Picks 9-12

Ok, so obviously Andre Smith messed up big time. This will hurt his draft status for sure and drop him down way further than #7 to the Raiders. Michael Crabtree may have hurt his status as well with his injury but I believe Seattle will still take him at #4 because if he is 80% of what he should be, Crabtree will still be great. This said, I'm not going to rearrange my draft. The Raiders suck anyway.

9. Green Bay Packers - Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State (6' 200 lbs.)
Two years ago the Packers secondary was tough. Last year they stunk on ice. Charles Woodson is getting older and this is why the Packers need to take Jenkins here. He is by far the best DB in the draft and can play both shut down corner, or center fielder as a safety. Green Bay could also use a big play wide receiver or interior lineman on both offense and defense, but Jenkins is the safe pick here at nine.

10. San Francisco 49ers - Jason Smith, OT, Baylor (6' 5" 300 lbs.)
Smith could be regarded as the best lineman in the draft but playing at Baylor kept him on the small stage. He now moves up in front of Andre Smith from Alabama after he left the draft early and could be taken higher up in the draft. I think this is the safe pick for the 49ers and they could definitely use the help on the offensive line. San Francisco could go after a play making receiver here or some help on the defense, but I think Smith is the smart choice here.

11. Buffalo Bills - Aaron Maybin, DE, Penn State (6' 4" 238 lbs.)
Maybin is a tough player with a good motor. He has a nose for the ball, and an even better nose for the quarterback. Buffalo could use him coming off the end to help their pass rush. The Bills have lacked pressure on the quarterback for years and they are one or two players away from being a solid team. They could use some offensive line help but I think they have to think defense with this pick.

12. Denver Broncos - Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia (5' 11" 208 lbs.)
I see Denver looking for the return to great running backs by taking Moreno here. This is a solid pick for them as well because of their injury problems they had all year in the backfield. Moreno is a tough runner who is hard to take down and can put a hurting on defenses. He will be able to carry the ball 30 times again as a rookie and start right away for the Broncos.

13-16 tomorrow.