mvn.com - 4/27/2008
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The Titans swapped 4th rounders with Washington, moving up to #103 to select little-known Winston-Salem State DE William Hayes with their first pick in the 4th round.
Hayes is a 6′2″ 272 lb DE who hails from a tiny school in North Carolina. He impressed scouts with his 4.6 forty-yard dash and an impressive showing in the bench press, lifting 225 lbs 28 times.
Day 1 Recap
hogshaven.com 4/27/2008 —
Okay... suffice it to say that the draft went a little different than anyone expected. Yes, they traded down like HogsHaven reader Dr WNC (and my fellow blogger Skin Patrol) wanted, but after that it took a different turn. But first, meet your ...
Titans select California TE Craig Stevens in 3rd round
mvn.com 4/27/2008 — The Titans grabbed a TE in the third round, selecting Craig Stevens out of California.
Stevens, a 6′4″ 252 lb TE, is described as a high character guy with good blocking skills and the ability to catch the football. His athleticism is limited, but he is a guy who provides some depth at the TE position.
Final Titan 4th round pick: Purdue LB Stanford Keglar
mvn.com 4/27/2008 — Jeff Fisher’s Pac-10 roots are showing. The USC alum picked two guys on the second day of the draft who hail from the University of California, and with their last selection in the 4th round, the Titans chose a guy named Stanford.
Skins Up Again
blog.washingtonpost.com 4/27/2008 — You'd tend to think they might look at the defensive side of the ball here. The D Line and secondary are areas of need. Seems high for Kareem Moore, but more safeties are going off the board. Seems high for Marcus Dixon, too, and I'm hearing he's likely to still be on the board in the 5th round . Maybe the DL Guion could be intriguing here. The LB from Maryland, Henderson, is still there...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
Is Seau in the Pats plans?
mysportsrumors.com 4/27/2008 — With the New England Patriots selecting Jerod Mayo with the 10th pick in the NFL Draft, do the New England Patriots still have plans for Junior Seau? During the playoffs, it was obvious that the Pats needed to get younger at the linebacker position, which is the reason they selected Mayo, a University of Tennessee product. We all know thou, that coach Bill Belichick usually doesn’t bring in or
Skins Take a DB —
Redskins Insider 4/27/2008
Justin Tryon, a smaller CB from Arizona State (5-9, 190), is the Skins pick. He has some kick return ability but with the abundance of bigger wide receivers in the division, it'll be interesting to see how it works out. He was Arizona State's top ...
Skins Making Another Trade - I Like It —
Redskins Insider 4/27/2008
Skins send the 103rd pick to Tennesse for the 124th and 157th picks. Skins did not previously have a 5th round pick, so now they get one. Guessing they may target a a QB there, now that they have that pick. Gotta think they look DL with the 4th round ...
A lineman, Eureka! —
Redskins Insider 4/27/2008
The Skins take guard Chad Rinehart, a guard out of Northern Iowa, with their third round pick. It's a position of significant need with not much depth at guard and both starters dealing with injuries (Kendall has arthritic knees; Randy Thomas is ...
Skins Next Pick —
Redskins Insider 4/27/2008
Might be a little high to take Hampton DL Marcus Dixon. Other DL like Guion from Floridat State and Dre Moore of Maryland could interest the Skins here as well. Safeties like Kareem Moore and Thomas Decoud remain on the board. Most of the corners ...