2007 NFL Draft Review

Over at ESPN.com I found an old story written a few weeks after the draft.  ESPN took the grades from 8 different writers and polled ESPN.com’s SportsNation.  The Giants graft earned them a grade of 2.6 on the GPA’s 4.0 scale.  Seventeen teams were originally said to have had a better draft than the Giants.  Here are the team’s GPA’s in order:
Browns 4.0
49ers 3.7
Raiders 3.5
Cardinals 3.4
Falcons 3.4
Panthers 3.3
Vikings 3.3
Bills 3.2
Bucs 3.2
Lions  3.0
Patriots 3.0
Colts 2.9
Jets 2.9
Steelers 2.9
Jaguars 2.8
Cowboys 2.7
Rams 2.7
Giants 2.6
Ravens 2.6
Saints 2.6
Bears 2.5
Bengals 2.5
Chargers 2.5
Broncos 2.4
Chiefs 2.1
Texans 2.1
Packers 2.0
Dolphins 1.9
Eagles 1.8
Titans 1.7
Seahawks 1.6
Redskins 1.2

If you look at the draft now, the Giants easily had one of the top five drafts.  We had so many contributors this season from this draft, even in the late rounds.  Aaron Ross was a great pick in the first round.  Steve Smith is getting better.  Jay Alford had the huge hit on Tom Brady on the Patriots final drive of the Super Bowl.  DeOssie hasn’t seen much action, but he’s played his part on special teams.  Kevin Boss was there to fill in for Shockey and did an excellent job.  Ahmad Bradshaw was a steal in the seventh round…