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Red Hawks add 10 in their first NFL Draft

Posted on November 23, 2010 at 12:38 PM.

After the California Red Hawks first season in the NFL, they had a very successful draft in which many are claiming the best of the year. The Red Hawks had 10 total picks, 2 in the first, 2 in the second, 2 in the third, and 1 in each of the remaining rounds.

First Round (Pick #4) - Jake Locker - QB Washington
First Round (Pick #12) - Cameron Heyward - DE Ohio State
Second Round (Pick #12) - Julio Jones - WR Alabama
Second Round (Pick #30) - Prince Amakamura - CB Nebraska
Third Round (Pick #12) - Austin Pettis - WR Boise State
Third Round (Pick #19 - John Clay - RB Wisconsin
Fourth Round (Pick #12) - Colin Kaepernick - QB Nevada
Fifth Round (Pick #12) - Owen Marecic - FB/LB Stanford
Sixth Round (Pick #12) - Casey Matthews - LB Oregon
Seventh Round (Pick #12) - Ronald Johnson - WR USC

Many are praising the Red Hawks draft on the offensive side as they have added explosiveness at the Wide Receiver position, a bruising RB in John Clay and two quarterbacks who can run and throw in Locker and Kaepernick. Many are questioning why they drafted 2 but when you are a new team you have to battle it out. The only other quarterback on the roster is former USC great Matt Leinart who was the starter last season for the Red Hawks. However on the defensive side of the ball, although Heyward and Amakamura are expected to jump in and compete for immediate playing time, many believe they didn't address many weaknesses from the previous season and solely focused on players who can put points on the board during this draft. The Red Hawks first pre-season game is against Miami on the road.