AFC East Division

A Prodigy? Patriots first-round pick Jerod Mayo may be the ideal Belichick linebacker, except that he's 10 years younger

The NFL New England broke with tradition by taking a linebacker in the first round, but Jarod Mayo fits the Belichick mold • Hats off to the Bengals for not giving in to Chad Johnson's trade demands

The Interview Ricky Williams DOLPHINS RB

OF THE hundreds of players, coaches, executives and support staffers who helped Bill Belichick build the Patriots' football machine over the last decade, Matt Walsh would seem to have been a fairly minor cog. Walsh,...

SI senior writer Jim Trotter asked seven NFL personnel evaluators to identify the top 10 players in this year's draft. Matt Ryan was named on every list—as were these five