And we’re not talking about David Ortiz and the round mound of sound, Charles Barkley.  Okay so Cassel and Vrabel for the 34th pick in the 2009 draft.  We all have admitted that Vrabel was a WEEI favorite, until the trade and now he is on the down side of his career.  Here is a list of former number 34 picks.

2008 the Redskins drafted Devin Thomas a Wide Receiver from Michigan State.  A whopping 15 catches for 120 total yards.

2007 the Bills drafted Paul Posluszny a Middle linebacker from Penn State.  Three games 26 tackles, but he did get injured.

2006 the Browns drafted D’Quell Jackson and Inside linebacker from Maryland.  Not a bad first year for him, he appeared in 13 games and made 93 total tackles.

2005 with the 34th pick the Browns selected Brodney Pool a DB from Oklahoma.  He appeared in 13 games with 35 tackles and 1 pick.

2004 the Giants selected BC product Chris Snee.  He started 11 games that year for the G-Men, he recently re-signed with them for six years and 43.5 million.

2003 the Detroit Lions select Boss Bailey linebacker from Georgia.  He played in all 16 games that year making 88 tackles with 1.5 sacks and a pick.

2002 the Carolina Panthers selected Running back from UCLA DeShaun Foster.  He did not start or carry the ball that year for the Panthers but has developed into a quality back for the Panthers.

2001 the Browns selected Quincy Morgan a wide receiver from Kansas State.  In 16 games he had 30 receptions for 432 yards and 2 td’s.

and finally in 2000 the Saints selected Darren Howard a defensive end from Kansas State.  He started 16 games and had 11 sacks, which in and of itself is mind boggling.

One other note before I sign off.  The Pats, since 2000, have picked close to the 34th pick with two picks at number 36.  They took Eugene Wilson, free safety from Illinois, who played in 16 games, with 61 tackles and 4 picks, if I remember correctly he could never stay on the field.  He is now with the Texans.  And in 2006 they selected, projected 1st rounder, Chad Jackson who played in 12 games that year and caught 13 memorable passes for 152 yards and 3 TD’s.

So to sum it up, there is value at selecting number 34 in the draft, but as some like to say, you have to do your homework, in order to not select Devin Thomas or (gulp) Chad Jackson!

2 Comments for “Today’s blog is sponsored by the number 34.”

1. Dave Says:
   March 3rd, 2009 at 7:47 pm

   Love the idea for the blog and very well done. I always find it very interesting to look at the past history of any draft pick (in this case, the 34th)

2. mike in salem Says:
   March 7th, 2009 at 1:34 am

   caption contest winner was pretty disturbing, good concept gone bad
   glad i was not part of it

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