Continuing from back in the day when I posted on the first three rounds of our mock draft, I have rounds 4-7 for your enjoyment. You should also check out some other posts on the draft from my mockonspirators Melissa Jacobs at Football Girl, Bryan Fontaine at Rookie Blitz and Matt Schauf at RapidDraft.
My picks are in bold, because they’re bold.
Round Four
37. Anquan Boldin
38. Joseph Addai
39. Steve Smith (CAR)
40. Marques Colston
41. Wes Welker
42. Cedric Benson
43. Jerome Harrison
44. Shonn Greene
45. Sidney Rice
46. Steve Smith (NYG)
47. Braylon Edwards
48. Brandon Jacobs
— Braylon Edwards is the ultimate risk reward player, heavy on the risk, with a side of risk
— Both Steve Smiths made an appearance in the 4th round. They are opposites in many ways and have different strengths. The Mighty Giant is a consistent ppr stud, but won’t get you big yardage and TD games, while Mighty Mouse is the exact opposite; he won’t be consistent, but will have some huge games.
— Joseph Addai pulled off a great year when many thought he was on his way out, but can he do it again? I’m not going to doubt him completely, but I have to be realistic and believe his numbers won’t be as high as last year with Donald Brown having a season under his belt.
— Shonn Greene and Jerome Harrison both turned it on toward the end of the season and I like both in the fourth round. They have tremendous upside if they can get the ball.
— I think the steal of the draft has to be Cedric Benson this late. It’s not a sexy pick, but he will get the bulk of the touches and is one of the few RBs that can make such a bold and outlandish claim.
Round Five
49. Donovan McNabb
50. Vernon Davis
51. Thomas Jones
52. Jay Cutler
53. Dallas Clark
54. Hakeem Nicks
55. Santonio Holmes
56. Jonathan Stewart
57. Antonio Gates
58. Dwayne Bowe
59. Brent Celek
60. Jason Witten
— I don’t really know where Jay Cutler’s ADP will be this season, but with many QB’s gone at this point I felt like I needed to grab a top QB. When you hear the term “top QB,” Jay Cutler’s name doesn’t pop into your mind, but the guy is going to wing it, fling it, and sting it with Martz at the joystick.
— Thomas Jones went a round after Shonn Greene and I bet we’ll see that happening quite a bit this season. It would be nice to know exactly how the committee will be split up, but you really have to pick the young guy with upside first.
— Jonathan Stewart went ballistic toward the end of last season and there are even rumors that D Willy could be going elsewhere, but I just don’t see that happening. The Panthers will need both their running backs to compete, which means they will be splitting up those yummy fantasy points.
— I like Santonio Holmes this late. I could see him going much earlier in drafts this season cuz he’s just that good.
Round Six
61. Terrell Owens
62. Chad Ochocinco
63. Greg Olsen
64. Donald Driver
65. Pierre Garcon
66. Michael Crabtree
67. Ben Roethlisberger
68. Hines Ward
69. Derrick Mason
70. Mike Sims Walker
71. Darren McFadden
72. Fred Jackson
— Here’s where my old man wide receiver crush comes into play once again. Mason is steady and unless the Ravens get someone other than Stalloworth, like Boldin, I don’t see his numbers taking a huge hit this year.
— I’m loving fast Freddy Jackson at #72. He showed that he can hold up for a season while getting the bulk of the carries and also showed that he can have huge games in the process. We can’t be sure how he will be used, but he will be used.
— Terrell Owens might be worth something on the right team, but I won’t be grabbing him unless he falls further, and if he’s falling off the edge of a cliff I might just let him go.
— Mike Martz’s first born child was stolen by a tight end.
Round Seven
73. Robert Meachem
74. T.J. Houshmandzadeh
75. Tony Gonzalez
76. Ahmad Bradshaw
77. Eli Manning
78. Jermichael Finley
79. Owen Daniels
80. LeSean McCoy
81. Felix Jones
82. Kenny Britt
83. Percy Harvin
84. Jeremy Maclin
–Round seven brought out the upside picks. Maclin, Harvin, Meachem and Britt are all young receivers with a lot of reasons to think they could break out this season. Britt has the least competition for touches, but also has Vince Young throwing to him.
— I always want at least one decent running back back-up and here I was choosing between Bradshaw and Jones. I like both and both have injury issues, but also could end up having huge years since both are obviously the most talented backs on their team.  I like Bradshaw just a bit more than Jones.
— T.J. Houshmandzadeh is an interesting pick. I don’t like him, but we could see that Seahawks offense really open up under Carroll. I can’t help but worry about Hasselbeck sleeping awkwardly in a team meeting and rupturing his spleen.
— Jermichael Finley is going to go early this season. I agree that he is worth a high ranking, but he’s still a tight end and tight ends are deep. That didn’t sound right did it?
