In lieu of the big college draft thats been all over ESPN like Sally Struthers on a chicken bone, NFL Head Coach ‘09 has made its own predictions of the big event.

For all you college football geeks, this will be a treat. I will care when one of them dons a New York Jets jersey. Until then, this will do.

So, which Long will go #1?

Check it out:

1
Miami Dolphins
Jake Long, LT, Michigan
2
St. Louis Rams
Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU
3
Atlanta Falcons
Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College
4
Oakland Raiders
Chris Long, DE, Virginia
5
Kansas City Chiefs
Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC
6
NY Jets
Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State
7
New England Patriots
Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy
8
Baltimore Ravens
Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida
9
Cincinnati Bengals
Darren McFadden, HB, Arkansas
10
New Orleans Saints
Mike Jenkins, CB, USF
11
Buffalo Bills
Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan State
12
Denver Broncos
Ryan Clady, LT, Boise State
13
Carolina Panthers
Branden Albert, G, Virginia
14
Chicago Bears
Rashard Mendenhall, HB, Illinois
15
Cincinnati Bengals (Traded up with the Lions)
Keith Rivers, OLB, USC
16
Arizona Cardinals
Chris Williams, LT, Vanderbilt
17
Minnesota Vikings
Philip Merling, DE, Clemson
18
Houston Texans
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, Tenn State
19
Philadelphia Eagles
Jeff Otah, LT, Pittsburgh
20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Limas Sweed, WR, Texas
21
Washington Redskins
Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas
22
Dallas Cowboys
Felix Jones, HB, Arkansas
23
Pittsburgh Steelers
DeSean Jackson, WR, California
24
Tennessee Titans
Jerod Mayo, OLB, Tennessee
25
Seattle Seahawks
Fred Davis, TE, USC
26
Jacksonville Jaguars
Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma
27
San Diego Chargers
Brandon Flowers, CB, Virginia Tech
28
Dallas Cowboys
James Hardy, WR, Indiana
29
San Francisco 49ers
Kenny Philips, S, Miami
30
Green Bay Packers
Sam Baker, T, USC
31
New England Patriots
Forfeited
32
NY Giants
Gosder Cherilus, T, Boston College
33
Miami Dolphins
Chad Henne, QB, Michigan

GAME NOTES:

+ Drafting players in NFL Head Coach 09 utilizes a new artificial intelligence logic that engages real world strategy which includes the ability to trade future draft picks in order to move up or down the draft board.
+ After listening to fans and the Madden NFL community, EA SPORTS will also plan to ship a stand alone version of NFL Head Coach 09 on September 2, the opening week of the 2008 NFL season. NFL Head Coach 09 will be available on PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360 for the suggested retail price of $49.99.