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2008 DRAFT MID-YEAR REPORT CARD
Top 10 offensive rookies
#
Player Pos Team
1 Matt Ryan QB Atlanta
2 Chris Johnson RB Tennessee
3 Joe Flacco QB Baltimore
4 Jake Long OT Miami
5 Matt Forte RB Chicago
6 Ryan Clady OT Denver
7 DeSean Jackson WR Philadelphia
8 Steve Slaton RB Houston
9 Eddie Royal WR Denver
10 Donnie Avery WR St. Louis
Honorable mention: Oakland RB Darren McFadden (1); Dallas RB Felix Jones (1);
Arizona RB Tim Hightower (5); Kansas City RB Jamaal Charles (3);
New Orleans OG Carl Nicks (5); Seattle TE John Carlson (2)
Top 10 defensive rookies
#
Player Pos Team
Rd
Chris Horton DB Wasington
Brandon Carr DB Kansas City
Jerod Mayo LB New England
Chris Long DE St. Louis
Trevor Scott DE Oakland
Brandon Flowers CB Kansas City
Aqib Talib CB Tampa Bay
Curtis Lofton LB Atlanta
Tracy Porter
CB New Orleans
Keith Rivers LB Cincinnati
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Honorable mention: San Diego CB Antoine Cason (1); NY Giants DB Kenny Phillips (1);
Carolina DB Charles Godfrey (3); Cleveland DE Alex Hall (7);
Chicago DT Marcus Harrison (4); Miami DT Kendall Langford (3);
Seattle DE Lawrence Jackson (2); Minnesota DB Tyrell Johnson (2)
Best picks by round
Rd
Player Pos Team
1
Chris Johnson RB Tennessee
2
Matt Forte RB Chicago
3
Steve Slaton RB Houston
4
Dwight Lowery CB New York Jets
5
Brandon Carr DB Kansas City
6
Trevor Scott DE Oakland
7
Chris Horton DB Washington
FA
Brian Witherspoon KR Jacksonville
Team-by-team Draft Grades
(Ed note: As it can take up to 2-3 years for a draft class to fully develop, these are obviously still very preliminary grades, and very little should be made of them at this point.)
Kansas City A
Baltimore A
Denver A
Miami A-
Dallas A-
Atlanta A-
Tennessee A-
Chicago B+
St. Louis B+
New Orleans B+
Oakland B+
Carolina B+
Seattle B+
NY Jets B
New England B
Houston B
Washington B
Philadelphia B
Cincinnati B
NY Giants B
Arizona B
San Diego B-
Detroit B-
Cleveland B-
Tampa Bay B-
Minnesota B-
Buffalo C+
Green Bay C+
Indianapolis C+
Jacksonville C+
San Francisco C
Pittsburgh C
Top 10 offensive rookies
#
Player Pos Team
1 Matt Ryan QB Atlanta
2 Chris Johnson RB Tennessee
3 Joe Flacco QB Baltimore
4 Jake Long OT Miami
5 Matt Forte RB Chicago
6 Ryan Clady OT Denver
7 DeSean Jackson WR Philadelphia
8 Steve Slaton RB Houston
9 Eddie Royal WR Denver
10 Donnie Avery WR St. Louis
Honorable mention: Oakland RB Darren McFadden (1); Dallas RB Felix Jones (1);
Arizona RB Tim Hightower (5); Kansas City RB Jamaal Charles (3);
New Orleans OG Carl Nicks (5); Seattle TE John Carlson (2)
Top 10 defensive rookies
#
Player Pos Team
Rd
Chris Horton DB Wasington
Brandon Carr DB Kansas City
Jerod Mayo LB New England
Chris Long DE St. Louis
Trevor Scott DE Oakland
Brandon Flowers CB Kansas City
Aqib Talib CB Tampa Bay
Curtis Lofton LB Atlanta
Tracy Porter
CB New Orleans
Keith Rivers LB Cincinnati
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Honorable mention: San Diego CB Antoine Cason (1); NY Giants DB Kenny Phillips (1);
Carolina DB Charles Godfrey (3); Cleveland DE Alex Hall (7);
Chicago DT Marcus Harrison (4); Miami DT Kendall Langford (3);
Seattle DE Lawrence Jackson (2); Minnesota DB Tyrell Johnson (2)
Best picks by round
Rd
Player Pos Team
1
Chris Johnson RB Tennessee
2
Matt Forte RB Chicago
3
Steve Slaton RB Houston
4
Dwight Lowery CB New York Jets
5
Brandon Carr DB Kansas City
6
Trevor Scott DE Oakland
7
Chris Horton DB Washington
FA
Brian Witherspoon KR Jacksonville
Team-by-team Draft Grades
(Ed note: As it can take up to 2-3 years for a draft class to fully develop, these are obviously still very preliminary grades, and very little should be made of them at this point.)
Kansas City A
Baltimore A
Denver A
Miami A-
Dallas A-
Atlanta A-
Tennessee A-
Chicago B+
St. Louis B+
New Orleans B+
Oakland B+
Carolina B+
Seattle B+
NY Jets B
New England B
Houston B
Washington B
Philadelphia B
Cincinnati B
NY Giants B
Arizona B
San Diego B-
Detroit B-
Cleveland B-
Tampa Bay B-
Minnesota B-
Buffalo C+
Green Bay C+
Indianapolis C+
Jacksonville C+
San Francisco C
Pittsburgh C