Scout Inc., has rated the 32 overall best prospects entering into the 2009 Draft:
Scouts Inc.'s Top 32 (Courtesy of http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft)
Player
Pos.
School
Grade
1. Michael Crabtree
WR
Texas Tech
98
2. Aaron Curry OLB
Wake Forest
98
3. B.J. Raji
DT
Boston Coll.
97
4. Eugene Monroe
OT
Virginia
97
5. Matthew Stafford
QB
Georgia
96
6. Jason Smith
OT
Baylor
96
7. Malcolm Jenkins
CB
Ohio State
96
8. Mark Sanchez
QB
USC
95
9. Andre Smith
OT
Alabama
95
10. Vontae Davis
CB
Illinois
95
11. Aaron Maybin
DE
Penn State
95
12. Jeremy Maclin
WR
Missouri
94
13. Brian Orakpo
DE
Texas
94
14. Brandon Pettigrew
TE
Okla. State
94
15. Rey Maualuga
ILB
USC
94
16. Everette Brown
DE
Florida State
93
17. Brian Cushing
OLB
USC
93
18. Michael Oher
OT
Mississippi
93
19. Knowshon Moreno
RB
Georgia
93
20. Tyson Jackson
DE
LSU
92
21. D.J. Moore
CB
Vanderbilt
92
22. Chris Wells
RB
Ohio State
92
23. Clay Matthews
OLB
USC
92
24. James Laurinaitis
ILB
Ohio State
92
25. Peria Jerry
DT
Mississippi
92
26. Alphonso Smith
CB
Wake Forest
91
27. Larry English
OLB
N. Illinois
91
28. Josh Freeman
QB
Kansas St.
90
29. LeSean McCoy
RB
Pittsburgh
90
30. Percy Harvin
WR
Florida
90
31. Paul Kruger
DE
Utah
90
32. Alex Mack
C
California
90
Even though certain players may be rated highly, it certainly doesn't mean the team with the first few picks will select them. The 2009 NFL Draft order is:
1. Detroit (0-16)2. St. Louis (2-14)3. Kansas City (2-14)4. Seattle (4-12)5. Cleveland (4-12)6. Cincinnati (4-11-1)7. Oakland (5-11)8. Jacksonville (5-11)9. Green Bay (6-10)10. San Francisco (7-9)11. Buffalo (7-9)12. Denver (8-8)13. Washington (8-8)14. New Orleans (8-8)15. Houston (8-8)16. San Diego (8-8)17. New York Jets (9-7)18. Chicago (9-7)19. Tampa Bay (9-6)20. Detroit (from Dallas) (9-7)21. Philadelphia (9-6-1)22. Minnesota (10-6)23. New England (11-5)24. Atlanta (11-5)25. Miami (11-5)26. Baltimore (11-5)27. Indianapolis (12-4)28. Philadelphia (from Carolina) (12-4)29. New York Giants (12-4)30. Tennessee (13-3)31. Arizona (9-7)32. Pittsburgh (12-4).
As you can see, Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech, is rated the #1 overall prospect in the draft, but it would be insane for Detriot to select him with the first pick. As we've seen year after year, Detroit has selected great receiving prospects with their early picks, only to see them fade away as they post disappointing numbers in an extremely flawed system. So it would obviously be in Detroit's best interest to break away from their drafting trend, and rebuild the core of their team. Matt Stafford, QB, Georgia, seems to be a good start, but this player has been hyped up since his freshman year in college. While he did well at Georgia, he never did exactly live up to all the hype that was given to him. By selecting Stafford, could this pan out similarily to Detroit's selection of Joey Harrington? Really, it comes down to how well these players will fit into certain programs, that will determine how well their career in the NFL will go. After the NFL Combine is all said and done, we'll have a better idea of how these players will "fit" with the right teams.
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Detroit had the worst season. Dismissal. I am sure they are ready to jump with the first pick this year. Surely, no NFL team wants to repeat such a season. Prof. Lawson-Borders
ReplyDelete-One of the positions which interests me in this draft are the Linebackers.
ReplyDeleteRey Maualuga is one of my favorite players in this draft. He is an sick athlete who punishes ball carriers and really can play sideline to sideline. Maualuga would be a safe investment and he could really come in right away and spice up a D fense, I can see a team like Buffalo at 11 or Denver at 12 picking him and bolstering either defense.
Two other players i like in this draft are Brian Cushing and James Laurinaitis both are blue collar players who can contribute to teams in a number of ways. I like my team, the Minnesota Vikings taking Laurinaitis, a twin cities native, at number 22
Teams looking to take Aaron Maybin in the first round should think twice about this outside linebacker/defensive end. Teams who have a 3/4 defense are always eager to bring in the next big pass rusher at the hybred outside linebacker position. But often this dosen't require a first round pick. Look last seasons top two pass rushers, Joey Porter, and James Harrison both late round picks who didn't come from big time programs. Teams are always trying to land the next or Demarcus ware or Shawn Merriman (who were chosen 11th and 12th in the 2005 draft) by picking up a linebacker early in the draft. However teams like Pittsburg, Arizona, and New England have had success with linebackers who were selected on the second day of the draft. This is why i don't like Maybin taken early in the first round.