Draft Day Report's Al Dupuy was kind enough to sit down and talk with us here at WWL-TV.com about the first round. His thoughts - here you go --

Who came out the best:
I think that St. Louis made the right pick with the second pick by taking Chris Long. They drafted last year Adam Carriker from Nebraska, a defensive tackle. Instead of taking Glenn Dorsey, they made the right choice by getting a defensive end instead of a defensive tackle.

Kansas City came out really good by getting Dorsey with the fifth pick because most people didn't think he'd last that long.

The Saints, I think, giving up what they had to give up, it was an excellent trade. Some of the trades that happened later had to give up two or three picks for players with much less talent than Sedrick Ellis. Getting a fifth in return, it was an excellent pick by the Saints. I watched (him) at the Senior Bowl practice and he was almost unblockable.

What was the most questionable selection:
There were some questionable moves. Jerod Mayo, the ILB from Tennessee, going to the 10th pick to New England - he's an excellent player but he came up late. He had a late-season injury. He's come up the board pretty fast. I didn't like that pick that high. I thought he'd go late in the first round in round one.

Jonathan Stewart, the RB from Oregon, was picked ahead of Rashard Mendenhall, the RB from Illinois. Stewart went 13th to Carolina. I thought Stewart would go a little later and Mendenhall would go a little higher. But Mendenhall lasted 10 more picks.

Surprises:
The Panthers trading up to No. 19, giving up two third-round picks to move up to select an OT from Pittsburgh, Jeff Otah, he's a good player, but I don't think he's worth the 19th pick if you had to trade up to get that pick.

Also, Tampa Bay taking cornerback Aqib Talib who had some question off the field problems, admitted marijuana, that was a little high for him in the first round.

Dustin Keller, the tight end from Purdue going to the Jets - he's an excellent athlete and he had great times at the combine, which shot him up. But I had him as a possible second round pick.

Expectations for Saints:
I'd like to see them take a CB. I like Tracy Porter, he's from this area. Played at Indiana and had a really good week at the Sr. Bowl. good man cover guy. but doesn't like to hit, that's a knock on him.

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