2010 NFL Draft

This past weekend was the NFL Draft. This is the time when teams are made. Where you find your franchise quarterback, running back, or wide receiver. Usually these are chosen in the first couple of rounds, but, in some special circumstances, they can be found in later rounds. Take New England Patriots's quarterback Tom Brady, who was chosen in the sixth round. Coming out of college no one expected him to be the star that he his today, and that's what makes the draft so great. The various surprises and draft day shockers that define a draft, and this year was no exception.

Some of the obvious surprises were C.J. Spiller getting picked ninth overall, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow getting picked in the first round by the Broncos, and Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Claussen falling to the middle of the second round. C.J. Spiller wasn't expected to go that high. Tim Tebow had many question marks about his form and whether he could make it as an NFL quarterback, which made it really shocking to see him picked in the first round. And then Notre Dame quarterback, Jimmy Claussen. Many thought he was the most NFL ready quarterback in the draft. They also thought he should go in the first round, so seeing him drop to the middle of the second round was very surprising to see.

The Minnesota Vikings did very well in the draft this year, even without a first round pick. In the second round they picked Chris Cook, cornerback from Virginia, and Toby Gerhart, running back from Stanford and Heisman Trophy runner up. Chris Cook is very talented and athletic and should be a nice addition to an already stellar Vikings' defense. Toby Gerhart was a great pick. He is an awesome running back and should be a nice backup to Adrian Peterson in the future. In the fourth round they picked a talented defensive end from USC. In the sixth round they picked an extremely athletic quarterback/wide receiver from UAB who should be a playmaker at the next level, not that the Vikings need anymore playmakers.

Another great thing about this year's draft was the fact that six University of Iowa players were drafted. Offensive guard Brian Bulaga in the first round, linebacker Pat Angerer in the second round, defensive back Amari Spivey and tight end Tony Moeaki in the third round, linebacker A.J. Edds in the fourth round, and lineman Chris Calloway in the seventh round. This was great and shows that the NFL is finally getting the conclusion that Iowa players will be good players at the next level.

Overall this was a great draft and I can't wait until this fall to see how these rookies will play.

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