[official]2006 NFL Draft Thread

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Average Draft Grades

I averaged out the grades of each team by the major draft sites (that have grades up) along with my own swing grades. If the teams share the same letter grade, but their rank is different, it means their rank (assigned on a 4.0 scale) were a little bit different, but not enough to change the actual letter grade.

Code: 
Rank	Team	    Avg Grade
1	Arizona	        A
2	Cleveland	A-
2	San Francisco	A-
4	New York Jets	B+
4	Green Bay	B+
6	Philadelphia	B
7	Baltimore	B
8	New England	B
8	Houston	        B
10	Pittsburgh	B-
10	St. Louis	B-
10	Carolina	B-
13	New Orleans	B-
13	Detroit	        B-
13	Oakland	        B-
16	Buffalo	        B-
16	Seattle	        B-
18	Denver	        C+
18	Jacksonville	C+
18	Miami	        C+
21	Tampa Bay	C+
21	Dallas	        C+
21	Tennessee	C+
24	New York Giants	C+
24	Atlanta	        C+
26	San Diego	C
27	Cincinnati	C
28	Chicago	        C
29	Minnesota	C-
30	Kansas City	C-
31	Indianapolis	D+
32	Washington	D




Actual Draft Picks

First Round:
  1. Houston Texans - Mario Williams, DE, NC State (6'7, 292 lbs)
  2. New Orleans Saints - Reggie Bush, RB, USC (5'11, 202 lbs)
  3. Tennessee Titans - Vince Young, QB, Texas (6'5, 228 lbs)
  4. New York Jets - D'Brickashaw Ferguson, LT, Virginia (6'6, 305 lbs)
  5. Green Bay Packers - A.J. Hawk, OLB, Ohio St. (6'1, 248 lbs)
  6. San Francisco 49ers - Vernon Davis, TE, Maryland (6'3, 254 lbs)
  7. Oakland Raiders - Michael Huff, CB/S, Texas (6'0, 198 lbs)
  8. Buffalo Bills - Donte Whitner, CB/S, Ohio St. (5'10, 204 lbs)
  9. Detroit Lions - Ernie Sims, OLB, Florida St. (5'11, 234 lbs)
  10. Arizona Cardinals - Matt Leinart, QB, USC (6'5, 226 lbs)
  11. Denver Broncos (f/StL) - Jay Cutler, QB, Vanderbilt (6'3, 226 lbs)
  12. Baltimore Ravens (f/CLE) - Haloti Ngata, NT/DT, Oregon (6'3, 338 lbs)
  13. Cleveland Browns (f/BAL) - Kamerion Wimbley, DE/OLB, Florida St. (6'4, 248 lbs)
  14. Philadelphia Eagles - Brodrick Bunkley, DT/DE, Florida St. (6'3, 304 lbs)
  15. St. Louis (f/DEN) - Tye Hill, CB, Clemson (5'10, 185 lbs)
  16. Miami Dolphins - Jason Allen, CB/S, Tennessee (6'1, 213 lbs)
  17. Minnesota Vikings - Chad Greenway, OLB, Iowa (6'2, 240 lbs)
  18. Dallas Cowboys - Bobby Carpenter, OLB, Ohio St. (6'3, 256 lbs)
  19. San Diego Chargers - Antonio Cromartie, CB, Florida St. (6'2, 203 lbs)
  20. Kansas City Chiefs - Tamba Hali, DE, Penn St. (6'3, 263 lbs)
  21. New England - Laurence Maroney, RB, Minnesota (6'0, 215 lbs)
  22. 49ers (f/DEN) - Manny Lawson, DE/OLB, North Carolina St. (6'5, 238 lbs)
  23. Tampa Bay - Davin Joseph, OG, Oklahoma (6'3, 311 lbs)
  24. Cincinnati - Johnathan Joseph, CB, South Carolina (5'11, 189 lbs)
  25. Pittsburgh Steelers (f/NYG) - Santonio Holmes, WR, Ohio St. (5'11, 179 lbs)
  26. Buffalo (f/CHI) - John McCargo, DT, North Carolina St. (6'1, 305 lbs)
  27. Carolina - DeAngelo Williams, RB, Memphis (5'9, 207 lbs)
  28. Jacksonville - Marcedes Lewis, TE, UCLA (6'6, 261 lbs)
  29. NY Jets - Nick Mangold, C, Ohio St. (6'4, 300 lbs)
  30. Indianapolis - Joseph Addai, RB, LSU (5'11, 214 lbs)
  31. Seattle - Kelly Jennings, CB, Miami Fl. (5'11, 178 lbs)
  32. NY Giants (f/ PIT) - Mathias Kiwanuka, DE , Boston College (6'6, 261 lbs)



Player Rankings

Here's how I determined the rankings - I took the most reputable draft sites (scouts inc, kiper, footballsfuture.com, etc) and compiled a list of players' that most often appeared in the top 64. If the player was in one top 64, but not another, I gave him a rank of 76. Then I averaged it all out. Obviously this method is by no means scientific, but I think it arranges all the subjectivity pretty well. Teams who share the same ranking had the same average rank.

Code: 
	1	Mario Williams, DE, NC State (6'7, 292 lbs)
	2	Reggie Bush, RB, USC (5'11, 202 lbs)
	3	D'Brickashaw Ferguson, LT, Virginia (6'6, 305 lbs)
	4	Matt Leinart, QB, USC (6'5, 226 lbs)
	5	A.J. Hawk, OLB, Ohio St. (6'1, 248 lbs)
	6	Vince Young, QB, Texas (6'5, 228 lbs)
	7	Vernon Davis, TE, Maryland (6'3, 254 lbs)
	8	Michael Huff, CB/S, Texas (6'0, 198 lbs)
	9	Brodrick Bunkley, DT/DE, Florida St. (6'3, 304 lbs)
	10	Jay Cutler, QB, Vanderbilt (6'3, 226 lbs)
	11	Haloti Ngata, NT/DT, Oregon (6'3, 338 lbs)
	12	Winston Justice, LT/RT, USC (6'6, 320 lbs)
	13	Ernie Sims, OLB, Florida St. (5'11, 234 lbs)
	14	Chad Jackson, WR, Florida (6'1, 213 lbs)
	15	Kamerion Wimbley, DE/OLB, Florida St. (6'4, 248 lbs)
	16	Santonio Holmes, WR, Ohio St. (5'11, 179 lbs)
	17	Chad Greenway, OLB, Iowa (6'2, 240 lbs)
	18	Jimmy Williams, CB/S, Virginia Tech (6'2, 213 lbs)
	19	Antonio Cromartie, CB, Florida St. (6'2, 203 lbs)
	20	Tye Hill, CB, Clemson (5'10, 185 lbs)
	21	Johnathan Joseph, CB, South Carolina (5'11, 189 lbs)
	22	Manny Lawson, DE/OLB, North Carolina St. (6'5, 238 lbs)
	23	Donte Whitner, CB/S, Ohio St. (5'10, 204 lbs)
	24	DeAngelo Williams, RB, Memphis (5'9, 207 lbs)
	25	Bobby Carpenter, OLB, Ohio St. (6'3, 256 lbs)
	26	Jason Allen, CB/S, Tennessee (6'1, 213 lbs)
	27	Nick Mangold, C, Ohio St. (6'4, 300 lbs)
	28	Laurence Maroney, RB, Minnesota (6'0, 215 lbs)
	29	LenDale White, RB, USC (6'1, 244 lbs)
	30	DeMeco Ryans, OLB, Alabama (6'1, 236 lbs)
	31	Sinorice Moss, WR, Miami, Fl. (5'8, 185 lbs)
	32	Ashton Youboty, CB, Ohio St. (6'0, 189 lbs)
	33	Eric Winston, LT, Miami (Fl.) (6'7, 310 lbs)
	34	Marcus McNeill, LT/RT, Auburn (6'8, 334 lbs)
	35	Mathias Kiwanuka, DE , Boston College (6'6, 261 lbs)
	36	Davin Joseph, OG, Oklahoma (6'3, 311 lbs)
	37	Marcedes Lewis, TE, UCLA (6'6, 261 lbs)
	38	Tamba Hali, DE, Penn St. (6'3, 263 lbs)
	39	Joseph Addai, RB, LSU (5'11, 214 lbs)
	40	Kelly Jennings, CB, Miami Fl. (5'11, 178 lbs)
	41	D'Qwell Jackson, ILB, Maryland (6'1, 230 lbs)
	42	Leonard Pope, TE, Georgia (6'8, 258 lbs)
	43	Richard Marshall, CB, Fresno St. (5'11, 189 lbs)
	43	Thomas Howard, OLB, UTEP (6'3, 239 lbs)
	45	Daniel Bullocks, S, Nebraska (6'1, 212 lbs)
	46	Ko Simpson, S, South Carolina (6'1, 203 lbs)
	47	Rocky McIntosh, OLB, Miami, Fl. (6'2, 237 lbs)
	48	John McCargo, DT, North Carolina St. (6'1, 305 lbs)
	49	Darnell Bing, S/OLB, USC (6'4, 225 lbs)
	50	Joe Klopfenstein, TE, Colorado (6'6, 255 lbs)
	51	Brodie Croyle, QB, Alabama (6'2, 205 lbs)
	52	Gabe Watson, NT/DT, Michigan (6'4, 336 lbs)
	53	Max Jean-Gilles, OG, Georgia (6'4, 343 lbs)
	54	Maurice Stovall, WR, Notre Dame (6'4, 217 lbs)
	55	Andrew Whitworth, RT, LSU (6'7, 334 lbs)
	56	Demetrius Williams, WR, Oregon (6'2, 197 lbs)
	57	Abdul Hodge, ILB, Iowa (6'1, 233 lbs)
	58	Cedric Griffin, CB/S, Texas (6'1, 202 lbs)
	59	Claude Wroten, DT, LSU (6'2, 302 lbs)
	60	Greg Jennings, WR, Western Michigan (5'11, 197 lbs)
	60	Taitusi Lutui, OG, USC (6'4, 330 lbs)
	62	Anthony Fasano, TE, Notre Dame (6'4, 259 lbs)
	63	Darryl Tapp, DE/OLB, Virginia Tech (6'2, 256 lbs)
	64	Jon Alston, OLB, Stanford (6'0, 227 lbs)
	65	Mark Anderson, DE/OLB, Alabama (6'4, 255 lbs)
	66	Daryn Colledge, LT, Boise St. (6'4, 299 lbs)
	67	Brian Calhoun, RB, Wisconsin (5'9, 204 lbs)
	67	Chris Chester, OG/C, Oklahoma (6'3 303 lbs)
	69	Kellen Clemens, QB, Oregon (6'2, 224 lbs)
	70	Charles Spencer, OG/RT, Pittsburgh (6'5, 342 lbs)
	71	Babatunda Oshinowo, DT/NT, Stanford (6'2, 305 lbs)
	72	Orien Harris, NT/DT, Miami (Fl.) (6'3, 301 lbs)
	73	Rodrique Wright, DT/DE, Texas (6'5, 300 lbs)
	74	Jonathan Scott, RT/LT, Texas (6'6, 320 lbs)
	75	Dominique Byrd, TE, USC (6'3, 258 lbs)
	76	Tim Jennings, CB, Georgia (5'8, 184 lbs)
	77	Pat Watkins, S, Florida St. (6'5, 211 lbs)
	78	DeMario Minter, CB, Georgia (5'11, 185 lbs)
	79	Devin Aromashadu, WR, Auburn (6'3, 202 lbs)
	79	David Pittman, CB, Northwestern St. (La.) (5'11, 181 lbs)
	81	Chris Gocong, DE/OLB, Cal Poly (6'2, 263 lbs)
	82	Alan Zemaitis, CB, Penn St. (6'1, 196 lbs)
	83	Parys Haralson, DE/OLB, Tennessee (6'1, 248 lbs)
	83	Derek Hagan, WR, Arizona St. (6'2, 208 lbs)
	85	Tony Scheffler, TE, Western Michigan (6'5, 254 lbs)
	86	Maurice Drew, RB, UCLA (5'7, 207 lbs)
	87	Ryan O'Callaghan, RT, California (6'7, 340 lbs)
	88	Travis Wilson, WR, Oklahoma (6'2, 219 lbs)
	88	Roman Harper, S, Alabama (6'0, 198 lbs)
	88	Danieal Manning, CB/S, Abilene Christian (5'11, 202 lbs)
	91	Jason Spitz, C, Louisville 
	92	Devin Hester, CB/WR, Miami, Fl. (5'11, 190 lbs)
	92	Martin Nance, WR, Miami(OH) (6'4, 214 lbs)
	92	Todd Watkins, WR, BYU (6'2, 202 lbs)
	92	Ray Edwards, DE, Purdue (6'5, 273 lbs)
	92	Jonathan Lewis, DT, Virginia Tech (6'2, 309 lbs)
	97	Dusty Dvoracek, DT, Oklahoma (6'3, 306 lbs)



Team Needs
updated April 7th

1. Houston Texans (2-14): OT, OLB, CB, MLB, WR
2. New Orleans Saints (3-13): OT, OLB, DT, CB, OC
3. Tennessee Titans (4-12): OT, MLB, RB, WR, CB
4. New York Jets (4-12): OT, RB, QB, DE, OLB
5. Green Bay Packers (4-12): OLB, OG, DE, OC, DT
6. San Francisco 49ers (4-12): OLB, S, DE, TE, CB
7. Oakland Raiders (4-12): OLB, OG, S, DT, DE
8. Buffalo Bills (5-11): OT, DT, CB, S, DE
9. Detroit Lions (5-11): OLB, CB, OT, S, OG
10. Arizona Cardinals (5-11): S, QB, OLB, TE, OC
11. St. Louis Rams (6-10): DT, OLB, CB, OT, TE
12. Cleveland Browns (6-10): OLB, DE, NT, ILB, OT
13. Baltimore Ravens (6-10): S, QB, OG, NT, OT
14. Philadelphia Eagles (6-10): OLB, OT, WR, DT, RB
15. Denver Broncos (13-3): TE, WR, RB, DE, DT
16. Miami Dolphins (9-7): CB, WR, S, OLB, NT
17. Minnesota Vikings (9-7): OLB, MLB, QB, CB, WR
18. Dallas Cowboys (9-7): FS, OT, OG, OLB, CB
19. San Diego Chargers (9-7): OT, OG, ILB, WR, OC
20. Kansas City Chiefs (10-6): CB, WR, DE, OT, OG
21. New England Patriots (10-6): OLB, WR, RB, ILB, CB
22.San Francisco 49ers (4-12): OLB, S, DE, TE, CB
23. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-5): OT, OLB, WR, CB, OC
24. Cincinnati Bengals (11-5): TE, CB, DE, DT, S
25. New York Giants (11-5): OLB, DT, WR, OT, CB
26. Chicago Bears (11-5): TE, OLB, CB, OT, S
27. Carolina Panthers (11-5): OLB, RB, TE, OT, S
28. Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4): OLB, CB, OT, RB, OG
29. New York Jets (4-12): OT, RB, QB, DE, OLB
30. Indianapolis Colts (14-2): RB, OLB, OG, MLB, CB
31. Seattle Seahawks (13-3): CB, FS, OG, WR, DE
32. Pittsburgh Steelers (11-5): WR, S, DE, OLB, QB






Mock Draft

Ended up predicting the first round with a 53% accuracy, which is ok I guess. Ironically, if I had stuck with the mock draft I had up the day before the draft, I would have been more accurate. BTW, I'm calculating accuracy by assigning 5 points to a correct pick minus one point for every place off (no less than zero points though). So I scored 84/160 points.

Comparatively (I spotted everyone Bush and Mario Williams):
sporting news' war room predicted with a 34% accuracy
Scouts.inc predicted with a 34% accuracy
Kiper predicted with a 45% accuracy
Sports Illustrated's Dr. Z predicted with a 42% accuracy


So I'd say my system worked pretty well





Links

Draft Sites:
Football's Future
Scouts, inc.
Mel Kiper (stiff haired fag)
Draft Studio
Draft Countdown

Underclassmen:
Full List



Prospect Highlights:

Reggie Bush | 1 | 2
Vince Young | 1 | 2
Matt Leinart - not much of a highlight reel
D'Brickashaw Ferguson - More of an interview
A.J. Hawk
Jay Cutler | 1 | 2
Michael Huff
Vernon Davis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 - dude's a complete freak of nature
DeAngelo Williams
Santonio Holmes
Chad Greenway
D'Qwell Jackson
Marcus Vick |1 | 2 :lol:
Maurice Drew
Anthony Fasano
Maurice Stovall | 1 | 2
Richard Marshall - CB from Fresno St
Devin Hester - kind of small
Reggie McNeal
Brian Calhoun | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Dwayne Slay - Texas Tech safety
Greg Jennings - WR from Western Michigan
Brad Smith
Jerome Harrison | 1 | 2 - Washington St. RB
Andre Hall - South Florida RB
Mike Hass
Garrett Mills - Tulsa TE/FB (lead all TE's in receiving last season)
 
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CapnPyro said:
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http://thebestsportsblog.com/?p=44.
 
If the Chiefs take Demeco Ryans then they are well on thier way to putting together an elite linebacker core.

While I am not a Chiefs fan (the opposite in fact) they are a team who used to be famous for having brutal defenses (especially in the front 7). Much like Nebraska (which I also hate) it was fun to watch a team that could get after other teams so consistently and ferociously.
 
zeph said:
i dont think the eagles will draft lendale white, we need to replace TO and our aging OT's
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Even though I'm going mainly by the best available player theory right now, I don't think it's much of a stretch. Westbrook has injury problems and even when he is healthy, he's not a tough inside runner. White's good insurance and if anything could be a great goal-line back.
 
Jislan said:
Even though I'm going mainly by the best available player theory right now, I don't think it's much of a stretch. Westbrook has injury problems and even when he is healthy, he's not a tough inside runner. White's good insurance and if anything could be a great goal-line back.
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Think back to the Chiefs taking Larry Johnson. If you get a guy who you think can be a high quality starter in the league at that position (and a guy who can handle a ton of carries) then you have to think hard about taking him.

Especially when you take into consideration the fact that the Eagles running game was totally non-existent. It isn't like you can't make Westbrook useful in other aspects of the game if it comes to that.
 
A question for you guys - who is the player that will likely go 5-10 spots before your team drafts that you would really like to see your team get?

And leave out top 5 players please as it is obvious that most of them should be high impact players (though they won't all end up that way).

For me it is Michael Huff of Texas. An explosive playmaking safety who can cover would make Denver's secondary complete. Foxworth and Darrent Williams are pretty damn good and Bailey is obviously a great corner but a playmaking safety in coverage (as opposed to a playmaker in run support like Lynch) would make them incredibly dangerous on D.
 
IF Mercedes Lewis goes at his respective position, He'd be a perfect fit on the Bengals. They need a TE that can fit with their air-show of an offense. I'd pick Cincy to go to the AFC champ game next year and the Superbowl the year after without any major injuries
 
Between Westbrook and Moates, the Eagles have a solid running game and would be much better suited to use their 1st pick on another position. either a WR or some Defense
 
eagles will not get white, between westbrook's new contract and the two emerging rookie moats and perry, i highly doubt it
they might go wr in holmes, a LB, or OT
 
Krakbaby said:
vick should be in the top 20 at least

he will be drafted ahead of cutler

book it
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arrested 3 times, kicked off football team;

he will be luckly to even get drafted.
 
I could really see Parcells and the cowboys taking a chance on Vick. Then again, old Bill has had enough drama in his time
 
I honestly don't see Vick going in the first day unless he tears up his workouts. I think people have learned from the Maurice Clarett's, Lawrence Phillips', and Ryan Leaf's that character does matter. And Vick is a complete piece of shit on and off the field.

edit: and this especially goes for a QB. How is he supposed to be looked at as a leader if he can't even take care of himself?
 
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