Knee Jerk Grade for the draft

[wichmae]

1-16 DT Justin Harrell Tennessee 6'4" - 310 lbs.
Harrell was primed for a banner senior campaign, but in the second game, he suffered an arm injury. Tennessee doctors ruled Harrell lost for the season and scheduled surgery, but the gritty veteran postponed the procedure one more week to step out on the field with the starting unit for a crucial match-up vs. Florida.

2-63 RB Brandon Jackson Nebraska 5'10" - 212 lbs.
An All-Big Twelve Conference first-team selection in 2006 by the Associated Press, Jackson gained 1,459 all-purpose yards, ranking third in the Big 12 with an average of 104.21 yards per game.

3-78 WR James Jones San Jose State 6'1" - 207 lbs.
Started all year at split end in 2006, Jones was named the team's MVP and was an All-WAC second-team selection. He led the team and ranked 27th in the nation with a career-high 70 receptions for 893 yards (12.8 avg) and 10 touchdowns.

3-89 S Aaron Rouse Virginia Tech 6'4" - 223 lbs.
A two-time recipient of the team's President's Award, given to the defensive player who showed the most outstanding leadership, Rouse played in all 13 games in 2006, ranking third on the team with 57 tackles (23 solos).

4-119 T/G Allen Barbre Missouri Southern St. 6'4" - 300 lbs.
A consensus All-American, All-MIAA and All-Region first-team selection in 2006, Barbre started 33 of 37 career contests (32 at LT). In his 4-year career, he was credited with 254 knockdown blocks and registered 10 tackles on special teams.

5-157 WR David Clowney Virginia Tech 6'0" - 188 lbs.
A two-sport athlete who also excelled in track at Virginia Tech, Clowney's 93 receptions rank seventh on the Virginia Tech career-record list. Blessed with tremendous speed, Clowney holds the third-best 55-meter dash time in school history (6.38 in 2005).

6-191 LB Korey Hall Boise State 6'0" - 236 lbs.
A three-time first-team All-WAC performer, Hall was named WAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2006. He finished '06 with 105 tackles (one shy of career best), 6.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and 6 interceptions. He was first among the nation's LBs in career interceptions.

6-192 LB Desmond Bishop California 6'2" - 241 lbs.
Bishop led the Pac-10 with 126 tackles (63 solos). It was the second-straight season that he led the Bears in tackles and he ranked 14th nationally, averaging 9.69 tackles per game.

6-193 K Mason Crosby Colorado 6'1" - 212 lbs.
A first-team All-American in 2006, Crosby established a total of 31 school game, season and career records. He holds the Colorado all-time records for points scored (307), FG made (66), FG attempted ( 88 ), PAT made (109), PAT attempts (117), FG pct. (75.0) and longest FG made (60 yards). Made 12 career field goals of 50 yards or longer.

7-228 RB DeShawn Wynn Florida 5'10" - 232 lbs.
Wynn became the 13th player in U. of Florida history to rush for over 2,000 yards in a career, amassing 2,008 yards in 44 games. He led the team with 630 yards on 124 carries (5.1 avg) and 5 touchdowns.

7-243 TE Clark Harris Rutgers 6'5" - 256 lbs.
An All-Big East Conference second-team choice by The NFL Draft Report in 2006, Harris started every game, tallying 34 receptions for 493 yards (14.5 avg) and 2 touchdowns. He ranks high on two all-time Rutgers lists - 5th in receiving yards with 2,015 and 6th in receptions with 143.

[Ayt]

Incomplete. I'll give you a grade after the season.

[wichmae]

Incomplete. I'll give you a grade after the season.

Yeah thats why I putthat option in there. I know some people are hesitant to grade out before seeing a whole season of them. I understand and would vote INC. BUT I am really excited about Clowney and Harell...


Gave TT a B

[Buck You]

I'll say a C. It was nothing spectacular, but I don't think the draft was as bad as some people are saying.

[bigkurty]

I'll say a C. It was nothing spectacular, but I don't think the draft was as bad as some people are saying.

Same here

[little_cleo]

Most of the time when people rave about teams scoring "A's" in the draft, it's normally your Detriot's and Arizona's of the NFL that get high picks, big names that never can translate into championship type teams.

Successful teams seem to trade down more, they seem to have more knowledge of players overall in the college system and how they might translate into the NFL. Off hand, I can't recall a team that traded up to draft a player and made out in the long run.

[th87]

No Moss + No real weapons = Terrible

[Fort Minor]

C. Turning that Jones pick into Moss would've made it an A. A terrible, terrible pick/ So what if he's a sleeper? Couldn't we have waited to 'till the fourth or even fifth round to get him? Reach.

[Ayt]

C. Turning that Jones pick into Moss would've made it an A. A terrible, terrible pick/ So what if he's a sleeper? Couldn't we have waited to 'till the fourth or even fifth round to get him? Reach.

How the hell do we know? Its dumb for some dude on the internet to call a mid or late round pick a reach when they have no idea how highly a guy was regarded by NFL teams.

[Captain Erv]

Anyone with Insider that has the grade for the Pack by Kiper? Surprisingly, he seemed to like a lot of our picks so I'm guessing we didn't get anything less than a C if not better.

[Ayt]

Defensive tackle Justin Harrell didn't fill need, but the Packers chose the best available player over need. Harrell was hurt most of his senior season, but that didn't hurt his stock much. RB Brandon Jackson, if he can build on his strong finish to 2006, has a chance to be Green Bay's starting running back. James Jones was a decent third-round pick, a good wide receiver with natural receiving skills; safety Aaron Rouse is just an OK third-round pick; offensive tackle Allen Barbre is a bit overrated because he doesn't play as well as he tested during workouts. WR David Clowney has a lot of speed, and inside linebackers Korey Hall and Desmond Bishop should make it in the NFL as backups. Place-kicker Mason Crosby was a really good find in the sixth round. He has a great leg and has kicked in all kinds of weather playing at Colorado and in the Big 12. Crosby is not a product of the altitude in Colorado. I also liked the Packers' seventh-round picks: RB Deshawn Wynn from Florida and Rutgers tight end Clark Harris.


Looks like it comes down to the two 3rd rounders in Jones and Rouse as well as Barbre in his eyes.

[bigkurty]

Kiper gave them a C+.

[MajorDad]

I gave him a D. I see i' m not the only one to do so. the second day had a lot of solid picks. the First day was very sad. We could have traded down wit h either cleveland or denver and ended up with an extra pick and gotten the same players or at least comparable ones to the ones we drafted in the first, second and third rounds.

TT may be a great judge of talent, but he has a lot to learn about how to play a draft. When lynch was taken, TT should have been agressively working the phones to trade that first round pick.

I don't berate Tt for taking jackson. I berate him for taking jackso n in the 2nd round whe n he most likely would have still been there in the 3rd or 4th round. and if some other tea m grabbed jackson in the second round, there were plenty of other RBs just as good still out there. if Tt was willing to take a chance, he could have landed a quality receiver in the second round and still have drafted jackson in the third. meachum or Jarret would have looked a lot better in green and gold than jones. making catches in sunny San diego is a lot easier than in green bay. the same goes for running real fast in virginia. I had thought it was sherman who was blinded by speed. You don't build teams in green bay around speed players. the weather and the turf neutralize the speed factor. But I know TT knows this.