First let's see how the truest committee in the league is being drafted.

Marion Barber: RB24, fourth/fifth-round
Julius Jones: RB30, sixth-round

We don't know that much more about this situation now than we did when Wade Phillips was hired. The owners hoping Barber would take the starting job have been disappointed, and his ADP has steadily dropped because of it. I'd take Jones over Barber straight up even though the roles look to be the same this year. For a sixth-round RB3, you aren't going to do much better.

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Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 06:12 PM | Permalink | Comments (9)

Here's how the Redskins running backs are being drafted.

Clinton Portis - RB18, mid-third round
Ladell Betts - RB36, eighth round

Surprising developments here. Portis is falling, but not as much as one would expect. He is still being taken ahead of Thomas Jones and Brandon Jacobs. I am a risk taker, and can't get too carried away with this evaluation when I'd probably go for it in the fourth round.

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Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 01:44 PM | Permalink | Comments (7)

Here are the top five team defenses according to average draft position, and the rounds they are being taken.

Bears - Round six
Ravens - Early round seven
Chargers - Late round eight
Patriots - Early round nine
Steelers - Round eleven

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Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 12:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (29)