<![CDATA[Draft Busts And Plusses]]>Here are the Top 5 Draft selections since 1999. Designate who you think are the Draft Busts or the Draft plusses:

1999

Tim Couch QB*

Donovan McNabb QB

Akili Smith QB*

Edgerin James RB*

Ricky Williams RB

2000

Courtney Brown DE*

Lavar Arrington LB*

Chris Samuels OT*

Peter Warrick WR*

Jamal Lewis RB*

2001

Michael Vick QB

Leonard Davis OT

Gerard Warren DT

Justin Smith DE

Ladanian Tomlinson RB

2002

David Carr QB

Julius Peppers DE

Joey Harrington QB*

Mike D. Williams *

Quentin Jammer

2003

Carson Palmer QB

Charles Roger WR *

Andre Johnson WR

DeWayne Robertson DT*

Terence Newman DB

2004

Eli Manning QB

Robert Gallery OL

Larry Fitzgerald WR

Phillip Rivers QB

Sean Taylor# deceased

2005

Alex Smith QB

Ronnie Brown RB

Braylon Edwards WR

Cedric Benson RB

Cadillac Williams RB

2006

Mario Williams DE

Reggie Bush RB

Vince Young QB

D'Brickashaw Ferguson OT

AJ Hawk LB

2007

Jamarcus Russell QB*

Calvin Johnson WR

Joe Thomas OT

Gaines Adams DE*

Levi Brown OT

2008

Jake Long OT

Chris Long DE

Matt Ryan QB

Darren McFadden RB

Glenn Dorsey DT

2009

Matt Stafford QB

Jason Smith DE

Tyson Jackson DE

Aaron Curry LB

Mark Sanchez QB

2010

Sam Bradford QB

Ndomakong Suh DT

Gerald McCoy DT

Trent Williams OT

Eric Berry DB

2011

Cam Newton QB

Von Miller LB

Marcell Dareus DT

AJ Green WR

Patrick Peterson DB

Players with asterisks are retired or otherwise out of football. #Sean Taylor deceased

]]>https://brownsboard.com/topic/21467/draft-busts-and-plussesRSS for NodeFri, 02 Oct 2026 03:19:39 GMTMon, 09 Jan 2012 17:15:57 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Draft Busts And Plusses on Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:16:50 GMT]]>At first I was like, Wow, Zombo has some very stiff requirements for pluses. However, just because he didn't give them a plus doesn't mean he thinks they suck. I suppose if the question was plus or bust, some of those non-answers might look different.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/265684https://brownsboard.com/post/265684Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:16:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Draft Busts And Plusses on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:06:13 GMT]]>Were any of you impressed by Trent Richardson's performance last night to the point that you think the Browns should take him at #4?

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/265539https://brownsboard.com/post/265539Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:06:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Draft Busts And Plusses on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:18:00 GMT]]>Refreshing to see intelligence when it comes to the RB position in relation to high draft picks. RB is the easiest position to plug in a decent athlete and succeed. Some speed (most NFL players are fast) some strength (most NFL players are strong) and some vision are the biggest parts of a RB. A good line is more important in the running game. You don't take a RB in the top 10, I've always been against it. If not for what has already been said, but for the simple fact that you're getting about 5 years out of that pick opposed to 10-15 out of many other positions.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/265498https://brownsboard.com/post/265498Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:18:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Draft Busts And Plusses on Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:42:08 GMT]]>Gaines Adams is also deceased.

It's pretty much a fact that you do not need a top running back to win it all anymore.

The last Superbowl winner with an "elite" back was St.Louis all the way back in 2000.

Look at some of the top backs in the NFL today, Peterson 1st round, Jones-Drew 2nd Chris Johnson 1st Round.

None of them in the playoffs.

Look at the top backs in the playoffs, Frank Gore 3rd round, Arian Foster undrafted , Ray Rice 2nd Round.

With Hillis we got a 7th rounder who had a superstar season and when he was hurt we signed Ogbonnaya off the streets who came in and ran for 200+ yards over two games with 32,40 yard runs.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/265400https://brownsboard.com/post/265400Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:42:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Draft Busts And Plusses on Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:02:33 GMT]]>Top 5 Rushers this season 1.MJD Jax 2nd round pick,2.Ray Rice 2nd round pick 3.Micheal Turner 4th round pick (?) i believe,4.Lesean McCoy 2nd Round pick, 5th.Arian Foster Undrafted

RBs are easier to find now later in the draft then early round 1

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/265392https://brownsboard.com/post/265392Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:02:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Draft Busts And Plusses on Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:46:30 GMT]]>10,000 yard runners taken outside the Top 5 since 1990:

Curtis Martin

Jerome Bettis

Fred Taylor

Corey Dillon

Warrick Dunn

Ricky Watters

Thomas Jones

Tiki Barber

Eddie George.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/265366https://brownsboard.com/post/265366Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:46:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Draft Busts And Plusses on Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:42:11 GMT]]>1 2008 1 4 Darren McFadden RB OAK 2008 2011 0 0 1 20 45 553 2627 16 116 1191 4 Arkansas

2 2006 1 2 Reggie Bush RB NOR 2006 2011 0 0 4 36 75 740 3176 23 337 2438 13 USC

3 2005 1 2 Ronnie Brown RB MIA 2005 2011 0 1 6 36 92 1170 4951 37 184 1491 2 Auburn

4 2005 1 4 Cedric Benson RB CHI 2005 2011 0 0 4 28 92 1529 5769 31 106 736 1 Texas

5 2005 1 5 Cadillac Williams RB TAM 2005 2011 0 0 4 26 82 1055 4038 21 148 1002 4 Auburn

6 2001 1 5 LaDainian Tomlinson RB SDG 2001 2011 3 5 10 124 170 3174 13684 145 624 4772 17 TCU

7 2000 1 5 Jamal Lewis RB BAL 2000 2009 1 1 9 70 131 2542 10607 58 221 1879 4 Tennessee

8 1999 1 4 Edgerrin James RB IND 1999 2009 1 4 9 114 148 3028 12246 80 433 3364 11 Miami (FL)

9 1999 1 5 Ricky Williams RB NOR 1999 2011 1 1 5 74 147 2431 10009 66 342 2606 8 Texas

10 1998 1 5 Curtis Enis RB CHI 1998 2000 0 0 2 10 36 456 1497 4 59 428 2 Penn St.

11 1995 1 1 Ki-Jana Carter RB CIN 1996 2004 0 0 0 12 59 319 1144 20 66 469 1 Penn St.

12 1994 1 2 Marshall Faulk HOF RB IND 1994 2005 3 7 11 133 176 2836 12279 100 767 6875 36 San Diego St.

13 1993 1 3 Garrison Hearst RB PHO 1993 2004 0 2 7 71 126 1831 7966 30 229 2065 9 Georgia

14 1990 1 2 Blair Thomas RB NYJ 1990 1995 0 0 3 22 64 533 2236 7 71 513 2 Penn St.

Highlighted are career rushing yards.

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@nw220 said:

Looking at this just makes me think even more how its not very Smart to draft a RB in the top 5....

I dunno. Rethink that some: Edg. James, Ricky Williams, Jamal Lewis, LaDanian Tomlinson all have had over 10K yards in their careers. Cedric Benson might get there if he is not already. Cadillac Brown and Ronnie Brown have been very serviceable runners. Darren McFadden has been injured a lot.

It is not as bad as the previous decade when you had the likes of Ki-Jana Carter, Curtis Enis and Blair Thomas taken in the first 5 picks.

Odd....those have been the biggest RB draft busts since 1990....and all went to Penn State

And, FYI, there has been no RB taken in the top 5 of the draft since McFadden in 2008. Not even Adrian Peterson.!

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/265364https://brownsboard.com/post/265364Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:37:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Draft Busts And Plusses on Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:04:08 GMT]]>Looking at this just makes me think even more how its not very Smart to draft a RB in the top 5....

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