There’s no doubt that two players made the right move. There’s also little doubt that one player made a big mistake.

     Many people were surprised when Reggie Smith and Curtis Lofton decided to give up their senior year at Oklahoma to venture into the NFL draft. No one was shocked when Malcolm Kelly made the move. That was expected for quite some time.

     Okay, who made the right move?

     There’s little doubt that Lofton and Kelly made the wise choice. Let’s look at Lofton. He’s undersized and he not the fastest of linebackers. He was never going to wow people with his dimensions.

     So he wasn’t going to get any taller. And he wasn’t going to get any faster. The reason he made the correct move was because it was a weak year for inside linebackers. If he came out next season he might not have been a second round pick like he was Saturday by the Atlanta Falcons.

     And then there’s Kelly. No one disputes that he’s a big receiver with great hands. Many thought he would be the No. 1 receiver in this draft. That was until he ran poor 40 times for the pro scouts. So should he have come back to work on his 40 speed?

     No!

     “We all knew that Malcolm Kelly was a guy that ran about a 4.7 40. That’s what he would run for us,” said one Sooner coach. “He’s a tremendous receiver, but he just doesn’t have blazing speed that a lot of teams are looking for these days.”

     This was a weak year for receivers in the draft. That’s a solid reason why he was selected by the Washington Redskins in the second round. If he stayed, he might not have been drafted that high next season because it’s a better crop of receivers that will be in the draft.

     And then there’s Reggie Smith, who went in the third round. He was the 75th player picked in the draft.

     There’s no doubt this Edmond native made a big mistake by not returning for his senior year. He has been battling injuries since December. He didn’t play in the Fiesta Bowl.

     Smith ran a 4.65 40. That’s slow for a cornerback to be selected high. He should have come back. When he was healthy he’s quicker than a 4.65 guy. He cost himself some big bucks by leaving a year early.