With the return of Georgia's A.J. Green, the spotlight has been off Alabama junior wide receiver Julio Jones.

There was some skepticism about Jones' ability to rebound this season from Oct. 12 hand surgery. He was limited against Mississippi catching only one pass for eight yards.

The malady lasted only a week. On Saturday against Tennessee with a sore hand, Jones had 12 receptions for 221 yards.

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As most of us have heard, Dez Bryant became the first #1 pick to sign on the dotted line, inking a five year, $11.8 Million contract with the Cowboys. $8.3 Million is guaranteed.

The time has come for most of the early picks to concede their unreasonable demands and fall in line. Use this thread to discuss signings, training camp battles or the legitimacy of ramen noodles as a dinner staple. 

Former Oregon Duck quarterback Jeremiah Masoli will not be in the upcoming Supplemental draft. Masoli will attempt to enroll at a new school, and has visited Louisiana Tech (and will be visiting Mississippi State).

He also may transfer to a Division 1-AA school, where he would not have to sit out a year.

If you had Trindon Holliday in your "Who will sign first?" office pool, you just won the prize. The special teams ace and would-be wide receiver today signed a four-year contract worth $1.886 million with Houston.

The Texans took Holliday in the sixth round, 197th overall. At the scouting combine, Holliday ran 40-yard dash times of 4.27 and 4.32 seconds.

Holliday's signing was first reported by John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. Even if you're not a Texans fan, you should follow McClain on Twitter. He's money. Maybe not Trindon Holliday money, however.

McClain said Holliday will return kicks and be used as a wide receiver. It will be interesting to see if Holliday, who is only 5-foot-5 and 160 pounds, can make it in the NFL.

"We think we have a returner that can change the field for us," coach Gary Kubiak said following the draft. "As a punt and kick returner, we think he could do wonders for our team. I think we also could teach him the (running) back position and certain wideout positions."

To the surprise of no one, the state of Florida had the most players taken in the 2010 NFL Draft. Thirty-four players who played high school in the Sunshine State were picked.

Texas (26 players) was second, followed by California (25) and Georgia (15). New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia each had 12 players selected.

St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Florida had the most players drafted with three – Geno Atkins, Major Wright and Sam Young.

Pisctaway High School in New Jersey was the only high school with two first-round picks. Offensive tackle Anthony Davis was taken 11th overall and cornerback Kyle Wilson 29th overall.

It's always interesting to figure out a team's draft strategy. Some strategies are apparent. Browns president Mike Holmgren likes players who are excellent on the chalkboard. Al Davis of the Raiders likes athletes. Dolphins president Bill Parcells likes players who are mentally disciplined.

The Atlanta Falcons like book smarts.

In a Q&A with D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constituion, Falcons owner Arthur Blank said he goes after brains because of how complex the game has become.

"Frankly, to play in the NFL today you have to be smart. It’s not just being football smart," Blank said. "You have to be smart. We look for players that represent the organization well both on the field and off the field. That’s always been an important part of my philosophy and an important part about what this franchise is about. It’s about winning on the field and it’s about winning off the field as well. I’m proud of our players on both accounts."

Atlanta's first-round pick, Sean Weatherspoon, graduated from Missouri in three and a half years with a degree in interdisciplinary studies.

Defensive tackle Corey Peters earned a degree in secondary social studies. Guard Mike Johnson had a 4.0 grade point average in high school.

Despite going undrafted, Jevan Snead does not regret leaving school early.

He told Pewterreport.com "I had my degree. I graduated in December with a marketing degree. That was the huge thing for me. A bunch of people said it was because of competition, and I'll tell you right now that's ridiculous. I wouldn't have come out if I were afraid to compete."

Snead signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent, and found himself in a similar situation as Don Warren and Kevin Bapsed found themselves in in New York: struggling to make the roster. 

Prior to last year's season, Snead was widely regarded as a first round pick (at least by ESPN's pundits). But a poor senior season led to questioning of his accuracy and decision-making, and ultimately led to him going undrafted.

For most juniors, it's not a gamble entering the NFL Draft a year early. The player generally gets a proper evaluation from the NFL Draft Advisory Board.

Still, there are some players that be drafted lower than they'd hope. Then there is a player like Kevin Basped who left Nevada a year early only to be undrafted.

These players usually don't say anything. Maybe they're too embarrassed about not being drafted.

Don Warren is not one of those people. He went undrafted last week after leaving Michigan a year early and signed with the Jets immediately after the draft. Speaking to reporters following New York, Warren was critical of the advisory board, which tells players where they should expect to be picked.

"I definitely felt [the advisory board misled him] because they told me I would be drafted -- and drafted pretty high," Warren said on Friday.  "It was definitely shocking and eye-opening when I didn't get drafted after that."

Warren said he was told by the advisory board that he'd be picked in the first three rounds of the draft.

It can be argued that Warren hurt himself greatly by running a 4.65 40-yard draft at the combine. But he's right in thinking that the advisory board should be giving players a more accurate indication of where they'll be drafted.

Warren is transitioning from college cornerback to NFL free safety, a move that suits his style and overall lack of athleticism. When and why he decided to go by "Don Warren" instead of "Donovan Warren" could become one of the great mysteries of our time.