GSI Mock Draft: Round 5

16. July 2008  - Published by Dan Clasgens
OK, we are now five rounds in and everybody's teams are starting to take shape. We are getting to the part of the draft where people start revealing some sleeper picks.

RECAP: ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3 | ROUND 4

Here's Round 5:
41. PREUTH - Anquan Boldin - WR
42. CLASGENS - Santonio Holmes - WR
43. HUMBERT - Jason Witten - TE
44. BOLTON - Jonathan Stewart - RB
45. DINSMORE - Wes Welker - WR
46. MURDICO - Michael Turner - RB
47. SIMS - Kellen Winslow - TE
48. SIMON - Roy Williams - WR
49. WETZEL - Derek Anderson - QB
50. FISCHER - Antonio Gates - TE

My Pick: Holmes' size is concerning, but he's in the perfect system to display his homerun-hitting ability. The guy had six plays of over 40 yards on just 85 targets. Limas Sweed could take away some chances, but I love his upside as he enters that magical third season. He joins Braylon Edwards to make up my starting wideouts, not too shabby.

Biggest Reach: While I agree with the top three TE's taken in this draft are the ones selected here, I am not sure that any of them should've went this early. However, I will write it off as being a 10-man league issue. That said, my biggest reach selection for Round 5 goes to WETZEL for his selection of Derek Anderson with the 49th overall pick. Anderson had a great season last year coming out of nowhere to be a fantasy force, but his numbers were a bit inflated by a couple of blow-up games. Throw in the fact that Cleveland will being playing under pressure and dealing with a much tougher scheudle and I am not convinced that Anderson is capable of putting up bigger numbers. Still, the biggest factor is job security. The team invested a ton into Brady Quinn and you have to believe that the first signs of struggle could open up the door quickly for the second-year signal caller to get a crack. Taking a QB this high, you should not have to worry about job security. There are at least three guys still on the board that make more sense.

Final Take: The round played out to be expected. The tight end came earlier than I was anticipating, but the big three studs are off the board so I expect to see that run end for another round or so before the second tier of tight ends start going. Two of the more intriguing RB picks were seen here with rookie Jonathan Stewart (CAR) and veteran Michael Turner (ATL) going off the board. Both backs could disappoint, but I am leaning more towards positive results for both players, particularly at this spot in the draft.

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Comments

7/16/2008 10:47:32 PM #
I will admit that my pick of Jason Witten was not well thought out. I have not yet looked into the depth at the position for the upcoming season. But I was not really happy about some of my other choices so I pulled the trigger. In hindsight I think in upcoming drafts I will wait before picking a Tight End.

I should have picked one of the WR chosen in the round or backed up RB. By the way, I love Michael Turner this year. He is in a run-first offense and has a lot to prove. TD's could be hard to come by but don't be surprised he finishes the season in the top ten in rushing yards.

And the Browns start the season against the Cowboys, Steelers, Ravens and Bengals before their bye week. If Derek Anderson doesn't light it up against the Bengals, Brady Quinn will start their next game against the Giants.

Wow, I wish I wouldn't have picked Jamal Lewis!
7/17/2008 6:51:26 AM #
My Welker pick was my best of the draft, in my opinion. I saw some experts that had Welker in the top 10 of all WR. I won't go that far, but 100 receptions in the truly perfect system, means that production like that in the fifth round is quality. Moss and the slew of unknowns who always seem to score, will steal TDs from Welker for a WR2, he's a nice compliment to Plaxico Burress and now I'm feeling better about my WR situation.
7/17/2008 7:18:58 AM #
Welker was a nice value pick here, but I expect his numbers to drop big time this season. You could do a lot worse though for a WR2.
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