February 19th, 2008 
Kyle Stack 
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The NFL Draft first round is infamous as much for its misses (Ryan Leaf) as for its hits (Peyton Manning). With the 2008 NFL Draft a little more than two months away, I thought it would be fun to review the past ten first rounds.
The purpose of this project is to find out how long, on average, first rounders stay with their original teams and to measure the success of the players drafted.
I will use the infuriatingly complicated formula of 1-5 to judge the players. 1 is a bust, 2 is a poor player, 3 is average, 4 is good, and 5 is a Hall-of-Famer.
As I research future classes I will compare each one to the past first rounds that have been previously mentioned. I didn’t include my entire analysis on this site for space reasons, but you can view it here…http://stackonsports.blogspot.com/
Here is the first class:
7 Busts – Ryan Leaf (2), Andre Wadsworth (3), Curtis Enis (5), Jason Peter (14), Robert Edwards (18), John Avery (29), Marcus Nash (30)
5 Poors – Duane Starks (10), Kevin Dyson (16), Terry Fair (20), Mo Collins (23), Victor Riley (27)
7 Averages – Grant Wistrom (6), Kyle Turley (7), Anthony Simmons (15), Brian Simmons (17), Tebucky Jones (22), Shaun Williams (24), R.W. McQuarters (28)
8 Goods – Charles Woodson (4), Greg Ellis (8), Fred Taylor (9), Tra Thomas (11), Keith Brooking (12), Takeo Spikes (13), Vonnie Holliday (19), Donovin Darius (25)
3 Hall-of-Famers – Peyton Manning (1), Randy Moss (21), Alan Faneca (26)
Eleven players stuck with one team their entire career while six of those players have been with the same team through last season.
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Can you believe Ryan Leaf was ranked higher then Peyton Manning.
I personally rate Leaf as the biggest flop of all time.
Clint Steiner