SI.com - NFL - Chargers are on the clock - Sunday January 25, 2004 2:58PM

By B. Duane Cross, SI.com

2004 NFL Draft

No.	Team	W-L
1.	San Diego Chargers	4-12
2.	Oakland Raiders	4-12
3.	Arizona Cardinals	4-12
4.	New York Giants	4-12
5.	Washington Redskins	5-11
6.	Detroit Lions	5-11
7.	Atlanta Falcons *	5-11
8.	Cleveland Browns *	5-11
9.	Jacksonville Jaguars	5-11
10.	Houston Texans	5-11

* -- Subject to coin flip Complete draft order, click here.

MAILBAG

San Diego's past�six first�draft picks include�DB Rogers Beckett (2000) and QB Ryan Leaf (1998). So why should fans be excited about the team holding the No. 1 pick in April's draft?

Ben Roethlisberger, Larry Fitzgerald and Eli Manning are three good reasons.

Roethlisberger and Manning are regarded as the top two quarterbacks, which presents a dilemma for San Diego's front office: Stay the course with QB Drew Brees, a second-round choice in 2001, or start over (again).

If the Chargers�stick with Brees (who was benched twice this season and�is 4-16 in his past 20 starts), a trade is the most logical course of action; the Raiders, Cardinals�and Giants�all could use a QB, while the Falcons may make a move up to nab Fitzgerald. And the Chargers are not opposed to rolling the dice. In 2003 and '01, San Diego�swapped its first pick to Philadelphia and Atlanta, respectively, to move down the board.

Last year, the Chargers�traded the No. 15 choice to Philadelphia for first- (No. 30) and second-round picks, selecting CB Sammy Davis and S Terrence Kiel.

In 2001 San Diego opted out of the No. 1 spot in a deal with Atlanta in exchange for the No. 5 pick and a third-round choice in '01,�a second-rounder in '02 and WR/KR Tim Dwight. Those three draft picks yielded RB LaDainian Tomlinson, CB Tay Cody (who was released this year)�and WR Reche Caldwell.

We want your take on the 2004 NFL Draft. Mull over the names TFYDraftPreview.com regards as the top players available and submit your choices for the Top 10 -- and feel free to wheel and deal:

Who to watch for in the 2004 NFL Draft From TFY Draft Preview (rankings entering the Senior Bowl)
Rank	Pos.	Name	Class	Height	Weight	40	College
1.	QB	Ben Roethlisberger	Junior	6-5	240	--	Miami (Ohio)
2.	WR	Larry Fitzgerald	Sophomore	6-3	210	--	Pittsburgh
3.	QB	Eli Manning	Senior	6-4	215	--	Mississippi
4.	T	Shawn Andrews	Junior	6-5	330	--	Arkansas
5.	T	Robert Gallery	Senior	6-7 1/2	320	--	Iowa
6.	WR	Roy Williams	Senior	6-4	210	--	Texas
7.	S	Sean Taylor	Junior	6-3	225	--	Miami (Fla.)
8.	DT	Vince Wilfork	Junior	6-2	350	--	Miami (Fla.)
9.	TE	Kellen Winslow	Junior	6-5	250	4.1/25	Miami (Fla.)
10.	DE	Will Smith	Senior	6-4	263	--	Ohio State
11.	RB	Kevin Jones	Junior	6-0	225	--	Virginia Tech
12.	RB	Steven Jackson	Junior	6-3	233	--	Oregon State
13.	OLB	Karlos Dansby	Senior	6-5	235	--	Auburn
14.	WR	Reggie Williams	Junior	6-4	220	--	Washington
15.	WR	Michael Clayton	Junior	6-4	200	--	LSU
16.	MLB	Jonathan Vilma	Senior	6-2	225	--	Miami (Fla.)
17.	OLB	D.J. Williams	Senior	6-2	245	--	Miami (Fla.)
18.	DT	Tommie Harris	Junior	6-3	288	4.97	Oklahoma
19.	CB	Derrick Strait	Senior	5-11	194	4.47	Oklahoma
20.	T	Vernon Carey	Senior	6-5	363	--	Miami (Fla.)
21.	DT	Randy Starks	Junior	6-4	312	--	Maryland
22.	CB	DeAngelo Hall	Junior	5-11	195	4.35	Virginia Tech
23.	WR	Rashaun Woods	Senior	6-2	190	--	Oklahoma State
24.	OLB	Teddy Lehman	Senior	6-2	243	--	Oklahoma
25.	CB	Chris Gamble	Junior	6-2	180	4.47	Ohio State
26.	WR	Michael Jenkins	Senior	6-5	215	--	Ohio State
27.	DT	DeMarco McNeil	Senior	6-2	300	--	Auburn
28.	WR	Lee Evans	Senior	5-11	202	--	Wisconsin
29.	QB	J.P. Losman	Senior	6-3	220	4.65	Tulane
30.	OLB	Dontarrious Thomas	Senior	6-4	238	--	Auburn
31.	DT	Marcus Tubbs	Senior	6-4	310	--	Texas
32.	CB	Dunta Robinson	Senior	5-11	180	4.49	South Carolina
Rank	Pos.	Name	Class	Height	Weight	40	College
33.	G	Chris Snee	Junior	6-3	331	--	Boston College
34.	OLB	Michael Boulware	Senior	6-3	222	--	Florida State
35.	RB	Greg Jones	Senior	6-1	248	--	Florida State
36.	TE	Ben Troupe	Senior	6-4	262	--	Florida
37.	DE	Antwan Odom	Junior	6-5	277	--	Alabama
38.	DE	Kenechi Udeze	Junior	6-3	270	--	USC
39.	CB	Nathan Vasher	Senior	5-11	180	4.49	Texas
40.	T	Nat Dorsey	Junior	6-6	330	--	Georgia Tech
41.	MLB	Richard Seigler	Senior	6-3	238	--	Oregon State
42.	CB	Will Poole	Senior	6-0	190	--	USC
43.	WR	Devard Darling	Junior	6-3	205	4.35	Washington State
44.	WR	James Newson	Senior	6-1	207	4.1/25	Oregon State
45.	RB	Mewelde Moore	Senior	6-1	210	4.45	Tulane
46.	RB	Chris Perry	Senior	6-1	220	--	Michigan
47.	DE	Dave Ball	Senior	6-6	279	--	UCLA
48.	DE	Bobby McCray	Senior	6-6	245	--	Florida
49.	T	Jacob Rogers	Senior	6-6	305	--	USC
50.	TE	Ben Watson	Senior	6-3	253	--	Georgia
51.	RB	Michael Turner	Senior	6-0 1/2	228	--	Northern Illinois
52.	DT	Darnell Dockett	Senior	6-4	280	--	Florida State
53.	T	Tony Pape	Senior	6-6	305	--	Michigan
54.	OLB	Kendyll Pope	Senior	6-2	210	--	Florida State
55.	S	Brandon Everage	Senior	6-0	190	--	Oklahoma
56.	DT	Chad Lavalais	Senior	6-3	289	--	LSU
57.	WR	Ernest Wilford	Senior	6-4	221	--	Virginia Tech
58.	QB	Philip Rivers	Senior	6-5	236	--	North Carolina State
59.	WR	Jerricho Cotchery	Senior	6-1	200	--	North Carolina State
60.	DE	Greg Taplin	Senior	6-5	256	--	Michigan State
61.	DT	Matthias Askew	Junior	6-6	292	--	Michigan State
62.	CB	Keiwan Ratliff	Senior	5-10	178	--	Florida
63.	DT	Dwan Edwards	Senior	6-3	301	--	Oregon State
64.	T	Max Starks	Senior	6-7	349	--	Florida
13 Names to Keep on Radar
Rank	Pos.	Name	Class	Height	Weight	40	College
65.	S	Stuart Schweigert	Senior	6-3	217	--	Purdue
66.	WR	Bernard Berrian	Senior	6-2	190	--	Fresno State
67.	DE	Nathaniel Adibi	Senior	6-3	255	--	Virginia Tech
68.	WR	Johnnie Morant	Senior	6-4	223	--	Syracuse
69.	DE	Darrion Scott	Senior	6-3	280	--	Ohio State
70.	WR	Derek McCoy	Senior	6-2	205	--	Colorado
71.	DE	Isaac Hilton	Senior	6-5	250	--	Hampton
72.	WR	Darius Watts	Senior	6-2	183	--	Marshall
73.	DE	Claude Harriott	Senior	6-4	255	--	Pittsburgh
74.	WR	Devery Henderson	Senior	6-0	195	--	LSU
75.	S	Sean Jones	Junior	6-1	201	--	Georgia
76.	DT	Igor Olshansky	Junior	6-6	3-5	--	Oregon
77.	WR	P.K. Sam	Junior	6-3	195	--	Florida State
Note: Players' height, weight and 40 time subject to change at the Scouting Combine, Feb. 18-24.

Eye on April

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