This could have been one of the deepest, most talented drafts the National Football League has ever seen.

Although many of the names drafted won’t be seen for a few years, the picks give us a good idea of what the future holds for many of our favorite teams.

Of course the first two picks are expected. The St. Louis Rams got Sam Bradford, the 2008 Heisman Trophy winner, and the Detroit Lions got the defensive powerhouse from the University of Nebraska, Ndamukong Suh, a 2009 Heisman finalist.

The Denver Broncos, after some successful trading which doubled their first round picks, chose Georgia Tech’s wide reciever Demaryius Thomas and the University of Florida’s quarterback Tim Tebow. Tebow was the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and Heisman finalist in 2008 and 2009.

Toby Gerhart, a 2009 Heisman finalist from Standford University, went to the Minnesota Vikings in the second round. Gerhart will be a good fit in Minnesota and he’ll learn from one of the best running backs in the nation right now, Adrian Peterson.

Colt McCoy, former University of Texas quarterback and a Heisman finalist in 2008 and 2009, was taken by the Cleveland Browns in the third round. McCoy was a “plan B” for the Browns, who were aiming to pick up University of Notre Dame’s star Jimmy Clausen.

Although McCoy seemed a little disappointed in his third round draft, the Browns offered him a chance to play right out of the chutes. This may prove good for McCoy, who was injured during the 2010 BCS National Championship game which the Longhorns ended up losing 37-21. It will be interesting to see how he functions under the Browns’ offense, which has struggled for the past few decades, compared to the high-scoring Texas offense.

As the conferences break down, it seems as if the National Football Conference made more calculated picks, filling spots where they needed to be filled while the American Football Conference went big, hoping their all-star picks will generate a Superbowl win this season.

As for division predictions, the AFC will see highly competitive regions in three out of the four divisions. The AFC West will be taken easily by the Broncos, who after last season’s hiccup, look to come back even stronger. The AFC East will see all four teams in contention to take the division title. The New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets are all solid teams. However, the Jets have a slightly better lead after their post-season run.

The AFC North will see a little less excitement with only three teams really competing, the Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Ravens appear a little stronger than the other two teams, and if their defense is as strong as last year, they’ll be hard to beat. The NFC South is going to be a crazy ride, just like last season. The Houston Texans are going to shock people even more than they did last year. The Tennessee Titans will continue that explosive offense, the Indianapolis Colts are always in good hands with Peyton Manning and the Miami Dolphins will stir things up with their wildcat offense.

Of course you’ll always have variables going into the off season. Who’s going to retire, and then come out of retirement, and then retire again? Which coaches will be in new cities? Who’s going to shoot themselves in the leg? Is Chad Ochocinco going to change his name again? It’ll all play out, and it’s looking to be one exciting season.