First Round 2008 NFL Mock Draft: Picks 29-32

April is just around the corner, which means that the NFL Draft is fast approaching. With players having been closely examined at the Senior Bowl and fast on their way to being poked and prodded at the NFL Combine, I thought there is no better thing to do than see where these players are possibly headed at this point in the drafting process.

Here are my projected picks for teams 29-32:

29. San Francisco 49ers - Adarius Bowman (WR), Oklahoma State - Here is another wide receiver with great size. Bowman stands at 6'3", 225 pounds. He was a very intimidating force on the field, and he had speed to go with it. His athletic skill set reminds me of David Boston in his prime. He has great straight-line speed with a 4.48 4-yard dash and has long arms and big hands. He is going to beat up on any small cornerbacks, especially on routes that don't require a lot of lateral and horizontal movement. His route running is lacking due to his inability to move laterally, but he can work on that much like David Boston did.

The 49ers need all of the help they can get on the offensive end. If they truly believe that Alex Smith is their quarterback of the future, Frank Gore is their running back of the future, and Vernon Davis is their tight end of the future, then they need to add a wide receiver that can help them in the years to come. Bowman has the ability to be that guy, especially with Mike Martz operating as their offensive coordinator and his ability to get the best out of wide receivers.

30. Green Bay Packers - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (CB), Tennessee State - Rodgers-Cromartie may be from a small school, but he held his own throughout Senior week and the Senior Bowl. He has great versatility, and can play both cornerback and safety. However, he still hasn't been tested over a long period of time against top-flight talent, and he is quite undersized (6'1", 181 pounds). Despite that though, he does have great playmaking ability, and even if he can't hold up at corner, he should be a good free safety in the NFL at the very least. The Packers are looking to get younger on the outsides with cornerbacks Al Harris and Charles Woodson getting up there in age.

31. New England Patriots - The Patriots were forced to forfeit their pick as punishment for taping coaches in Week 1 of the 2007 NFL season, and for possessing tapes of other such recordings.

32. New York Giants - Early Doucet (WR), LSU - The Superbowl Champions are a very deep team, and they could choose to get deeper anywhere on the roster, especially in the secondary. But with no top-flight cornerback really left in the draft at this point, I think they will start to look for Amani Toomer's future replacement. Doucet is probably the perfect fit. He has great playmaking ability, and could detract some of the secondary coverage away from Plaxico Burress. But more importantly, he could help the Giants with intermediate routes, which runs well because he can get open so quickly with his incredible acceleration. He does need to work on being a better route runner and working against double teams, which he struggled with in college. But with some work and a complimentary receiver, he should have no problem adjusting to the NFL.