Daily Pre-Draft Data Dump Defensive Backs

[The Gipper]

In light of the possibility that the Browns could take Jalen Ramsey DB with their top pick in the draft, here are the DBs that have been selected in the Top 5 of the draft since the common draft began in 1966:

1201115Patrick PetersonDB21ARI20112015355638080172.0LSUCollege Stats

2201015Eric BerryDB21KAN20102015244387068105.5TennesseeCollege Stats

3200415Sean TaylorDB21WAS20042007024315553122.0Miami (FL)College Stats

4200315Terence NewmanDB25DAL20032015021368190188402.0Kansas St.College Stats

5200215Quentin JammerDB23SDG2002201300105218316221TexasCollege Stats

6199814Charles WoodsonDB21OAK1998201539151102542516520.0MichiganCollege Stats

7199713Shawn SpringsDB22SEA19972009011161169155338.5Ohio St.College Stats

8199715Bryant WestbrookDB22DET1997200200425715513Texas

9199215Terrell BuckleyDB21GNB1992200500859209131502.0Florida St.College Stats

10199112Eric TurnerDB22CLE1991199912752109105303.0UCLA

11199113Bruce PickensDB23ATL19911995000448921.0Nebraska

12199115Todd LyghtDB22RAM19912002011162175167376.0Notre DameCollege Stats

13198915Deion Sanders HOFDB22ATL198920056812117188157531.0Florida St.

14198813Bennie BladesDB22DET1988199701945136134145.0Miami (FL)College Stats

15198815Rickey DixonDB21CIN198819930021482326OklahomaCollege Stats

16198114Kenny EasleyDB22SEA19811987357608987328.0UCLACollege Stats

17197615Mike Haynes HOFDB23NWE197619892912105177158461.0Arizona St.

18196913Leroy KeyesDB22PHI196919730031948398PurdueCollege Stats

The ones in Red are the ones that I rate as probable busts. The rest had fairly productive careers, (and taking into account that two very good ones died early: Taylor and Turner)

Only 4 of the 18 can be considered a bad choice it looks like.

This is by far a higher percentage of success than the players we looked at at the other positions.

Lets face it....I would rather draft a successful DB high than an unsuccesful player at some other positions.

Again.....does this mean anything when it comes to the player the Browns will draft? No.....but it is, again, just the historical perspective at how players at these positions have fared.