CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
CHAMPIONS OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
The NFL regular season and playoffs have ended and attention now turns to the coming NFL draft. The following is an overview of the April event.
THE 2010 NFL DRAFT
Thursday, April 22, 2010 – 7:30-11:00 pm – ROUND 1
Friday, April 23, 2010 – 6:30-11:00 pm – ROUNDS 2-3
Saturday, April 24, 2010 – 10:00 am- 6:00 pm
THE 2010 DRAFT ORDER
(AS OF FEB. 7, 2010)
1. St. Louis (1-15)
2. Detroit (2-14)
3. Tampa Bay (3-13)
4. Washington (4-12)
5. Kansas City (4-12)
6. Seattle (5-11)
7. Cleveland (5-11)
8. Oakland (5-11)
9. Buffalo (6-10)
10. Jacksonville (7-9)#
11. Chicago (7-9)# (Traded to Denver (Jay Cutler))
12. Miami (7-9)
13. San Francisco (8-8)
14. Denver (8-8) (Traded to Seattle (Alphonso Smith))
15. NY Giants (8-8)
16. Carolina (8-8)# (Traded to San Francisco (Everette Brown))
17. Tennessee (8-8)#
18. Pittsburgh (9-7)
19. Atlanta (9-7)#
20. Houston (9-7)#
21. Cincinnati (10-6)
22. New England (10-6)
23. Green Bay (11-5)
24. Philadelphia (11-5)
25. Baltimore (9-7)
26. Arizona (10-6)
27. Dallas (11-5)
28. San Diego (13-3)
29. NY Jets (9-7)
30. Minnesota (12-4)
31. Indianapolis (14-2)
32. New Orleans (13-3)
(# - Draft positions to be determined by coin flip)
TWENTY-ONE PROSPECTS WHO TOP MOST LISTS
(in rough order of preference)
(* - Indicates that prospect had remaining college eligibility)
DT Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska)
DT Gerald McCoy* (Oklahoma)
S Eric Berry* (CB) (Tennessee)
T Russell Okung (Oklahoma St.)
CB Joe Haden* (Florida)
DE Derrick Morgan* (Georgia Tech)
QB Sam Bradford* (Oklahoma)
ILB Rolando McClain* (OLB) (Alabama)
QB Jimmy Clausen* (Notre Dame)
WR Dez Bryant* (KR) (Oklahoma St.)
HB C.J. Spiller (KR) (Clemson)
S Earl Thomas* (Texas)
T Trent Williams (Oklahoma)
T Anthony Davis* (Rutgers)
DE Carlos Dunlap* (Florida)
DE Jason Pierre-Paul* (South Florida)
OLB Sergio Kindle (DE) (Texas)
S Taylor Mays (U.S.C.)
T Bryan Bulaga* (Iowa)
DT Dan Williams (Tennessee)
CB Patrick Robinson (Florida St.)
BY POSITION – THE HISTORY, EXPECTATIONS and CONTENDERS
HISTORY – Indicates the low (L), median (M) and high (H) number of prospects selected in round one over the past ten drafts (2000-2009).
EXPECTATIONS – Expected number of round one selections at each position in the 2010 draft.
CONTENDERS – Current favorites to be selected in round one in the 2010 draft rated from A to D.
(A – very probable, B – good chance, C – some chance, D – long shot)
There are 65 prospects listed below but only 32 first round openings to fill. The vast majority of the prospects listed will probably be off the board by the end of round 3. (* - Indicates that prospect had remaining college eligibility)
QUARTERBACKS
ROUND 1 SELECTIONS, LAST 10 YEARS – (L) 1 (M) 3 (H) 4
EXPECTED ROUND 1 SELECTIONS IN 2010 – 2
CONTENDERS -
A Sam Bradford* (Oklahoma)
A Jimmy Clausen* (Notre Dame)
C Tim Tebow (Florida)
D Colt McCoy (Texas)
D Tony Pike (Cincinnati)
RUNNING BACKS
ROUND 1 SELECTIONS, LAST 10 YEARS – (L) 2 (M) 3 (H) 5
EXPECTED ROUND 1 SELECTIONS IN 2010 – 2 or 3
CONTENDERS –
A C.J. Spiller (KR) (Clemson)
B Jonathan Dwyer* (Georgia Tech)
B Jahvid Best* (KR) (California)
C Ryan Mathews* (Fresno St.)
WIDE RECEIVERS
ROUND 1 SELECTIONS, LAST 10 YEARS – (L) 0 (M) 5.5 (H) 7
EXPECTED ROUND 1 SELECTIONS IN 2010 – 2 or 3
CONTENDERS -
A Dez Bryant* (KR) (Oklahoma St.)
B Golden Tate* (Notre Dame)
C Arrelious Benn* (Illinois)
C Mardy Gilyard (KR) (Cincinnati)
C Brandon LaFell (L.S.U.)
C Damian Williams* (U.S.C.)
C Demaryius Thomas* (Georgia Tech)
D Danario Alexander (Missouri)
TIGHT ENDS
ROUND 1 SELECTIONS, LAST 10 YEARS – (L) 1 (M) 1 (H) 3
EXPECTED ROUND 1 SELECTIONS IN 2010 – 1
CONTENDERS -
B Jermaine Gresham* (Oklahoma)
C Aaron Hernandez* (Florida)
C Rob Gronkowski* Arizona)
CENTERS
ROUND 1 SELECTIONS, LAST 10 YEARS – (L) 0 (M) 0 (H) 2
EXPECTED ROUND 1 SELECTIONS IN 2010 – 0
CONTENDER -
B Maurkice Pouncey* (G) (Florida)
OFFENSIVE GUARDS
ROUND 1 SELECTIONS, LAST 10 YEARS – (L) 0 (M) 1 (H) 2
EXPECTED ROUND 1 SELECTIONS IN 2010 – 1
CONTENDERS -
B Mike Iupati (Idaho)
D Vladimir Ducasse (T) (Massachusetts)
D Jon Asamoah (Illinois)
OFFENSIVE TACKLES
ROUND 1 SELECTIONS, LAST 10 YEARS – (L) 1 (M) 3 (H) 7
EXPECTED ROUND 1 SELECTIONS IN 2010 – 5
CONTENDERS -
A Russell Okung (Oklahoma St.)
A Trent Williams (Oklahoma)
A Anthony Davis* (Rutgers)
A Bryan Bulaga* (Iowa)
B Bruce Campbell* (Maryland)
D Charles Brown (U.S.C.)
DEFENSIVE ENDS
ROUND 1 SELECTIONS, LAST 10 YEARS – (L) 1 (M) 4 (H) 6
EXPECTED ROUND 1 SELECTIONS IN 2010 – 3 or 4
CONTENDERS -
A Derrick Morgan* (Georgia Tech)
A Carlos Dunlap* (Florida)
A Jason Pierre-Paul* (South Florida)
B Everson Griffen* (OLB) (U.S.C.)
B Brandon Graham (Michigan)
C Jerry Hughes (OLB) (T.C.U.)
D Corey Wootton (Northwestern)
D O'Brien Schofield (OLB) (Wisconsin) (injury question)
DEFENSIVE TACKLES
ROUND 1 SELECTIONS, LAST 10 YEARS – (L) 2 (M) 3 (H) 5
EXPECTED ROUND 1 SELECTIONS IN 2010 – 4 or 5
CONTENDERS -
A Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska)
A Gerald McCoy* (Oklahoma)
A Dan Williams (Tennessee)
B Jared Odrick (Penn St.)
B Brian Price* (U.C.L.A.)
D D'Anthony Smith (Louisiana Tech)
INSIDE LINEBACKERS
ROUND 1 SELECTIONS, LAST 10 YEARS – (L) 0 (M) 0 (H) 1
EXPECTED ROUND 1 SELECTIONS IN 2010 – 1 or 2
CONTENDERS -
A Rolando McClain* (OLB) (Alabama)
B Brandon Spikes (OLB) (Florida)
OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS
ROUND 1 SELECTIONS, LAST 10 YEARS – (L) 1 (M) 2 (H) 6
EXPECTED ROUND 1 SELECTIONS IN 2010 – 2 or 3
CONTENDERS -
A Sergio Kindle (DE) (Texas)
B Sean Weatherspoon (Missouri)
B Ricky Sapp (DE) (Clemson)
C Navorro Bowman* (Penn St.)
C Sean Lee (ILB) (Penn St.)
D Thaddeus Gibson* (DE) (Ohio St.)
D Dekoda Watson (Florida St.)
CORNERBACKS
ROUND 1 SELECTIONS, LAST 10 YEARS – (L) 2 (M) 4 (H) 5
EXPECTED ROUND 1 SELECTIONS IN 2010 – 2 or 3
CONTENDERS -
A Joe Haden* (Florida)
A Patrick Robinson (Florida St.)
C Kyle Wilson (KR) (Boise St.)
C Syd'Quan Thompson (California)
D Devin McCourty (Rutgers)
D Perrish Cox (KR) (Oklahoma St.)
D Donovan Warren* (Michigan)
SAFETIES
ROUND 1 SELECTIONS, LAST 10 YEARS – (L) 0 (M) 1 (H) 4
EXPECTED ROUND 1 SELECTIONS IN 2010 – 3
CONTENDERS -
A Eric Berry* (CB) (Tennessee)
A Earl Thomas* (Texas)
A Taylor Mays (U.S.C.)
D Morgan Burnett* (Georgia Tech)
D Nate Allen (South Florida)
THE EFFECT OF EARLY-ENTRY UNDERCLASSMEN
41 early-entry underclassmen were selected in the 2009 NFL draft. That broke the previous high of 39 draftees set the previous year. The record is likely to fall again in the 2010 draft. Early projections indicate that as many as 48 early entries could be selected. 53 underclassmen have been invited to the combine.
Underclassmen have never been a majority of the round one selections. Their highest total is 15 of the 32 picks in both 2004 and 2009. 2010 could be the year of change as most forecasts place the expected number slightly higher.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Feb. 24- March 2, 2010 – THE COMBINE
300-plus prospects will strut their stuff in front of the NFL coaching and personnel staffs. Some will shine in the competitive testing atmosphere. Some will not.
Over the past 12 NFL drafts, combine invitees have constituted 84% of all draft selections (2572 of 3045). Overall, 65% of combine invitees (2572 of 3935) were selected in those drafts..
16% of draftees (473 of 3045) were not invited to combines and only 4% of that group (20 of 473) were selected in the first three rounds. They included 14 in round three, six in round two. None were chosen in round one.
The results of the combine are carefully guarded but most of them seem to find their way to a variety of internet sites.
After the combine come the personal workouts, a final opportunity for prospects to climb up the draft board before the days of decision.
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