The Lions, who had the first overall pick after finishing 2008 with an 0-16 record, received the most rookie pool allocation dollars. The NFL gave Detroit a little more than $8 million, as a total of $150 million was distributed among the league's 32 teams. Nine teams received rookie pools of less than $4 million, while four received more than $6 million. The allocation money represents the maximum amount that each franchise can spend, in terms of total cap dollars, on its first-year players.

Wake Forest wide receiver D.J. Boldin, bother of Anquan, has agreed to terms with the Lions on an undrafted free agent contract. Boldin led Wake Forest with 81 catches for 848 yards and three touchdowns in 2008.

Peyton Manning, who was thrown into the fire as the quarterback of the Colts back in 1998, discussed Matthew Stafford in an interview with 1070 the Fan in Indianapolis recently. "I think you throw him in there right away. I think he's lucky, the fact that he's coming in with a new staff ... That's a big advantage because basically he's just like all the other veterans as far as learning this new system, learning the way their new head coach is going to approach things, learning his philosophy ... I'm waiting for somebody break that NFL rookie record for interceptions I set back in '98," Manning said. "Hopefully Stafford will give it a good run. But I'll say this, there's no way that [I] could have played as well as I did in my second year if I hadn't played in my first year and gone through those bumps and bruises."

Quarterback Matthew Stafford and tight end Brandon Pettigrew, first round picks of the Lions, want to win over fans that are skeptical of their credentials. "I'm a competitive guy, and I'm excited about going to Detroit," said Stafford. "I know there were a lot of people that might have been scared away by an 0-16 team, but I can't wait to take on that challenge." They will have a lot of pressure on their shoulders with Detroit coming off a 0-16 season. "The fans here want to win, and I think I'm going to be able to help them do that," Pettigrew said. "They might not have been thrilled at first, but that just means I'll have to show them what kind of player I really am."

Matthew Stafford, the first overall pick in this weekend's NFL Draft, will complete for the Lions starting quarterback job. "I've got to earn everything," said Stafford. "That's the way I see it, and I know that's the way everyone else sees it. It's not given to you at this level. You have to earn everything you get. I plan on getting out there and learning the playbook as soon as possible and try to win the job."

It took nearly 28 hours, but the 2009 NFL Draft is over. The Lions took Matthew Stafford with the first overall pick, while the Chiefs made kicker Ryan Succop 'Mr. Irrelevant' with the 256th selection. The 2009 NFL Draft Results Round One 1. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia 2. St. Louis Rams: Jason Smith, OT, Baylor 3. Kansas City Chiefs: Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU 4. Seattle Seahawks: Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest 5. New York Jets (from CLE): Mark Sanchez, QB, USC 6. Cincinnati Bengals: Andre Smith, OT, Alabama 7. Oakland Raiders: Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland 8. Jacksonville Jaguars: Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia 9. Green Bay Packers: B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College 10. San Francisco 49ers: Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech 11. Buffalo Bills: Aaron Maybin, DE, Penn State 12. Denver Broncos: Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia 13. Washington Redskins: Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas 14. New Orleans Saints: Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State 15. Houston Texas: Brian Cushing, LB, USC 16. San Diego Chargers: Larry English, DE/OLB, No. Illinois 17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from CLE via NYJ): Josh Freeman, QB, Kansas St. 18. Denver Broncos (from CHI): Robert Ayers, DE, Tennessee 19. Philadelphia Eagles (from CLE via TB): Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri 20. Detroit Lions (from DAL): Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma St. 21. Cleveland Browns (from PHI): Alex Mack, C, California 22. Minnesota Vikings: Percy Harvin, WE, Florida 23. Baltimore Ravens (from NE): Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss 24. Atlanta Falcons: Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss 25. Miami Dolphins: Vontae Davis, CB, Illinois 26. Green Bay Packers (from NE via BAL): Clay Matthews, OLB, USC 27. Indianapolis Colts: Donald Brown, RB, Connecticut 28. Buffalo Bills (from PHI via CAR): Eric Wood, C, Louisville 29. New York Giants: Hakeem Nicks, WR, North Carolina 30. Tennessee Titans: Kenny Britt, WR, Rutgers 31. Arizona Cardinals: Chris "Beanie" Wells, RB, Ohio State 32. Pittsburgh Steelers: Evander "Ziggy" Hood, DT, Missouri Round Two 33 (1). Detroit Lions: Louis Delmas, S, West. Michigan 34 (2). New England Patriots (from KC): Patrick Chung, S, Oregon 35 (3). St. Louis Rams: James Laurinaitis, ILB, Ohio State 36 (4). Cleveland Browns: Brian Robiskie, WR, Ohio State 37 (5). Denver Broncos (from SEA): Alphonso Smith, CB, Wake Forest 38 (6). Cincinnati Bengals: Rey Maualuga, LB, USC 39 (7). Jacksonville Jaguars: Eben Britton, OT, Arizona 40 (8). New England Patriots (from OAK): Ron Brace, DT, Boston College 41 (9). New England Patriots (from GB): Darius Butler, CB, Connecticut 42 (10). Buffalo Bills: Jairus Byrd, CB, Oregon 43 (11). Carolina Panthers (SF): Everette Brown, DE, Florida St. 44 (12). Miami Dolphins (from WSH): Pat White, QB, West Virginia 45 (13). New York Giants (from NO): Clint Sintim, OLB, Virginia 46 (14). Houston Texans: Connor Barwin, DE, Cincy 47 (15). Oakland Raiders (from NE via SD): Michael Mitchell, S, Ohio 48 (16). Denver Broncos: Darcel McBath, S, Texas Tech 49 (17). Seattle Seahawks (from CHI): Max Unger, C, Oregon 50 (18). Cleveland Browns (from TB): Mohamed Massaquoi, WR, Georgia 51 (19). Buffalo Bills (from DAL): Andrew Levitre, OG, Oregon St. 52 (20). Cleveland Browns (from NYJ): David Veikune, DE< Hawaii 53 (21). Philadelphia Eagles: LeSean McCoy, RB, Pitt 54 (22). Minnesota Vikings: Phil Loadholt, OT, Oklahoma 55 (23). Atlanta Falcons: William Moore, S, Missouri 56 (24). Indianapolis Colts (from MIA): Fili Moala, DT, USC 57 (25). Baltimore Ravens: Phil Kruger, OLB, Utah 58 (26). New England Patriots: Sebastian Vollmer, OT, Houston 59 (27). Carolina Panthers: Sherrod Martin, CB, Troy St. 60 (28). New York Giants: William Beatty, OT, Connecticut 61 (29). Miami Dolphins (from IND): Sean Smith, CB, Utah 62 (30). Tennessee Titans: Sen'Derrick Marks, DT, Auburn 63 (31). Arizona Cardinals: Cody Brown, OLB, Connecticut 64 (32). Denver Broncos: Richard Quinn, TE, North Carolina Round Three 65 (1). New York Jets (from DET): Shonn Greene, RB, Iowa 66 (2). St. Louis Rams: Bradley Fletcher, CB, Iowa 67 (3). Kansas City Chiefs: Alex Magee, DT, Purdue 68 (4). Chicago Bears (from SEA): Jarron Gilbert, DT, San Jose St. 69 (5). Dallas Cowboys: Jason Williams, OLB, W. Illinois 70 (6). Cincinnati Bengals: Michael Johnson, DE, Ga. Tech 71 (7). Oakland Raiders: Matt Shaughnessy, DE, Wisconsin 72 (8). Jacksonville Jaguars: Terrance Knighton, DT, Temple 73 (9). Jacksonville Jaguars (from NE via GB): Derek Cox, CB, W & Mary 74 (10). San Francisco 49ers: Glen Coffee, RB, Alabama 75 (11). Dallas Cowboys (from Buffalo): Robert Brewster, OT, Ball St. 76 (12). Detroit Lions (from NYJ via NO): DeAndre Levy, OLB, Wisconsin 77 (13). Houston Texans: Antoine Caldwell, C, Alabama 78 (14). San Diego: Louis Vasquez, OG, Texas Tech 79 (15). Pittsburgh Steelers (from DEN): Kraig Urbik, OG, Wisconsin 80 (16). Washington Redskins: Kevin Barnes, CB, Maryland 81 (17). Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Roy Miller, DT, Texas 82 (18). Detroit Lions: Derrick Williams, WR, Penn State 83 (19). New England Patriots (from GB via NYJ): Brandon Tate, WR, North Carolina 84 (20). Pittsburgh Steelers (from DEN via CHI): Mike Wallace, WR, Ole Miss 85 (21). New York Giants (from PHI): Ramses Barden, WR, Cal Poly 86 (22). Minnesota Vikings: Asher Allen, CB, Georgia 87 (23). Miami Dolphins: Patrick Turner, WR, USC 88 (24). Baltimore Ravens: Lardarius Webb, CB, Nicholls St. 89 (25). Tennessee Titans (from NE): Jared Cook, TE, S Carolina 90 (26). Atlanta Falcons: Chris Owens, RB, San Jose St. 91 (27). Seattle Seahawks (from PHI via NYG): Deon Butler, WR, Penn State 92 (28). Indianapolis Colts: Jerraud Powers, CB, Auburn 93 (29). Carolina Panthers: Corvey Irvin, DT, Georgia 94 (30). Tennessee Titans: Ryan Mouton, CB, Hawaii 95 (31). Arizona Cardinals: Rashad Johnson, S, Alabama 96 (32). Pittsburgh Steelers: Keenan Lewis, CB, Oregon St. 97 (33). New England Patriots: Tyrone McKenzie, OLB, S. Florida 98 (34). Cincinnati Bengals: Chase Coffman, TE, Missouri 99 (35). Chicago Bears: Juaquin Iglesias, WR, Oklahoma 100 (36). New York Giants: Travis Beckum, TE, Wisconsin Round Four 101 (1). Dallas Cowboys: Stephen McGee, QB, Texas A&M 102 (2). Kansas City Chiefs: Donald Washington, CB, Ohio St. 103 (3). St. Louis Rams: Dorell Scott, DT, Clemson 104 (4). Cleveland Browns: Kaluka Maiava, OLB, USC 105 (5). Chicago Bears (from SEA): Henry Melton, DE, Texas 106 (6). Cincinnati Bengals: Jonathan Luigs, C, Arkansas 107 (7). Jacksonville Jaguars: Mike Thomas, WR, Arizona 108 (8). Miami Dolphins: Brian Hartline, WR, Ohio St. 109 (9). Green Bay Packers: T.J. Lang, OT, E. Michigan 110 (10). Dallas Cowboys (from BUF): Victor Butler, OLB, Oregon St. 111 (11). Carolina Panthers (from SF): Mike Goodson, RB, Texas A&M 112 (12). Houston Texans: Glover Quin, S, New Mexico 113 (13). San Diego Chargers: Vaughn Martin, DT, Western Ontario 114 (14). Denver Broncos: David Bruton, S, Notre Dame 115 (15). Detroit Lions (from NYJ via WSH): Sammie Lee Hill, DT, Stillman 116 (16). New Orleans Saints: Chip Vaughn, S, Wake Forest 117 (17). Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from DAL): Kyle Moore, DE, USC 118 (18). New Orleans Saints: Stanley Arnoux, ILB, Wake Forest 119 (19). Chicago Bears: D.J. Moore, CB, Vanderbilt 120 (20). Dallas Cowboys (from TB): Brandon Williams, DE, Texas Tech 121 (21). Buffalo Bills: Shawn Nelson, TE, So. Miss 122 (22). Houston Texans: Anthony Hill, TE, NC State 123 (23). New England Patriots (from BAL): Richard Ohrnberger, OG, Penn State 124 (24). Oakland Raiders (from NE): Louis Murphy, WR, Florida 125 (25). Atlanta Falcons: Lawrence Sidbury, DE, Richmond 126 (26). Oakland Raiders: Slade Norris, OLB, Oregon St. 127 (27). Indianapolis Colts: Austin Collie, WR, BYU 128 (28). Carolina Panthers: Tony Fiammetta, FB, Syracuse 129 (29). New York Giants: Andre Brown, RB, NC State 130 (30). Tennessee Titans: Gerald McRath, ILB, So Miss. 131 (31). Arizona Cardinals: Gregory Toler, CB, St. Pauls Col 132 (32). Denver Broncos (from PIT): Seth Olsen, OT, Iowa 133 (33). San Diego Chargers: Tyronne Green, OG, Auburn 134 (34). San Diego Chargers: Gartrell Johnson, RB, Colo St. 135 (35). Tennessee Titans: Troy Kropog, OT, Tulane 136 (36). Indianapolis Colts: Terrance Taylor, DT, Michigan Round Five 137 (1). Baltimore Ravens (from DET, via SEA, PHI & NE): Jason Phillips, ILB, TCU 138 (2). Atlanta Falcons: William Middleton, CB, Furman 139 (3). Kansas City Chiefs: Colin Brown, OT, Missouri 140 (4). Chicago Bears: Johnny Knox, WR, Ab. Christian 141 (5). Denver Broncos (from CLE via PHI, NE & BAL): Kenny McKinley, WR, South Caorlina 142 (6). Cincinnati Bengals: Kevin Huber, P, Cincy 143 (7). Dallas Cowboys (from OAK via ATL): DeAngelo Smith, CB, Cincy 144 (8). Jacksonville Jaguars: Jarett Dillard, WR, Rice 145 (9). Green Bay Packers: Quinn Johnson, FB, LSU 146 (10). San Francisco 49ers: Scott McKillop, ILB, Pitt 147 (11). Buffalo Bills: Nic Harris, OLB, Oklahoma 148 (12). San Diego Chargers: Brandon Hughes, CB, Oregon St. 149 (13). Baltimore Ravens (from Denver): Davon Drew, TE, E. Carolina 150 (14). Minnesota Vikings (from WSH): Jasper Brinkley, ILB, S Carolina 151 (15). New York Giants: Rhett Bomar, QB, Sam Houston 152 (16). Houston Texans: James Casey, TE, Rice 153 (17). Philadelphia Eagles: Cornelius Ingram, TE, Floria 154 (18). Chicago Bears: Marcus Freeman, OLB, Ohio St. 155 (19). Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Xavier Fulton, OT, Illinois 156 (20). Atlanta Falcons (from DAL): Garrett Reynolds, OT, UNC 157 (21). Philadelphia Eagles: Victor Harris, CB, Virginia Tech 158 (22). Washington Redskins (from MIN): Cody Glenn, OLB, Nebraska 159 (23). Philadelphia Eagles: Fenuki Tupou, OT, Oregon 160 (24). St. Louis Rams: Brooks Foster, WR, UNC 161 (25). Miami Dolphins: Jonathan Nalbone, TE, Monmouth 162 (26). Green Bay Packers (from BAL via NE): Jamon Meredith, OT, S Carolina 163 (27). Carolina Panthers: Duke Robinson, OG, Oklahoma 164 (28). New Orleans Saints (from NYG via PHI): Thomas Morstead, P, SMU 165 (29). Miami Dolphins (from IND): Chris Clemons, S, Clemson 166 (30). Dallas Cowboys: Michael Hamlin, S, Clemson 167 (31). Arizona Cardinals: Herman Johnson, OG, LSU 168 (32). Pittsburgh Steelers: Joe Burnett, CB, C Florida 169 (33). Pittsburgh Steelers: Frank Summers, RB, UNLV 170 (34). New England Patriots: George Bussey, OT, Louisville 171 (35). San Francisco 49ers: Nate Davis, QB, Ball St. 172 (36). Dallas Cowboys: David Buehler, K, USC 173 (37). Tennessee Titans: Javon Ringer, RB, Michigan St. Round Six 174 (1). Denver Broncos (from DET): Tom Brandstater, QB, Fresno St. 175 (2). Kansas City Chiefs: Quinten Lawrence, WR, McNeese St. 176 (3). Atlanta Falcons: Spencer Adkins, ILB, Miami 177 (4). Cleveland Browns: Don Carey, CB, Norfolk St. 178 (5). Seattle Seahawks: Mike Teel, QB, Rutgers 179 (6). Cincinnati Bengals: Morgan Trent, CB, Michigan 180 (7). Jacksonville Jaguars: Zach Miller, QB, Mavericks 181 (8). Miami Dolphins: Andrew Gardner, OT, Ga. Tech 182 (9). Green Bay Packers: Jarius Wynn, DE, Georgia 183 (10). Buffalo Bills: Cary Harris, CB, USC 184 (11). San Francisco 49ers: Bear Pascoe, TE, Fresno St. 185 (12). Baltimore Ravens (from DEN): Cedric Peerman, RB, Virginia 186 (13). Washington Redskins: Robert Henson, ILB, TCU 187 (14). Green Bay Packers: Brandon Underwood, CB, Cincy 188 (15). Houston Texans: Brice McCain, CB, Utah 189 (16). San Diego Chargers: Kevin Ellison, S, USC 190 (17). Chicago Bears: Al Afalaya, S, Oregon St. 191 (18). Cleveland Browns (from TB): Coye Francies, CB, San Jose St. 192 (19). Detroit Lions: Aaron Brown, RB, TCU 193 (20). New York Jets: Matthew Slauson, OG, Nebraska 194 (21). Philadelphia Eagles: Brandon Gibson, WR, Wash. St. 195 (22). Cleveland Browns (from MIN via PHI): James Davis, RB, Clemson 196 (23). St. Louis Rams: Keith Null, QB, W. Texas A&M 197 (24). Dallas Cowboys: Stephen Hodge, OLB, TCU 198 (25). New England Patriots (from BAL): Jacob Ingram, LS, Hawaii 199 (26). Oakland Raiders (from NE): Stryker Sulak, DE, Missouri 200 (27). New York Giants: DeAndre Wright, CB, New Mexico 201 (28). Indianapolis Colts: Curtis Painter, QB, Purdue 202 (29). Oakland Raiders (from CAR): Brandon Myers, TE, Iowa 203 (30). Tennessee Titans: Jason McCourty, CB, Rutgers 204 (31). Arizona Cardinals: Will Davis, DE, Illinois 205 (32). Pittsburgh Steelers: Ra'shon Harris, DT, Oregon 206 (33). Tennessee Titans: Dominique Edison, WR, S F Austin 207 (34). New England Patriots: Myron Pryor, DT, Kentucky 208 (35). Dallas Cowboys: Jason Phillips, TE, Virginia 209 (36). Cincinnati Bengals: Bernard Scott, RB, Ab. Christian Round Seven 210 (1). Atlanta Falcons (from DET via DAL): Vance Walker, DT, Ga. Tech 211 (2). St. Louis Rams: Chris Ogbonnaya, RB, Texas 212 (3). Kansas City Chiefs: Javarris Williams, RB, Tenn. St. 213 (4). Philadelphia Eagles (from SEA): Paul Fanaika, OG, Arizona St. 214 (5). Miami Dolphins: J.D. Foslom, OLB, Weber St. 215 (6). Cincinnati Bengals: Taufui Vakapuna, RB, BYU 216 (7). Carolina Panthers (from OAK): Captain Munnerlyn, CB, S Carolina 217 (8). Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Edjuan Biggers, CB, W Michigan 218 (9). Green Bay Packers: Brad Jones, OLB, Colorado 219 (10). San Francisco 49ers: Curtis Taylor, S, LSU 220 (11). Buffalo Bills: Ellis Lankster, CB, W Virginia 221 (12). Washington (from MIN): Eddie Williams, FB, Idaho 222 (13). Indianapolis Colts (from NO via PHI): Patrick McAfee, K, West Virginia 223 (14). Houston Texans: Troy Nolan, S, Arizona St. 224 (15). San Diego Chargers: Demetrius Byrd, WR, LSU 225 (16). Denver Broncos: Blake Schlueter, C, TCU 226 (17). Pittsburgh Steelers: A.Q. Shipley, C, Penn State 227 (18). Dallas Cowboys: Mike Mickens, CB, Cincy 228 (19). Detroit Lions (from NYJ): Lydon Murtha, OT, Nebraska 229 (20). Dallas Cowboys (from CHI via TB): Manuel Johnson, WR, Oklahoma 230 (21). Philadelphia Eagles: Moise Fokou, OLB, Maryland 231 (22). Minnesota Vikings: Jamarca Sanford, S, Ole Miss 232 (23). New England Patriots (from MIA via JAC): Julian Edelman, WR, Kent St. 233 (24). Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Sammie Stroughter, WR, Oregon St. 234 (25). New England Patriots: Darryl Richard, DT, Ga. Tech 235 (26). Detroit Lions (from ATL via DEN): Zach Follett, OLB, California 236 (27). Indianapolis Colts: Jaimie Thomas, OG, Maryland 237 (28). Kansas City Chiefs (from CAR via MIA): Jake O'Connell, TE, Miami (OH) 238 (29). New York Giants: Stoney Woodson, CB, S. Carolina 239 (30). Tennessee Titans: Ryan Durand, OG, Syracuse 240 (31). Arizona Cardinals: LaRod Stephens-Howling, RB, Pitt 241 (32). Pittsburgh Steelers: David Johnson, TE, Arkansas St. 242 (33). Tennessee Titans: Nicholas Schommer, S, NDSU 243 (34). Washington Redskins: Marko Mitchell, WR, Nevada 244 (35). San Francisco 49ers: Ricky Jean-Francois, DT, LSU 245 (36). Seattle Seahawks: Courtney Greene, S, Rutgers 246 (37). Chicago Bears: Lance Louis, OG, SDSU 247 (38). Seattle Seahawks: Nick Reed, DE, Oregon 248 (39). Seattle Seahawks: Cameron Morrah, TE, California 249 (40). Cincinnati Bengals: Clinton McDonald, DT, Memphis 250 (41). Jacksonville Jaguars: Rashad Jennings, RB, Liberty 251 (42). Chicago Bears: Derek Kinder, WR, Pittsburgh 252 (43). Cincinnati Bengals: Freddie Brown, WR, Utah 253 (44). Jacksonville Jaguars: Tiquan Underwood, WR, Rutgers 254 (45). Arizona Cardinals: Trevor Canfield, OG, Cincy 255 (46). Detroit Lions: Dan Gronkowski, TE, Maryland 256 (47). Kansas City Chiefs: Ryan Succop, K, S Carolina

The Detroit Lions have reached an agreement with Matthew Stafford on a one-year, $41.7 million contract, according to Sports Illustrated's Peter King. Stafford, the quarterback out of Georgia, will be selected with the first overall pick in Saturday's NFL draft.

Updated: 4/25 - 10:07 AM It's 6:25 PM on the night before the draft, and the #1 overall pick is still an unknown. This is the most difficult draft to forecast in years, with so many players of comparable ability and value tightly packed into draft ranges. Since it's a taboo to include potential trades into mock drafts, many times I placed a player into a slot that doesn't necessarily fit with the team currently in that slot. So before you send me emails questioning my sanity (FYI -- I already know I'm crazy), consider that I might be forecasting a trade that changes the team picking in the slot. I'll be online during the draft to comment on each selection. Check the NFL Draft Forum on the message boards. Even if you aren't a member of RealGM (shame on you!) you'll be able to get my knee-jerk feedback, as well as some of the other strong football minds in the RealGM community. Click here to view the discussion: NFL Draft Forum Click here to listen to Jeff on Thursday night's edition of RealGM Radio: April 23rd Episode Round 1 1. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia. Signed, sealed delivered. This all but guarantees the Lions will go defense with their next two picks, perhaps more. 2. St. Louis Rams: Jason Smith, T, Baylor. I've stuck to my guns with Eugene Monroe at this spot in every incarnation of the postseason mocks, but numerous sources I respect and trust are saying Smith will be the choice. I worry about his run blocking more than most, but he's ready to start at LT from Day One. 3. Kansas City Chiefs: Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest. The best player in this draft goes third, to a team that desperately needs his overall impact. Note to Todd McShay: there is more to playing OLB in a 3-4 than rushing the passer, and Curry does all those things better than most veterans. It's either Curry or Tyson Jackson, and the scenario where Cleveland takes the one not taken here looks pretty certain. 4. Seattle Seahawks: Mark Sanchez, QB, USC. It might not be Seattle picking Sanchez here, but I strongly believe the precocious USC signal caller will be the #4 pick in the draft. Frequent readers will note I've held this position much longer than the more prominent pundits. 5. Cleveland Browns: Tyson Jackson, DL, LSU. Draft-board riser brings his ability to collapse the pocket and versatility to play a variety of spots at a high level. Having Jackson inside should help Kam Wimbley regain his rookie form. I will be very surprised if they don't go defense with this pick. 6. Cincinnati Bengals: Andre Smith, T, Alabama. Put this pick in Mont Blanc, even with Eugene Monroe on the board. Three months ago Andre Smith was the top player in this draft, and the Bengals have proven they will take a chance on talent with personal warts. Smith is not a bad person by any account, just a na?ve na?f. 7. Oakland Raiders: Jeremy Maclin, KR/WR, Missouri. I don't discount the Heyward-Bey rumors, but Maclin is just a little faster and that gets him the apple in Al Davis' eye. I do believe they would take Andre Smith if he somehow falls. 8. Jacksonville Jaguars: Eugene Monroe, T, Virginia. Concerns about his knee cause Monroe to slide out of the top 5, but the Jaguars would be ecstatic to get him. Anthony Munoz had questionable knees too. This pick is clearly for sale, and Monroe or B.J. Raji would be worthy targets. This is the floor for the top two QBs. 9. Green Bay Packers: B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College. Dom Capers needs a legit nose tackle to make his 3-4 defense work, and Raji fits the bill perfectly. His ability to get into the backfield and make plays make this a no-brainer. If he's gone, this pick will be either Malcolm Jenkins or one of the above OTs that would fall. 10. San Francisco 49ers: Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech. Not their biggest need, but this is another case where the player available is simply too good to pass up. If Crabtree goes to OAK, I believe the Niners would take Michael Oher here. I've heard from people who would know that they are not Josh Freeman fans. 11. Buffalo Bills: Michael Oher, T, Ole Miss.. After trading Jason Peters, this pick immediately locked into a tackle. I've heard that the Bills really like Oher and would have considered taking him here even with Peters still on the team. If Oher is gone I would speculate they take a reach on Brandon Pettigrew here. 12. Denver Broncos: Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas. This is assuming they don't trade up to get Sanchez (I put those odds at about 66%). Their defense needs an extreme makeover, and Orakpo can play either OLB or DE capably in the mold of Jason Taylor. It is at this point of the draft where you really should forget about the team picking in the slot and focus on the player going in that slot instead. Some matches work out both ways, but I'm largely fixated on choosing the player/slot more than the team/player for the next 30 picks. 13. Washington Redskins: Robert Ayers, DE, Tennessee. The Skins are desperate for defensive playmakers, and Ayers offers the ability to pressure the QB and force mistakes. Aaron Maybin or Clay Matthews would not surprise me here either. 14. New Orleans Saints: Chris ?Beanie? Wells, RB, Ohio State. Reliable people who would know have reported that Coach Payton is smitten with the talented but somewhat difficult Wells. He has the potential to more than fill Deuce McAllister's shoes as the power back that would allow them to convert a 3rd down and short without going to 4 WRs, but Wells has earned the knock that he has to be 100% physically or else he shuts it down. As I said in the last edition, their need for a CB is drastically overstated. 15. Houston Texans: Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State. The Texans would take about 10 seconds to get the card with Jenkins' name up to the Commish in this scenario. For all criticism of Jenkins maybe being a better safety than corner, the same could have been said about Rod Woodson. 16. San Diego Chargers: Eben Britton, T, Arizona. See the comment above #13, though the Chargers certainly could use a tackle of his caliber. Britton's ability to play either side adds value and makes him a trade target in this range. 17. New York Jets: Brian Cushing, LB, USC. Not their biggest need, but I just see Cushing right in this range and the Jets sure seem hellbent on trading up for a QB. Cushing has the ability to play next to David Harris inside, which is an area of concern. Gil Brandt let it slip they are not Heyward-Bey fans, and Mr. Brandt does not write fiction. 18. Denver Broncos (from CHI): Rey Maualuga, LB, USC. This is a critical spot for Maualuga, because if he doesn't go here he likely drops to at least #25. He fits best as a 3-4 ILB that allows him to do what he does best -- seek and destroy between the tackles and not worry about anything outside the hash marks, where he is a liability. Two NFL front office people I greatly respect believe Maualuga will fall into the 30s, for what it's worth. 19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Josh Freeman, QB, Kansas State. I'm not sold that the Bucs want a QB, but I think their potential for taking one will make any team that wants to rescue Freeman deal up and take him here. 20. Detroit Lions (from DAL): Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss. New coach Jim Schwartz knows the value of a physical D-lineman that can threaten in the backfield. I've heard rumblings that if Curry goes #1, this pick is headed to Cleveland for Brady Quinn, but that's just some other "insider's" guess. That same insider told me about the Shaun Rogers and Roy Williams trades well before they happened, so I don't discount it. 21. Philadelphia Eagles: Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia. Another pick where it makes too much sense, and it's hard to envision Moreno falling much lower than this. Once again, I'm shooting for player/slot accuracy more than team/player. 22. Minnesota Vikings: Alphonso Smith, CB, Wake Forest I actually have a strong inkling they are going to take Phil Loadholt with this pick. Smith represents the more rational viewpoint, but don't be surprised to see the Vikings take the Oklahoma tackle somewhere before their scheduled 2nd round pick. 23. New England Patriots: Everette Brown, DE, Florida State. He would fill a need, and many folks have Brown rated in the top 15 overall prospects. That kind of value gets him targeted in this range, and the Pats could very well deal up, perhaps way up. 24. Atlanta Falcons: Larry English, DE/OLB, Northern Illinois. The Falcons sorely need a counterbalance to Jon Abraham, and English has the ability to fit at a variety of spots. Or this pick will be traded to a team targeting English. 25. Miami Dolphins: Darius Butler, CB, Connecticut. Real tough choice between Butler and Brian Cushing, but I get the sense Butler has more value than Cushing, who is not a great pass rusher as an outside LB. 26. Baltimore Ravens: Aaron Maybin, DE, Penn State. This is probably too low, and I admittedly have a giant bias against him. The Ravens make sense as he can learn from Terrell Suggs, who is essentially the best-case outcome for Maybin and will hit free agency next year. 27. Indianapolis Colts: James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State. Baby Animal is a perfect fit in the middle of a base Cover-2 defense, and he adds size and snarl to a defense badly in need of both. They would love if Jerry fell here. His floor is the Lions pick at #33. 28. Buffalo Bills (from PHI via CAR): Michael Johnson, DE, Georgia Tech. The booty for Jason Peters is a pass rusher with incredible potential, but very real questions. Teams tend to take more risks with acquired picks, and I'm shamelessly applying that school of thought here. He also makes sense as a trade target in this range. 29. New York Giants: Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland. This is assuming they don't deal for Boldin or Edwards and still need a downfield big-play threat. DHB certainly fits that bill, but like Edwards he suffers from bouts of dropsies and inconsistency. 30. Tennessee Titans: Clay Matthews, LB, USC. Jeff Fisher is a USC guy, and this franchise benefitted from his uncle Bruce, the best lineman of the last 25 years in my opinion. His late emergence onto the scene holds back his value just enough for him to fall here. 31. Arizona Cardinals: Connor Barwin, OLB, Cincinnati. I think the depth at RB allows the Cards to focus on replenishing the defensive depth. Barwin's versatility and athletic potential are invaluable to a team like the Cards that run a variety of defensive looks. They can use his red zone TE skills too. 32. Pittsburgh Steelers: Alex Mack, C, California. It's not often the Steelers need a center, and Mack is a Steeler kind of player. He has the ability to play G if needed, and the Steelers need that too. Round 2 33. Detroit Lions: Louis Delmas, S, Western Michigan 34. New England Patriots (from KC): Donald Brown, RB, Connecticut 35. St. Louis Rams: Brian Robiskie, WR, Ohio State 36. Seattle Seahawks: William Beatty, T, Connecticut 37. Cleveland Browns: Kenny Britt, WR, Rutgers 38. Cincinnati Bengals: Eric Wood, C, Louisville 39. Jacksonville Jaguars: Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma State 40. Oakland Raiders: Phil Loadholt, T, Oklahoma 41. Green Bay Packers: Clint Sintim, LB, Virginia 42. San Francisco 49ers: Fili Moala, DT, USC 43. Buffalo Bills: Evander ?Ziggy? Hood, DT, Missouri 44. Miami Dolphins (from WAS): Cornelius Ingram, TE, Florida 45. New York Giants (from NO): Max Unger, G/C, Oregon 46. Houston Texans: Cody Brown, LB, Connecticut 47. New England Patriots (from SD): Duke Robinson, G, Oklahoma 48. Denver Broncos: Vontae Davis, CB, Illinois 49. Chicago Bears: Hakeem Nicks, WR, North Carolina 50. Cleveland Browns (from TB): LeSean McCoy, RB, Pittsburgh 51. Dallas Cowboys: Ron Brace, DT, Boston College 52. New York Jets: Jarron Gilbert, DT, San Jose State 53. Philadelphia Eagles: Jared Cook, TE, South Carolina 54. Minnesota Vikings: Mike Thomas, WR, Arizona 55. Atlanta Falcons: Marcus Freeman, LB, Ohio State 56. Miami Dolphins: Asher Allen, CB, Georgia 57. Baltimore Ravens: Percy Harvin, WR/ATH, Florida 58. New England Patriots: Patrick Chung, S, Oregon 59. Carolina Panthers: Paul Kruger, DE, Utah 60. New York Giants: William Moore, S, Missouri 61. Indianapolis Colts: Sen?Derrick Marks, DT, Auburn 62. Tennessee Titans: Ramses Barden, WR, Cal Poly 63. Arizona Cardinals: Rashad Jennings, RB, Liberty 64. Pittsburgh Steelers: Sean Smith, CB, Utah Round 3 65. Detroit Lions: Kraig Urbik, G/T, Wisconsin 66. St. Louis Rams: D.J. Moore, CB, Vanderbilt 67. Kansas City Chiefs: T.J. Lang, T, Eastern Michigan 68. Seattle Seahawks: Derrick Williams, WR, Penn State 69. Dallas Cowboys (from CLE): Darcel McBath, S, Texas Tech 70. Cincinnati Bengals: Lawrence Sidbury, DE, Richmond 71. Oakland Raiders: Alex Magee, DT, Purdue 72. Jacksonville Jaguars: Cedric Peerman, RB, Virginia 73. Green Bay Packers: Jamon Meredith, T/G, South Carolina 74. San Francisco 49ers: Coye Francies, CB, San Jose State 75. Buffalo Bills: Pat White, QB, West Virginia 76. New York Jets (from NO): Jairus Byrd, CB, Oregon 77. Houston Texans: Michael Bennett, DE, Texas Tech 78. San Diego Chargers: Jonathan Luigs, C/G, Arkansas 79. Denver Broncos: Roy Miller, DT, Texas 80. Washington Redskins: Gerald Cadogan, T, Penn State 81. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Donald Washington, CB, Ohio State 82. Detroit Lions (from DAL): Shawn Nelson, TE, Southern Miss 83. Green Bay Packers (from NYJ): Chip Vaughn, S, Wake Forest 84. Denver Broncos (from CHI): Andy Levitre, G, Oregon State 85. Philadelphia Eagles: Louis Murphy, WR, Florida 86. Minnesota Vikings: Mohammad Massaquoi, WR, Georgia 87. Miami Dolphins: Herman Johnson, G, LSU 88. Baltimore Ravens: Dorrell Scott, DT, Georgia Tech 89. New England Patriots: James Casey, TE/HB, Rice 90. Atlanta Falcons: Mike Mickens, CB, Cincinnati 91. New York Giants: Darry Beckwith, LB, LSU 92. Indianapolis Colts: Jarrett Dillard, WR, Rice 93. Carolina Panthers: Christopher Owens, CB, San Jose State 94. Tennessee Titans: Kyle Moore, DE, USC 95. Arizona Cardinals: Antoine Caldwell, C, Alabama 96. Pittsburgh Steelers: Juaquin Iglesias, WR, Oklahoma 97. New England Patriots: Tyrone McKenzie, LB, South Florida 98. Cincinnati Bengals: Glen Coffee, RB, Alabama 99. Chicago Bears: Deangelo Smith, DB, Cincinnati 100. New York Giants: Austin Collie, WR, BYU Round 4 101. Dallas Cowboys (from DET): Ladarius Webb, CB, Nicholls State 102. Kansas City Chiefs: Chase Coffman, TE, Missouri 103. St. Louis Rams: Jason Williams, LB, Western Illinois 104. Cleveland Browns: Mitch King, DT, Iowa 105. Seattle Seahawks: Shonn Greene, RB, Iowa 106. Cincinnati Bengals: Kenny McKinley, WR, South Carolina 107. Jacksonville Jaguars: Richard Quinn, TE, North Carolina 108. Miami Dolphins (from OAK): Scott McKillop, LB, Pittsburgh 109. Green Bay Packers: Ryan Mouton, CB, Hawaii 110. Buffalo Bills: Kevin Barnes, CB, Maryland 111. San Francisco 49ers: Stephen McGee, QB, Texas A&M 112. Houston Texans: Brandon Tate, WR, North Carolina 113. San Diego Chargers: Sammie Lee Hill, Stillman 114. Denver Broncos: Mike Wallace, WR, Ole Miss 115. New York Jets (from WAS): Brad Fletcher, CB, Iowa 116. New Orleans Saints: Cary Harris, CB, USC 117. Dallas Cowboys: J.P. Wilson, QB, Alabama 118. New Orleans Saints (from NYJ): Cecil Newton, C, Tennessee State 119. Chicago Bears: Marko Mitchell, WR, New Mexico 120. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Fenuki Tupou, T, Oregon 121. Buffalo Bills (from PHI): Johnny Knox, WR, Abilene Christian 122. Houston Texans (from MIN): Troy Kropog, G/T, Tulane 123. Baltimore Ravens: Sherrod Martin, CB, Troy 124. New England Patriots: Zack Follett, LB, California 125. Atlanta Falcons: Franz Joseph, LB, Florida Atlantic 126. Oakland Raiders (from MIA): Tyronne Green, G, Auburn 127. Indianapolis Colts: Javon Ringer, RB, Michigan State 128. Carolina Panthers: Rulon Davis, DE, California 129. New York Giants: Ashlee Palmer, LB, Ole Miss 130. Tennessee Titans: Jaimie Thomas, G, Maryland 131. Arizona Cardinals: Mike Goodson, RB, Texas A&M 132. Pittsburgh Steelers: Henry Melton, DE, Texas 133. San Diego Chargers: Jason Watkins, T, Florida 134. San Diego Chargers: Morgan Trent, CB, Michigan 135. Tennessee Titans: Rhett Bomar, QB, Sam Houston State 136. Indianapolis Colts: Brian Hoyer, QB, Michigan State --Jeff.Risdon@RealGM.com

If the Lions aren't able to come to terms with Matthew Stafford on a contract prior to Saturday's draft, they could take a long look at Aaron Curry. Detroit, who has denied that they are close to terms with Stafford on a contract, have maintained contact with the Wake Forest linebacker as a sort of fallback plan.

The Lions have intensified negotiations with former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford, according to multiple sources. However, nothing was imminent as of Wednesday night. Detroit has said that they want to have a deal in place with the first overall pick prior to the first round of the NFL Draft on Saturday afternoon.