You have to love Deguello’s early picks – in the first three rounds he locked up arguably the No. 1 RB in Larry Johnson, the undisputable No. 1 TE in Antonio Gates and a solid No. 2 RB in Chester Taylor. The first question mark – and it’s a biggie – rears its head in the fourth round with the selection of 2005 bust WR Andre Johnson to anchor a starting WR unit that also features the aging Eddie Kennison and possible one-year wonder Antonio Bryant (he of the illustrious 49ers’ passing attack).
Fortunately, Deguello’s last two WR selections – the Browns’ Joe Jurevicius in the 11th round and the Lions’ Corey Bradford in the 15th round – are strong sleeper candidates.

The second of two question marks is Bears RB Cedric Benson, who Deguello selected with his fifth pick. Benson may be a fantasy stud in the making, but he’ll have to overcome both Thomas Jones and his own shoulder injury to do so.

QB should be strength for Deguello, though the selection of backup QB Brett Favre in the 10th round with all of the questions surrounding the Packers offense may have been a bit of a reach. Defense is strong, as well, though DD paid for it with an 8th-round pick (Carolina) and a great value-add in the 17th round (Dallas). Meanwhile, RB Mewelde Moore (14th round), RB Michael Bennett (12th) and TE Kellen Winslow (13th) provide insurance for early picks Johnson, Taylor and Gates, respectively.

Overall, a solid draft with WR being Deguello’s only weakness – often a necessary evil for owners who select stud TEs with high draft picks. If Deguello’s running game, TE, QBs and defense can carry him early, he should have ample time to shore up his WR unit via free agency or trade in order to position himself as a team to be reckoned with from start to finish.

A standard approach to building a team with some very solid results. Started with Alexander naturally and then grabbed Moss at the 2.10 for a high-powered start. Filled out RB's with Julius Jones at the 3.03 which gives him some big upside if Julius can remain healthy. Mason in the 4th was another upside pick with McNair once again tossing the rock to his favorite receivers. Rounded out his very nice start with Crumpler in the 5th to give him an above average tight end.

Delhomme in the 6th is no advantage though he won't hurt the team much here. Have to like grabbing the Steelers in the 8th round for a difference maker in a position that it is hard to find reliable starters. While finding a bye week filler may be hard for his running backs, you have to love how he was able to get both Barber and Morris to back-up his top backs. That could prove a major benefit down the stretch, especially for Julius Jones.

While this team did not step out in any big risk ways, the end result was a rock solid team that should compete with enough upside and above average starters to compete.