Interesting Ranking of best all time draft picks

DiamondDave · 04-23-2007, 11:54 AM

This is a very interesting way to judge the best first round draft picks of all time... and The Ravens have representation in this list....

They ranked it by having a list of who was the best #1 pick of all time, best #2 pick, best #3 pick, all the way down to best #32 pick of the first round.....

We're mentioned in 2 of the picks... and Baltimore is mentioned in the very first part with the statement that Elway was the best #1 pick of all time (not that I agree with that), even though he never played in our fair city for any of our teams

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

As for our places... naturally they are for Reed and Ray Lewis...

24. Ed Reed, S, Baltimore Ravens (2002)
There haven't been a lot of impact selections at No. 24. Steven Jackson has a chance to be special, and guys like Dallas Clark and Eric Moulds have been solid. But nobody has come close to Reed, who in only five seasons is already working on a Hall of Fame résumé. A three-time Pro Bowler who earned NFL defensive player of the year in 2004, Reed owns the longest interception return in history (106 yards) and most interception return yardage (358) in a single season. He has 27 interceptions in five seasons and is considered one of the most complete safeties, if not the best, in the game today.

26. Ray Lewis, LB, Baltimore Ravens (1996)
This has been a remarkably lucrative pick over the years, producing Lito Sheppard, Alan Faneca, Dana Stubblefield, Robert Porcher and Jim Harbaugh. But only Hall of Famer Joe Delamielleure rivaled Lewis for the right to be best No. 26 pick ever. Still, the nod goes to Lewis, because he'll be a Hall of Famer, too, and he was the centerpiece of the famed 2000 Ravens defense, which might go down as the best ever. Lewis gets docked points for his role in obstructing a police investigation of a double-homicide in 2000, but even that's not enough to keep him out of this spot.

04-23-2007, 11:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
DiamondDave Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MD, on the Potomac River Posts: 5,390	Interesting Ranking of best all time draft picks This is a very interesting way to judge the best first round draft picks of all time... and The Ravens have representation in this list.... They ranked it by having a list of who was the best #1 pick of all time, best #2 pick, best #3 pick, all the way down to best #32 pick of the first round..... We're mentioned in 2 of the picks... and Baltimore is mentioned in the very first part with the statement that Elway was the best #1 pick of all time (not that I agree with that), even though he never played in our fair city for any of our teams http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns As for our places... naturally they are for Reed and Ray Lewis... 24. Ed Reed, S, Baltimore Ravens (2002) There haven't been a lot of impact selections at No. 24. Steven Jackson has a chance to be special, and guys like Dallas Clark and Eric Moulds have been solid. But nobody has come close to Reed, who in only five seasons is already working on a Hall of Fame résumé. A three-time Pro Bowler who earned NFL defensive player of the year in 2004, Reed owns the longest interception return in history (106 yards) and most interception return yardage (358) in a single season. He has 27 interceptions in five seasons and is considered one of the most complete safeties, if not the best, in the game today. 26. Ray Lewis, LB, Baltimore Ravens (1996) This has been a remarkably lucrative pick over the years, producing Lito Sheppard, Alan Faneca, Dana Stubblefield, Robert Porcher and Jim Harbaugh. But only Hall of Famer Joe Delamielleure rivaled Lewis for the right to be best No. 26 pick ever. Still, the nod goes to Lewis, because he'll be a Hall of Famer, too, and he was the centerpiece of the famed 2000 Ravens defense, which might go down as the best ever. Lewis gets docked points for his role in obstructing a police investigation of a double-homicide in 2000, but even that's not enough to keep him out of this spot. __________________ Reagan in 08... Even though he's dead, he's the better choice! Superdelegates - Because even the Democratic party knows it's base is too stupid to make really important decisions.