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Hello cousin! Well once again it’s that time of year for us. I can remember back when this was just a contest between the two of us and we exchanged draft selections by email. We have come a long ways and now we are two people that exchange our picks by blog! This does give other Atlanta Falcon Fans a chance to chime in and pick their own picks for the 2008 NFL Draft this year. So if your a Falcons Fan and would like to get in on this too, feel free to throw out your picks as well.

The William Andrews Draft Contest is simple and will last until the Atlanta Falcons actually play their first regular season game. You heard right, this draft lasts much longer than the 2 day event the NFL holds every year and I will explain why. First off, in honor of one of the greatest Falcon players of all time, we give William Andrews the honor of sponsoring this special contest by cousins. We pay tribute to him and the number of picks each cousin (or Falcons fan) gets is 31. The 31 comes from the jersey number of William Andrews when he was giving NFL defenses nightmares.

So the first rule is that you get to pick 31 players that will be eligible for the 2008 NFL Draft. What you’re trying to do is pick out the same players the Atlanta Falcons will be drafting in this year’s April 2008 Draft. If you have a player on your list of 31 selections and the Atlanta Falcons draft that player, then you earn credit. It’s ok if some other team drafts the player and the Falcons make a draft day trade to get him; you will still get credit. That will work vice versa as well, so if the Falcons draft someone and then trade him on draft day, you still earn credit. Also, as a bonus feature you will get credit for any player the Atlanta Falcons pick up after the 2008 NFL Draft. So if anyone of your 31 picks for the Atlanta Falcons ever is on the team between day 1 of draft day or the 4th preseason game of the year, you will earn credit! It’s real simple and all you need is 31 guys on your list and your all set! Be sure that you just don’t pick the top 31 players and you do add in some lower tier players, because a 5th round pick that matches a player on your list is the same equal value if you select who the Falcons take 3rd overall.

So if the cousins are ready and all the Falcon Fans that might be reading this right now is ready, I will list my 31 picks for this year’s William Andrews Draft Contest for the Atlanta Falcons.

1. Matt Ryan - Boston College

2. Chris Long - Virginia

3. Phillip Merling - Clemson

4. Andre Woodson - Kentucky

5. Malcolm Kelly - Oklahoma

6. Jerod Mayo - Tennessee

7. Patrick Lee - Auburn

8. Dan Connor - Penn State

9. Andre Caldwell - Florida

10. Tony Hills - Texas

11. Chris Johnson - East Carolina

12. Oneil Cousins - Texas El Paso

13. D.J. Hall - Alabama

14. Jordy Nelson - Kansas State

15. Reggie Smith - Oklahoma

16. DeMarrio Pressley - North Carolina State

17. Craig Seltz - LSU

18. Jermichael Finley - Texas

19. Philip Wheeler - Georgia Tech YellowJackets

20. Jacob Tamme - Kentucky

21. Earl Bennett - Purdue

22. Adam Kraus - Michigan

23. Tyrell Johnson - Arkansas

24. Calais Campbell - Miami

25. Kelin Johnson - Georgia Bulldogs

26. Lionell Singleton - Florida International

27. Arman Shields - Richmond

28. Dennis Dixon - Oregon

29. Kendall Langford - Hampton

30. Andrew Crummey - Maryland

31. De’cody Fagg - Florida State

So there are my 31 picks for this year’s Cousins Draft Contest sponsored by William Andrews. Get your picks in now and sit back and watch Chris Berman tell us who the Falcons picked up in the 2008 NFL Draft that can be seen live on ESPN.