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To be a good team year in and year out in the salary cap era you need to have very good drafts. The Pats have never had a complete miss year under BB/SP but we've had years where we only hit at the top. I think this is a really pivotal year where they really need to hit every where. The 2002 and 2003 draft classes were extremely good setting up the super bowls in 03 and 04. I think the 06 class was a major hit at least so far, still early. If we can have an impact draft two years in a row like 02/03 I think it could spell another trip to the top.
The players that have been major hits are in bold.
2001- They hit home runs with Seymour and Light but nobody else ever did more than contribute to special teams.
1 Richard Seymour 6 DL Georgia
2 Matt Light 48 T Purdue
3 Brock Williams 86 CB Notre Dame
4a Kenyatta Jones 96 T South Florida
4b Jabari Holloway 119 TE Notre Dame
5 Hakim Akbar 163 SS Washington
6a Arther Love 180 TE South Carolina State
6b Leonard Myers 200 CB Miami (Fla.)
7a Owen Pochman 216 K BYU
7b T.J. Turner 239 LB Michigan State
2002- Great draft. They hit on everybody except one 7th rounder. Even Davey had some staying power.
1 Daniel Graham 21 TE Colorado
2 Deion Branch 65 WR Louisville
4a Rohan Davey 117 QB Louisiana State
4b Jarvis Green 126 DL Louisiana State
7a Antwoine Womack 237 RB Virginia
7b David Givens 253 WR Notre Dame
2003- Very good draft but missing on a second rounder with Bethel is tough you can say hitting on Samuel and Koppen later more than made up for it, klecko never did contribute much here beyone being a fill in full back.
1 Ty Warren 13 DL Texas A&M
2a Eugene Wilson 36 DB Illinois
2b Bethel Johnson 45 WR Texas A&M
4a Dan Klecko 117 DL Temple
4b Asante Samuel 120 CB Central Florida
5 Dan Koppen 164 C Boston College
6 Kliff Kingsbury 201 QB Texas Tech
7a Spencer Nead 234 TE BYU
7b Tully Banta-Cain 239 LB California
7c Ethan Kelley
2004- much like 2001 they hit heavy at the top but nothing after that. I think missing on the rest of this draft is why we lack a little depth right now.
1a Vince Wilfork 21 DL Miami (Fla.)
1b Benjamin Watson 32 TE Georgia
2b Marquise Hill 63 DE Louisiana State
3 Guss Scott 95 S Florida
4a Dexter Reid 113 S North Carolina
4b Cedric Cobbs 128 RB Arkansas
5 P.K. Sam 164 WR Florida State
7 Christian Morton 233 CB Florida State
2005- tough to fully evaluate this early but 5 contributors is pretty good.
1 Logan Mankins 32 G Fresno State
3a Ellis Hobbs 84 CB Iowa State
3b Nick Kaczur 100 T Toledo
4 James Sanders 133 S Fresno State
5 Ryan Claridge 170 OLB Nevada-Las Vegas
7a Matt Cassel 230 QB Southern California
7b Andy Stokes 255 TE William Penn
2006- So far so good but if we could get some production out of Jackson it would be extremely good.
1 Laurence Maroney 21 RB Minnesota
2 Chad Jackson 36 WR Florida
3 David Thomas 86 TE Texas
4a Garrett Mills 106 FB Tulsa
4b Stephen Gostkowski 118 K Memphis
5a Ryan O'Callaghan 136 T California
6a Jeremy Mincey 191 LB Florida
6b Dan Stevenson 205 G Notre Dame
6c Le Kevin Smith 206 DL Nebraska
7 Willie Andrews 229 DB Baylor
This must be an great draft for us.
The players that have been major hits are in bold.
2001- They hit home runs with Seymour and Light but nobody else ever did more than contribute to special teams.
1 Richard Seymour 6 DL Georgia
2 Matt Light 48 T Purdue
3 Brock Williams 86 CB Notre Dame
4a Kenyatta Jones 96 T South Florida
4b Jabari Holloway 119 TE Notre Dame
5 Hakim Akbar 163 SS Washington
6a Arther Love 180 TE South Carolina State
6b Leonard Myers 200 CB Miami (Fla.)
7a Owen Pochman 216 K BYU
7b T.J. Turner 239 LB Michigan State
2002- Great draft. They hit on everybody except one 7th rounder. Even Davey had some staying power.
1 Daniel Graham 21 TE Colorado
2 Deion Branch 65 WR Louisville
4a Rohan Davey 117 QB Louisiana State
4b Jarvis Green 126 DL Louisiana State
7a Antwoine Womack 237 RB Virginia
7b David Givens 253 WR Notre Dame
2003- Very good draft but missing on a second rounder with Bethel is tough you can say hitting on Samuel and Koppen later more than made up for it, klecko never did contribute much here beyone being a fill in full back.
1 Ty Warren 13 DL Texas A&M
2a Eugene Wilson 36 DB Illinois
2b Bethel Johnson 45 WR Texas A&M
4a Dan Klecko 117 DL Temple
4b Asante Samuel 120 CB Central Florida
5 Dan Koppen 164 C Boston College
6 Kliff Kingsbury 201 QB Texas Tech
7a Spencer Nead 234 TE BYU
7b Tully Banta-Cain 239 LB California
7c Ethan Kelley
2004- much like 2001 they hit heavy at the top but nothing after that. I think missing on the rest of this draft is why we lack a little depth right now.
1a Vince Wilfork 21 DL Miami (Fla.)
1b Benjamin Watson 32 TE Georgia
2b Marquise Hill 63 DE Louisiana State
3 Guss Scott 95 S Florida
4a Dexter Reid 113 S North Carolina
4b Cedric Cobbs 128 RB Arkansas
5 P.K. Sam 164 WR Florida State
7 Christian Morton 233 CB Florida State
2005- tough to fully evaluate this early but 5 contributors is pretty good.
1 Logan Mankins 32 G Fresno State
3a Ellis Hobbs 84 CB Iowa State
3b Nick Kaczur 100 T Toledo
4 James Sanders 133 S Fresno State
5 Ryan Claridge 170 OLB Nevada-Las Vegas
7a Matt Cassel 230 QB Southern California
7b Andy Stokes 255 TE William Penn
2006- So far so good but if we could get some production out of Jackson it would be extremely good.
1 Laurence Maroney 21 RB Minnesota
2 Chad Jackson 36 WR Florida
3 David Thomas 86 TE Texas
4a Garrett Mills 106 FB Tulsa
4b Stephen Gostkowski 118 K Memphis
5a Ryan O'Callaghan 136 T California
6a Jeremy Mincey 191 LB Florida
6b Dan Stevenson 205 G Notre Dame
6c Le Kevin Smith 206 DL Nebraska
7 Willie Andrews 229 DB Baylor
This must be an great draft for us.