St. Louis Rams Rookies Forecast

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh – Round 1 Many Rams fans will probably be upset that I don’t have Donald as the potential boom pick. I think he is going to be a good pro who is a plus starter, but I have some doubts about him being the…
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New Orleans Saints Rookies Forecast

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…
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Houston Texans Rookies Forecast

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…
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Pittsburgh Steelers Rookies Forecast

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…
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Seattle Seahawks Rookies Forecast

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…
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Minnesota Vikings Rookies Forecast

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…
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Tennessee Titans Rookies Forecast

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…
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rookies Forecast

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…
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Buffalo Bills Rookies Forecast

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter John Miller, G, Louisville – Round 3 The Bills needed to acquire some guard help this offseason and were desperate enough to bring in Richie Incognito. Even with Incognito projected to play left guard, Buffalo had a hole at right guard, so the team moved to address the…
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Cincinnati Bengals Rookies Forecast

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Paul Dawson, LB, TCU – Round 3 The 6-foot, 235-pounder Dawson was very much a love-or-hate prospect in the 2015 NFL Draft. Some teams had a second-round grade on him. Others had him in the third round. Some sources said they had him in the fourth round, while…
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