NFL FanHouse Mock Draft: The Ryan Leafs, 1-8

Posted Apr 14, 2007 10:30PM By Ryan Wilson (RSS feed)

With each pick of the FanHouse mock draft, we get into the head of an NFL general manager and let you know who he'll pick and why.

1.	Oakland	JaMarcus Russell, QB. The Raiders FanHouse puts it best: "[Some fans are] are clamoring for Calvin Johnson... What good would having Johnson, Randy Moss and Jerry Porter, and nobody to get them that ball?" Plus, with Russell, Sebastian Janikowski is no longer the fattest guy on the team.
2.	Detroit	Calvin Johnson, WR. I am shocked -- SHOCKED!! -- the Lions took a wide receiver with a first-round pick. Ironically, Johnson is probably the best wideout to enter the NFL since Detroit went on their wide-receiver draft bender in 2003.
3.	Cleveland	Joe Thomas, LT. Drinks are on Charlie Frye ... or Derek Anderson ... or Trent Green. Whoever ends up at quarterback for the Browns in '07, the offensive line will be much improved.
4.	Tampa Bay	Gaines Adams, DE. One of the benefits of only winning four games is that no matter who you draft, it'll likely help your team.
5.	Arizona	Adrian Peterson, RB. The Cards would've loved Joe Thomas here, but Peterson ain't a bad consolation prize. If not for that ridiculously hilarious meltdown following the Bears game, Denny Green's legacy in the desert would be wasting all that cap space on Edgerrin James.
6.	Washington	Amobi Okoye, DT. The Redskins tried to trade this pick to Chicago for Lance Briggs but in the end, Washington landed a much-needed defensive tackle.
7.	Minnesota	Brady Quinn, QB. Everybody in Minnesota not named Tarvaris Jackson is psyched to have Quinn fall this far. Now the Vikings just need somebody to catch the ball.
8.	Atlanta	Jamaal Anderson, DE. With Anderson, the Falcons find Patrick Kerney's successor, but the team still has needs at safety, wide receiver and starting quarterback.