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Always think it's kind of fun to go back and look at some of the past drafts and see how they turned out especially after almost 2 decades. I would say exclude the Brady pick in the 2000 draft otherwise that pick alone would put that draft as the best.
1st 2010
1 Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers
2 Rob Gronkowski, TE, Arizona
2 Jermaine Cunningham, OLB, Florida
2 Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida
3 Taylor Price, WR, Ohio
4 Aaron Hernandez, TE, Florida
5 Zoltan Mesko, P, Michigan
6 Ted Larsen, C, NC State
7 Thomas Welch, OT, Vanderbilt
7 Brandon Deaderick, DL, Alabama
7 Kade Weston, DL, Georgia
7 Zac Robinson, QB, Oklahoma State
This one had its share of busts but I put this one up there due to the fact that you have a sure fire Hall of Famer in Gronk. McCourty has been a good safety and team captain and Spikes was a decent role player in the run game. Hernandez was a very versatile and talented TE/H-back who formed a dynamic pair with Gronk but obviously we all know how that panned out. Mesko wasn't the best punter in the world but he wasn't terrible, while Ted Larsen didn't last long here but did end up with a solid career in the league.
2nd. 2003
1 Ty Warren, DL, Texas A&M
2 Eugene Wilson, FS, Illinois
2 Bethel Johnson, WR, Texas A&M
4 Dan Klecko, DL, Temple
4 Asante Samuel, CB, Central Florida
5 Dan Koppen, C, Boston College
6 Kliff Kingsbury, QB, Texas Tech
7 Spencer Nead, TE, Brigham Young
7 Tully Banta-Cain, OLB, California
7 Ethan Kelley, DL, Baylor
Ty Warren was a good and durable anchor of the D-line pretty much from the start. Eugene Wilson was a solid starter for a few years on some good defenses. Bethel Johnson never amounted to much as a receiver outside of a couple of fly routes here and there. As a returner he was electric and one of the best in that era. Klecko was a versatile role player who was a jack of all trades. Asante Samuel is the best corner Bill ever drafted and is a borderline hall of famer. Koppen was a good center for almost a decade and Tully Banta-Cain was a good pass rusher for where they got him.
3rd. 2002
1 Dan Graham, TE, Colorado
2 Deion Branch, WR, Louisville
4 Rohan Davey, QB, Louisiana State
4 Jarvis Green, DE, Louisiana State
7 Antwoine Womack, RB, Virginia
7 David Givens, WR, Notre Dame
Deion Branch is probably the best receiver Bill has drafted and ended up as the number one option for a while. Jarvis Green was a very solid rotational/situational DE that was one of the main strengths for two Super Bowl Teams. Givens (one of my all time favorites) was a solid contributor and a post season beast.
1st 2010
1 Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers
2 Rob Gronkowski, TE, Arizona
2 Jermaine Cunningham, OLB, Florida
2 Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida
3 Taylor Price, WR, Ohio
4 Aaron Hernandez, TE, Florida
5 Zoltan Mesko, P, Michigan
6 Ted Larsen, C, NC State
7 Thomas Welch, OT, Vanderbilt
7 Brandon Deaderick, DL, Alabama
7 Kade Weston, DL, Georgia
7 Zac Robinson, QB, Oklahoma State
This one had its share of busts but I put this one up there due to the fact that you have a sure fire Hall of Famer in Gronk. McCourty has been a good safety and team captain and Spikes was a decent role player in the run game. Hernandez was a very versatile and talented TE/H-back who formed a dynamic pair with Gronk but obviously we all know how that panned out. Mesko wasn't the best punter in the world but he wasn't terrible, while Ted Larsen didn't last long here but did end up with a solid career in the league.
2nd. 2003
1 Ty Warren, DL, Texas A&M
2 Eugene Wilson, FS, Illinois
2 Bethel Johnson, WR, Texas A&M
4 Dan Klecko, DL, Temple
4 Asante Samuel, CB, Central Florida
5 Dan Koppen, C, Boston College
6 Kliff Kingsbury, QB, Texas Tech
7 Spencer Nead, TE, Brigham Young
7 Tully Banta-Cain, OLB, California
7 Ethan Kelley, DL, Baylor
Ty Warren was a good and durable anchor of the D-line pretty much from the start. Eugene Wilson was a solid starter for a few years on some good defenses. Bethel Johnson never amounted to much as a receiver outside of a couple of fly routes here and there. As a returner he was electric and one of the best in that era. Klecko was a versatile role player who was a jack of all trades. Asante Samuel is the best corner Bill ever drafted and is a borderline hall of famer. Koppen was a good center for almost a decade and Tully Banta-Cain was a good pass rusher for where they got him.
3rd. 2002
1 Dan Graham, TE, Colorado
2 Deion Branch, WR, Louisville
4 Rohan Davey, QB, Louisiana State
4 Jarvis Green, DE, Louisiana State
7 Antwoine Womack, RB, Virginia
7 David Givens, WR, Notre Dame
Deion Branch is probably the best receiver Bill has drafted and ended up as the number one option for a while. Jarvis Green was a very solid rotational/situational DE that was one of the main strengths for two Super Bowl Teams. Givens (one of my all time favorites) was a solid contributor and a post season beast.
