Last week, I tackled the first 10 picks plus the Redskins' No. 21 selection of next month's NFL Draft. This week, it's picks 11-20, a point of the draft where things become muddled -- trades are possible, some teams draft based entirely on need and other teams draft the Best Player On The Board regardless of position.
11. Buffalo: Limas Sweed, WR, Texas. Even with Roscoe Parrish and Josh Reed on the roster, Lee Evans is still double-teamed on a regular basis. Sweed gets the edge over Mario Manningham because of his size (6-4) even though he was limited to six games last year.
12. Denver: Kentwan Balmer, DT, North Carolina. A reach for sure -- and expect Denver to trade down. The Broncos addressed LB (Boss Bailey) and S (Marlon McCree and Marquand Manuel) in free agency.
13. Carolina: Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma. Dwayne Jarrett was a disaster in his first year and the Panthers need to get a receiver to compliment the small-ish Steve Smith. Enter 6-3 Kelly.
14. Chicago: Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt. The Bears didn’t address this position in free agency (although they did sign Brandon Lloyd to poison the locker room).
15. Detroit: Sam Baker, OT, USC. The Lions allowed Damien Woody to leave via free agency and although they re-signed George Foster, they have to address the OT position.
16. Arizona: Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon. Edgerrin James is on his last laps as a feature back so the Cardinals, having re-upped with Larry Fitzgerald, look to the future.
17. Minnesota: Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida. The Purple took care of their receiver need with Bernard Berrian. They address a pass-rush hole by drafting the productive Harvey.
18. Houston: Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois. Like Arizona, the Texans have a veteran back (Ahman Green). The Texans took care of cornerback with Jacques Reeves.
19. Philadelphia: Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson. The Eagles cut ties with Jevon Kearse but signed free agent Chris Clemons. Still, Clemons is a pass-rusher, not a run-stopper. Merling had 78 tackles in 13 games last year.
20. Tampa Bay: Mario Manningham, WR, Michigan. Receivers Joey Galloway and Ike Hilliard are north of age 30 and the Bucs didn’t use any of their cap space on a receiver.
