<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Top 5  Draft Picks Since 1970 Trivia]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Someone asked how we spend our time in the offseason? I guess this is one way I do it: put together trivia.</p>
<p>This one is entitled Top 5 Draft picks since 1970 trivia. I picked that date since it was the date of the merger (not that it means anything in history). These questions all have something to do with just those players selected somewhere in the Top 5 of the NFL draft.  These question all apply to the regular draft unless otherwise noted. Give a try:</p>

<p>1. Name those Quarterbacks that were taken with the #2 overall pick of the NFL draft since 1970:</p>


<p>2. Name those Quarterbacks that were taken with the #4 overall pick of the NFL draft since 1970:</p>


<p>3. There have been 4 Quarterbacks taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970 that actually threw for fewer career passing yards than did Jamarcus Russell. Name those 4 people:</p>


<p>4. Name those Quarterbacks taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970 that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame:</p>


<p>5. Name those Running Backs taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970 that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame:</p>


<p>6. Of the Running backs taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970, name the 5 from amongst that group that gained the fewest yards in their NFL careers:</p>


<p>7. Name those Wide Receivers taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970 that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame:</p>


<p>8. Name the ONLY Tight End taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970. (hint: he is NOT in the HOF).</p>


<p>9. Since 1970 there has never been a Center taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft. There have, however, been 4 Offensive Guards taken in the Top 5. Name them.  (hint: one is in the HOF)</p>


<p>10. Name those Linebackers (OLB or MLBs) taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970 that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame:</p>


<p>11. There was one Linebacker taken in the Top 5 of the NFL draft since 1970 who played in only 20 games, and appears not to have started a single game or recorded a single sack in his career.</p>
<p>Name him:</p>


<p>12. Since 1970 there have been 4 Defensive Ends taken in the Top 5 of the NFL draft that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Name them.</p>


<p>13. Since 1970 there have been 2 Defensive Tackles taken in the Top 5 of the NFL draft that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Name them:</p>


<p>14. Since 1970 there have been 3 players taken with the Top 5 picks of the Supplemental NFL draft that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Name those 3 players.</p>


<p>15. Name the 8 colleges that have had 8 or more players taken with the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970:</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/topic/21914/top-5-draft-picks-since-1970-trivia</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:36:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://brownsboard.com/topic/21914.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:18:20 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Top 5  Draft Picks Since 1970 Trivia on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:37:56 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Here are stats from the other schools re their Top 5 picks:</p>

<p>Alabama: 9 players, 2 Hall of Famers (John Hanna, Derrick Thomas), 5 multiple Pro Bowlers, a couple too soon to tell.  Biggest Bust: Keith McCants</p>

<p>Oklahoma: 8 players, 1 HOF (Selmon), 3 Pro Bowl, 3 too soon, Biggest Bust: Cedric Jones</p>


<p>Nebraska: 8 players, 4 Pro Bowlers, 1 too soon (Suh), Biggest Bust: Trev Alberts</p>

<p>Miami: 8 players, 6 multiple Pro Bowlers, 1 HOF, Biggest Bust: Alonzo Highsmith</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/276241</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/276241</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Gipper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:37:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Top 5  Draft Picks Since 1970 Trivia on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:07:08 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>OK, last one: Texas, which had the second most Top 5 draftees:</p>

<p>Jerry Sisemore#</p>
<p>Earl Campbell# HOF</p>
<p>Lam Jones</p>
<p>Ken Sims</p>
<p>Bryant Westbrook</p>
<p>Ricky Williams * 10K+ career yards</p>
<p>Leonard Davis#</p>
<p>Quinton Jammer</p>
<p>Mike D. Williams</p>
<p>Cedric Benson 6K+ career yards</p>
<p>Vince Young</p>
<p>#: multiple Pro Bowls</p>
<p>*: 1 Pro Bowl</p>

<p>About half and half here. Lam Jones, Ken Sims and Williams are complete busts. Vince Young could be headed there. While Benson and Williams may not make the HOF, they have been very good players.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/276233</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/276233</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Gipper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:07:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Top 5  Draft Picks Since 1970 Trivia on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:58:12 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Let's see how USC, who has had the most Top 5 picks has done here. Here are their 15 Top 5 picks since 1970:</p>

<p>Al Cowlings</p>
<p>Gary Jeter</p>
<p>Marvin Powell#</p>
<p>Ricky Bell</p>
<p>Anthony Munoz# HOF</p>
<p>Chip Banks#</p>
<p>Duane Bickett*</p>
<p>Junior Seau#</p>
<p>Willie McGinest#</p>
<p>Tony Boselli#</p>
<p>Keyshawn Johnson#</p>
<p>Darrell Russell#</p>
<p>Carson Palmer#</p>
<p>Reggie Bush</p>
<p>Mark Sanchez</p>

<p>#: multiple Pro Bowls</p>
<p>*: 1 Pro Bowl</p>

<p>USC fairs much better, at least a couple of Hall of Famers, multiple Pro Bowls.</p>
<p>Though Jeter had no Pro Bowls I recall he was a pretty good player.</p>
<p>Though Bush and Sanchez haven't quite lived up to draft spot, it is still early in their careers.</p>
<p>Only Ricky Bell who suffered serious injury is a complete bust.</p>
<p>Al Cowling is better known for driving his White Bronco, but he was a decent player.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/276231</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/276231</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Gipper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:58:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Top 5  Draft Picks Since 1970 Trivia on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:48:26 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The story seems similar for Ohio State Top 5 picks. Here they are:</p>

<p>John Hicks</p>
<p>Chris Ward</p>
<p>Tom Cousineau</p>
<p>Art Schlichter</p>
<p>Dan Wilkinson</p>
<p>Shawn Springs</p>
<p>Orlando Pace</p>
<p>AJ Hawk</p>

<p>Only Pace was a multiple Pro Bowler. Springs made 1 Pro Bowl and was a pretty good player for a long time. Wilkinson played 12 years but never made a Pro Bowl. The rest were disappointments given their draft position. Hawk is the only current active one of these, and he is a contributor but no star by any means.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/276230</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/276230</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Gipper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:48:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Top 5  Draft Picks Since 1970 Trivia on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:42:43 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>OK, you might on the whole want to avoid drafting a Penn State player with your Top 5 pick. Here are the ten players from there taken since 1970 with the top 5;</p>

<p>Bruce Clark</p>
<p>Curt Warner</p>
<p>Kenny Jackson</p>
<p>Blair Thomas</p>
<p>Kerry Collins</p>
<p>Ki-Jana Carter</p>
<p>Curtis Enis</p>
<p>Courtney Brown</p>
<p>LaVar Arrington</p>
<p>Levi Brown</p>

<p>Though, Clark, Warner, Collins and Arrington have made Pro Bowls, but it looks like 6 out of 10 of these guys didn't live up to draft status.</p>
<p>And, oddly enough, that may actually be typical...that 55-60% of high draft choices essentially bust out.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/276228</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/276228</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Gipper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:42:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Top 5  Draft Picks Since 1970 Trivia on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:14:03 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/the-gipper" aria-label="Profile: the-gipper">@<bdi>the-gipper</bdi></a> <a href="/post/275465">said</a>:</p>
<p>Bonus Question: I kind of left these off, so I will ask it here:   Name the Offensive Tackles and the Defensive Backs (corners and safeties) that were drafted in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970 that are in the PFHOF?</p>

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<p><span style="color:#8B0000">OT:  Only Anthony Munoz is in. He could be joined by the likes of Jonathan Ogden, Orlando Pace and Joe Thomas</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#8B0000">DBs: Deion Sanders and Mike Haynes are the only ones.  Charles Woodson could join</span>.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/276224</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/276224</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Gipper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:14:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Top 5  Draft Picks Since 1970 Trivia on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:45:18 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/the-gipper" aria-label="Profile: the-gipper">@<bdi>the-gipper</bdi></a> <a href="/post/275454">said</a>:</p>
<p>Someone asked how we spend our time in the offseason? I guess this is one way I do it: put together trivia.</p>
<p>This one is entitled Top 5 Draft picks since 1970 trivia. I picked that date since it was the date of the merger (not that it means anything in history). These questions all have something to do with just those players selected somewhere in the Top 5 of the NFL draft.  These question all apply to the regular draft unless otherwise noted. Give a try:</p>

<p>Was this trivia too daunting for all y'all....or does all the QB talk turn silly season into stupid season?</p>
<p>Here are the answers:</p>

<p>1. Name those Quarterbacks that were taken with the #2 overall pick of the NFL draft since 1970:</p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">Rick Mirer, Ryan Leaf, and Donovan McNabb  are the QB taken with the #2 slot. Not a ringing endorsement for #2 QBs.</span></p>


<p>2. Name those Quarterbacks that were taken with the #4 overall pick of the NFL draft since 1970:</p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">Art Schlichter and Phillip Rivers are the only QBs taken with the #4 slot.</span></p>


<p>3. There have been 4 Quarterbacks taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970 that actually threw for fewer career passing yards than did Jamarcus Russell. Name those 4 people:</p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">The aforementioned Art Schlichter and Ryan Leaf along with Akili Smith and Heath Shuler.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">So put those 5 names in a hat and hold your nose</span>.</p>

<p>4. Name those Quarterbacks taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970 that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame:</p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">ONLY Bradshaw, Elway and Aikman fit this bill.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">Note: even if you expand this to the Top 10 slots since 1970, only these 3 would fit the bill. Peyton Manning will join them someday and maybe even McNabb and Eli. But so far just those 3 are in the HOF</span>.</p>


<p>5. Name those Running Backs taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970 that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame:</p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">Marshall Faulk, Barry Sanders, Earl Campbell, Eric Dickerson, Walter Payton and Tony Dorsett.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">(oddly, there is greater success at RB than at QB)</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">Note: extrapolating to Top 10 picks would add Marcus Allen and John Riggins</span></p>

<p>6. Of the Running backs taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970, name the 5 from amongst that group that gained the fewest yards in their NFL careers:</p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">Ki-Jana Carter 1144 yards; Alonzo Highsmith 1195 yards; Curtis Enis 1497 yards; Bo Matthews 1566 yards, Terry Miller 1583 yards....next is Brent Fullwood with only 1702 yards. High pick big bust RBs don't seem to get the same notoriety as QB busts, but they can be just as spectacular</span>.</p>


<p>7. Name those Wide Receivers taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970 that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame:</p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">NONE...Not a one. In fact, the only WR taken with the top 10 picks of any draft to make the HOF is James Lofton who was like an 8th pick.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">A few in the future could make it however: Andre Johnson, Calvin Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald.</span>.</p>


<p>8. Name the ONLY Tight End taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970. (hint: he is NOT in the HOF).</p>

<p><span style="color:#8B0000">The only tight end taken in the first 5 picks of any draft since 1970 was Riley Odoms of Houston Univ. taken by the Broncos in 1972. Maybe with TEs becoming more prominent in offenses that will change</span>.</p>


<p>9. Since 1970 there has never been a Center taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft. There have, however, been 4 Offensive Guards taken in the Top 5. Name them.  (hint: one is in the HOF)</p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">John Hannah, HOFer by the Pats, John Hicks by the Giants, Ken Huff by the Colts, and Bill Fralic by the Falcons. Extapolating to the top 10 picks and you do get 3 Hall of Famers: Bruce Matthews, Mike Munchak,and Tom Mack.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">The last Center taken in the first 5 picks was Bob Johnson by the Bengals in 1968.(Paul Brown's first pick)</span></p>


<p>10. Name those Linebackers (OLB or MLBs) taken in the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970 that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame:</p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">There are only 2: Lawrence Taylor and Derrick Thomas.  Even extrapolating to Top Ten it is still only those 2</span>.</p>


<p>11. There was one Linebacker taken in the Top 5 of the NFL draft since 1970 who played in only 20 games, and appears not to have started a single game or recorded a single sack in his career.</p>
<p>Name him:  <span style="color:#8B0000">The Mad Dog in a Meat Market: Mike Junkin taken by the Browns. The biggest Linebacker bust ever</span></p>

<p>12. Since 1970 there have been 4 Defensive Ends taken in the Top 5 of the NFL draft that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Name them.</p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">Bruce Smith, Chris Doleman, Lee Roy Selmon, Dan Hampton.</span></p>


<p>13. Since 1970 there have been 2 Defensive Tackles taken in the Top 5 of the NFL draft that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Name them:</p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">Randy White and Cortez Kennedy</span></p>


<p>14. Since 1970 there have been 3 players taken with the Top 5 picks of the Supplemental NFL draft that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Name those 3 players.</p>

<p><span style="color:#8B0000">Reggie White, Steve Young and Gary Zimmerman</span></p>

<p>15. Name the 8 colleges that have had 8 or more players taken with the Top 5 picks of the NFL draft since 1970:</p>
<p><span style="color:#8B0000">USC=15, Texas=11, Penn St.=10, Alabama=9, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Ohio State, and Miami Fla. 8 each</span></p>

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