Hawkeye21
Footballguy
I'm curious how many people feel that taking a safety with the 3rd pick is a draft no no and why. I feel many are just saying it because they heard it on TV or read it somewhere and are just repeating it. Has anyone ever looked at past drafts to see which positions always get taken?
I took a quick look at the top 10 picks of every draft since 1990 and the only constants I really noticed were QBs and DEs getting taken every year. All other positions vary greatly. One year you'll see a bunch of RBs taken and then none the next. A TE occasionally. OL wasn't near as popular as it is now. I even managed to find that safeties actually were taken that high also!
It's not a huge list and I may have missed one but here are the safeties I found taken in the top 10 since 1990.
1991 the Browns took FS Eric Turner with the 2nd pick.
2002 the Cowboys took FS Roy Williams with the 8th pick.
2004 the Redskins took FS Sean Taylor with the 5th pick.
2006 the Raiders took SS Michael Huff with the 7th pick.
2006 the Bills took SS Donte Whitner with the 8th pick.
2007 the Redskins took SS LaRon Landry with the 6th pick.
2010 the Chiefs took SS Eric Berry with the 5th pick.
I took a quick look at the top 10 picks of every draft since 1990 and the only constants I really noticed were QBs and DEs getting taken every year. All other positions vary greatly. One year you'll see a bunch of RBs taken and then none the next. A TE occasionally. OL wasn't near as popular as it is now. I even managed to find that safeties actually were taken that high also!
It's not a huge list and I may have missed one but here are the safeties I found taken in the top 10 since 1990.
1991 the Browns took FS Eric Turner with the 2nd pick.
2002 the Cowboys took FS Roy Williams with the 8th pick.
2004 the Redskins took FS Sean Taylor with the 5th pick.
2006 the Raiders took SS Michael Huff with the 7th pick.
2006 the Bills took SS Donte Whitner with the 8th pick.
2007 the Redskins took SS LaRon Landry with the 6th pick.
2010 the Chiefs took SS Eric Berry with the 5th pick.