Mark Maske's Mock Draft

No.	Team	Player	Pos.	College	Comment
1	Dolphins	Jake Long	T	Michigan	One right, at least.
2	Rams	Glenn Dorsey	DT	LSU	The Saints are trying to trade up to here for Dorsey. If they don't, the Rams pick between Dorsey, Chris Long and Vernon Gholston.
3	Falcons	Matt Ryan	QB	Boston College	The toughest call. Teams are wary that Ryan threw 19 interceptions last season. But can the Falcons go into next season with Chris Redman and Joey Harrington as their top options at QB?
4	Raiders	Darren McFadden	RB	Arkansas	McFadden and JaMarcus Russell could make for an interesting young offensive tandem.
5	Chiefs	Chris Long	DE	Virginia	The Chiefs get an immediate replacement for traded NFL sacks leader Jared Allen.
6	Jets	Vernon Gholston	DE	Ohio State	The Jets not only get a potentially superb player, but also keep him away from the Patriots.
7	Patriots	Leodis McKelvin	CB	Troy	Gholston, if he's available, and Albert are options. But they need to replace departed CB Asante Samuel.
8	Ravens	Ryan Clady	T	Boise State	If Clady is gone, the Ravens go for a left tackle to replace Jonathan Ogden.
9	Bengals	Sedrick Ellis	DT	USC	He's a great value if still available.
10	Saints	Derrick Harvey	DE	Florida	If they can't trade up, the Saints look for the best remaining defensive playmaker.
11	Bills	D. Rodgers-Cromartie	CB	Tennessee St.	The Bills take the next-best cornerback.
12	Broncos	Branden Albert	G-T	Virginia	He's projected by many teams to be a left tackle in the pros.
13	Panthers	Keith Rivers	LB	USC	Perhaps the draft's best pure linebacker.
14	Bears	Rashard Mendenhall	RB	Illinois	Cedric Benson hasn't been the answer at RB, and Thomas Jones is long gone.
15	Lions	Jonathan Stewart	RB	Oregon	He underwent toe surgery in March but should be ready for training camp.
16	Cardinals	Jerod Mayo	LB	Tennessee	A solid defender.
17	Chiefs	Jeff Otah	T	Pittsburgh	The Chiefs use the pick they got from the Vikings for Allen to fortify the offensive line.
18	Texans	Devin Thomas	WR	Michigan St.	The WRs in this draft don't overly excite anyone, but teams just can't seem to resist taking them early.
19	Eagles	Chris Williams	T	Vanderbilt	The Eagles love to draft linemen.
20	Bucs	Mike Jenkins	CB	South Florida	If the Bucs manage to trade for Eagles CB Lito Sheppard, they might take a WR.
21	Redskins	Phillip Merling	DE	Clemson	The Redskins pass on Oklahoma WR Malcolm Kelly to fill a need at DE.
22	Cowboys	Felix Jones	RB	Arkansas	The Cowboys get a replacement for the departed Julius Jones to team with Marion Barber at RB.
23	Steelers	Kenny Phillips	S	Miami	Would team with Troy Polamalu for a fine safety tandem.
24	Titans	Limas Sweed	WR	Texas	The Titans need to give Vince Young a promising target.
25	Seahawks	Kentwan Balmer	DT	North Carolina	A safe pick who would help anchor the defensive line.
26	Jaguars	Calais Campbell	DE	Miami	Once was thought to be ahead of Merling at DE but seems to have fallen lately.
27	Chargers	Aqib Talib	CB	Kansas	A good value late in the first round if he falls this far.
28	Cowboys	DeSean Jackson	WR	California	The Cowboys get a speedy receiving complement to Terrell Owens and Patrick Crayton.
29	49ers	Brandon Flowers	CB	Virginia Tech	A fifth cornerback makes it into the first round.
30	Packers	Gosder Cherilus	T	Boston College	The first-round run on tackles concludes at six (counting Albert).
31	Giants	Dan Connor	LB	Penn State	The champs bolster their linebacker corps.

Note: New England's own selection was taken away by Commissioner Roger Goodell for spying against the New York Jets.