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By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Trai Turner, G, LSU – Round 3 Another guard? That was my thought when the Panthers selected Turner. Carolina was, and is, weak at offensive tackle and still needed more receiving talent, but Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman decided to go for another interior blocker. In the previous…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Khairi Fortt, LB, California – Round 4 The Saints were in the market for some young linebacker talent. Veteran David Hawthorne hasn’t played all that well for New Orleans over the past couple of seasons, while Curtis Lofton has some limitations to his game. The Saints drafted Kevin…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Louis Nix, Notre Dame, DT – Round 3 Nix could get consideration for the boom pick as well. Over the past three seasons, he was been one of the best run-stuffing defensive tackles in college football. In 2012 Manti Te’o got all the attention, but Nix ate up…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Stephon Tuitt, DE, Notre Dame – Round 2 The Steelers’ defense had a great run with a powerful defensive line featuring Aaron Smith, Casey Hampton and Brett Keisel. They all got old and Pittsburgh has been looking for their replacements, but that trio helped the team win two…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Cassius Marsh, DE, UCLA – Round 4 The Seahawks were considering taking an edge rusher in the first round with Marcus Smith being a potential selection, but with Smith unavailable, Seattle wisely moved down to collect some extra selections. Unsurprisingly, the Seahawks played the draft well and landed…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State – Round 3 The Vikings let Jared Allen leave in free agency this offseason, and young veterans Everson Griffen and Brian Robison expected to pick up the slack in Allen’s stead. In the long term, the Vikings could have a strong rotation among…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington – Round 2 After releasing the declining Chris Johnson, the Titans had to come away from the 2014 NFL Draft with a starting running back. They were able to do so by making Bishop Sankey the first running back drafted in the 2014 NFL…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Jaquiski Tartt, S, Samford – Round 2 The 49ers had a lot of success on defense for a few years when they were starting two strong safeties with Dashon Goldson and Donte Whitner. Age and expensive contracts led to both leaving the franchise in free agency, but San…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Jeff Heuerman, TE, Ohio State – Round 3 If the Broncos hadn’t changed to Gary Kubiak’s offense I probably wouldn’t pick Heuerman to become a solid starter. He isn’t an uber-athletic or fast receiving tight end like what Denver lost wit Julius Thomas. However in Kubiak’s offense, I…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Ali Marpet, C, Hobart – Round 2 The Bucs felt so strongly about the Division III product Marpet that they traded back into the second round from the third round in order to make sure they acquired him. After taking Jameis Winston in the first round, it makes…