2008 NFL Draft Primer #2 - Notes and Nuggets About The Broncos Draft
by John Bena on Apr 25, 2008 8:13 AM MDT
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Win some beers at the bar tonight with some random news and nuggets about the Broncos and the 2008 NFL Draft --
--Denver owns nine selections in the 2008 NFL Draft and will make its first pick of the day with the 12th overall selection, which marks the franchise’s 33rd first-round pick (common draft)...
--The club owns picks belonging to Washington (Rd. 4-119), Oakland (Rd. 5-139), Houston (Rd. 6-183) and Tampa Bay (Rd. 7-227) and is without its own third-rounder (K.C. via Minnesota, 73rd overall) and sixth-rounder (St. Louis, 180th overall)...
--With nine picks, Denver is set to make its most selections in a draft since 2004 (10)...
--The Broncos have taken only one player (USC T Marv Montgomery, 1971) at the No. 12 overall spot in the draft—Notable players in NFL history selected with the 12th overall pick include LB Shawne Merriman (S.D., 2005) and DT Warren Sapp (T.B., 1995)...
--Other prominent players who were drafted at the spots that Denver is slated to pick this year include C Randy Cross (S.F., 42nd, 2nd. Rd., ‘76), QB David Garrard (Jac., 108th, 4th Rd., ‘02), WR Brandon Marshall (Den., 119th, 4th Rd., ‘06), RB Bo Jackson (LAA, 183rd, 6th Rd., ‘87) and QB Brad Johnson (Min., 227th, 7th Rd., ‘92)...
--The Broncos have selected 102 players in the NFL Draft under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.) with the club taking 56 offensive players, 43 defensive players and three specialists...
--Wide receiver (18 players) is the most common position drafted by Denver since 1995 while players from the SEC (24) represent the most Broncos picks during that time—The Broncos’ 24 SEC picks since 1995 tie for second in the NFL...
--Denver has taken more players from the University of Florida in club history (17) as well as since 1995 (6) than any other school...
--The Broncos have selected at least one offensive lineman in each of the last five drafts and in 13 of the 14 drafts since the seven round format was initiated in 1994...
--Denver has not selected a safety in the NFL Draft since 2002 (Sam Brandon), marking its longest drought drafting a particular position...
--The Broncos have made 11 trades during the NFL Draft since 2000, including four in the last two years, and have traded up in the first round during each of the last two years...
--Denver has selected 32 players in the NFL Draft who have gone on to earn a total of 98 Pro Bowl berths...
--The highest Denver has picked in a draft is No. 4 overall, which it used to take Nebraska LB Mike Croel in 1991 and Northwestern G Chris Hinton in 1983...
--The Broncos’ 2007 NFL Draft class was their second-smallest (4 players) in club history and combined to play 46 games (7 starts) last season...
--Denver’s current roster features 14 of its former draft choices, including three first-rounders, and a total of 45 draft choices, including seven first-rounders...
--Since the draft was shortened to seven rounds in 1994, the most selections the Broncos have made in a draft is 12 (1996 and ‘99) and the fewest is three (1997)...
--Since the inception of the common draft in 1967, the Broncos have selected multiple players from the same school in the same draft class 23 times (most recent: Florida DLs Jarvis Moss and Marcus Thomas in 2007)...
--Denver has selected 21 players from schools in the state of Colorado in club history, including a high of 14 from the University of Colorado—The club has not taken a CU Buffalo in the draft since 1980 (NT Laval Short, Rd. 5)...
--The last time the Broncos drafted a player from a Colorado school was 2004 (Colorado State QB Bradlee Van Pelt, Rd. 7)...
--The Broncos will be represented at the NFL Draft in New York by Executive Director
of Ticket Operations and Administration Kirk Dyer and Manager of Marketing Partnerships Derek Thomas.
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Here's one I dug up...
Of the 28 players we selected in the 2002-04 drafts, only one player (DJ) is still around.
Bad stuff, but right in line with the Guru approach to grading drafts.
"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe
perhaps you mean buried, HT
it was nothing but junk in those years. We could use revival now!
fader nation is a conquered nation
perhaps i need to restate "revival"
i mean the Broncos need a revival and return to the promised land.
fader nation is a conquered nation
I am so looking forward to having this draft
over with. Good news is the draft and my move will both be over by Sunday!
fader nation is a conquered nation
Not to pick at bones, but:
Didn’t the Broncos draft only three players in 1997? DL Trevor Pryce – Clemson, G Dan Neil – Texas, and S Corey Gilliard – Ball State.
"The angel is no more than the shark well-governed." -Herman Melville
My bad, Guru-
The “second smallest” part didn’t register. For some reason I read it as smallest. My apologies, and keep up the great work.
"The angel is no more than the shark well-governed." -Herman Melville
No apologies...
necessary. I am known to slip up, I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing something!!! :)
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I don't know if anyone can answer this...
But I became randomly interested in Colt Brennan after watching him get creamed in his Bowl game versus Georgia, so I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts about where he’d end up going in the draft. I think he had to have hip surgery…but I’m not sure. Just wondering if anyone suspects or thinks about that.
www.notthisday.com ....coming October!!!
Unless the Falcons draft a QB earlier then
he ends up a backup on some other team. Perhaps Green Bay might take him late in the draft. ;) I dont think they are 100% sold on Aaron Rogers..
Rumors have it
that the Packers have talked with Daunte Culpepper of all people to satisfy the role of veteran back-up. Pretty sad these days, but that’s what Culpepper has been relegated to of late.
Do you really?
I’m not so sure the Falcons will pass up on Ryan, Brohm, AND Flacco. ATL and BALT are two teams in DIRE need of a QB (McNair retired, and Atlanta has a tough situation).
He had hip surgery
on April 7 and will be out 2 to 3 months, but that shouldn’t affect his draft position all that much. As a rookie who will be drafted during the middle of the second day, team’s aren’t expecting him to play that much this season.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
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The "experts"(a term i use loosely here)
say his draft stock has plummeted all the way down to the 6-7th rounds.
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