Cornerstone TeleVision Blog

So the NFL Draft is nearly upon us. I am absolutly stoked for it. My brother Clint and I never texted each other once before this offseason and we chat via the text every day in detail on this draft. Maybe its because ive been sucked into the media craze of the NFL offseason or i'm an NFL junkie that should seek help. The NFL Network has a rating of the "Greatest Players Drafted" (Oh no.... did I just admit that I watch anything but Cornerstone Television? eek!) It got me curious to make my own list and do some research on the draft as far as the year 2000 until the most recent draft of 2009. I did my homework and created a list of the best selection at every pick from 2000-present so I bring to you my knowledge and would love to combat to your disagreements. bring it on bloggin peeps fyi i know i am mispelling noteables and since not every draft since 2000 has had 32 picks i just kept it at 31. enjoy

1st overall Carson Palmer (The 1st overall pick has been cursed since y2k) noteables: Mario Williams, Eli Manning

2nd overall Julius Peppers lb noteables: Calvin Johnson wr, Ronnie Brown rb

3rd overall Larry Fitzgerald wr noteables: Andre Johnson wr, Matt Ryan qb (please start the wr debate with me please)

4th overall Phillip Rivers qb noteables: Justin Smith de, Cedric Benson rb

5th overall Ladian Tomlinson rb noteables: jamaal lewis rb, 

6th overall Richard Seymour dl noteables: kellen winslow te

7th overall Adrian Peterson rb noteables: Thomas Jones rb

8th overall Plaxico Burress wr noteables: Roy Williams db, antrell rolle db

9th overall brian urlacher lb noteables: john henderson dt, kevin williams dt

10th overall terrell suggs dt noteables: michael crabtree wr

11th overall dwight freeny de noteables: dan morgan lb, marcus trufant db, ben roethlisburger qb, demarcus ware de, jay cutler qb, patrick willis lb

12th overall shawne merriman lb noteables: Haloti Ngata de, Jonathon Vilma lb

13th overall brian orakpo lb noteables john abraham de

14th overall derrelle revis cb  noteables: bubba franks te, jeremy shockey te

15th overall albert haynesworth dl noteables: Brian Cushing olb, deltha o'neal cb

16th overall troy polamalu s noteables: Santana Moss wr, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie

17th overall Steve Hutchinson ol noteables: Sabastian Janikowski k (only the raiders. 17th pick has an awful track record this milenium)

18th overall Will Smith de noteables: Calvin Pace lb, Joe Flacco qb, Chad Pennington qb

19th overall Shaun Alexander noteables: Casey Hampton nt, Antonio Cromartie, 

20th overall Javon Walker wr

21st overall Vince Wilfork ol noteables: Laurence Maroney rb, Nate CLements cb

22nd overall Percy Harvin wr noteables: Felix Jones rb

23rd overall Willis Mcgahee rb, Deuce Mcallister rb, Michael Oher ol

24th overall Ed Reed S noteables: Dallas Clark te, Steven Jackson rb, AAron Rodgers qb, Chris Johnson rb

25th overall pick Jon Beason mlb noteables: Mike Jenkins wr, Santonio Holmes wr

26th overall Clay Matthews lb noteables: Lito Sheppard db

27th overall Deangelo Williams rb noteables: Roddy White wr, Larry Johnson rb, Michael Bennett rb

28th overall Jeremy Stevens te (pretty rough pick when JS is representing you)

29th overall Nick Mangold c noteables: Hakeem Nicks wr

30th overall Reggie Wayne wr noteables: Keith Bullock lb, Heath Miller te, Joseph Addai rb

31st overall Todd Heap te noteables: Beanie Wells rb