1st Round Defensive Tackles over the past 10 drafts....Just sayin'

[theogt]

2012
Dontari Poe
Fletcher Cox
Michael Brockers
2011
Marcell Dareus
Nick Fairley
Phillip Taylor
Muhammad Wilkerson
2010
Ndamukong Suh
Gerald McCoy
Tyson Alualu
Dan Williams
2009
B.J. Raji
Peria Jerry
Ziggy Hood
2008
Glenn Dorsey
Sedrick Ellis
2007
Amobi Okoye
Adam Carriker
Justin Harrell
2006
Haloti Ngata
Brodrick Bunkley
John McCargo
2005
Travis Johnson
Mike Patterson
2004
Tommie Harris
Vince Wilfork
Marcus Tubbs
2003
Dewayne Robertson
Johnathan Sullivan
Jimmy Kennedy
William Joseph

If someone was listed as a DE they were excluded from the list, though admittedly some DEs could be considered DTs.

 

[sureletsrace]

That's quite a convincing argument to go DL in the first. Most of the guys on that list are solid productive starters.

 

[jobberone]

I think DT is a better value position than OG. I think Cooper is a better G than Richardson is a DT but I'd be more tempted to take him. It will be hard to pass up Cooper though. This is where you need a 2 fer.

 

[ColeBeasley11]

wow very impressive list indeed.....Is Sly really worth the 18th tho? because the rest should be gone...

 

[CyberB0b]

I thought Glenn Dorsey was going to be a monster. LOL

 

[Doomsay]

A lot of Superbowl appearances from that list.

 

[CF74]

Did Brockers or Poe make a splash this past season?

 

[JBell]

2003, was really, really bad.

I remember Tuna being a big fan of Robertson's too.

 

[theogt]

That's quite a convincing argument to go DL in the first. Most of the guys on that list are solid productive starters.

hno:

I'd say less than 1/5 of those deserve a 1st round grade in hindsight.

 

[fanfromvirginia]

I would note that on first glance the guys chosen very early were the incredibly successful ones. Not surprising but worth noting considering we are picking at 18th.

 

[theogt]

Let's put this another way.

With the benefit of hindsight, how many guys on that list would you give our 18th pick for?

 

[fanfromvirginia]

Let's put this another way.

With the benefit of hindsight, how many guys on that list would you give our 18th pick for?

For me, approximately nine, with the vast majority taken well before the 18th selection.

 

[DFWJC]

hno:

I'd say less than 1/5 of those deserve a 1st round grade in hindsight.

Had a feeling that was your point.

I think more than 1/5...close to 1/2, imo. But the hit rate should be higher than that in the 1st round.

fwiw, the all out bust rate was low.

 

[DFWJC]

Very insightful argument

lol

It's not like you just added anything either, except maybe some un called for negativity.

I wrote something and then thought I better review the list better before posting so quickly.

 

[Wolf2k5]

lol

It's not like you just added anything either except maybe some negativity.

That is a very good point. I was just busting chops. Lol you won this round.

 

[theogt]

For me, approximately nine, with the vast majority taken well before the 18th selection.

That's about a 1/4 hit rate, which is horrid in the first round.

I'd actually put the number around 5 or 6 of these guys, which makes me take the position that you shouldn't ever draft a DT in the first round.

 

[ABQcowboyJR]

That's about a 1/4 hit rate, which is horrid in the first round.

I'd actually put the number around 5 or 6 of these guys, which makes me take the position that you shouldn't ever draft a DT in the first round.

The only way to really make that argument is to show that there is a better hit rate on other positions in the first round. I'm not really sure you would have better luck with other positions.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I think 1st round OGs over the last so many years probably have the best success rate....although to be fair there are less of those.

 

[Echo9]

Did Brockers or Poe make a splash this past season?

If I recall correctly. Brockers played well, but Poe was less than they'd hoped.

 

[Mrdude108]

Did Brockers or Poe make a splash this past season?

I know a few Rams fans and watched the draft with them, at the time I was convinced we were taking Brockers until we traded with STL and got Mo and they took Brockers. According to them Brockers was really good and only got better, they think he'll be a monster with time

I heard nothing about Poe during the season so I'm sure, he was a raw project type so I doubt he made a splash in his first year.