CNN/SI - A Decade of Drafting

Rounds
1 | 2 | 3 | 4
5 | 6 | 7

• Mock Draft
• Top 100
• Free agency shakes up NFL draft picture
• Players jockey for position on the boards
• Grading the draft by position
• 1998 Team Needs
• Stacking the Draft Board:
Off. | Def.

Draft basics

All-Time No. 1s

Trades

AFC Moves

NFC Moves

1997 Draft

NFL News

College News

• Peter King's Top 10 of 1997
• Peter King's 1997 Draft Report Card

• Dr. Z's Mock First Round
• The Dr.'s top five at each position

• Judgment Day
The heat is on personnel chiefs to draft college players who will have immediate impact
• The Sky's the Limit
Andre Wadsworth has become the defensive player most coveted by the NFL
• Montville:
Drafting Moss a risk worth taking
• Showdown:
Leaf vs. Manning
• A Decade of Drafting

SI's David Sabino studied the past 10 drafts to develop the five rankings
in this package. Click on the links at bottom to surf from chart to chart.

Best Defensive Picks by Round

Round Player Pos. College Year Pick Team

1 Derrick Thomas LB Alabama '89 4 Chiefs

2 Chris Spielman LB Ohio State '88 29 Lions

3 Aeneas Williams CB Southern '91 59 Cardinals

4 William Thomas LB Texas A&M '91 105 Eagles

5 Bryan Cox LB Western Illinois '91 113 Dolphins

6 Bryce Paup LB Northern Iowa '90 159 Packers

7 Leon Lett DT Emporia State '91 173 Cowboys

8 Jessie Armstead LB Miami '93 207 Giants

9 Jeff Cross DE Missouri '88 239 Dolphins

10 Brian Washington DB Nebraska '88 272 Browns

11 Richard Harvey LB Tulane '89 305 Bills

12 Larry Brown DB TCU '91 320 Cowboys

Supplemental Tito Wooten S Northeast La. '94 N.A. Giants

BEST OFFENSIVE | BEST DEFENSIVE | BEST SMALL | WORST | LATE PAYOFF

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