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Originally Posted by Amnorix
*Shrug*
Went back to 1998, which is 10 full drafts ago. Guys that were somewhere between teh suck and "not that special" as pass rushers drafted in the top 13:
1998 Andre Wadsworth (Arizona)(3)
2000 Courney Brown (Browns)(1)
2000 Shaun Ellis (Jets)(12)
2001 Justin Smith (Bengals)(4)
2001 Andre Carter (Niners)(7)
2001 Jamal Reynolds (Packers)(10)
-- note -- in 2002-2005, very few DEs / OLBs were taken in the top 13. Those that were were mostly successful (Ware, Merriman etc.)
2006 Kamerion Wimbley (Browns) (13)
Book still out on:
2007 Gaines Adams (Tampa Bay) (4)
2007 Jamaal Anderson (Atlanta)(8)
2007 Adam Carriker (Rams)(13)
Whoever in 2008
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So, this decade (starting in 2001):
Justin Smith has 50.5 sacks.
Andre Carter's got 52.5 sacks
Jamal Reynolds was a true bust due to injuries (I'm sure the Pack would have loved Julius Peppers, who went just behind him).
Again, the NFL teams were mostly right about these guys. No one can predict injuries.