2006 NFL Draft....3 Years Later

[ProfessaPackMan]

So now that just about everybody from the 06 Draft has completed their third year in the league, based on their performance, impact on their teams, where would you rank the players that were chosen in the first 2 rounds.

I'll go ahead and list the players as they were picked in their original slots and then you can go ahead and rearrange them based on what they've done since they came into the league.

Round 1

1. Mario Williams
2. Reggie Bush
3. Vince Young
4. D'Brickashaw Ferguson
5. AJ Hawk
6. Vernon Davis
7. Micheal Huff
8. Donte Whitner
9. Ernie Sims
10. Matt Leinart
11. Jay Cutler
12. Haloti Ngata
13. Kamerion Wimbley
14. Broderick Bunkley
15. Tye Hill
16. Jason Allen
17. Chad Greenway
18. Bobby Carpenter
19. Antonio Cromartie
20. Tamba Hali
21. Laurence Maroney
22. Manny Lawson
23. Davin Joseph
24. Johnathan Joseph
25. Santonio Holmes
26. John McCargo
27. DeAngelo Williams
28. Marcedes Lewis
29. Nick Mangold
30. Joseph Addai
31. Kelly Jennings
32. Mathias Kiwanuka

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[Olson-for-Heisman]

1. Jay Cutler
2. DeAngelo Williams
3. Antonio Cromartie

...everyone else.

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by Olson-for-Heisman

1. Jay Cutler 2. DeAngelo Williams 3. Antonio Cromartie ...everyone else.

Ngata has arguably been better than all 3 of them.

[Rocky]

Mario Willaims>>>any other defender in this draft (arguably Ngata). They got that right.

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rocky

Mario Willaims>>>any other defender in this draft (arguably Ngata). They got that right.

>>>>>Ngata? Cromartie?

Nope.

[Rocky]

Ngata's arguable.

Better than Cromartie. Cromartie's a pretty good CB, Williams is one of the best pure DE's in the AFC.

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rocky

Ngata's arguable. Better than Cromartie. Cromartie's a pretty good CB, Williams is one of the best pure DE's in the AFC.

Cromartie is to CB's at the very least what Williams is to DE's. And in a much more difficult position to play.

There's nothing arguable about Ngata. He's the key to arguably the best defense in the league.

[ProfessaPackMan]

Guess I should've just done the Top 10 picks lol.

[Rocky]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

Cromartie is to CB's at the very least what Williams is to DE's. And in a much more difficult position to play. There's nothing arguable about Ngata. He's the key to arguably the best defense in the league.

I'm sorry, I think Williams is a better DE than Cromartie is a CB. Cromartie and Ngata play on better teams and get more exposure. But Mario Williams stands out on a mediocre defense. He's the difference maker on his defense, not saying the other two aren't.....but not to the level as Williams.

I've never rated defenders by the teams they play on.....great defensive players stand out on any team they play on.

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rocky

I'm sorry, I think Williams is a better DE than Cromartie is a CB. Cromartie and Ngata play on better teams and get more exposure. But Mario Williams stands out on a mediocre defense. He's the difference maker on his defense, not saying the other two aren't.....but not to the level as Williams. I've rate defenders by the teams they play on.....great defensive players stand out on any team they play on.

It's easier to stand out on a defense without anyone else that stands out. It's more difficult to standout on a defense full of stars.