Published 4/19/2008
by BY MIKE MULLIGAN mmulligan @suntimes.com
at Chicago Sun-Times Bears
Much like the wide receiver position, there just isn't an elite talent in this year's class that would raise the overall grade of the group. No Vernon Davis or Kellen Winslow Jr. to grab with a No. 6 overall pick as San Francisco did in 2006 and Cleveland in 2004, respectively.
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