April 10, 2008

People say the juniors coming out saved this class –and those people might be right. There are a huge amount of intriguing players going here and as such you may see some guys go a round later than they should as teams wait a round because there are so many RBs to choose from.

1 - Darren McFadden, Arkansas – Some analysts have said he can’t break a tackle – that his legs ‘go dead on contact’ – that’s the term. He’s also got some character concerns and we know how important that is in Roger Goodell’s new NFL. While I do believe he needs to add bulk and muscle to his thin legs and he is prone to some bad off-the-field decisions, he’s got every other tool you need to succeed and will go high in the draft – though don’t be shocked if he drops out of the top 5 like Peterson last year.

2 -Rashard Mende