26
Apr
2009
Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY!
New Broncos RB Knowshon Moreno and family enjoy a relaxing draft Saturday. Photo: Kissing Suzy Kolber
And so it continues. Day 2 of the NFL Draft. From 10am-6pm ET we’ll get rounds 3-7, and then the Free Agency feeding frenzy will begin. These later rounds are loaded with impact players, and since the price tags are so much more reasonable, this is where teams really build out their roster. As Trey Wingo so cleverly said yesterday, “Day 1 is the Sizzle, Day 2 is the Steak”.
Need proof?
Here’s our list of the Top 10 Late-round Draft Gems:
Colston was a final round pick in the 2006 draft
- Tom Brady – 6th Round (199th overall)
- Hines Ward – 3rd Round (82nd overall)
- Adalius Thomas – 6th Round (186th overall)
- TJ Houshmandzadeh – 7th Round (204th overall)
- Asante Samuel – 4th Round (120 overall)
- Marques Colston – 7th Round (252 overall)
- Steve Smith (CAR) – 3rd Round (74 overall)
- Brian Westbrook – 3rd Round (91 overall)
- Marion Barber III – 4th Round (109th overall)
- Brandon Jacobs – 4th Round (110th overall)
And here are a few more links to get you ready for the action today:
- NFL.com’s Gil Brandt lists the top-ranked players still available for Day 2
- ESPN.com’s John Clayton lists 10 things we learned on Day 1 of the NFL Draft
- Kissing Suzy Kolber has an awesome video of Jets fans freaking out over the Mark Sanchez pick, along with some great Day 1 screen shots.
- Blatant Homerism picks their Day 2 Steals of the Draft.
