Day 2 has started and as ESPN has been advertising, these are the rounds you build solid depth for your franchise. Round 4 has seen nine wide recievers taken and two highly rated safeties chosen.
Best Value: Darnell Bing, Oakland. Bing was once projected to go in the first round behind Michael Huff. The Raiders grab him in the fourth and will immediately feel his presence on special teams. Bing has an outstanding combination of size, speed and he flies to ball. Some feel he might have trouble grasping the complexity of an NFL playbook, but at No. 101 overall, he’s definitely worth a shot.
Need Filler: Ko Simpson, Buffalo. At first glance I was ready to put this pick in my head scratchier section because of the Whitner selection in the first round. But on second thought, Ko Simpson makes a lot of sense for the Bills. Lawyer Milloy went to Atlanta in free agency and Troy Vincent is on the downside of his career. So, what the Bills did was pair Whitner and Simpson – two highly rated safeties of the 2006 class.
Head Scratchier: Michael Robinson, San Francisco. Excellent athlete, but what position will he play? He played quarterback at Penn State, and ESPN has him slated as a running back on TV and a wide receiver on their website. The Niners have had an excellent draft, but they’re going to have to figure out where Robinson will play.
Sleeper Selection: Alan Zemaitis, Tampa Bay. Some boards had Zemaitis rated below fellow Penn State teammate Anwar Phillips, but I think Zemaitis has a bigger upside. Zemaitis seemed to always be around the ball for Nittany Lions and is a playmaker. He has good size and plays well against the run, but his speed is a big question mark.
