Draft factoids post #3

I know what you’re saying – “Sure, yesterday he told us how many of each position da Birds have drafted over the last 15 years, but who have been the best draft picks at each spot since 1990?”

Why I’m glad you asked. We'll do the offense first:

(Please note: Some of these positions are embarrassingly thin. I don’t even know who Scott Peters is.)

C -- Scott Peters, 2002 Round 4
** Didn’t make one start for the Eagles, but he wins by default among three drafted centers who never played a down.

FB -- Cecil Martin, 1999 Round 6
** He was a reliable blocker for four years. That’s as good as it gets in this category.

K – None. Zero. No one.
** They haven’t drafted one in the last 15 years. Really. Fine, go look it up yourself.

OG -- Jermaine Mayberry, 1996 Round 1
OT -- Tra Thomas, 1998 Round 1
** Nobody wants to hear about O-lineman except their moms, so moving right along …

QB -- Donovan McNabb, 1999 Round 1
** Who’d you expect, Bobby Hoying?

RB -- Duce Staley, 1997 Round 3
** He was the only offense on some bad, bad Birds teams: 4,807 rushing yards, 2,498 receiving yards and 32 TDs in his seven years in town.

TE -- LJ Smith, 2003 Round 2
** Little John is a big player, and after two years he’s already much better than the likes of Jason Dunn and Luther Broughton.

WR -- Fred Barnett, 1990 Round 3
** In his 5 healthy seasons with the Eagles, averaged 58 catches, 890 yards and better than 5 TDs a year. Then we traded him for Troy Vincent.