Drafting second, I was assured of an upper echelon RB and Top 5 WR, and Johnson/Holt create consistency and a high ceiling for this team. Parker and Bush provide great upside, but the WR crew (after Holt) will need luck to hit consistently. Big gambles with C-Pep and Brees on new teams and coming off injury—counting on one of these to pay off. McMichael and Vinatieri round out the offense. Ray Lewis (4.11) and Lance Briggs (7.02) are going to be strong, Polamalu (9.02) and Peppers (8.11) are capable of exploding any week, but should provide consistency as well. CB’s are solid and I avoided taking any DT’s until the last 2 picks—they just aren’t worth it after the first few. Solid team that will compete each week.

Sleepers: S. Merriman as the 48th LB taken—he’ll be better than that, and B. Edwards as the 31st WR.

Reaches: Al Wilson, Stu Schwiegert, and the QB’s.