Nick Mangold became the fifth Buckeye to go in the first round after he was taken by the New York Jets with the 29th pick. Jim Tressell and the Ohio State program should be proud of this showing. Ohio State is definitely one of the elite programs in the country.
Ashton Youboty could have made it six Buckeyes in the first round, but Seattle went with another corner with the 31st pick so Ashton will have to settle for the second round.
As a Browns fan, I hate it when the Steelers make a great draft pick. Unfortunately, they’ve been doing a great job in the draft for years and it finally paid off with a Super Bowl title.
The Steelers have done it again, trading up seven spots to take Ohio State’s Santonio Holmes. This is a great pick for the Steelers. I’m happy for Santonio, but this sucks for Browns fans.
The Ohio State Buckeyes continue to make a statement in the first round. Bobby Carpenter goes higher than expected with the 19th pick to the Dallas Cowboys. Bill Parcells knows Bobby’s father who also played in the NFL, so he knows he getting a high character player. With A.J. Hawk going with the fifth pick to Green Bay and Donte Whitner going very high with the eighth pick to Buffalo, the Buckeyes are off to a very good start. Three down and possibly three more to go in the first round.
The Browns really lucked out as Whitner and Ernie Sims unexpectedly went in the top 10. As a result, the three guys they were targeting (Ngata, Bunkley, and Wimbley) were all available at 12. Consequently, the Browns traded down a spot with the Baltimore Ravens, who grabbed Ngata.
With the 13th pick, the Browns selected DE/LB Kamerion Wimbley from Florida State.
The Browns picked up an extra sixth round pick from the Ravens and got Wimbley, a great pass-rusher who Mel Kiper continues to compare to Peter Boulware. With Willie McGinest on board, Wimbley has a great chance to pick the brain and learn a great deal from the former Pro Bowl Patriot.
Congratulations to Donte Whitner! He went to Buffalo with the 8th pick of the NFL draft. That’s huge. he deserves credit, and he obviously made the right decision going out early.
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