Best / Worst Day 1 Picks

Best Day 1 Picks - picks that make the most sense and/or best value:

• #7 overall - Oklahoma RB Adrian Peterson to Minnesota
• #21 overall - Florida S Reggie Nelson to Jacksonville
• #22 overall - Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn to Cleveland
• #23 overall - LSU WR Dwayne Bowe WR to Kansas City
• #25 overall - Miami OLB Jon Beason to Carolina
• #41 overall - Arkansas CB Chris Houston to Atlanta
• #47 overall - Michigan LB David Harris to New York Jets
• #51 overall - USC WR Steve Smith to New York Giants
• #53 overall - UNLV CB Eric Wright to Cleveland
• #59 overall - USC OC Ryan Kalil to Carolina
• #65 overall - Georgia DE Quentin Moses to Oakland
• #71 overall - Florida State RB Lorenzo Booker to Miami
• #72 overall - Fresno State CB Marcus McCauley to Minnesota
• #84 overall - Tennessee CB Jonathan Wade to St. Louis

Worst Day 1 Picks (picks that have left me scratching my head):

• #1 overall - LSU QB JaMarcus Russell to Oakland -- Quite honestly, in 10 years...when we look back on this draft, I believe Russell will be viewed as the third best QB from this draft (behind Brady Quinn and John Beck).
• #9 overall - Ohio State WR Ted Ginn, Jr. to Miami -- I like Johnson, Bowe, Meachem, Steve Smith, Sidney Rice, and Dwayne Jarrett all more than Ginn, Jr. All of the aforementioned WR's have the potential to be #1 options (the exception being Steve Smith, but that has already been discussed at length...he's a lock to be a extraordinary asset as a secondary option). Ted Ginn Jr.'s career will be very similar to that of Minnesota's Troy Williamson.
• #12 overall - California RB Marshawn Lynch to Buffalo -- Not sold on him; has never carried a full load. Below average as a blocker.
• #16 overall - Tennessee DT Justin Harrell to Green Bay -- Green Bay needed to land Favre another offensive dynamic weapon. If not possible, they should have utilized this pick to stockpile more mid-round picks, as they have a lot of holes to fill.
• #27 overall - Tennessee WR Robert Meachem to New Orleans -- I rank him as the third best WR, far behind Calvin Johnson and Dwayne Bowe...but, the last position the Saints need is another WR - they were already loaded at this position.
• #32 overall - Ohio State WR Anthony Gonzalez to Indianapolis -- The Colts' don't need ANY help on offense. Peyton Manning. Marvin Harrison. Reggie Wayne. Joseph Addai.
• #36 overall - Houston QB Kevin Kolb to Philadelphia -- A clear indication that the Eagles' brass has ZERO confidence in McNabb (or Holcomb and/or AJ Feeley, for that matter).
• #42 overall - Arkansas OT Tony Ugoh to Indianapolis -- See Anthony Gonzalez's above note.
• #61 overall - Boise State S Gerald Alexander to Detroit -- Nice player, but not 2nd Round worthy. Undersized and slow.
• #63 overall - Nebraska RB Brandon Jackson to Green Bay -- Might be the worst value pick of the draft. By default, Jackson will get plenty of opportunities to run away with the starter's job. However, both Antonio Pittman and Michael Bush went some 40 picks later.