Who will be this year?s top NFL rookies?

The 2007 NFL draft kicks off Saturday morning as several teams are going to be in search of that special player who can come in and help their team right off the bat.

But I?m not sure this year?s recruiting class has that capability. Or do they have that rock star celebrity status about them, which is usually a good thing.

Last year?s draft was filled with big names before they were drafted. Players like Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush, Jay Cutler and Vince Young saw more air time and their pictures on more magazines than this year?s entire draft class put together.

Pretty much all the leading cast in last year?s draft, or what I would call the high-visibility players. made some sort of an impact with their perspective teams.

In fact most of the first-round draft picks from last year were key contributors as rookies in the NFL. Most of the time you have several top picks who never surface or blossom as an NFL player. In last year?s draft of 32 first-round picks, 25 of them either started or received substantial playing time. Not bad, since the average over the last 10 years has been around 15 rookies who come in and produce right off the bat.

When I look at this year?s draft class, it lacks star power. None of the top players in this year?s draft have been in the lime-light or has had an overpowering performance during his college career.

Quarterbacks are always a sought,after commodity and this year?s class offers what I think are just average arms in LSU?s JaMarcus Russell and Notre Dame?s Brady Quinn.

The top-ranked player is Georgia Tech?s Calvin Johnson, who had a very impressive showing at the NFL combine. The 6-foot 5, 240-pound wide receiver has a wealth of talent and has the size to make any NFL cornerback squeamish.

I guess the big questions around these parts, especially if you?re a Titans fan, are who will be the first player picked by Tennessee and will they still be looking for cornerbacks?

Anyone who follows the Titans knows they have their work cut out for them in this year?s draft. It?s no secret they need help in a lot of positions, especially on the defensive line and at wide receiver.

Another defensive end to take some of the pressure off Kyle Vanden Bosch would be nice, since the Titans finished 32nd in defense last season.

Some say they need at least one wide receiver to help out the improving Vince Young, but I say they need two or three. For some reason the Titans go through receivers like McMinnville goes through city administrators.

So far the Titans seem to have interest in Robert Meachem, who played for the Big Orange. Meachem impressed the NFL scouts at the combine and showed signs of greatness during his college career.

But with so few receivers available in the first round, the main question is will he still be around when the Titans pick in the 19th spot. If Meachem?s not around then LSU?s Dwayne Bowe might be the next best choice, or I might take Dwayne Jarrett from USC.

When it comes right down to it, it?s all about making the right choices, something the Titans have had trouble with over the years. Hopefully the Titans will throw in a couple of defensive backs and find someone who can push ?Pacman? out of a job.