First-Round Mock Draft I: Picks 25-32

Here’s our final eight picks of round one…

25. (Adam) – DT Justin Harrell, Tennessee

Harrell was a major disruptive force as a Vol and will give the Mangenius another quality D-tackle to rotate with Dewayne Robertson. And don’t give me that torn bicep crap — dude benched 225 lbs. 31 times at the combine.

26. (Zach) – WR Dwayne Bowe, Louisiana State

The City of Brotherly Love lost more than just A.I. this year. Donte’ Stallworth, arguably the Eagles best receiver, is now a Patriot. Bowe will more than fill in for the injury-prone Stallworth, and he’ll compliment Reggie Brown well.

27. (Adam) – TE Greg Olsen, Miami

What can NFL Coach of the Year Sean Payton do to improve his juggernaut offense? He can draft Olsen and fill the offense’s biggest void with the best tight end in the draft. Remember the Brees-Gates connection? That is as long as Olsen stays focused on taking it to the house, and not taking it the 7th floor.

(If the “7th floor” bit flew over your head, Olsen and the next pick, his ex-teammate Jon Beason, were part of a Miami University rap group called the “7th Floor Crew.” You can hear their infamous song, “7th Floor Crew,” over at this MySpace page. Disclaimer: the lyrics are EXTREMELY vulgar. G-Reg and Big Beast make Imus look like Oprah on this track. If you can stomach it, you have to listen to this song. What were they thinking?)

28. (Zach) – OLB Jon Beason, Miami

I’m going out on a limb here and say that Belichick ignores some of Big Beast’s character concerns and brings him in to help stabilize a linebacking unit that needs new blood. Beason could be the next great linebacker from “The U”

29. (Adam) – OT Joe Staley, Central Michigan

Jonathan Ogden, possibly the best tackle in the league, might pull a Roaf and retire earlier than expected. The Ravens already have O-line issues, so Staley is a great fit this late in round one. After all, someone has to block for Baltimore’s new 40-million-dollar man Willis McGahee.

30. (Zach) – WR Robert Meachem, Tennessee

The Chargers annually have one of the most mediocre receiving corps in the league. Meachem here is possibly the easiest pick in the draft so far.

31. (Adam) – QB Drew Stanton, Michigan State

The Bears passing attack was dreadful in the Super Bowl. No, it wasn’t all Rex Grossman’s fault, but much of it was. At times, he looked more like the rotund Stan Grossman from “Fargo” throwing it around out there than an actual NFL QB. That’s why Stanton, who has all the tools to become a quality starter, barely slides into the first round to da Bears.

32. (Zach) – DE/OLB LaMarr Woodley, Michigan

This is a bit of a reach here, but the 2006 Lombardi Award winner goes a bit early due to both Indy’s dire need for an outside linebacker and the lack of candidates still available. He’s a bit of a ‘tweener, but I think he can be a poor man’s D.T. (or a rich man’s Kendrell Bell, I suppose) that will play both up and down. He’s fast and will give the Colts another pass-rushing weapon on that speed-friendly home turf.

That wraps up our first ’07 mock draft. We’ll be cranking out at least one more mock before the draft along with our ChiefStock prospect features, so be sure to check back in from time to time.

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