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Arizona Cardinals Rookies Forecast

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell June 4, 2013 Solid Starter Kevin Minter, ILB, LSU – Round 2 The Cardinals needed a new starter next to Daryl Washington for their 3-4 defense. Arizona actually needed two linebackers with Washington getting slapped with a suspension to open this season. Arizona landed one with Minter and signed former…
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Chicago Bears Rookies Forecast

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell June 14, 2013 Solid Starter Jonathan Bostic, ILB, Florida – Round 2 The Bears are one of the storied franchises in the NFL, and Chicago has been known for great middle linebackers with the likes of Dick Butkus, Mike Singletary and Brian Urlacher. With Urlacher retiring, the team had a…
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Denver Broncos Rookies Forecast

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell May 17, 2013 Solid Starter Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina – Round 1 The Broncos have had problems on the inside of their defensive line the past few seasons and Williams could make a quick impact for Denver. He has good size to play the run with the quickness to…
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Kansas City Chiefs Rookies Forecast

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell May 20, 2013 Solid Starter Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan – Round 1 The late change from Luke Joeckel to Fisher is questionable in some ways, but either player was considered to be an extremely safe pick to pan out at the next level. Fisher was thought to be the…
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New York Jets Rookies Forecast

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell May 22, 2013 Solid Starter Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama – Round 1 It isn’t fair to expect Milliner to be the next Darrelle Revis even though Milliner was definitely the best cornerback prospect in the 2013 draft class. From a salary cap perspective and rebuilding the Jets’ roster, Milliner made…
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Jacksonville Jaguars Rookies Forecast

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell May 28, 2013 Solid Starter Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M – Round 1 I’m not a fan of the Jaguars taking a right tackle with the second-overall pick. Quality right tackles could have been found on the second day of the 2013 NFL Draft or in free agency. If Jacksonville…
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New York Giants Rookies Forecast

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell June 5, 2013 Solid Starter Justin Pugh, G, Syracuse – Round 1 The Giants had to get some young talent on their offensive line as Eli Manning was under too much pressure last season. The running game also needed to improve its blocking at the point of attack, so taking…
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Dallas Cowboys Rookies Forecast

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell June 6, 2013 Solid Starter Travis Frederick, C, Wisconsin – Round 1 There were a number of reaches in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft, but none was larger than the Cowboys reaching for Frederick at the end of the first round. Dallas rated Frederick as the No….
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Green Bay Packers Rookies Forecast

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell June 11, 2013 Solid Starter Datone Jones, DE, UCLA – Round 1 The Packers wanted to use the 2013 NFL Draft to become more physical on both sides of the ball, and they certainly accomplished that with the selection of Jones. He was in the discussion as the most physical…
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Atlanta Falcons Rookies Forecast

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell June 10, 2013 Solid Starter Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington – Round 1 The Falcons were desperate for cornerback help and they needed to land a player who can start as a rookie with their first-round pick. Thus, the organization felt compelled to trade up for Trufant. We mentioned Atlanta was…
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