2011 NFL Mock Draft: Where Will the New Orleans Saints Find a New DE?

2011 NFL Mock Draft Run On Defensive Ends Continues With Muhammad Wilkerson

The New Orleans Saints have major concerns surrounding their defensive ends. Will Smith has some legal woes that haven't been answered.

More importantly, soon-to-be 32-year-old Alex Brown will become a free agent after 2011. One, if not both, of those players probably won't be around in 2012 so finding a replacement makes sense. Especially since the Saints pass rush was held in check several times last year: seven times they were held to one or zero sacks.

Picking at 24 they will have some options: Adrian Clayborn and Cameron Heyward are the most high profile. But Muhammad Wilkerson is really appealing.

As a college defensive tackle, he has remarkable size and power, but he's also very athletic.  And by now, there should be no question about him based solely on his the level of competition he played against. The MAC has produced plenty of recent stars (Ben Roethlisberger, James Harrison, Greg  Jennings) who had little problem transitioning to the NFL.

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1. Carolina Panthers: Cam Newton, QB 2. Denver Broncos: Marcell Dareus, DT 3. Buffalo Bills: Patrick Peterson, CB 4. Cincinnati Bengals: A.J. Green, WR	17. New England Patiriots: Anthony Castonzo, OT 18. San Diego Chagers: Aldon Smith, DE/OLB 19. New York Giants: Mike Pouncey, OG 20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Da'Quan Bowers, DE
5. Arizona Cardinals: Blaine Gabbert, QB 6. Cleveland Browns: Von Miller, OLB 7. San Francisco 49ers: Prince Amukamara, CB 8. Tennessee Titans: Nick Fairley, DT	21. Kansans City Chiefs: Akeem Ayers, OLB 22. Indianapolis Colts: Gabe Carimi, OT 23. Philadelphia Eagles: Jimmy Smith, CB 24. New Orleans Saints: Muhammad Wilkerson, DE
9. Dallas Cowboys: Tyron Smith, OT 10. Washington Redskins: J.J. Watt, DE 11. Houston Texans: Robert Quinn, DE 12. Minnesota Vikings: Cameron Jordan, DE	25. Seattle Seahawks: Jake Locker, QB 26. Baltimore Ravens: Kyle Rudolph, TE 27. Atlanta Falcons: Justin Houston, OLB 28. New England Patriots: Adrian Clayborn, DE
13. Detroit Lions: Nate Solder, OT 14. St. Louis Rams: Julio Jones, WR 15. Miami Dolphins: Mark Ingram Jr.,RB 16. Jacksonville Jaguars: Ryan Kerrigan, DE	29. Chicago Bears: Derek Sherrod, OT 30. New York Jets: Phil Taylor, DT 31. Pittsburgh Steelers: Brandon Harris, CB 32. Green Bay Packers: Cameron Heyward, DE

Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/662286-2011-nfl-mock-draft-when-will-von-miller-come-off-the-board/entry/62209-2011-nfl-mock-draft-where-will-the-new-orleans-saints-find-a-new-de

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