This weekend is perhaps the most important for the National Football League, the draft. Every team will look for their stars of the future in hopes of building a lasting dynasty.
For fun, I have created a scenario of what I think, and for some teams hope, will happen in the first of the seven rounds of the NFL Draft.
#1 Oakland Raiders – JaMarcus Russell, QB, Louisiana State
#2 Detroit Lions – Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech
#3 Cleveland Browns – Brady Quinn, QB, Notre Dame
#4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Gaines Adams, DE, Clemson
#5 Arizona Cardinals – Joe Thomas, OT, Wisconsin
#6 Washington Redskins – Amobi Okoye, DT, Louisville
#7 Minnesota Vikings – Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma
#8 Atlanta Falcons – LaRon Landry, S, Louisiana State
#9 Miami Dolphins – Levi Brown, OT, Penn State
#10 Houston Texans – Leon Hall, CB, Michigan
#11 San Francisco 49ers – Jamaal Anderson, DE, Arkansas
#12 Buffalo Bills – Patrick Willis, LB, Mississippi
#13 St. Louis Rams – Adam Carriker, DE, Nebraska
#14 Carolina Panthers – Greg Olsen, TE, Miami (FL)
#15 Pittsburgh Steelers – Lawrence Timmons, LB, Florida State
#16 Green Bay Packers – Marshawn Lynch, RB, California
#17 Jacksonville Jaguars – Reggie Nelson, S, Florida
#18 Cincinnati Bengals – Darrelle Revis, CB, Pittsburgh
#19 Tennessee Titans – Ted Ginn Jr., WR, Ohio State
#20 New York Giants – Joe Stately, OT, Central Michigan
#21 Denver Broncos – Jarvis Moss, DE, Florida
#22 Dallas Cowboys – Robert Meachem, WR, Tennessee
#23 Kansas City Chiefs – Alan Branch, DT, Michigan
#24 New England Patriots(from Seattle) – Paul Posluszny, LB, Penn State
#25 New York Jets – Aaron Ross, CB, Texas
#26 Philadelphia Eagles – Michael Griffin, S, Texas
#27 New Orleans Saints – Chris Houtson, CB, Arkansas
#28 New England Patriots – Brandon Meriweather, S, Miami (FL)
#29 Baltimore Ravens – Ben Grubbs, OG, Auburn
#30 San Diego Chargers – Dwayne Bowe, WR, Louisiana State
#31 Chicago Bears – Dawyne Jarrett, WR, Southern California
#32 Indianapolis Colts – Jon Beason, LB, Miami (FL)