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 Offensive Picks by Round

Round Player Pos. College Year Pick Team

1 Emmitt Smith RB Florida '90 17 Cowboys

2 Thurman Thomas RB Oklahoma State '88 40 Bills

3 Curtis Martin RB Pittsburgh '95 74 Patriots

4 Chris Warren RB Ferrum (Va.) '90 89 Seahawks

5 Ben Coates TE Livingstone (N.C.) '91 124 Patriots

6 Terrell Davis RB Georgia '95 196 Broncos

7 Shannon Sharpe TE Savannah State '90 192 Broncos

8 Pete Stoyanovich K Indiana '89 203 Dolphins

9 Terry Allen RB Clemson '90 241 Vikings

10 John Jackson T Eastern Kentucky '88 252 Steelers

11 Justin Strzelczyk OL Maine '90 293 Steelers

12 Keenan McCardell WR UNLV '91 326 Redskins

Supplemental Rob Moore WR Syracuse '90 N.A. Jets

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

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