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Second Day Wishlist

As the first day came to a close, there are several players that were not selected in the first or second round that would be an absolute bargain for the Broncos or other teams in the second day.  Here’s a short list of those players and others that are high on my draft board if I were in the Broncos’ war room.

Dan Connor, LB, Penn State – How does a guy who wins the 2007 Chuck Bednarik Award and the 2008 Senior Bowl MVP from Linebacker U not get selected in the first two rounds?  I had preferred Trevor Laws from Notre Dame with #42, but was telling myself that Connor would be more than worth it at that position in the draft.  He is the one player that I would have no problem with an extreme trade up into the third round to grab.

Early Doucet, WR, USC – I love the physical type of game that Doucet plays at receiver, having witnessed the previous Broncos greats like Rod Smith and Ed McCaffrey, and current ones like Brandon Marshall.  Doucet would continue to fill that role and compliment Marshall well.

Reggie Smith, S, Oklahoma – I figured that Smith would be the second safety off the board after Kenny Phillips of Miami, who saved the Hurricanes’ impressive streak of consecutive players in the first round at the 11th hour.  Instead, the only other safety taken today was Tyrell Johnson of Arkansas State.  If Smith were to somehow last to the fourth round, he would be an unbelievable steal.

Charles Godfrey, CB, Iowa – ESPN’s Mel Kiper was extremely high on Godfrey, and mentioned him as his top player left on the board after two rounds.  I can’t disagree with the notion, as he is the kind of player that the Broncos could use as a hedge in case any of Domonique Foxworth, Hamza Abdullah, or Karl Paymah leave in 2009 as free agents.

Mike Hart, RB, Michigan – Likewise, ESPN’s Chris Berman mentioned Hart as his top player left on the board, citing his production in his favor against his measurables. When you combine that production with his leadership and his natural fit for a zone blocking system, and I would really stress that the Broncos select him with a fourth round pick if he’s available.

Earl Bennett, WR, Vanderbilt – Another solid possession receiver that should treat some team well.  You have to imagine that Jay Cutler may be piping in a little opinion into the Denver war room in favor of the receiver to who he threw a 100% completion rate to in workouts.

Phillip Wheeler, LB, Georgia Tech, and Cliff Avril, LB, Purdue.  Neither of these players would fit the Broncos perfectly, but both would be outstanding on teams that run a 3-4 defense.  I could see a team like the Patriots picking one of these two with the pick that they got from the Raiders last year in the Mario Henderson trade.

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