Hate to make another thread about our draft history, but just wanted to see how people would grade the players drafted by JJ/Wanny/Spielman. (just judge the guys you know)
JJ Era
1999
JJ Johnson RB Mississippi State You would've thought that with all of the runningbacks Jimmy drafted, atleast one of them would have been good.
Rob Konrad RB Syracuse He teased us every year he was here
Grey Ruegamer C Arizona State I take it Jimmy really wanted to replace Ruddy
Cecil Collins RB McNeese State Is he still in Jail?
Bryan Jones LB Oregon State Scrub
Brent Bartholomew P we had Turk, what can ya do?
Jermaine Haley DT Butte J.C. Like the college name
Joe Wong G Brigham Young Scrub
1998
John Avery RB Mississippi He had alot of speed, but no work ethic. He spent his days at training camp sleeping during film sessions, and playing Madden at night. Doesn't help that Randy Moss has become so great.
Patrick Surtain DB Southern Mississippi JJ struck gold with this pick
Kenny Mixon DE Louisiana State Similar to Vonnie Holliday. Good at run stuffing, and can get about 8 sacks a year on stunts. He was ok, but it's hard to miis DEs when all of the ones we've had have atleast one good year across from JT.
Brad Jackson LB Cincinnati Wasn't that good, but most of the LBs we've drafted all blend together in my mind so I don't remember.
Larry Shannon WR East Carolina All the talent in the world, but no hands
Lorenzo Bromell DT Clemson He was really our only guy who played both DE and DT. Good here, but not anywhere else. He better thank KT for the contracts he has gotten from other teams.
Scott Shaw G Michigan State Scrub
Nathan Strikwerda C Northwestern scrub
John Dutton QB Nevada I vaguely remember his first pre-season game, and there's a reason why it's only vaguely. (besides the fact I was still a kid)
Jim Bundren G Clemson Scrub
1997
Yatil Green WR Miami (FL) Too many injuries. What a shame
Sam Madison DB Louisville Listening to some people here, I think alot of people forget how good Sam was (or still is for that matter), he's no longer top 5, but he's still top 10
Jason Taylor DE Akron Probably our greatest DE of all time
Derrick Rodgers LB Arizona State Was solid here, but I don't miss him
Ronnie Ward LB Kansas What a shock! A Linebacker!!!
Brent Smith T Mississippi State Damn we had a tough time finding a compliment for Webb didn't we?
Jerome Daniels G Northeastern Who?
Barron Tanner DT Oklahoma Moving on
Nick Lopez DE Texas Southern I've seen better
John Fiala LB Washington what's with JJ and Wanny's love for all these linebackers?!?
Brian Manning WR Stanford Atleast he got an eduaction
Mike Crawford LB Nevada We should never draft a player from Nevada again
Ed Perry TE James Madison Great LS
Hudhaifa Ismaeli DB Northwestern Nice name
1996
Daryl Gardener DT Baylor Could only be controlled by Jimmy, and Marvin Lewis. Had all the talent in the world, but never used it all.
Dorian Brew DB Kansas Too many Big 12 guys in this draft
Karim Abdul-Jabbar RB UCLA (Numbers wise he's only behind Ricky, Zonk, and Mercury on our all-time rushing list)
Kirk Pointer DB Austin Peay yeah, ok.
Stanley Pritchett RB South Carolina Why does this name sound so familiar? (Besides the fact that we drafted him)
LaCurtis Jones LB Baylor ...
Jerris McPhail RB East Carolina We drafted 3 RBs, and none of them were that good
Shane Burton DT Tennessee Don't remember how he did for us, but he's done fine in Carolina
Zach Thomas LB Texas Tech Kiper ripped us for this pick, and said Zach would never make it. Great call Kiper :wink:
Shawn Wooden DB Notre Dame A community favorite in Miami. 1st run with the Fins was alot better than the 2nd. Too bad he's retiring
Jeff Buckey G Stanford Scrub
Brice Hunter WR Georgia Scrub
Wanny Era
2003 next year is the moment of truth for them
Eddie Moore LB Tennessee He was drafted WAY too early, and better players were available. This year will be big for Moore.
Wade Smith T Memphis He is still a project. This year was his 2nd year at LT, but I doubt he will ever start for us again
Taylor Whitley G Texas A&M meh...
Donald Lee TE Mississippi State He has alot of talent, but he needs to stop committing penalties, and start holding onto the ball
J.R. Tolver WR San Diego State We all were calling for him to start his rookie year, but never got a chance. Didn't make the roster this past year, and is now on the Panthers
Corey Jenkins DB South Carolina Was a decent ST player his rookie year, went to Chicago for half a year and then came back here.
Tim Provost T San Jose State Scrub
Yeremiah Bell DB Eastern Kentucky Wanny might have found a diamond in the Rough, Who Knew he had it in him?
Davern Williams DT Troy State Got cut due to injuries
2002
Seth McKinney C Texas A&M Dumb as a rock
Randy McMichael TE Georgia Truely the last good pick of the Wanny Era
Omare Lowe DB Washington Gotta feel somewhat bad for the guy, couldn't mae our team or the Jets, but I think he landed with the Pats
Sam Simmons WR Northwestern I really wanted him to be good here, he was small, and with the emergence of Welker, we had no use for him.
Leonard Henry RB East Carolina Has never gotten a real chance at playing. Had a good game against the Jets last year.
2001
Jamar Fletcher DB Wisconsin Should not have picked him, he will always be bashed because of what we could of had
Chris Chambers WR Wisconsin Great Pick
Travis Minor RB Florida State good change of pace back, and ST player, but not an everydown back)
Morlon Greenwood LB Syracuse (Not flashy, not a big time player, but he's a solid contributer)
Shawn Draper T Alabama Scrub
Brandon Winey T Louisiana State Scrub
Josh Heupel QB Oklahoma And I thought Dutton was a bad pick :shakeno:
Otis Leverette DE Alabama-Birmingham Scrub
Rick Crowell LB Colorado State Scrub, I'm beginning to see a pattern
2000
Todd Wade T Mississippi Ok, but overrated
Ben Kelly DB Colorado Did Wanny even watch any tape on this guy?!?
Deon Dyer RB North Carolina Good blocker, but not much else
Arturo Freeman DB South Carolina OK, couldn't find a permanent spot as a starter for us
Ernest Grant DT Arkansas-Pine Bluff Scrub
Jeff Harris DB Georgia Scrub
Spielman Era (too early to judge, but still like to hear your opinion)
2004
Vernon Carey G Miami (FL) TBD, but his drafting was handled poorly
Will Poole DB USC Looked good as a nickle/dime back.
Tony Bua DB Arkansas Fan Favorite. Will be S this year, Nothing more than a ST ace
Rex Hadnot C Houston Another guy few expected to make the team. He was solid
Tony Pape G Michigan Being a Michigan fan I love the guy, but he's still raw
Derrick Pope LB Alabama Surprised everybody by making the team. Looks like Zach's future replacement
JJ Era
1999
JJ Johnson RB Mississippi State You would've thought that with all of the runningbacks Jimmy drafted, atleast one of them would have been good.
Rob Konrad RB Syracuse He teased us every year he was here
Grey Ruegamer C Arizona State I take it Jimmy really wanted to replace Ruddy
Cecil Collins RB McNeese State Is he still in Jail?
Bryan Jones LB Oregon State Scrub
Brent Bartholomew P we had Turk, what can ya do?
Jermaine Haley DT Butte J.C. Like the college name
Joe Wong G Brigham Young Scrub
1998
John Avery RB Mississippi He had alot of speed, but no work ethic. He spent his days at training camp sleeping during film sessions, and playing Madden at night. Doesn't help that Randy Moss has become so great.
Patrick Surtain DB Southern Mississippi JJ struck gold with this pick
Kenny Mixon DE Louisiana State Similar to Vonnie Holliday. Good at run stuffing, and can get about 8 sacks a year on stunts. He was ok, but it's hard to miis DEs when all of the ones we've had have atleast one good year across from JT.
Brad Jackson LB Cincinnati Wasn't that good, but most of the LBs we've drafted all blend together in my mind so I don't remember.
Larry Shannon WR East Carolina All the talent in the world, but no hands
Lorenzo Bromell DT Clemson He was really our only guy who played both DE and DT. Good here, but not anywhere else. He better thank KT for the contracts he has gotten from other teams.
Scott Shaw G Michigan State Scrub
Nathan Strikwerda C Northwestern scrub
John Dutton QB Nevada I vaguely remember his first pre-season game, and there's a reason why it's only vaguely. (besides the fact I was still a kid)
Jim Bundren G Clemson Scrub
1997
Yatil Green WR Miami (FL) Too many injuries. What a shame
Sam Madison DB Louisville Listening to some people here, I think alot of people forget how good Sam was (or still is for that matter), he's no longer top 5, but he's still top 10
Jason Taylor DE Akron Probably our greatest DE of all time
Derrick Rodgers LB Arizona State Was solid here, but I don't miss him
Ronnie Ward LB Kansas What a shock! A Linebacker!!!
Brent Smith T Mississippi State Damn we had a tough time finding a compliment for Webb didn't we?
Jerome Daniels G Northeastern Who?
Barron Tanner DT Oklahoma Moving on
Nick Lopez DE Texas Southern I've seen better
John Fiala LB Washington what's with JJ and Wanny's love for all these linebackers?!?
Brian Manning WR Stanford Atleast he got an eduaction
Mike Crawford LB Nevada We should never draft a player from Nevada again
Ed Perry TE James Madison Great LS
Hudhaifa Ismaeli DB Northwestern Nice name
1996
Daryl Gardener DT Baylor Could only be controlled by Jimmy, and Marvin Lewis. Had all the talent in the world, but never used it all.
Dorian Brew DB Kansas Too many Big 12 guys in this draft
Karim Abdul-Jabbar RB UCLA (Numbers wise he's only behind Ricky, Zonk, and Mercury on our all-time rushing list)
Kirk Pointer DB Austin Peay yeah, ok.
Stanley Pritchett RB South Carolina Why does this name sound so familiar? (Besides the fact that we drafted him)
LaCurtis Jones LB Baylor ...
Jerris McPhail RB East Carolina We drafted 3 RBs, and none of them were that good
Shane Burton DT Tennessee Don't remember how he did for us, but he's done fine in Carolina
Zach Thomas LB Texas Tech Kiper ripped us for this pick, and said Zach would never make it. Great call Kiper :wink:
Shawn Wooden DB Notre Dame A community favorite in Miami. 1st run with the Fins was alot better than the 2nd. Too bad he's retiring
Jeff Buckey G Stanford Scrub
Brice Hunter WR Georgia Scrub
Wanny Era
2003 next year is the moment of truth for them
Eddie Moore LB Tennessee He was drafted WAY too early, and better players were available. This year will be big for Moore.
Wade Smith T Memphis He is still a project. This year was his 2nd year at LT, but I doubt he will ever start for us again
Taylor Whitley G Texas A&M meh...
Donald Lee TE Mississippi State He has alot of talent, but he needs to stop committing penalties, and start holding onto the ball
J.R. Tolver WR San Diego State We all were calling for him to start his rookie year, but never got a chance. Didn't make the roster this past year, and is now on the Panthers
Corey Jenkins DB South Carolina Was a decent ST player his rookie year, went to Chicago for half a year and then came back here.
Tim Provost T San Jose State Scrub
Yeremiah Bell DB Eastern Kentucky Wanny might have found a diamond in the Rough, Who Knew he had it in him?
Davern Williams DT Troy State Got cut due to injuries
2002
Seth McKinney C Texas A&M Dumb as a rock
Randy McMichael TE Georgia Truely the last good pick of the Wanny Era
Omare Lowe DB Washington Gotta feel somewhat bad for the guy, couldn't mae our team or the Jets, but I think he landed with the Pats
Sam Simmons WR Northwestern I really wanted him to be good here, he was small, and with the emergence of Welker, we had no use for him.
Leonard Henry RB East Carolina Has never gotten a real chance at playing. Had a good game against the Jets last year.
2001
Jamar Fletcher DB Wisconsin Should not have picked him, he will always be bashed because of what we could of had
Chris Chambers WR Wisconsin Great Pick
Travis Minor RB Florida State good change of pace back, and ST player, but not an everydown back)
Morlon Greenwood LB Syracuse (Not flashy, not a big time player, but he's a solid contributer)
Shawn Draper T Alabama Scrub
Brandon Winey T Louisiana State Scrub
Josh Heupel QB Oklahoma And I thought Dutton was a bad pick :shakeno:
Otis Leverette DE Alabama-Birmingham Scrub
Rick Crowell LB Colorado State Scrub, I'm beginning to see a pattern
2000
Todd Wade T Mississippi Ok, but overrated
Ben Kelly DB Colorado Did Wanny even watch any tape on this guy?!?
Deon Dyer RB North Carolina Good blocker, but not much else
Arturo Freeman DB South Carolina OK, couldn't find a permanent spot as a starter for us
Ernest Grant DT Arkansas-Pine Bluff Scrub
Jeff Harris DB Georgia Scrub
Spielman Era (too early to judge, but still like to hear your opinion)
2004
Vernon Carey G Miami (FL) TBD, but his drafting was handled poorly
Will Poole DB USC Looked good as a nickle/dime back.
Tony Bua DB Arkansas Fan Favorite. Will be S this year, Nothing more than a ST ace
Rex Hadnot C Houston Another guy few expected to make the team. He was solid
Tony Pape G Michigan Being a Michigan fan I love the guy, but he's still raw
Derrick Pope LB Alabama Surprised everybody by making the team. Looks like Zach's future replacement
