Will Reggie Bush of USC go No. 1? The Texans announced that they’re negotiating with Bush and North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams, so what seemed like a surefire pick now appears to be up in the air.
Here’s what we do know: The guessing stops and the picking begins Saturday morning.
When: 11 a.m. Saturday (Rounds 1-3); then 10 a.m. Sunday (Rounds 4-7). The first three rounds will end around 10 p.m. Saturday, while Sunday’s drafting will end around 5 p.m.
Where: Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
On TV: ESPN/ESPN2 plus The NFL
Network will provide full coverage both days.
Time limits: In Round 1, teams get 15 minutes each. In Round 2, they get 10 minutes. In Rounds 3 through 7, teams get five minutes
Draft order
1. Houston
2. New Orleans
3. Tennessee
4. N.Y. Jets
5. Green Bay
6. San Francisco
7. Oakland
8. Buffalo
9. Detroit
10. Arizona
11. St. Louis
12. Cleveland
13. Baltimore
14. Philadelphia
15. Denver (from Atlanta)
16. Miami
17. Minnesota
18. Dallas
19. San Diego
20. Kansas City
21. New England
22. S.F. (from Wash. through Denver)
23. Tampa Bay
24. Cincinnati
25. New York
26. BEARS
27. Carolina
28. Jacksonville
29. N.Y. Jets (from Denver)
30. Indianapolis
31. Seattle
32. Pittsburgh
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So who is DeMeco Ryans?
Height: 6-1
Weight: 235
Position: Outside linebacker
College: Alabama
NFL.com says: Ryans is a good athlete whose quick feet and instincts make him more productive than you expect. He always takes a quick first step in the right direction, and once he gets going, he has good enough speed to make plays in pursuit. He is short for a linebacker, and while he has played strong at point of attack at Alabama, he is going to have to prove he can do it against even bigger blockers in the NFL. He is a good athlete, but lacks the explosiveness to make game-changing plays.
