Video - Branden Albert

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Albert's Move Will Make Him Millions
Published 4/8/2008 by JJ Cooper at FanHouse
Filed under: Steelers, NFL Draft, PittsburghBranden Albert, the best guard in the draft, was going to make himself a rich man. But Branden Albert, one of the best tackles in the draft, will make enough money to ensure his grandkids are rich. As fellow FanHouser Michael David Smith points out on the Fifth Down Blog over at the New York Times, Albert's rapid rise up the draft rankings (Mel Kiper now projects him to go fifth) coincides with teams' assessments that he can play left tackle as well as either guard spot. It doesn't really matter that Albert barely played tackle in ...

FanHouse Mock Draft: Detroit Lions Select OT/OG Branden Albert No. 15
Published 4/9/2008 by Tom Mantzouranis at FanHouse
Filed under: Lions, NFC North, NFL Draft, DetroitWith each pick of the FanHouse mock draft, we get into the head of an NFL general manager and let you know who he'll pick and why. Here the Lions are, sitting with two great options at two different areas of need. On one hand, there's Branden Albert, the guy who weeks ago was anonymous and is now an incredible steal at 15. On the other, Rashard Mendenhall, generally considered the second-best back in the league. In real life, I have no doubt that ...

Draft Prospect Video - LG/LT Branden Albert Highlights
Published 4/17/2008 by Josh Temple at BroncoTalk
As draft day approaches, BroncoTalk will be giving you game tape highlights of some of the bigger (and smaller) names around the draft. In today’s installment: Virginia Left Guard now projected to be a top Left Tackle Branden Albert. Some of the videos he ...

15. Kansas City Chiefs Take Branden Albert, G/T, Virginia, in NFL Draft
Published 4/26/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: Chiefs, NFL Draft, Kansas City The only question about Virginia's Branden Albert is whether he's a guard or a tackle in the NFL. At Virginia he played guard, where he was dominant, but NFL teams usually don't take guards this high in the draft, and that the Chiefs would trade up for him strongly indicates that he'll be a tackle in the NFL. The above video was made by a fan hoping the Cowboys would take Albert, but that didn't happen, and it's actually surprising that he lasted until the 15th pick, which the Chiefs acquired in a ...