1.10 Indy Hoosier Daddy's - TE Eric Ebron

In the real world: Ebron is easily the best tight end available this year, and he could be Matthew Stafford's 3rd- or 4th-best target to pass to. If you consider the Lions' wide receiver depth, where Calvin Johnson and Golden Tate are the top two but there's not much depth beyond them, you could imagine them using Ebron out of the slot. As it is, the Lions didn't draft any wideouts until Round 6 this year. But when the Lions get to the red zone, who's more likely to get the TD--Ebron, or last year's undrafted free agent steal, Joseph Fauria? Then there's Brandon Pettigrew, whom the Lions re-signed to a four-year deal in the offseason when they should have let him walk to, say, Atlanta.

In the TUFF world: This pick is a solid one considering talent. Ebron is the best available player, and on Indy's roster, he's an upgrade over Delanie Walker, part-timer Brandon Myers, and dinged-up backup Owen Daniels. A wise man said to me six years ago, "Job situations change all the time--draft for talent, not for job situation." It was one of the Indy owners who said it (I'm very sure it was Mark Lothschutz). The Hoosier Daddy's did have other needs at this point in the draft--a backup for Drew Brees, additional wide receiver depth--but they decided that those needs could wait.