Draft Pick Comparisons to Current NFL Players

[Woods]

from nfldraftcountdown.

I thought it was kind of interesting. I highlighted some of the guys we are (or may be) interested in.

(Long post.)



The following are rough player comparisons for some of the top 2009 NFL Draft prospects. Obviously this is a very subjective matter and there are no guarantees that these guys will be as good, better or worse than the players I compare them too. In other words there is nothing too scientific about this at all, just something fun to read and think about.

Quarterbacks

Matthew Stafford - Jay Cutler
Mark Sanchez - Matt Ryan
Josh Freeman - Ben Roethlisberger
Rhett Bomar - Tony Romo
Stephen McGee - Josh McCown
Pat White - Seneca Wallace

Running Backs

Chris Wells - Steven Jackson
Knowshon Moreno - Cadillac Williams
Donald Brown - Thomas Jones
LeSean McCoy - Clinton Portis
Andre Brown - Derrick Ward
Shonn Greene - LenDale White

Fullbacks

Quinn Johnson - Le'Ron McClain
Tony Fiammetta - Justin Griffith
Brannan Southerland - Mike Karney

Wide Receivers

Michael Crabtree - Brandon Marshall
Jeremy Maclin - Ted Ginn
Darrius Heyward-Bey - Troy Williamson
Percy Harvin - Reggie Bush
Kenny Britt - Braylon Edwards
Hakeem Nicks - Muhsin Muhammad
Brian Robiskie - Amani Toomer
Mohamed Massaquoi - Reggie Brown
Derrick Williams - Eddie Royal
Juaquin Iglesias - Jerricho Cotchery
Louis Murphy - Andre Caldwell
Mike Thomas - Bobby Wade
Ramses Barden - Plaxico Burress

Tight Ends

Brandon Pettigrew - Daniel Graham
Shawn Nelson - John Carlson
Cornelius Ingram - Dallas Clark
Jared Cook - Kellen Winslow
Chase Coffman - Joe Klopfenstein
Travis Beckum - Dustin Keller
James Casey - Owen Daniels
Richard Quinn - Reggie Kelly

Offensive Tackles

Jason Smith - Chris Samuels
Eugene Monroe - Levi Jones
Michael Oher - Walter Jones
Andre Smith - Shawn Andrews
Eben Britton - Jon Jansen
William Beatty - Tony Ugoh
Phil Loadholt - Marcus McNeill
Jamon Meredith - Maurice Williams

Offensive Guards

Duke Robinson - Justin Blalock
Andy Levitre - Marshal Yanda
Kraig Urbik - Keydrick Vincent
Herman Johnson - Leonard Davis

Centers

Alex Mack - Nick Mangold
Max Unger - Justin Hartwig
Eric Wood - Jason Spitz


Defensive Ends

Brian Orakpo - Vernon Gholston
Tyson Jackson - Marcus Spears
Aaron Maybin - Terrell Suggs
Robert Ayers - Will Smith
Everette Brown - Kamerion Wimbley
Larry English - LaMarr Woodley
Michael Johnson - Jarvis Moss
Lawrence Sidbury - Mathias Kiwanuka
Paul Kruger - Chris Kelsay

Defensive Tackles

B.J. Raji - Vince Wilfork
Peria Jerry - Amobi Okoye
Evander Hood - Cory Redding
Ron Brace - Jamal Williams
Fili Moala - Shaun Cody
Jarron Gilbert - Jason Jones
Alex Magee - Barry Cofield
Sen'Derrick Marks - Glenn Dorsey

Outside Linebackers

Aaron Curry - D.J. Williams
Brian Cushing - Bobby Carpenter
Clay Matthews - Chad Greenway
Clint Sintim - Marcus Washington
Connor Barwin - Mike Vrabel
Marcus Freeman - David Thornton
Cody Brown - Shaun Phillips
Kaluka Maiava - Freddy Keiaho

Inside Linebackers

Rey Maualuga - Junior Seau
James Laurinaitis - Paul Posluszny

Cornerbacks

Malcolm Jenkins - Antrel Rolle
Vontae Davis - Nate Clements
Alphonso Smith - Dré Bly
Darius Butler - Tracy Porter
Jairus Byrd - Ronde Barber
D.J. Moore - Justin Miller
Sean Smith - Matt Ware

Safeties

Louis Delmas - Tyrell Johnson
William Moore - Bernard Pollard
Rashad Johnson - Michael Griffin
Patrick Chung - James Sanders
Chip Vaughn - Sean Jones

 

[RS12]

from nfldraftcountdown.

I thought it was kind of interesting. I highlighted some of the guys we are (or may be) interested in.

(Long post.)



The following are rough player comparisons for some of the top 2009 NFL Draft prospects. Obviously this is a very subjective matter and there are no guarantees that these guys will be as good, better or worse than the players I compare them too. In other words there is nothing too scientific about this at all, just something fun to read and think about.

Quarterbacks

Matthew Stafford - Jay Cutler
Mark Sanchez - Matt Ryan
Josh Freeman - Ben Roethlisberger
Rhett Bomar - Tony Romo
Stephen McGee - Josh McCown
Pat White - Seneca Wallace

Running Backs

Chris Wells - Steven Jackson
Knowshon Moreno - Cadillac Williams
Donald Brown - Thomas Jones
LeSean McCoy - Clinton Portis
Andre Brown - Derrick Ward
Shonn Greene - LenDale White

Fullbacks

Quinn Johnson - Le'Ron McClain
Tony Fiammetta - Justin Griffith
Brannan Southerland - Mike Karney

Wide Receivers

Michael Crabtree - Brandon Marshall
Jeremy Maclin - Ted Ginn
Darrius Heyward-Bey - Troy Williamson
Percy Harvin - Reggie Bush
Kenny Britt - Braylon Edwards
Hakeem Nicks - Muhsin Muhammad
Brian Robiskie - Amani Toomer
Mohamed Massaquoi - Reggie Brown
Derrick Williams - Eddie Royal
Juaquin Iglesias - Jerricho Cotchery
Louis Murphy - Andre Caldwell
Mike Thomas - Bobby Wade
Ramses Barden - Plaxico Burress

Tight Ends

Brandon Pettigrew - Daniel Graham
Shawn Nelson - John Carlson
Cornelius Ingram - Dallas Clark
Jared Cook - Kellen Winslow
Chase Coffman - Joe Klopfenstein
Travis Beckum - Dustin Keller
James Casey - Owen Daniels
Richard Quinn - Reggie Kelly

Offensive Tackles

Jason Smith - Chris Samuels
Eugene Monroe - Levi Jones
Michael Oher - Walter Jones
Andre Smith - Shawn Andrews
Eben Britton - Jon Jansen
William Beatty - Tony Ugoh
Phil Loadholt - Marcus McNeill
Jamon Meredith - Maurice Williams

Offensive Guards

Duke Robinson - Justin Blalock
Andy Levitre - Marshal Yanda
Kraig Urbik - Keydrick Vincent
Herman Johnson - Leonard Davis

Centers

Alex Mack - Nick Mangold
Max Unger - Justin Hartwig
Eric Wood - Jason Spitz


Defensive Ends

Brian Orakpo - Vernon Gholston
Tyson Jackson - Marcus Spears
Aaron Maybin - Terrell Suggs
Robert Ayers - Will Smith
Everette Brown - Kamerion Wimbley
Larry English - LaMarr Woodley
Michael Johnson - Jarvis Moss
Lawrence Sidbury - Mathias Kiwanuka
Paul Kruger - Chris Kelsay

Defensive Tackles

B.J. Raji - Vince Wilfork
Peria Jerry - Amobi Okoye
Evander Hood - Cory Redding
Ron Brace - Jamal Williams
Fili Moala - Shaun Cody
Jarron Gilbert - Jason Jones
Alex Magee - Barry Cofield
Sen'Derrick Marks - Glenn Dorsey

Outside Linebackers

Aaron Curry - D.J. Williams
Brian Cushing - Bobby Carpenter
Clay Matthews - Chad Greenway
Clint Sintim - Marcus Washington
Connor Barwin - Mike Vrabel
Marcus Freeman - David Thornton
Cody Brown - Shaun Phillips
Kaluka Maiava - Freddy Keiaho

Inside Linebackers

Rey Maualuga - Junior Seau
James Laurinaitis - Paul Posluszny

Cornerbacks

Malcolm Jenkins - Antrel Rolle
Vontae Davis - Nate Clements
Alphonso Smith - Dré Bly
Darius Butler - Tracy Porter
Jairus Byrd - Ronde Barber
D.J. Moore - Justin Miller
Sean Smith - Matt Ware

Safeties

Louis Delmas - Tyrell Johnson
William Moore - Bernard Pollard
Rashad Johnson - Michael Griffin
Patrick Chung - James Sanders
Chip Vaughn - Sean Jones

Some of these comparisons are just plain stupid. Sanchez to Matt Ryan, um no. Loadholdt to McNeil. McNeil quality starting LT, Loadhold journeyman right tackle. Mauluaga inside 2 down destined to have short career ILB, Junior Seau OLB pass rushing terror destined for Canton, laughable.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Rhett Bomar is not the next Tony, more like the next JP Losman

 

[AmishCowboy]

Not very Flattering on Bey calling him the next Troy Williamson!

 

[PullMyFinger]

Whichever college QB threw the most INTs, compare him to Romo.

 

[BAT]

Some of these comparisons are just plain stupid. Sanchez to Matt Ryan, um no. Loadholdt to McNeil. McNeil quality starting LT, Loadhold journeyman right tackle. Mauluaga inside 2 down destined to have short career ILB, Junior Seau OLB pass rushing terror destined for Canton, laughable.

No doubt some of these comparisons are way off base.


But I can see the comparison between Maualuga and Seau. Both from USC, both the brightest stars on a team full of stars, both play LB w/the same intensity & physicality, both tended to freelance early in their careers. Will Maualuga become a future HOFer? No one knows yet. But Seau was not a pass rushing OLB, he was a chase & cover LBer, who could also rush the passer.


Seau played MIKE and SAM in 4-3 and ILB in 3-4. Maualuga projects to do the same. I think Maualuga is actually the better pass rusher while Seau is better in man 2 man coverage, Maualuga may also have better instincts while Seau had the better motor. But both are tremendously hard hitters w/elite intangibles.

 

[RESIN8]

We draft Ron Brace and our prayers are answered?

 

[Spectre]

Just some of the WRs and RBs that jumped out at me as incorrect comparisons.

Jeremy Maclin - Ted Ginn
Juaquin Iglesias - Jerricho Cotchery
Mike Thomas - Bobby Wade

Chris Wells - Steven Jackson
Knowshon Moreno - Cadillac Williams
Donald Brown - Thomas Jones
LeSean McCoy - Clinton Portis
Shonn Greene - LenDale White