136) Kansas City (via Miami) – QB Erik Ainge (Tennessee)  
It seems like the Chiefs fell apart overnight and are a shadow of the wild card team from 2006. At quarterback Damon Huard showed why he had spent a decade mired in backup roles for Miami and New England. He might not even return. Brodie Croyle played almost the entire second half of the season and did very little to prove he is the answer. In his final 7 appearances his QB rating was 67.7 or lower six times. Ainge is ready to be a backup in the NFL and with a year or two could be a starter. He is a coming off a fine senior campaign throwing for 31 touchdowns in the defensive minded SEC. He had only 10 interceptions over 14 games, five of which came late in the year against Kentucky (quadruple overtime win) and LSU (SEC title game loss) in which he was forced to throw a combined 85 times.

137) St. Louis – OT Barry Richardson (Clemson)
The Rams have given up 40+ sacks in every season this decade. Since Marc Bulger took over as their primary quarterback in 2003 the team has allowed an unruly average of 47.2 per season, or roughly three every game. Think about that. Each game they essentially have three drives stopped by a sack. Former #1 overall pick Orlando Pace turns 33 during the season, is now broken down with injuries and incidentally has been part of the line giving up all of these sacks. This line is being made over and Steven Jackson’s fantasy value hangs in the balance. They have already added guard Jacob Bell (Titans) and there are varying opinions on 2005 first round pick Alex Barron’s future role. This could keep him on the right side. Richardson lost some draft stock by running a bit slow at the combine. However, he’s been parked at left tackle for the Tigers the past four years which has to count for something. If they can motivate him a little this is a potential steal.

138) Atlanta – SS Jamar Adams (Michigan)
Pick a position and the Falcons need help. Lawyer Milloy is on his last legs so while they’ve signed Erik Coleman at the free spot an addition on the strong side would be good.

139) Denver (via Oakland) – OG Donald Thomas (Connecticut)
Their woes on the offensive line don’t end with the Matt Lepsis retirement. Making matters worse, veterans Nalen (center) and Hamilton (guard) are both coming off injuries on the wrong side of 30. They will pursue an interior lineman in this draft. I'm pretty sure signing center Casey Wiegmann (Chiefs) won't change this. He turns 35 this summer.

140) Kansas City – OLB Jordan Dizon (Colorado) 
Donnie Edwards is 35 so they brought in Demorrio Williams in case his amazing career suddenly sidetracks due to age. He has an almost spotless “attendance” record and 11 straight seasons with 100+ tackles although in his return from a five year visit to San Diego he had his lowest total since 1997. This gives them a player to possibly groom as a backup if he falls off the depth chart.

141) Carolina (via NY Jets) – TE Kellen Davis (Michigan State)
Trading away Kris Jenkins has allowed them some flexibility in this draft. Jeff King didn’t have a terrible second season with 46 receptions, but averaged just 8.8 yards per catch. He also tailed off after hauling in 10 passes against Indianapolis as he finished with two or fewer receptions in eight of his final nine games.

142) Chicago (via Carolina) – FS Marcus Griffin (Texas)
Mike Brown has played in only 21 of the team’s past 48 games. Adam Archuleta has seen better days. Both are now at least 30 and help is needed at safety. Griffin’s twin Michael was taken by divisional rival Tennessee in the first round last year, but after running in the 4.7 range for the 40 at the combine Marcus’ stock is quite a bit lower than that. However, he comes out of a program known for producing NFL talent in the secondary, is tough and can tackle.

143) Jacksonville (via Buffalo) – CB Zack Bowman (Nebraska)
Scott Starks will be their only significant corner under 28 years old on opening day and Terry Cousin is gone via free agency, replaced by Drayton Florence (Chargers). In a divisional fight with Indianapolis and potential playoff rematch with New England they need a lot of corners. Bowman is a rare blend of size and speed in this draft although his injury history is a big concern

144) Detroit – RB Thomas Brown (Georgia)
The Lions cut inconsistent feature back Kevin Jones. Bell signed a one year deal and Duckett left for Seattle. If that doesn’t open the door for a running back I don’t know what does. Their new offensive coordinator is guaranteed to run more than Mike Martz did and this is too much talent to pass on. In a deep class of running backs it is possible to find talent this late although it wouldn’t surprise me to see them take a lead rusher as high as their first pick. Brown found some speed at his pro day that was missing at the combine and should see a nice rise in his stock.

145) Cincinnati – OLB Ali Highsmith (LSU)
They are hoping to break their string up bad luck drafting linebackers. Since 2003 they have taken five linebackers with top 160 picks and added another (Ahmad Brooks) using a supplemental pick. They are left with injuries, poor play and off the field issues rendering most of those selections a waste. On the good news/bad news front David Pollack has retired while Odell Thurman has been reinstated after missing two years. I’m not sure what they’re getting by raiding Arizona for Brandon Johnson and Darryl Blackstock, but I know they’ll be looking at another addition before the start of the season because there is talk of switching to the 3-4. Highsmith tumbled after a slow 40 at the combine, but some of that ground was made up at LSU’s pro day when after another poor effort (4.87) to open he ran two low 4.7s.

146) New Orleans – C John Sullivan (Notre Dame)
Jeff Faine struck it rich in Tampa Bay so while Jamar Nesbit and Jonathan Goodwin are back they need another interior lineman. Sullivan is an interesting prospect with his value taking a bit of a roller coaster ride. He wasn’t great during a 3-9 season for the Irish, but that can be attributed to the team’s overall performance in part. He did show well at the combine including good footwork and quickness to recover some of the value he lost.

147) Buffalo – DE Brian Johnston (Gardner-Webb)
It’s time to address a pathetic pass rush that produced only 26 sacks. It led to a similarly poor interception total (16). Other than Schobel’s 6.5 no player even had 3 sacks last year, putting their young secondary under fire. Despite the fact that they were competitive all year most teams out gained them. Coupled with the addition of a cornerback earlier they have now attacked both sides of the problem. Last year they were towards the bottom in most pass defense categories including allowing the fourth most first downs through the air. Johnston is a rising small school prospect who filled up the stat sheet against lesser competition.

148) Denver (via Oakland) – WR Paul Hubbard (Wisconsin)
Javon Walker is gone to the hated Raiders and at 32 Stokley won’t repeat last year’s 635 yards receiving and Rod Smith is finished. Someone has to come in and catch some passes. Keary Colbert’s addition barely makes an impact. He has only 109 receptions in four seasons, 47 of which came during his rookie year (2004). Brandon Marshall, their most reliable threat from last year, is facing a long injury rehab. Their response was signing disappointing Samie Parker (Chiefs) and broken down veteran Darrell Jackson (Seahawks). Hubbard is the ultimate “potential” player and they hope he’ll boom instead of busting.

149) Arizona – CB Trae Williams (South Florida)
The Cardinals are thin enough at corner to warrant another selection. This is an incredibly deep draft at the position and he wouldn’t be on the board otherwise.

150) Minnesota – TE Jacob Tamme (Kentucky)
Visanthe Shiancoe sounds like the answer to a really hard trivia question. He is not a player opposing defenses have to game plan against.

151) Houston – OT King Dunlap (Auburn) 132.04 (147)
The Texans joined the NFL in 2002 and promptly took offensive tackle Chester Pitts (now their left guard) at #50 overall in their first draft. Since then they haven’t taken another offensive lineman in the opening two rounds. Their next pick that year Fred Weary (#66) is their current right guard. Maybe they feel like that is where linemen should be taken. Maybe that’s why they’ve never had a top flight left tackle. After ditching quarterback David Carr the sacks went way down, but the running game is still in pretty sad shape. Dunlap has the frame to grow into a dominating force which is why they like him here.