1.15 Indianapolis Hoosier Daddy's — WR Stephen Hill

In the real world: Hill is 6'5" and 210 lb. with great athletic ability (state high school jumping record holder), but that ability and his skills were largely kept under wraps in Georgia Tech's "triple option" offense. The knocks on him were route-running (GT predecessor Demaryius Thomas had that issue, too) and inconsistent hands (NFL Network's Mike Mayock said he "watched all of Hill's film from the season and counted five or six drops with his 28 catches," calling two of them critical). But then came his epic Scouting Combine performance: A 4.36 40, an 11'2” broad jump and a 40” vertical leap. His draft stock jumped after that. Now with the Jets, Hill should be the #2 wideout, with the mercurial Santonio Holmes as the #1. Given the rift between Holmes and Jets QB Mark Sanchez, coupled with the fact that Holmes has already worn out his welcome with another NFL team (the Steelers), there's a chance Hill could be the Jets' #1 wideout by, say, 2014. Just not this year, though: Bill Barnwell (managing editor of Football Outsiders) said in this column on Grantland.com: "As a rule, if a receiver with Hill's physical gifts isn't worth a first-round grade, his skills are years away from actually appearing at the professional level." He added that the 27 wide receivers 6'3” or taller taken in Round 2 of the NFL draft between 1970 and 2011 averaged 18 catches, 262 yards and 2 touchdowns as rookies. The "rule" makes sense to me: I drafted one of those 27 guys, Vincent Jackson (2005) and he didn't break out until his fourth season.  (The same rule also applies to Brian Quick and Reuben Randle, who went earlier in this TUFF Draft.)

In the TUFF world: I thought Indy would go with RB LaMichael James (not only to handcuff to Frank Gore, but also because he's the last of the RBs who went in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft). Hill has gone higher in most MFL 16-team drafts, is a hell of an athlete, and was certainly one of the best available players, and Indy definitely needed to improve their depth at WR, so this is a very good pick. But I would have gone with James, who ended up going with the very next pick.

2.15 Indianapolis Hoosier Daddy's — TE Ladarius Green

In the real world: Undersized for a tight end at 237 lb., too big to be a wideout. Question marks include durability (reports have been floating around that he has tendinitis in both knees, according to Todd McShay) and whether he can add bulk and strength to his frame and still be as quick and athletic as he had been in college (which would be hard if he does have knee tendinitis). I've read reports that the San Diego Chargers drafted him because they considered him to be the "heir apparent" to veteran Antonio Gates. But I don't buy that because Gates has a few years to go yet at age 31, and his performance in the final 10 weeks of the 2011 season showed that he isn't exactly slowing down.

In the TUFF world: OK, I'm puzzled. Not by the position Joe and Mark picked—Indy needed depth at tight end—but by who he picked. In fairness to Indy, they took Green about about where he has been going in MFL 16-team rookie keeper drafts. It's not a reach. But let me indulge in a little "alternate history" exercise. Michael Egnew of Missouri is going much later in rookie drafts than Green (or, for that matter, Dwayne Allen), and Indy had Anthony Fasano to handcuff Egnew to. This could have enabled Indy to use this pick on someone else (maybe a wideout like T.Y. Hilton) and put off taking Egnew until after Allen went off the board. Another reason I like Egnew: Joe Philbin is Miami's new head coach, and when he was the Packers' offensive coordinator, he found ways to get the ball to their tight end, Jermichael Finley, who is about the same size as Egnew.

3.04 Indianapolis Hoosier Daddy's — WR Marvin Jones

In the real world: I'll admit it. Jones was totally off my radar until last month, when Matt Waldman published two articles featuring him and Stephen Hill of Georgia Tech. Here's one article, and here's the other. It seems like the 6'3", 202-lb. Jones was used as the #2 at Cal, with the up-and-coming Keenan Allen as the #1, but he might be more than a possession receiver. In fact, he probably has more upside than his fellow Bengals rookie, Mohamed Sanu. Rumor has it that the Bengals may also add Braylon Edwards to compete with Jones and Sanu for the #2 receiver spot, but Edwards is still recovering from a knee injury suffered early last season.

In the TUFF world: This round is the time and place to weed out the real receivers from the undersized kick returners. Jones is definitely not the latter. I definitely like this pick and was hoping he'd fall to 3.06.  Looking at both footballguys.com's rookie rankings and MFL's average draft position results for 16-team keeper leagues, Indy's getting a good value, regardless of whether the Bengals sign Edwards.

3.15 Indianapolis Hoosier Daddy's — WR DeVier Posey

In the real world: The Texans took Posey early in Round 3 to improve the depth of their WR corps, and they even released WR Jacoby Jones not long afterwards. But then they also drafted Keshawn Martin out of Michigan State in Round 4. Posey was one of a few Ohio State Buckeyes who were embroiled in a memorabilia sales scandal and considered turning pro a year early due to the impending suspension. Perhaps he should have; he later got slapped with a second five-game suspension from the NCAA for accepting money he did not earn during a summer job, so he ended up missing all but the last three games of the season. Upon his return, he didn't look rusty at all, with 12 receptions, 162 yards and 2 TDs in those three games.

In the TUFF world: Posey gives Indy a little more depth for the WR corps.