Well three rounds are over and it is going as most of us expected with a few surprises. We are at 22 whites drafted if you include Amaro. I was pleasantly surprised to see some of white o-linemen (Britt, Schofield and Watt) that were rated low on the "experts" rankings get picked over so many available sumos with unlimited potential and upside. We will see if the 4th round gets double digit white players drafted as I feel the 5th, 6th and 7th round players are much more expendable.
The number of big name QBs available is somewhat amazing. Savage, Mettenberger, McCarron and Murray are all quality prospects - hopefully they all get picked in round 4 tomorrow. The number of mediocre WRs picked over Campanaro and Abrederris is pathetic. The first small school WR did not have the size/speed ratio of Janis yet was deemed as "electric and explosive". I guess they all just wanted to conveniently forget Janis and his 4.3 40 at 215lbs at the combine.
The Texans neglect to draft any one of the big name QBs still puzzles me. I know Keenum played decent last year and Yates had a nice run 2 or 3 seasons ago as a rookie. I wonder if O'Brien sees potential in either of those guys. After the Pats drafted Garrapolo, maybe Mallet becomes available?
The Browns sudden issues at WR gives Janis, Campanaro and Abrederris a better shot of being drafted in Cleveland especially since so many of the affletic WRs have already been drafted.
I could honestly put together a pretty good team in the 4th round using only white prospects that are still available. I am hoping that their is a run on white defensive players in the 4th.
Here are my top available players with the best chance of being drafted tomorrow. I have adjusted the list and where I expect them to be drafted:
Quarterback
AJ McCarron – 4[SUP]th[/SUP]
Zach Mettenberger – 4[SUP]th[/SUP]
Tom Savage - 4[SUP]th[/SUP]
Aaron Murray - 4[SUP]th[/SUP]
David Fales - 5[SUP]th[/SUP]
Brett Smith - 5[SUP]th[/SUP]
Garret Gilbert - 5[SUP]th[/SUP]
Connor Shaw – 6[SUP]th[/SUP]
FB
Jay Prosch – 6th
TE
Jacob Pedersen - 4[SUP]th[/SUP]
Arthur Lynch - 5[SUP]th[/SUP]
Joe Don Duncan - 5[SUP]th[/SUP]
Jake Murphy - 6[SUP]th[/SUP]
Colt Lyerla - 6[SUP]th[/SUP]
Rob Branchfower - 7[SUP]th[/SUP]
WR
Jared Abbrederis – 4[SUP]th[/SUP]
Mike Campanaro – 4[SUP]th[/SUP]
Jeff Janis - 5[SUP]th[/SUP]
Erik Lora - 6th
OT
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif - 3[SUP]rd[/SUP]
Wesley Johnson - 5[SUP]th[/SUP]
Matt Patchan - 5[SUP]th[/SUP]
James Hurst - 6[SUP]th[/SUP]
Matt Fieler - 7th
OG
Ryan Groy - 5[SUP]th[/SUP]
Anthony Steen 6th
Conor Boffeli - 7[SUP]th[/SUP]
Andrew Norwell - 7th
C
Tyler Larsen - 4[SUP]th[/SUP]
Bryan Stork - 5[SUP]th[/SUP]
Russel Bodine - 7th
DE
Brent Urban - 2[SUP]nd[/SUP]
Taylor Hart - 4[SUP]th[/SUP]
Josh Mauro - 5[SUP]th[/SUP]
Cassius Marsh - 5[SUP]th[/SUP]
Ben Gardner - 6th
DT
Beau Allen - 4th
OLB
Jordan Tripp – 4[SUP]th[/SUP]
Trevor Reily – 4[SUP]th[/SUP]
Morgan Breslin - 4[SUP]th[/SUP]
Tyler Starr - 7th
ILB
Jordan Zumwalt - 4[SUP]th[/SUP]
Max Bullough - 4[SUP]th[/SUP]
James Morris - 6[SUP]th[/SUP]
Jack Tyler - 7th
S
Vinnie Sunseri - 4[SUP]th[/SUP]
Daniel Sorensen - 5[SUP]th[/SUP]
Ty Zimmerman - 6th