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AFC East Draft Report Card
4/27/2008
Final Draft Report Card Scores
1. New York Jets - 7.6 out of 10
2. Miami Dolphins - 7.1 out of 10
3. Buffalo Bills - 6.1 out of 10
4. New England Patriots - 5.6 out of 10
1. New York Jets (7.6 out of 10)
Draft Picks
Round 1, Pick 6 - DE Vernon Gholston (Ohio State) - Score: 7
Round 1, Pick 30 - TE Dustin Keller (Purdue) - Score: 7
Round 4, Pick 14 - CB Dwight Lowery (San Jose State) - Score: 8
Round 5, Pick 27 - QB Erik Ainge (Tennessee) - Score: 7
Round 6, Pick 5 - WR Marcus Henry (Kansas) - Score: 5
Round 7, Pick 4 - OT Nate Garner (Arkansas) - Score: 5
Usage of Draft Picks for Team Needs Score: 7
4/27/2008
Final Draft Report Card Scores
1. New York Jets - 7.6 out of 10
2. Miami Dolphins - 7.1 out of 10
3. Buffalo Bills - 6.1 out of 10
4. New England Patriots - 5.6 out of 10
1. New York Jets (7.6 out of 10)
Draft Picks
Round 1, Pick 6 - DE Vernon Gholston (Ohio State) - Score: 7
Round 1, Pick 30 - TE Dustin Keller (Purdue) - Score: 7
Round 4, Pick 14 - CB Dwight Lowery (San Jose State) - Score: 8
Round 5, Pick 27 - QB Erik Ainge (Tennessee) - Score: 7
Round 6, Pick 5 - WR Marcus Henry (Kansas) - Score: 5
Round 7, Pick 4 - OT Nate Garner (Arkansas) - Score: 5
Usage of Draft Picks for Team Needs Score: 7
Notes
The Jets were lucky enough to land Vernon
Gholston with the sixth overall selection. He will
play opposite of Calvin Pace and provide a boost to
the Jets' front seven as they have lacked a true
pass rushing threat since John Abraham left for
Atlanta.
With a looming contract issue with TE Chris Baker,
the Jets found that moving back into the first round
would be well worth it for the highest rated TE in
the draft. Dustin Keller will not help in the blocking
department but he has the type of upside one
looks for in a receiving tight end.
Dwight Lowery, by our estimates, was a steal in
round 4. He wasn't as productive as a senior but
during his junior year, he tallied 9 interceptions. He
is the perfect compliment to last year's first overall
pick, CB Darrelle Revis.
Erik Ainge will come in and compete with Kellen
Clemens for the title of "franchise quarterback."
Ainge is a statue in the pocket but if OT
D'Brickashaw Ferguson can get back to his rookie
form, Ainge will have a solid opportunity at taking
over the starting role in the Big Apple.
WR Marcus Henry is tall and speedy and Nate
Garner is a solid right tackle prospect. They fill
voids and add necessary depth for a Jets'
franchise that is looking to make a return to the
post-season.
The Jets were lucky enough to land Vernon
Gholston with the sixth overall selection. He will
play opposite of Calvin Pace and provide a boost to
the Jets' front seven as they have lacked a true
pass rushing threat since John Abraham left for
Atlanta.
With a looming contract issue with TE Chris Baker,
the Jets found that moving back into the first round
would be well worth it for the highest rated TE in
the draft. Dustin Keller will not help in the blocking
department but he has the type of upside one
looks for in a receiving tight end.
Dwight Lowery, by our estimates, was a steal in
round 4. He wasn't as productive as a senior but
during his junior year, he tallied 9 interceptions. He
is the perfect compliment to last year's first overall
pick, CB Darrelle Revis.
Erik Ainge will come in and compete with Kellen
Clemens for the title of "franchise quarterback."
Ainge is a statue in the pocket but if OT
D'Brickashaw Ferguson can get back to his rookie
form, Ainge will have a solid opportunity at taking
over the starting role in the Big Apple.
WR Marcus Henry is tall and speedy and Nate
Garner is a solid right tackle prospect. They fill
voids and add necessary depth for a Jets'
franchise that is looking to make a return to the
post-season.
2. Miami Dolphins (7.1 out of 10)
Draft Picks
Round 1, Pick 1 - OT Jake Long (Michigan) - Score: 8
Round 2, Pick 1 - DE Phillip Merling (Clemson) - Score: 8
Round 2, Pick 26 - QB Chad Henne (Michigan) - Score: 8
Round 3, Pick 3 - DE Kendall Langford (Hampton) - Score: 5
Round 4, Pick 11- OG Shawn Murphy (Utah State) - Score: 3
Round 6, Pick 10 - RB Jalen Parmele (Toledo) - Score: 8
Round 6, Pick 29 - OG Donald Thomas (Connecticut) - Score: 6
Round 6, Pick 38 - RB Lex Hilliard (Montana) - Score: 4
Round 7, Pick 38 - DT Lionel Dotson (Arizona) - Score: 6
Usage of Draft Picks for Team Needs Score: 8
Notes
The Dolphins locked up Jake Long the Tuesday before the draft. He is an immediate solution for the 'Phins
at right tackle but will need to get quicker against the strikingly fast defensive end's that threaten the quarter-
back's blind side.
Phillip Merling was a top fifteen prospect that seen his stock fall because he couldn't work out for team's due
to a simple hernia surgical procedure. He was an absolute steal for Miami at the start of the second round.
Chad Henne will reunite with Jake Long down on South Beach after falling towards the end of round two. He
will be their franchise quarterback and Bill Parcells' will either get fat or starve from this pick, even more so
than the Jake Long-first overall selection.
Kendall Langford is a solid prospect and this may have been a best player available-pick but Miami could have received better value with another prospect here.
Shawn Murphy is the son of baseball great Dale Murphy. He could move to left tackle but projects to be more of a mediocre guard.
Parmele is one of our favorite prospects. You would know this if you listened to our draft preview show on ScoutCast. Donald Thomas has had some knee
problems. He is big and strong but doesn't get good leverage upfront. Hilliard is a camp body at best. Dotson should have went somewhere around the fifth round
and we view this only as a value pick for Miami in the seventh round with one of their compensatory picks.
3. Buffalo Bills (6.1 out of 10)
Draft Picks
Round 1, Pick 11 - CB Leodis McKelvin (Troy) - Score: 8
Round 2, Pick 10 - WR James Hardy (Indiana) - Score: 8
Round 3, Pick 9 - DE Chris Ellis (Virginia Tech) - Score: 6
Round 4, Pick 15 - CB Reggie Corner (Akron) - Score: 2
Round 4, Pick 33 - TE Derek Fine (Kansas) - Score: 4
Round 5, Pick 12 - OLB Alvin Bowen (Iowa State) - Score: 8
Round 6, Pick 13 - RB Xavier Omon (Northwest Missouri State) - Score: 7
Round 7, Pick 12 - OT Demetrius Bell (Northwestern State (LA)) - Score: 5
Round 7, Pick 17 - WR Steve Johnson (Kentucky) - Score: 4
Round 7, Pick 44 - CB Kennard Cox (Pittsburgh) - Score: 6
Usage of Draft Picks for Team Needs Score: 9
Notes
The Bills got a true athlete with unbelievable abilities in Leodis McKelvin. He will be a very good CB in a couple of years but his greatest asset right away will be
his returnman abilities. He has Devin Hester-like quickness.
James Hardy is just what the doctor ordered for Buffalo. At 6'6", he is the type of weapon Lee Evans, Trent Edwards, and Roscoe Parrish have been dreaming for.
He will start immediately and become a factor on those cold, Buffalo Sunday's.
Chris Ellis is a deceptively quick defensive lineman with limited upside. He has had his way with QBs like Matt Ryan and Cullen Harper but we may have seen the
most he has to offer.
Reggie Corner is a big time reach in the fourth round. We had him projected to be a privileged free agent. Derek Fine was also a reach as it seemed that the Bills
were looking to fill their void at TE since all of the upper tier prospects were gone.
Alvin Bowen is an impressive outside linebacker that could play right away and Xavier Omon could challenge Dwayne Wright for the backup role to Marshawn
Lynch. As our readers have known, we have been high on Xavier Omon for some time now.
Buffalo started the draft out on a great note but fluttered with Reggie Corner and Derek Fine. They then picked up the slack with their late round picks. Demetrius
Bell is a former defensive lineman that could convert back.
4. New England Patriots (5.6 out of 10)
Draft Picks
Round 1, Pick 10 - ILB Jerod Mayo (Tennessee) - Score: 8
Round 2, Pick 31 - CB Terrence Wheatley (Colorado) - Score: 7
Round 3, Pick 15 - OLB Shawn Crable (Michigan) - Score: 5
Round 3, Pick 31 - QB Kevin O'Connell (San Diego State) - Score: 7
Round 4, Pick 30 - CB Jonathan Wilhite (Auburn) - Score: 3
Round 5, Pick 18 - WR Matt Slater (UCLA) - Score: 3
Round 6, Pick 31 - OLB Bo Ruud (Nebraska) - Score: 6
Usage of Draft Picks for Team Needs Score: 6
Notes
New England didn't draft any protection for QB Tom Brady.
Don't listen to some major media pundits as they think that Jerod Mayo went too high. He didn't go too high and he will be a gamer for New England for a long
time.
Terrence Wheatley will help Brandon Meriweather and Ellis Hobbs in the secondary plus front as a better punt returner than Hobbs.
Crable is a good fit for the 3-4 but he is too much of a 'tweener as he has no specified position. HC Bill Belichick will really have to dig deep to find a true, verified
role for this former Wolverine.
Kevin O'Connell is a pro-ready QB and could be a franchise QB. It is unfortunate for him to get drafted to serve as this decades greatest QBs' insurance policy.
Regardless, this may prove to be a great move by New England just because we never know when an injury will strike a professional football player.
Wilhite and Slater are odd picks because of who was still available when they came off of the board. Ruud's brother plays for Tampa Bay, so we know he has
good blood lines but his instincts aren't there. New England always finds a way to get the most out of their players. They could have done better in this draft with a
couple of offensive linemen instead of Wilhite and Slater.
Draft Picks
Round 1, Pick 1 - OT Jake Long (Michigan) - Score: 8
Round 2, Pick 1 - DE Phillip Merling (Clemson) - Score: 8
Round 2, Pick 26 - QB Chad Henne (Michigan) - Score: 8
Round 3, Pick 3 - DE Kendall Langford (Hampton) - Score: 5
Round 4, Pick 11- OG Shawn Murphy (Utah State) - Score: 3
Round 6, Pick 10 - RB Jalen Parmele (Toledo) - Score: 8
Round 6, Pick 29 - OG Donald Thomas (Connecticut) - Score: 6
Round 6, Pick 38 - RB Lex Hilliard (Montana) - Score: 4
Round 7, Pick 38 - DT Lionel Dotson (Arizona) - Score: 6
Usage of Draft Picks for Team Needs Score: 8
Notes
The Dolphins locked up Jake Long the Tuesday before the draft. He is an immediate solution for the 'Phins
at right tackle but will need to get quicker against the strikingly fast defensive end's that threaten the quarter-
back's blind side.
Phillip Merling was a top fifteen prospect that seen his stock fall because he couldn't work out for team's due
to a simple hernia surgical procedure. He was an absolute steal for Miami at the start of the second round.
Chad Henne will reunite with Jake Long down on South Beach after falling towards the end of round two. He
will be their franchise quarterback and Bill Parcells' will either get fat or starve from this pick, even more so
than the Jake Long-first overall selection.
Kendall Langford is a solid prospect and this may have been a best player available-pick but Miami could have received better value with another prospect here.
Shawn Murphy is the son of baseball great Dale Murphy. He could move to left tackle but projects to be more of a mediocre guard.
Parmele is one of our favorite prospects. You would know this if you listened to our draft preview show on ScoutCast. Donald Thomas has had some knee
problems. He is big and strong but doesn't get good leverage upfront. Hilliard is a camp body at best. Dotson should have went somewhere around the fifth round
and we view this only as a value pick for Miami in the seventh round with one of their compensatory picks.
3. Buffalo Bills (6.1 out of 10)
Draft Picks
Round 1, Pick 11 - CB Leodis McKelvin (Troy) - Score: 8
Round 2, Pick 10 - WR James Hardy (Indiana) - Score: 8
Round 3, Pick 9 - DE Chris Ellis (Virginia Tech) - Score: 6
Round 4, Pick 15 - CB Reggie Corner (Akron) - Score: 2
Round 4, Pick 33 - TE Derek Fine (Kansas) - Score: 4
Round 5, Pick 12 - OLB Alvin Bowen (Iowa State) - Score: 8
Round 6, Pick 13 - RB Xavier Omon (Northwest Missouri State) - Score: 7
Round 7, Pick 12 - OT Demetrius Bell (Northwestern State (LA)) - Score: 5
Round 7, Pick 17 - WR Steve Johnson (Kentucky) - Score: 4
Round 7, Pick 44 - CB Kennard Cox (Pittsburgh) - Score: 6
Usage of Draft Picks for Team Needs Score: 9
Notes
The Bills got a true athlete with unbelievable abilities in Leodis McKelvin. He will be a very good CB in a couple of years but his greatest asset right away will be
his returnman abilities. He has Devin Hester-like quickness.
James Hardy is just what the doctor ordered for Buffalo. At 6'6", he is the type of weapon Lee Evans, Trent Edwards, and Roscoe Parrish have been dreaming for.
He will start immediately and become a factor on those cold, Buffalo Sunday's.
Chris Ellis is a deceptively quick defensive lineman with limited upside. He has had his way with QBs like Matt Ryan and Cullen Harper but we may have seen the
most he has to offer.
Reggie Corner is a big time reach in the fourth round. We had him projected to be a privileged free agent. Derek Fine was also a reach as it seemed that the Bills
were looking to fill their void at TE since all of the upper tier prospects were gone.
Alvin Bowen is an impressive outside linebacker that could play right away and Xavier Omon could challenge Dwayne Wright for the backup role to Marshawn
Lynch. As our readers have known, we have been high on Xavier Omon for some time now.
Buffalo started the draft out on a great note but fluttered with Reggie Corner and Derek Fine. They then picked up the slack with their late round picks. Demetrius
Bell is a former defensive lineman that could convert back.
4. New England Patriots (5.6 out of 10)
Draft Picks
Round 1, Pick 10 - ILB Jerod Mayo (Tennessee) - Score: 8
Round 2, Pick 31 - CB Terrence Wheatley (Colorado) - Score: 7
Round 3, Pick 15 - OLB Shawn Crable (Michigan) - Score: 5
Round 3, Pick 31 - QB Kevin O'Connell (San Diego State) - Score: 7
Round 4, Pick 30 - CB Jonathan Wilhite (Auburn) - Score: 3
Round 5, Pick 18 - WR Matt Slater (UCLA) - Score: 3
Round 6, Pick 31 - OLB Bo Ruud (Nebraska) - Score: 6
Usage of Draft Picks for Team Needs Score: 6
Notes
New England didn't draft any protection for QB Tom Brady.
Don't listen to some major media pundits as they think that Jerod Mayo went too high. He didn't go too high and he will be a gamer for New England for a long
time.
Terrence Wheatley will help Brandon Meriweather and Ellis Hobbs in the secondary plus front as a better punt returner than Hobbs.
Crable is a good fit for the 3-4 but he is too much of a 'tweener as he has no specified position. HC Bill Belichick will really have to dig deep to find a true, verified
role for this former Wolverine.
Kevin O'Connell is a pro-ready QB and could be a franchise QB. It is unfortunate for him to get drafted to serve as this decades greatest QBs' insurance policy.
Regardless, this may prove to be a great move by New England just because we never know when an injury will strike a professional football player.
Wilhite and Slater are odd picks because of who was still available when they came off of the board. Ruud's brother plays for Tampa Bay, so we know he has
good blood lines but his instincts aren't there. New England always finds a way to get the most out of their players. They could have done better in this draft with a
couple of offensive linemen instead of Wilhite and Slater.
