Draft factoids post #7

Since Da Birds have the #14 pick in the first round of the draft this year, here's a peek at what they've done with round one picks in the teens over the last 1.5 decades:

1993 Round 1, pick #19 -- Lester Holmes, OG
** Calling him an average lineman is a generous statement. Played uninspiring ball for five years.

1994 Round 1, pick #14 -- Bernard Williams, OT
** Even worse than the year before: Williams started fewer than 15 games for the team before being booted from the squad.

1998 Round 1, pick #11 -- Tra Thomas, OT
** Even with the back problems of late, Thomas and his Pro-Bowl resume make him easily the Eagles best line pick over the last 20 years.

2003 Round 1, pick #15 -- Jerome McDougle, DE
** He's been OK, but not worth a pick this high. He made more news for getting shot in the stomach last year than for his play the two years before.

2004 Round 1, pick #16 -- Shawn Andrews, OT
** He'll probably turn out to be a good pickup, but I'll never forget that he broke his leg in his very first game when it collapsed trying to hold up his 400-pound frame.

Uh-oh ... I'm sensing an O-line theme ... More on that in the days to come.