With the Jets picking #16 last year, FootballGod14 put out a "History of the #16 Draft Pick" thread which I'd like to update for this year. So, here's a list of the #9 and #13 draft picks for the past 25 years: Year - Team - Player - Position - College 1988 -9: L.A. Raiders - Terry McDaniel - CB - Tennessee 13: Eagles - Keith Jackson - TE - Oklahoma 1989 -9: Dolphins - Sammie Smith - RB - Florida State 13: Browns - Eric Metcalf - WR - Texas 1990 -9: Dolphins - Richmond Webb - OT - Texas A&M 13: Chiefs - Percy Snow- LB - Michigan State 1991 -9: Chargers - Stanley Richard - Safety - Texas 13: Falcons - Mike Pritchard - WR - Colorado 1992 -9: Browns - Tommy Vardell - RB - Stanford 13: Patriots - Eugene Chung - OT - Virginia Tech 1993 -9: Falcons - Lincoln Kennedy - OT - Washington 13: Houston Oilers - Brad Hopkiins - OT - Illinois 1994 -9: Browns - Antonio Langham - CB - Alabama 13: Saints - Joe Johnson - DE - Louisville 1995 -9: Jets - Kyle Brady - TE - Penn State (Jet fans chanting "We want Sapp!" with Sapp staring them in the face at #12) 13: Saints - Mark Fields - LB - Washington State 1996 -9: Raiders - Rickey Dudley - TE - Ohio State 13: Bears - Walt Harris - CB - Mississippi State 1997 -9: Cardinals - Tommy Knight - CB - Iowa 13: Chiefs - Tony Gonzalez - TE - California 1998 -9: Jaguars - Fred Taylor - RB - Florida 13: Bengals - Takeo Spikes - LB - Auburn * 15th ranked RB on all-time list 1999 -9: Lions- Chris Claiborne - LB - Southern California 13: Steelers - Troy Edwards - WR - Louisiana Tech 2000 -9: Bears - Brian Urlacher - LB - New Mexico 13: Jets - John Abraham - DE - South Carolina (Jets with the #12 pick received from Tampa Bay picked Shaun Ellis - DE- Tennessee 2001 -9: Seahawks - Koren Robinson - WR - North Carolina State 13: Jaguars - Marcus Stoud - DT - Georgia 2002 -9: Jaguars - John Henderson - DT - Tennessee 13: Saints - Donte Stallworth - WR - Tennessee 2003 -9: Vikings - Kevin Williams - DT - Oklahoma State 13: Patriots - Ty Warren - DE - Texas A&M 2004 -9: Jaguars - Reggie Williams - WR - Washington 13: Bills - Lee Evans - WR - Wisconsin 2005 -9: Redskins -Carlos Rogers - CB - Auburn 13: Saints - Jamal Brown - OT - Oklahoma 2006 -9: Lions - Earnie Sims - LB - Florida State 13: Browns - Kamerion Wimbley - DE - Florida State 2007 -9: Dolphins - Ted Ginn Jr - WR - Ohio State 13: Rams - Alam Carriker - DT - Nebraska 2008 9: Bengals - Keith Rivers - LB - Southern California 13: Panthers - Jonathan Stewart - RB - Oregon 2009 -9: Packers - B.J. Raji - DT - Boston College 13: Redskins - Brian Orakpo - DE - Texas 2010 -9: Bills - C.J. Spiller - RB - Clemson 13: Eagles - Brandon Graham - DE- Michigan 2011 -9: Cowboys - Tyron Smith - OT - Ohio State 13: Nick Fairley - DT - Auburn 2012 9: Panthers - Luke Kuechly - LB - Boston College 13: Cardinals - Michael Floyd - WR - Notre Dame 2013 -9: ____________ 13: ____________
as far as i'm concerned that list should just show people taken after 9 overall. That list is totally arbitrary - there are always guys that are busts or that succeed and singling out 9 and 13 is pointless.
Not sure what the info tells us, but it's interesting nonetheless. it's a bit of a crapshoot even with high picks. 2000 and 2003 stand out to me as really good years for 9 and 13.
exactly. this is meaningless, unless the OP's position is that there is something about the 9th and 13th pick that makes GM's pick players that don't live up to that position. the meaningful information is what great players that were first round projected players have been available at 9 and 13, regardless of whether the teams with those picks drafted them. that is the totality of the situation that the Jets face. if the Jets pass on two players that go 14 and 15 and become HOF'ers, the problem is the draft selection, not that there weren't great players available to them.
Gents, this was simply a general "FYI" point-of-interest list of players who were picked at #9 and #13, nothing more, nothing less. I looked up each draft from 1988 to 2012, wrote them down and typed out a list which I thought would be a simple, fun FYI read...no inferences, no agendas or 'points' to be made, just FYI.
The parallel(s) make no sense, given that in an average year these picks would probably equate to #18 and #28 But, for this reason, I appreciate the compiled list.
What I think you can draw from this is it makes sense to trade down. Volume of picks is better than trying to hit a home run near the top.
I seen a lot of good players taken at 9 and 13 throughout the years. I hope we get lucky and get two perennial pro bowlers (Geno Smith and the best available OLB)
