1.13 Baltimore Brown Clowns — RB Lamar Miller

In the real world: Another redshirt sophomore, Miller's 2011 stats (1,272 yards and 9 TDs on 227 carries) are even better than they look once you consider that, after suffering a shoulder injury late last September, he played through it. He has agility and acceleration, but not much experience in the passing game. "He reminds me a lot of Chris Johnson," says Todd McShay. But he fell to Round 4 in the NFL Draft for three reasons: May only be a two-down back: "If you put the Miami tape on, Miller doesn't show up on third down, short yardage, or goal line," said Mike Mayock on the April 11 NFL Network special, Path to the Draft. On that same show, Mike Lombardi also pointed to Miller's inability to pass protect as a reason he shouldn't go particularly high. Health (knees and shoulders). Concerns about his ability to digest an NFL playbook But his job situation with the Dolphins is promising. For starters, Reggie Bush will become a free agent after 2012, the final season of his current contract. Second-year pro Daniel Thomas is coming off a rough rookie season (3.5 yards per carry and ineffective in short-yardage situations).

In the TUFF world: Given that Michael Turner just turned 30 and Jahvid Best is prone to concussions, the Brown Clowns' top priority was to shore up their depth at running back. Miller's potential 2013 job situation, plus the fact that he goes around this spot in most of the other 16-team rookie drafts I've seen, make this pick a good one.

2.13 Baltimore Brown Clowns — WR Chris Givens

In the real world: The Rams took Givens early in Round 4. He has very good speed (4.41 40) and, like Brian Quick, enters a wide-open horse race for a starting job in St. Louis. But he's only had one really productive season at Wake Forest (83 receptions, 1,330 yards and 9 TDs as a junior last season, after which he decided to go pro a year early when the more prudent move might have been to stay for another year to possibly boost his draft stock).

In the TUFF world: The Brown Clowns can wait to find out how Givens develops, seeing as they have Larry Fitzgerald, Andre Johnson and a rejuvenated Steve Smith (Panthers) starting for them.

3.13 Baltimore Brown Clowns — QB Ryan Lindley

In the real world: Lindley came into 2011 as one of college football's top QB prospects, but his draft stock took a big hit due to durability and accuracy issues. He went to the Arizona Cardinals, who I figure will make him the third-string "developmental" QB. Lindley has blamed his accuracy problems on poor footwork. ESPN analyst Ron Jaworski says, "I looked at a bunch of his tapes. Now, I can put a highlight reel together and show you 25 throws that you would say this guy should be a first-round pick. Unfortunately, I could show you 25 throws where you say he shouldn't be drafted at all."

In the TUFF world: Usually, when a guy has first-round arm strength but has inconsistent accuracy (in a less competitive conference, the Mountain West) and falls to Round 6, that speaks of poor touch, not footwork. Hey, it's late Round 3, and this is a good spot to take a "iffy" prospect like this.

4.13 Baltimore Brown Clowns — WR T.J. Graham

	In the real world: Raw as far as receiving skills go, but was a track star at North Carolina State and, like Jacoby Ford, has that second gear to track down deep balls and the ability to make defenders miss. He went to Buffalo in Round 3, where (aside from Stevie Johnson) there's not a lot of talent ahead of him.
	In the TUFF world: Good value considering NFL Draft position vs. TUFF draft position. But I expect that he won't be much more than a kick/punt returner until he proves otherwise (as Ford did in Week 9 of 2010).