Who has the Stronger RB Class...from 99 to 06 (1 Viewer)

[THE UNDERCOVER BROTHA]

Over and over i always hear someone reference this rb class better than years past.....How much better?

2006 rookie runners:

Reggie Bush Southern Cal 6-0 200 4.44

DeAngelo Williams Memphis 5-10 217 4.50

LenDale White Southern Cal 6-2 235 4.50

Laurence Maroney Minnesota 5-11 205 4.50

Joseph Addai L.S.U. 6-0 214 4.41

Maurice Drew U.C.L.A. 5-8 205 4.45

Brian Calhoun Wisconsin 5-10 194 4.47

DonTrell Moore New Mexico 5-10 211 4.52

Jerious Norwood Mississippi St. 6-0 204 4.38

Andre Hall South Florida 5-10 205 4.55

Jerome Harrison Washington St. 5-10 199 4.55

Leon Washington Florida St. 5-9 202 4.48

Gerald Riggs Jr. Tennessee

Mike Bell Arizona

Taurean Henderson Texas Tech

Cedric Humes Virginia

2005 rookie runners:

Cedric Benson Texas

Ronnie Brown Auburn

Cadillac Williams Auburn

Ciatrick Fason Florida

J.J. Arrington California

Ryan Moats Louisiana Tech

Eric Shelton, Louisville

Marion Barber III Minnesota

Vernand Morency Oklahoma St.

Frank Gore Miami (FL)

2004 rookie runners:

Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech

Steven Jackson, Oregon St.

Maurice Clarett, Ohio St.

Greg Jones, Florida St.

Chris Perry, Michigan

Tatum Bell, Oklahoma St.

Julius Jones, Notre Dame

Michael Turner, Northern Illinois

Mewelde Moore, Tulane

2003 rookie runners:

Willis McGahee, Miami (FL)

Larry Johnson, Penn St.

Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech

Onterrio Smith, Oregon

Chris Brown, Colorado

Domanick Davis, LSU

Musa Smith, Georgia

Justin Fargas, U.S.C.

Cecil Sapp, Colorado St.

Artose Pinner, Kentucky

2002 rookie runners:

T.J. Duckett, Michigan St.

DeShaun Foster, U.C.L.A.

William Green, Boston College

Clinton Portis, Miami (FL)

Adrian Peterson, Georgia Southern

Jonathan Wells, Ohio St.

Ladell Betts, Iowa

Maurice Morris, Oregon

Brian Westbrook, Villanova

2001 rookie runners:

Michael Bennett, Wisconsin

LaMont Jordan, Maryland

LaDainian Tomlinson, T.C.U.

Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss

Anthony Thomas, Michigan

Travis Henry, Tennessee

Keavan Barlow, Pittsburgh

Rudi Johnson, Auburn

2000 rookie runners:

Shaun Alexander, Alabama

Jamal Lewis, Tennessee

Thomas Jones, Virginia

Ron Dayne, Wisconsin

Reuben Droughns, Oregon

1999 rookie runners:

Ricky Williams, Texas

Edgerrin James, Miami (FL)

Stacey Mack, Temple

Although opinions may differ I do think the 04 and 05 classes offer the better class of rb's, Never know with the 06 class though.

 

[radballs.]

The 2001 class looks pretty strong.

 

[THE UNDERCOVER BROTHA]

yeah i agree!!

 

[Dr. Malo]

2001 and 2003 by far are the best. It's a little early to see what will happen with everyone else.

 

[Grond]

What's the criteria? NFL success or draft position? There's some missing RBs that have been arguably as good as a quarter of those on your list.

1999

* Olandis Gary

* Kevin Faulk

2000

* Mike Anderson

2001

* Buckhalter

2002

* Chester Taylor

* Crapper Davenport

2003

* Quentin Griffin

I'd take 2001 or 2003 at the moment but I think it's too soon to tell w/ 04 & 05.

 

[Wreckincrew]

What's the criteria? NFL success or draft position? There's some missing RBs that have been arguably as good as a quarter of those on your list.

1999

* Olandis Gary

* Kevin Faulk

2000

* Mike Anderson

2001

* Buckhalter

2002

* Chester Taylor

* Crapper Davenport

2003

* Quentin Griffin

I'd take 2001 or 2003 at the moment but I think it's too soon to tell w/ 04 & 05.

I agree. 2001 followed closely by 2003

 

[maddawg2020]

2000 and 2001 aren't too shabby. I do see as you went back your list seemed to get shorter and shorter. The 2004 class has the potential to be very good and the 2005 class could be the best of them all but we'll have to take a wait and see approach. Too early to tell.

 

[-OZ-]

I'd go with 2001 so far, hard to beat LT, Deuce, Jordan and Rudi, 2003 has the potential to be better. But 2006 looks better than 05 or 04.

Going back a little further:

1997 looks very good

1 12 Warrick Dunn RB Florida State

1 23 Antowain Smith RB Houston

2 36 Tiki Barber RB Virginia

2 43 Corey Dillon RB Washington

3 71 Duce Staley RB South Carolina

Looking at draft slot, I highly doubt we ever rival 1987 or 1982:

1982 -

1 7 Darrin Nelson RB Stanford

1 9 Gerald Riggs RB Arizona State

1 10 Marcus Allen RB Southern California

1 12 Walter Abercrombie RB Baylor

1 14 Barry Redden RB Ripon

1 18 Butch Woolfolk RB Michigan

1 21 Gerald Willhite RB San Jose State

1987 -

1 3 Alonzo Highsmith RB Miami

1 4 Brent Fullwood RB Auburn

1 14 D.J. Dozier RB Penn State

1 19 Paul Palmer RB Temple

1 21 Roger Vick RB Texas A&M

1 24 Rod Bernstine RB Texas A&M

1 25 Terrence Flagler RB Clemson

 

[Beaumont]

1987 -

1 3 Alonzo Highsmith RB Miami

1 4 Brent Fullwood RB Auburn

1 14 D.J. Dozier RB Penn State

1 19 Paul Palmer RB Temple

1 21 Roger Vick RB Texas A&M

1 24 Rod Bernstine RB Texas A&M

1 25 Terrence Flagler RB Clemson

What a horrible crop of RBs ... "Boo Boo" Palmer ...

 

[Otis]

I've never heard that 06 is supposed to be anything special (Bush aside).

2005 was supposedly one of the best in years.

 

[Bloom]

I still love the depth of 05, but I would take this year's top 6 over last year's top 6.

 

[3nOut]

I still love the depth of 05, but I would take this year's top 6 over last year's top 6.

NFL or FF? In FF terms, you would take ANY of the top 6 from 06's over ALL of the top 6 of 05's? You would draft Maroney, Addai and Drew before you draft R. Brown or C. Williams? This may deserve its own thread!

 

[AB in DC]

I still love the depth of 05, but I would take this year's top 6 over last year's top 6.

NFL or FF? In FF terms, you would take ANY of the top 6 from 06's over ALL of the top 6 of 05's? You would draft Maroney, Addai and Drew before you draft R. Brown or C. Williams? This may deserve its own thread!

It would, if that's what Bloom actually said. It isn't.

 

[Patoons]

I've never heard that 06 is supposed to be anything special (Bush aside).

2005 was supposedly one of the best in years.

Last year they were saying that D.Williams would likely be up with Ronnie and Caddy rivaling for the top RB spot. This year he's the #2 back and argualy the #3.

 

[J-Rock]

This is a tough question. Hind sight is 20/20 so youve got to think 2001 was the best. But I think if you look at this from the perspective of which draft class had the best College RB's. Forget what they have done since joining the NFL. In that case I would go with the 2005 class.