My latest 4 rd projection ... enjoy

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Updated: April 12, 2006

Lawson rises, Kiwanuka falls in latest projectionsBy Mel Kiper Jr.

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With the NFL draft two weeks away, the one hot spot in the first round remains with the New Orleans Saints and second overall pick. While I still have North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams going to New Orleans, the outlook of the first round could change significantly if the Saints trade the pick.

My first-round projections remain nearly the same, with the one newcomer being NC State defensive end Manny Lawson. Overshadowed by Williams at NC State, Lawson had a very good senior season then performed exceptionally well at the NFL scouting combine. Right now I am projecting the Jets will use their second first-round pick on Lawson, where he will be used as a pass-rushing defensive end/outside linebacker.

New this week are my projections for the second, third and fourth rounds. You will be surprised to see some players initially projected as first-round picks have slipped to the second round in recent weeks.

1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 4th Round

First-Round Projections

1. Houston Reggie Bush, RB USC

2. New Orleans Mario Williams, DE NC State

3. Tennessee Matt Leinart, QB USC

4. N.Y. Jets D'Brickashaw Ferguson, T Virginia

5. Green Bay A.J. Hawk, LB Ohio St.

6. San Francisco Vernon Davis, TE Maryland

7. Oakland Vince Young, QB Texas

8. Buffalo Brodrick Bunkley, DT Florida St.

9. Detroit Michael Huff, DB Texas

10. Arizona Jay Cutler, QB Vanderbilt

11. St. Louis Chad Greenway, LB Iowa

12. Cleveland Kamerion Wimbley, DE/OLB Florida St.

13. Baltimore Haloti Ngata, DT Oregon

14. Philadelphia Winston Justice, T USC

15. Denver (from ATL) Chad Jackson, WR Florida

16. Miami Donte Whitner, S Ohio St.

17. Minnesota Ernie Sims, LB Florida St.

18. Dallas Jason Allen, S/CB Tennessee

19. San Diego Johnathan Joseph, CB South Carolina

20. Kansas City Tye Hill, CB Clemson

21. New England Santonio Holmes, WR Ohio St.

22. Denver (from WSH) DeAngelo Williams, RB Memphis

23. Tampa Bay Antonio Cromartie, CB Florida St.

24. Cincinnati Jimmy Williams, CB Virginia Tech

25. N.Y. Giants Kelly Jennings, CB Miami

26. Chicago Richard Marshall CB Fresno St.

27. Carolina LenDale White, RB USC

28. Jacksonville Marcedes Lewis, TE UCLA

29. N.Y. Jets (from DEN) Manny Lawson, DE/OLB NC State

30. Indianapolis Laurence Maroney, RB Minnesota

31. Seattle Ashton Youboty, CB Ohio St.

32. Pittsburgh Sinorice Moss, WR Miami

1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 4th Round

Second-Round Projections

33. Houston Eric Winston, T Miami

34. New Orleans Nick Mangold, C Ohio St.

35. N.Y. Jets Joseph Addai, RB LSU

36. Green Bay Tamba Hali, DE Penn St.

37. San Francisco Bobby Carpenter, LB Ohio St.

38. Oakland Gabe Watson, DT Michigan

39. Tennessee D'Qwell Jackson, LB Maryland

40. Detroit Davin Joseph, G Oklahoma

41. Arizona Leonard Pope, TE Georgia

42. Buffalo Taitusi "Deuce" Lutui, G USC

43. Cleveland Abdul Hodge, LB Iowa

44. Baltimore Brodie Croyle, QB Alabama

45. Philadelphia DeMeco Ryans, LB Alabama

46. St. Louis Orien Harris, DT Miami

47. Atlanta Cedric Griffin, CB Texas

48. Minnesota Kellen Clemens, QB Oregon

49. Dallas Marcus McNeill, T Auburn

50. San Diego Demetrius Williams, WR Oregon

51. Minnesota (from MIA) Chris Chester, OL Oklahoma

52. New England Brian Calhoun, RB Wisconsin

53. Washington Rocky McIntosh, LB Miami

54. Kansas City Darryl Tapp, DE Virginia Tech

55. Cincinnati Dominique Byrd, TE USC

56. N.Y. Giants Thomas Howard, LB UTEP

57. Chicago Greg Jennings, WR Western Michigan

58. Carolina Joe Klopfenstein, TE Colorado

59. Tampa Bay Andrew Whitworth, T LSU

60. Jacksonville Jason Spitz, C Louisville

61. Denver Mark Anderson, DE Alabama

62. Indianapolis Daniel Bullocks, DB Nebraska

63. Seattle Mathias Kiwanuka, DE Boston College

64. Pittsburgh Danieal Manning, DB Abilene Christian

1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 4th Round

Third-Round Projections

65. Houston Ko Simpson, DB South Carolina

66. Houston (from NO) Gerris Wilkinson, LB Georgia Tech

67. Green Bay Max Jean-Gilles, G Georgia

68. San Francisco David Pittman, CB Northwestern St. (La.)

69. Oakland Maurice Drew, RB UCLA

70. Buffalo (from TEN) Ryan O'Callaghan, T California

71. N.Y. Jets Brandon Williams, WR Wisconsin

72. Arizona Jon Alston, LB Stanford

73. Buffalo Maurice Stovall, WR Notre Dame

74. Detroit Devin Hester, CB Miami

75. New England (from BAL) Chris Gocong, DE/LB Cal Poly-SLO

76. Philadelphia Claude Wroten, DT LSU

77. St. Louis David Thomas, TE Texas

78. Cleveland Charles Spencer, G Pittsburgh

79. Atlanta Calvin Lowery, DB Penn St.

80. Dallas Charlie Whitehurst, QB Clemson

81. San Diego Paul McQuistan, OL Weber St.

82. Miami Parys Haralson, DE Tennessee

83. Minnesota Will Blackmon, WR/CB Boston College

84. San Francisco (from WSH) Victor Adeyanju, DE Indiana

85. Kansas City Brandon Marshall, WR Central Florida

86. New England Montavious Stanley, DT Louisville

87. N.Y. Giants Kyle Williams, DT LSU

88. Chicago Anthony Fasano, TE Notre Dame

89. Carolina Darnell Bing, DB USC

90. Tampa Bay Willie Reid, WR Fresno St.

91. Cincinnati Stanley McClover, DE Auburn

92. Jacksonville Jerome Harrison, RB Washington St.

93. Atlanta (from DEN) Devin Aromashodu, WR Auburn

94. Indianapolis Dusty Dvoracek, DT Oklahoma

95. Minnesota (from SEA) Le Kevin Smith, DT Nebraska

96. Pittsburgh Brent Hawkins, DE/OLB Illinois St.

97. N.Y. Jets (comp. pick) Roman Harper, DB Alabama

1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 4th Round

Fourth-Round Projections

98. Houston James Wyche, DE Syracuse

99. New Orleans Demetrice Webb, CB Florida

100. San Francisco Lawrence Vickers, FB Colorado

101. Oakland Anthony Smith, DB Syracuse

102. Tennessee Leon Washington, RB Florida St.

103. N.Y. Jets Alan Zemaitis, CB Penn St.

104. Green Bay Derrick Martin, CB Wyoming

105. Buffalo Elvis Dumervil, DE Louisville

106. New England (from DET) Guy Whimper, T East Carolina

107. Arizona Fred Matua, G USC

108. Philadelphia David Kirtman, FB USC

109. St. Louis Kevin Boothe, OL Cornell

110. Cleveland DeMario Minter, CB Georgia

111. Baltimore Dion Byrum, CB Ohio

112. Cleveland (from ATL) Rodrique Wright, DT Texas

113. San Diego Babatunde Oshinowo, DT Stanford

114. Miami Zach Strief, T Northwestern

115. Minnesota Miles Austin, WR Monmouth

116. Philadelphia (from DAL) Tarvaris Jackson, QB Alabama St.

117. N.Y. Jets (from KC) Greg Eslinger, C Minnesota

118. New England Derek Hagan, WR Arizona St.

119. Denver (from WSH) Owen Daniels, TE Wisconsin

120. Chicago Freddie Keiaho, LB San Diego St.

121. Carolina Jonathan Scott, T Texas

122. Tampa Bay Brandon Johnson, LB Louisville

123. Cincinnati John McCargo, DT NC State

124. N.Y. Giants Jeremy Trueblood, T Boston College

125. Jacksonville James Anderson, LB Virginia Tech

126. Denver Bernard Pollard, DB Purdue

127. Philadelphia (from IND) Hank Baskett, WR New Mexico

128. Seattle John Torp, P Colorado

129. Pittsburgh Andre Hall, RB South Florida

130. Denver (comp. pick) Jeremy Bloom, WR Colorado

131. Pittsburgh (comp. pick) Daryn Colledge, T Boise St.

132. Baltimore (comp. pick) Rob Sims, G Ohio St.

133. Pittsburgh (comp. pick) Omar Jacobs, QB Bowling Green

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[Boozer76]

I was looking forward to reading this, but I gotta admit I don't agree with it. I think D'Brick is going to NO, which leaves us taking Williams. With our 2nd and 3rd pick I see us taking Winston and Watson. I highly doubt we'll be taking a RB or WR with any of our first 5 picks.

[Dunta_23]

I really like the Texans draft

Bush

Winston

Simpson

Wilkinson.....

3 of the 4 would probably start from day 1:yahoo: