April 25th, 2009 
CJ 
Posted in As the 2009 NFL draft draws closer I attempt to predict the first round selections. I have spent hour after hour reviewing stats, rosters and any other information I can access. I find myself struggling to fit players in at specific selections.
The 2009 Draft is a little different from most, I see this draft as a group of solid NFL prospects. But, also a Draft that seems to lack sizzle. I’m sure the 2009 Draft will produce high caliber NFL Pro-Bowl players, but nobody in the draft makes me overly excited about the prospects of landing them. With that being said I present my predictions for the 1st round of the draft.
1 Detroit= Stafford, Matthew QB, Georgia
2 St. Louis= Smith, Jason OT, Baylor
3 Kansas City= Curry, Aaron OLB, Wake Forest
4 Seattle= Sanchez, Mark QB, USC
5 Cleveland= Crabtree, M. WR, Texas Tech
6 Cincinnati= Orakpo, Brian DE, Texas
7 Oakland= Monroe, Eugene OT, Virginia
8 Jacksonville= Raji, B.J. DT, BC
9 Green Bay= Jenkins, Malcolm CB , Ohio State
10 San Francisco= Maclin, Jeremy WR, Missouri
11 Buffalo= Smith, Andre OT, Alabama
12 Denver= Cushing, Brian OLB, USC
13 Washington= Maualuga, Rey ILB, USC
14 New Orleans= Wells, Chris RB, Ohio State
15 Houston= Brown, Everette DE, Florida State
16 San Diego= Moreno, K. RB, Georgia
17 New York= Harvin, Percy WR, Florida
18 Denver= Freeman, Josh QB, Kansas St.
19 Tampa Bay= Maybin, Aaron DE, Penn State
20 Detroit= Oher, Michael OT, Mississippi
21 Philadelphia= Heyward-Bey, D. WR, Maryland
22 Minnesota= Jackson, Tyson DE, LSU
23 New England= Davis, Vontae CB, Illinois
24 Atlanta= Matthews, Clay OLB, USC
25 Miami= Ayers, Robert DE, Tennessee
26 Baltimore= Pettigrew, B. TE, Okla.
27 Indianapolis= Laurinaitis, James ILB, Ohio State
28 Buffalo= Nicks, Hakeem WR, UNC
29 New York= Jerry, Peria DT, Mississippi
30 Tennessee= Britt, Kenny WR, Rutgers
31 Arizona= Britton, Eben OT, Arizona
32 Pittsburgh= Brown, Donald RB, Connecticut
