By: Brandon Wangrin
I am going to tell you who I believe each team should draft with their picks for the first three rounds (over the next 34 days, three picks a day). Different than a Mock Draft because in a Mock Draft I tell you who I believe they will pick in the NFL Draft. In these articles I am telling you who I would pick if I were each team.
7. Cleveland Browns- Dez Bryant– Wide Receiver- Oklahoma State
I first believed that the Browns would go with inside linebacker Rolando McClain, but the more and more I read about how they are thinking about drafting Colt McCoy with their second round pick makes me believe they will go with the very talented receiver Dez Bryant. Bryant is 6’2 220 lbs and is extremely explosive. Bryant would make this receiving core look pretty good on paper with Bryant, Massaquoi, and Robiskie for the future. The Browns want this offense to change this off-season and adding a weapon like Bryant would change it.
8. Oakland Raiders- Earl Thomas- Safety- Texas
The Raiders have a pretty good defense already and if they added a play making safety like Earl Thomas, they could take their defense to the next level. People think they will go with an offensive lineman here, but I would wait until the 2nd round to address that issue. Thomas ran a 4.44 forty time in the Combine, so you know that Al Davis will like that.
9. Buffalo Bills- Brian Bulaga- Offensive Tackle- Iowa
The word to describe Brian Bulaga is polished. He has great fundamentals and is strong. The Bills need an offensive tackle to block for Trent Edwards, a player that Chan Gailey believes he can turn around. Bulaga will protect the blind side for Edwards right away. Plus, Iowa knows how to produce offensive lineman so there is not much room for bust here.
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