9. Arizona Cardinals: Rae Carruth, WR, Colorado. He is very fast and has a breakaway burst. He drops a lot of balls, but the Cardinals need a deep threat.

10. New Orleans Saints: Antowain Smith, RB, Houston. Mike Ditka dropped down to here from number two because the "Ain'ts" needs help in a lot of areas. You know Ditka loves to run the football, and Smith became the top-rated running back in the draft when he ran in the 4.4s in the combine. He has great size at 6'2", 224 but is a comparative geezer at 25.

11. Atlanta Falcons: Jim Druckenmiller, QB, Virginia Tech. Like Ditka, Dan Reeves traded down for additional picks. He needs a quarter-back to groom behind stand-in Chris Chandler, and Druckenmiller is the guy. He's not as good of a prospect as Tennessee junior Peyton Manning but will go this high simply because he's the best QB available. He is tall, has a strong arm, and lifted weights with the offensive linemen at school.

12. Seattle Seahawks: Tom Knight, CB, Iowa. Knight goes here because the Seahawks need a corner in a bad way. He's the third best one in the draft, though this might be a little high to take him.

13. New York Jets (from Houston Oilers): James Farrior, LB, Virginia. The Jets need an outside linebacker, and Farrior is the second best one in the draft after Rudd.

14. Cincinnati Bengals: Jamie Sharper, LB, Virginia. Sharper is very similar to his teammate Farrior. He doesn't always play as recklessly as you'd like, unfortunately. Maybe he was saving himself for the pros. Because Cincinnati is switching to a 3-4, they need more linebacking.

15. Baltimore Ravens (from Miami Dolphins): Reinard Wilson, DE, Florida State. Mel Kiper, Jr., says he's too small. I say he's too good, as his 101 tackles, 22 tackles-for-loss and 13 sacks last year attest.

16. Tampa Bay: Warrick Dunn, RB, Florida State. The Bucs have Errict Rhett, who is a plugger but not a homerun threat. So they will take the small (5'8", 180) but phenomenally explosive Dunn, who catches the ball well. I love this guy's attitude-he's been like a father to his siblings since their mother, a New Orleans police officer, was killed in the line of duty four years ago.

17. Washington Redskins: Jayson Taylor, DE-OLB, Akron. They need help on defense, and this guy will give it to them. He has good speed coming off the edge but could get a little bigger.

18. Kansas City Chiefs: Tony Gonzalez, TE, California. This is an area of pressing need for the Chiefs. Gonzalez played power forward for the basketball team and has great hands and athletic ability.

19. Indianapolis Colts: Jerry Wunsch, OT, Wisconsin. The Colts need a left tackle or else Captain Comeback, Jim Harbaugh, will keep going back to the ER.

20. Minnesota Vikings: Tarik Glenn, OT, California. This guy's stock has gone up a ton after he lost 19 pounds since his tubby showing at the scouting combine. He has also taken nearly half a second off his 40 time. If he keeps working hard like this, he'll be a force to reckon with since he is young (20).

21. Jacksonville Jaguars: David LaFleur, TE, LSU. Pretty much everyone acknowledges that current TE Derek Brown stinks. Maybe even his mother. So they will get this 6'7", 280 behemoth who has occasional back problems.

22. Philadelphia Eagles: Renaldo Wynn, DE, Notre Dame. Coach Ray Rhodes wants to improve up front on defense (what former defensive coordinator doesn't?). He's a bit in between tackle and end but is dynamic.

23. Buffalo Bills: Corey Dillon, RB, Washington. He ran for 1,555 yards this year despite not getting the starting job until the fourth game. Dillon's size (220 pounds) and running ability mean he can replace Thurman Thomas.