Live Draft Updates

4:50 - It's official. With the 18th pick in the 2nd round - THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES HAVE DRAFTED DESEAN JACKSON.

I'll analyze this more early next week along with the other Cal draftees, but Desean Jackson's mini-slide provides much to talk about. Either way, congrats Desean and have fun in Philly.

Okay, I'm off to a wedding, we talk more later. Payce all.

4:34 - We're midway through the 2nd round and none of the "big 3 WRs" (Malcom Kelly, Desean Jackson, and Limus Sweed) have yet to be drafted. Looks like the teams who passed up on them in the 1st round may get some steals in the 2nd. A lot of the 2nd tier WRs are jumping up draft boards and going before these guys. Really interesting. You have to wonder any of the Big 3 thought they'd dip this low. You have to think they're sitting at home like this:

3:20 - The Niners take Kentwan Balmer, DT out of North Carolina. I think that seals it--Desean drops to the 2nd round unless Green Bay or the Giants take him, which I don't think is likely considering their needs.

3:18 - If the Niners don't take Desean Jackson with their 29th overall pick, it's fairly safe to say that Jackson falls out of the 1st round completely. Wow. When was the last time that happened? Seriously, anyone know?

2:55 - With the Titans having picked Chris Johnson with their 24th pick, and the Cowboys going with Felix Jones with the 22nd, two of the teams that had been potentially projected to select Desean Jackson have gone in other directions.

No other wide receivers have been selected so far in the draft, so it's still a question as to who will be the first to go.

It's obvious that Desean Jackson isn't going to benefit from the full Ted Ginn Jr. effect and get a surprising reach pick. He'll probably end up about where people thought he would go, but you have to think that he's getting a little nervous with 7 picks left in the first round. Does he fall to the Niners???

Oh the human drama.