New Project: Top Players of each Draft Class.

[housemd 338]

2008. list:

1. Chris Johnson

2. Jake Long

3. DeSean Jackson

4. Ray Rice

5. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie

6. Ryan Clady

7. Jerod Mayo

8. Matt Ryan

9. Darren McFadden

10. Joe Flacco

11. Rashard Mendenhall

12. Jamaal Charles

13. Jermichael Finley

14. Matt Forté

15. Peyton Hillis

16. Mike Jenkins

17. Jonathan Stewart

18. Aqib Talib

19. Chad Henne

20. Chris Long

21. Dustin Keller

22. Kenny Philips

23. Felix Jones

24. Jordy Nelson

25. Brandon Flowers

26. Tim Hightower

27. Eddie Royal

28. Sedrick Ellis

29. Tracy Porter

30. Antoine Cason

31. Glenn Dorsey

32. Fred Davis

Opinions are always welcome...

[Phins4life 271]

Jeeez, this was difficult, especially because there are no stats to compare O-linemen, so you basically have to go off what you know or Pro Bowl/All Pro counts. So apologies upfront if the list looks pretty bad. I have a lot of honorable mentions on here as well. Critiques on ranks and the contents themselves are welcome.

 

This seems like a top-heavy year. Based on my counts (feel free to double check), 1st and 2nd rounders (on this list) combined for 77 Pro Bowl appearances and 48 All-Pro nominations, including 2nd Team.

 

Players listed by: rank/name/round/overall pick

 

2001 NFL Draft

 

1. LaDainian Tomlinson/1/5

2. Drew Brees/2/32

3. Steve Hutchinson/1/17

4. Richard Seymour/1/6

5. Reggie Wayne/1/30

6. Chad Ochocinco/2/36

7. Steve Smith/3/74

8. Adrian Wilson/3/64

9. Matt Light/2/48

10. Marcus Stroud/1/13

11. Aaron Schobel/2/46

12. Kris Jenkins/2/44

13. Leonard Davis/1/2

14. Nate Clements/1/21

15. Justin Smith/1/4

16. Michael Vick/1/1

17. Jeff Backus/1/18

18. Todd Heap/1/31

19. Santana Moss/1/16

20. T.j. Houshmenzadeh/7/204

21. Andre Carter/1/7

22. Shaun Rogers/2/61

23. Kyle Vanden Bosch/2/34

24. Casey Hampton/1/19

25. Deuce McAllister/1/23

26. Gerard Warren/1/3

27. Fred Smoot/2/45

28. Nick Harris/4/120

29. Anthony Henry/4/97

30. Alge Crumpler/2/35

31. Derrick Burgess/3/63

*(32.) Kareem McKenzie/3/79

 

* Only 31 teams in 2001

 

Edit: Tweaked because I apparently forget when I've already used a name.....derp. Kareem McKenzie added to hypothetical #32.

 

 

Honorable Mentions: Dan Morgan, Mike Gandy, Heath Evans, Rudi Johnson, Floyd Womack, Will Allen, Adam Archuleta, Rudi Johnson, Renaldo Hill, Ken Lucas, Morlon Greenwood, Ryan Diem, Ryan Pickett, Chris Chambers, Andre Dyson, Reggie Hayward, Dwight Smith

Edited October 21, 2011 by Phins4life

[Phins4life 271]

2008. list:

1. Chris Johnson

2. Jake Long

3. DeSean Jackson

4. Ray Rice

5. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie

6. Ryan Clady

7. Jerod Mayo

8. Matt Ryan

9. Darren McFadden

10. Joe Flacco

11. Rashard Mendenhall

12. Jamaal Charles

13. Jermichael Finley

14. Matt Forté

15. Peyton Hillis

16. Mike Jenkins

17. Jonathan Stewart

18. Aqib Talib

19. Chad Henne

20. Chris Long

21. Dustin Keller

22. Kenny Philips

23. Felix Jones

24. Jordy Nelson

25. Brandon Flowers

26. Tim Hightower

27. Eddie Royal

28. Sedrick Ellis

29. Tracy Porter

30. Antoine Cason

31. Glenn Dorsey

32. Fred Davis

Opinions are always welcome...

 

I think DRC, Peyton Hillis, and Chad Henne should all drop down a tad. Also think Brandon Flowers might need to go up. Nice list.

[Thanatos 2,847]

 

6. Chad Ochocinco/2/36

7. Steve Smith/3/74

 

 

You did NOT just put Chad Ochocinco over Steve Smith.

 

The rest look pretty good. I'll make one for that draft as well and see if I agree.

Edited October 21, 2011 by Thanatos19

[Phins4life 271]

You did NOT just put Chad Ochocinco over Steve Smith.

 

The rest look pretty good. I'll make one for that draft as well and see if I agree.

 

 

The numbers were super close....Chad won out for me based on his stretch from '02-'07. I mean, he did that regardless of Housh being on the same team. Could have gone either way, though.

[PackerMike 6]

Phins: Nice list, but you've got Kris Jenkins twice there.

[Phins4life 271]

Phins: Nice list, but you've got Kris Jenkins twice there.

Shit. That explains why I ended up with a guy leftover. I couldn't figure out why. Nice catch, bro. I'll fix it.

[Bay 2,003]

Damn I was gonna do '01. oh well

[Phins4life 271]

Damn I was gonna do '01. oh well

You probably still can. The more opinions the better. Consensus can be gained after the fact.

[Bay 2,003]

2001 Draft:

 

1. LaDainian Tomlinson

2. Drew Brees

3. Casey Hampton

4. Richard Seymour

5. Steve Hutchinson

6. Justin Smith

7. Reggie Wayne

8.Micheal Vick

9. Kendrell Bell

10. Kris Jenkins

11.Steve Smith

12. Chad Johnson

13. Matt Light

14. Adrian Wilson

15. Leonard Davis

16. Dan Morgan

17. Marcus Stroud

18. Nate Clements

19. Santana Moss

20. Andre Carter

21. Kyle Vanden Bosch

22. Shaun Rogers

23. Todd Heap

24. Kareem McKenzie

25. Aaron Schobel

26. T.J. Houshmanzadeh

27. Ryan Diem

28. Rudi Johnson

29. Deuce McAllister

30. Alge Crumpler

31. Gerard Warren

32. Antonio Pierce

Edited October 21, 2011 by BayAreaBomber

[Shotgun 442]

I went ahead and did the 1997 draft in my original post

[Phins4life 271]

I went ahead and did the 1997 draft in my original post

Why not Taylor at 1 or 2? Just curious. Gonzo has a good argument for #1, but Jones over Taylor?

[RazorStar 4,025]

Thanks guys, and yeah, feel free to do as many years as you can, don't let someone else doing a year stop you. I'm gonna start working up my spreadsheets to keep track of all the lists thus far.

 

He is the last active player to have caught a touchdown pass from Hall-of-Famer Dan Marino.

Ed Perry for those of you who didn't know. That's pretty neat, I had never heard of the guy.

 

I am counting Undrafted Free Agents so you know, feel free to include guys like Priest Holmes and Sammy Knight. All you need to make sure of is that the player is actually listed as undrafted for the year you're doing the draft class for.

Edited October 21, 2011 by RazorStar

[RazorStar 4,025]

2001 NFL Draft

 

1. LaDainian Tomlinson

2. Drew Brees

3. Richard Seymour

4. Casey Hampton

5. Steve Hutchinson

Justin Smith

Adrian Wilson

Reggie Wayne

Steve Smith

10. Chad Johnson

Santana Moss

Kris Jenkins

Aaron Schobel

Matt Light

15. Todd Heap

Marcus Stroud

Nate Clements

Kareem McKenzie

Shaun Rogers

20. Antonio Pierce

Jeff Backus

Deuce McAllister

Rudi Johnson

Michael Vick

25. Kyle Vanden Bosch

Ryan Diem

Leonard Davis

TJ Housh

Derrick Burgess

30. Andre Carter

31. Stephen Neal

32. Alge Crumpler

Edited October 21, 2011 by RazorStar
forgot Reggie Wayne, whoops.

[Shotgun 442]

Why not Taylor at 1 or 2? Just curious. Gonzo has a good argument for #1, but Jones over Taylor?

 

 

I put Gonzo at #1 because he's the best pass-catching TE to ever play the game. Walter Jones was arguably the best tackle through the years he played. I'm sure an argument could be made for Taylor though. Sometimes when you start looking at either the top or bottom of a list it's all about opinion.

[.AirMcNair. 1,232]

Wait, undrafted counts? Then on mine I would have definitely had Waters on the list, and O'Hara would be on it too.

[Phins4life 271]

I put Gonzo at #1 because he's the best pass-catching TE to ever play the game. Walter Jones was arguably the best tackle through the years he played. I'm sure an argument could be made for Taylor though. Sometimes when you start looking at either the top or bottom of a list it's all about opinion.

Fair enough.

[Bay 2,003]

Fuck I put Kendrell Bell too high. I thought he was on the Super Bowl team in '05. My mistake. And after he left Pitt he sucked balls in K.C.

[Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014]

Fuck I put Kendrell Bell too high. I thought he was on the Super Bowl team in '05. My mistake. And after he left Pitt he sucked balls in K.C.

 

Yeah, I was wondering about that, haha.

[RazorStar 4,025]

Yeah I was scratching my head at that one. lol Kendrell.

[Bay 2,003]

I think he deserves a spot at the bottom IMO...

[.AirMcNair. 1,232]

Is it too late to make changes, Razor? If it isn't I'd like to put in Waters and O'Hara since I didn't know undrafted was eligible.

Edited October 21, 2011 by .AirMcNair.

[RazorStar 4,025]

Yeah, please make changes as you see fit.

[Bay 2,003]

2001 NFL Draft:

 

1. LaDainian Tomlinson

2. Drew Brees

3. Casey Hampton

4. Richard Seymour

5. Steve Hutchinson

6. Justin Smith

7. Reggie Wayne

8. Kris Jenkins

9. Micheal Vick

10.Steve Smith

11.Chad Johnson

12. Matt Light

13. Adrian Wilson

14. Leonard Davis

15. Dan Morgan

16. Marcus Stroud

17. Nate Clements

18. Santana Moss

19. Kyle Vanden Bosch

20. Todd Heap

21. Kareem McKenzie

22. Andre Carter

23. Aaron Schobel

24. Shaun Rogers

25. T.J. Houshmanzadeh

26. Ryan Diem

27. Rudi Johnson

28. Kendrell Bell

29. Deuce McAllister

30. Alge Crumpler

31. Gerard Warren

32. Antonio Pierce

 

Revised list.

[.AirMcNair. 1,232]

List has been updated.