Some of my favorite picks

Here are some of my favorite picks from the past three days --

Tim Tebow to Denver. This one surprises even me. I hated Tebow in college. But when I watched how Gruden worked with him on the NFL Network, I was so surprised by how coachable he was and how much he wanted to learn and improve. Had he lasted until the second round, I'd have loved to have seen the Bengals take a flyer on him.

Toby Gerhart to Minnesota. This one also is a surprise. Gerhart is a stud. Kind of the second coming of Rick Finney. Only better. My only question is that if he's going to replace Chester Taylor, who did a phenomenal job catching the ball, Gerhart is not really the best option. He seems to me to be the kind of player who needs the ball 25 times - like a true tailback. But the Vikes have AP. And as much as I hate him (for being so good) and love him (for fumbling at key moments), I think if they're looking for a threat catching and on third down, Joe McKnight might have been the better option. Or they could have stayed with their first round pick and grabbed Jahvid Best out of Cal.

Brian Price - Tampa Bay. This guy is going to be the new Warren Sapp. He is a fireplug who never quits and will be great. Excellent value at the top of the second round.

Jordan Shipley - Cincinnati. I'm a bit biased here, but this guy is the second coming of TJ. He's the perfect slot receiver. He's quicker than you think, and if you ever watched a Texas game, he was a playmaker.

Armanti Edwards - Carolina. He played QB at Appalachian State. He led them to the biggest upset in college football history three years ago when they upset Michigan. This kid likely won't play quarterback for the Panthers, but he's too talented not to get on the field somehow.

Darryl Sharpton - Houston. I was really hoping he'd slip to the Bengals in the fourth round. This kid plays lights out. And how can you not like a linebacker from Miami? The league is full of them and they are usually productive.

Dexter McCluster - KC. I had never heard of him before. But I was watching an early season game where Ole Miss (who was far overrated heading into the season) was behind and trying to get back in the game (I think South Carolina was beating them). The only playmaker they had was this kid, who looked light a Smurf out there he was so small, but when he had the ball, he could flat out fly and make people miss. The Chiefs had not had that since Dante Hall's prime.

Jonathan Dwyer - Pittsburgh. This kid is a newer version of The Bus. He was supposed to go in the first or even second round according to the mock magazines I bought, but they were way off. He didn't go until the sixth round. It's too bad too because he could have returned to Georgia Tech for his senior year. But when he was a glorified fullback who just ran dive plays, well, then you don't get a chance to show the NFL what you can do. He did poorly at the Combine too. But you can find running backs anywhere (look at Terrel Davis or Rudi Johnson), so he could very well put up some big numbers if the Steelers look to get serious about being a smash mouth team again.

Myron Rolle - Tennessee. My favorite player in the draft. The kid was a stud at FSU and has great bloodlines. Plus, he chose to skip his senior year and work as a Rhodes Scholar. You know you're getting an athlete who is also brilliant (he wants to be a neurosurgeon). I was really hoping the Bengals would draft him on day 3.