Yahoo's Best All-Time First Round Selections

MikeIsGood · Post #1 » by **MikeIsGood** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:10 pm

Linkage

Notables:

1 - John Elway
4 - Walter Payton
5 - Primetime
16 - Jerry Rice
17 - Emmitt Smith
22 - Andre Riscon
24 - Ed Reed
30 - Reggie Wayne*
31 - Al Wilson*
32 - Logan Mankins*

*They didn't have many players to choose from in these spots. Twelve, nine, and six respectively.

Anyways, I thought it was interesting. No Packer picks on the list.

Reggie White · Post #2 » by **Reggie White** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:29 am

Barry Sanders at #3 and Deion Sanders at #5 were both taken in the same draft ... the same year that the Packers took Tony Mandarich at #2 (and the Cowboys took Troy Aikman at #1). OUCH. I think Broderick Thomas was taken at #4 by the Buccaneers?

Reggie White · Post #3 » by **Reggie White** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:33 am

Oops ... nope, it was Derrick Thomas to the Chiefs at #4. UGH!

1. Troy Aikman
2. Tony Mandarich
3. Barry Sanders
4. Derrick Thomas
5. Deion Sanders

"Which of these is not like the others?"

MikeIsGood · Post #4 » by **MikeIsGood** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:29 am

I think I would have taken Derrick Brooks as the pick over Darrell Green (despite ridiculous longevity), but maybe I'm just a sucker for a LB who's made 10-straight Pro Bowls with 11-straight 100+ tackle season.

Fort Minor · Post #5 » by **Fort Minor** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:24 am

Reggie White wrote:Oops ... nope, it was Derrick Thomas to the Chiefs at #4. UGH!

1. Troy Aikman
2. Tony Mandarich
3. Barry Sanders
4. Derrick Thomas
5. Deion Sanders

"Which of these is not like the others?"