who’s penciled in as a starter. He’s not super fast or big but is a tackling machine and should keep Mason Unck on the sidelines.
Grade: A-
3. (98) WR Travis Wilson, Oklahoma
The ex-Sooner thinks he was the draft’s best receiver. We think it was Santonio Holmes, but Wilson has the size and speed to contribute. With Braylon Edwards on the mend, Wilson could be the Browns No. 3 as a rookie.
Grade: B
4. (110) ILB Leon Williams, Miami FL
It was a bit high for the collegiate underachiever but he’ll get a chance to back up Andra Davis right away.
Grade: C+
4. (112) OG Isaac Sowells, Indiana
We had a seventh-round grade on Sowells. He does fill a need for a reserve interior lineman.
Grade: C+
5. (145) RB Jerome Harrison, Washington State
Harrison registered monster numbers as a senior and enters a crowded backfield that was getting stale.
Grade: C+
5. (152) CB DeMario Minter, Georgia
This could be the steal of the draft. Minter was rated higher than college teammate Tim Jennings, who was taken in the second round, and could instantly battle for dime duties. He wore a third-round pre-draft tag.
Grade: A+
6. (180) FB Lawrence Vickers, Colorado
Most analysts had Vickers pegged as the draft’s best blocking back. He could overtake incumbent starter Terrelle Smith as a rookie.
Grade: A-
6. (181) DT Babatunde Oshinowo, Stanford
Another second-day coup. Oshinowo is a heady and pure 3-4 nose who could challenge Ethan Kelley to be the Browns No. 2 as a rookie, then start in 2007 or ’08.
Grade: A+
7. (222) S Justin Hamilton, Virginia Tech
Hamilton fits the Romeo Crennel mold of a taller safety. He probably has a roster spot locked up.
Grade: B
Overall Draft Analysis: The Pound filled every need position, got two rookie starters, and prepared for the future. This is how you “build through the draft.”
Overall Draft Grade: A+