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By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell June 4, 2013 Solid Starter Philip Thomas, S, Fresno State – Round 4 The Redskins safeties were a major weakness in 2012, and the organization had a serious lack of talent at the position entering the offseason. Washington lacked cap space to sign any quality veterans in free agency, so…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell June 3, 2013 Solid Starter Chris Harper, WR, Kansas State – Round 4 The Seahawks traded their first-round pick of the 2013 NFL Draft for Percy Harvin, and if you include him in their draft selections, you could, in these predictions, consider him as the solid starter or boom pick….

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell May 28, 2013 Solid Starter Sio Moore, OLB, Connecticut – Round 3 The Raiders took some risks with their first two selections in the 2013 NFL Draft, but took a safe pick in the third round with Moore. He totaled 72 tackles, 15.5 tackles for a loss, eight sacks and…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell June 12, 2013 Solid Starter Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State – Round 1 The Vikings used three first-round picks in the 2013 NFL Draft on players who were all thought to be likely top-20 picks. Considering Minnesota’s three first-rounders all came in the 20s, general manager Rick Spielman landed some…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell May 27, 2013 Solid Starter DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson – Round 1 WalterFootball.com noted prior to the 2013 NFL Draft that the Texans loved Hopkins and he would be their pick if he was on the board. Tennessee wide receiver Justin Hunter was the fallback option, but Hopkins fell lower…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell May 28, 2013 Solid Starter Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB, Connecticut – Round 3 The Titans landed four potential starters in the 2013 NFL Draft, so on paper the team did a tremendous job on draft weekend. For a solid starter, I was torn between picking center Brian Schwenke or Wreh-Wilson. However,…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State – Round 1 Taking a cornerback in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft made complete sense for Cincinnati. Leon Hall has had health issues, while Adam Jones and Terrance Newman are aging. 2012 first-rounder Dre Kirkpatrick hasn’t locked down a starting…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Lamin Barrow, LB, LSU – Round 5 This was a tough choice to make, but Barrow could be a third-day steal for Denver. The Broncos have needed some more thump in the middle of their linebackers, and after battling SEC ground games the past few seasons, Barrow is…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Cyrus Kouandjio, OT, Alabama – Round 1 This was a tough pick between Kouandjio and guard Cyril Richardson, but I think the former has more physical talent that will translate to the NFL. Some were critical of Buffalo selecting Kouandjio on the second day of the 2014 NFL…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech – Round 1 The Bears had to improve their secondary over the offseason and landed an instinctive defender in Fuller via the 2014 NFL Draft. The rookie is versatile enough to play safety or cornerback, so he should find a way to help…