THE SIX KINGS Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 PLAYER Troy Williamson WR, South Carolina Apr. 8 - His name continues to get hotter and his chances of slipping into the top 10 are good. Though he was told last fall he would be a second-round choice, Williamson improved his speed into the 4.3 range and has sent his name flying up the draft board. The upside for him may be the Vikings at No. 7, but it's not out of the question for the Redskins to give him serious consideration at No. 9. --John Clayton PLAYER Mike Williams WR, USC Apr. 8 - After a Thursday visit with the Redskins, Williams is still hoping for a top-five selection and it's not out of the question for the Bears to consider him strong at No. 4. Williams would love the thoughts of going to the Bucs at No. 5 because he's from the Tampa area and knows that the Bucs' offensive coaches like him. More teams at the top of the draft rate Michigan's Braylon Edwards as the top receiver and maybe the top player in the draft, but Williams is looking for that one team that wants him more than Edwards. --John Clayton PLAYER Ronnie Brown RB, Auburn Apr. 8 - Since the NFL combine, Brown has been projected to go to the Dolphins with the No. 2 overall pick. However, things are getting interesting. There is a push from the coaching staff to look at one of the top quarterbacks, Alex Smith or Aaron Rodgers. This is another push from people in the organization to look at Michigan WR Braylon Edwards, perhaps the best player in the draft. --John Clayton PLAYER Alex Smith TE, Stanford Apr. 8 - Twice on Thursday, Smith's name got confused with the Utah quarterback, Alex Smith. There were reports the tight end was visiting the Detroit Lions, but several radio stations got confused and reported it was the quarterback. That led to bad speculation that the Lions were considering a trade up to get the Utah quarterback. Not happening. The Lions are interested in the tight end Alex Smith, possibly in the second round. The other problem developed when there was confusion on a national chat session in which some chatters thought they were questioning the Utah quarterback. --John Clayton PLAYER Khalif Barnes OT, Washington Apr. 8 - With only three offensive tackles expected to go in the first round, Barnes knows he's a valued commodity. Most of the interest in Barnes is coming from teams in the middle of the first round, such as the Texans, Panthers and Jaguars. Expect Barnes, Barron and right tackle Jammal Brown of Oklahoma to go between 10 and 20. --John Clayton PLAYER Charlie Frye QB, Akron Apr. 8 - Because he's worked out and interviewed so well, Frye still has a chance to slip into the lower part of the first round. Frye knows he's competing against Jason Campbell of Auburn for the Packers' attention in the lower part of the first round. Frye has been hearing favorable things from the Packers, but they still have to determine whether they have the ability to take a backup quarterback with their first pick. --John Clayton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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