Kurt Coleman, and a Look at The Best Seventh Rounders Ever

by NotoriousJRH on Sep 7, 2010 11:14 AM EDT

KURT COLEMAN, AND A LOOK AT THE BEST SEVENTH ROUNDERS EVER

Of course, I know Coleman may not pan out to be an all-pro or anything, but I wrote this as a fun look at what could be. You never know, right?

http://www.camelclutchblog.com/nfl-seventh-round-draft-picks/

But you know, there are plenty of first round draft picks who, great as they were in college, fail to spark anything in the pros (Jamarcus Russell, Ryan Leaf…), whereas there’s some late round steals that stun the world (Tom Brady, a sixth rounder, being the prime example).

I did a little research of seventh round players going back to the 1980 Draft, just to see if any of them crashed through the ceiling, this perception that seventh rounders can’t and won’t pan out.

You may be surprised to see just who did shatter that glass.

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Good list

C James went in the 7th round as he had already signed for a USFL team.

Bo had been picked in the first round by Tampa the year before and played Baseball instead. As noone knew if he wanted to play football or not was why he lasted to the 7th round in the following draft.

That said – you have covered 30 years of the draft which is nearly 900 picks of which 18 became really good players – so roughly a one in 50 chance of getting a steal late in the draft.

We got lucky with Bradshaw 3 years ago no reason why you have not got lucky with Coleman this year.

by G Fan in England on Sep 7, 2010 11:27 AM EDT reply actions

With a 2% chance of becoming a good player I think perception is reality.

I'm not drunk I'm just drinking.

by no1pipelayer on Sep 7, 2010 12:12 PM EDT reply actions

Houshmandzadeh is a good player and all, but if he’s the second-best player on the list, it’s telling. When Gus Frerotte — seriously, Gus Frerotte — is in the top 15, it’s telling. When only one player on the list has a chance to make the Hall of Fame, it’s telling. Finding elite players in the 7th round is extremely unlikely.

by Rujasu on Sep 7, 2010 12:53 PM EDT reply actions

no love for the mighty Moise Fokou

he is the greatest lb ever

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by NorthPhillyKid on Sep 7, 2010 1:37 PM EDT reply actions

you should research and breakdown 7th round stars between non drafted stars …that, id like to see

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If Football Had A Church , Brian Dawkins Would Be My Preacher. -NPK

Creator of "Jibta" - NPK

"i know talent .. the eagles do not " – JIBTA

by NorthPhillyKid on Sep 7, 2010 1:39 PM EDT reply actions

The thing about this is that there’s far more UDFAs than 7th rounders, and there’s also no good resources for finding numbers on UDFAs who don’t make teams.

I’m sure there are far more star UDFAs, but I bet their ratio of success would be even worse than that of 7th rounders if you found accurate numbers.

by mrb5091 on Sep 7, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, to be fair, you could take 7th round picks that played X number of games against UDFAs who played X number of games. If not, then you would have a larger failure fate for UDFAs, as you stated.

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by JoshuaR on Sep 7, 2010 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Just wanted to thank you guys for taking time to read my work, as well as those who read my Donovan McNabb’s jersey piece last week. As an aspiring freelance writer, I hope to improve upon my weaker writing and continue to get stronger.

So thanks again.

by NotoriousJRH on Sep 7, 2010 4:07 PM EDT reply actions

No problem, good luck with your goal...

thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro

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by wild_eagle on Sep 7, 2010 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Shocker

late round picks tend not to succeed as well as higher draft picks.

by Easedel on Sep 7, 2010 5:41 PM EDT reply actions

That's not what this was about..

It was about the success rate of 7th rounders, and what’s the arbitrary success percentage we can put on Coleman.

thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro

"I'm trading Kolb to Buffalo for Cribbs"- the brilliant Trade Kolb

by wild_eagle on Sep 7, 2010 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Well at least we know..

That no matter what. He will have a better career, and wont disappoint as much as Jamarcus Russell (or in our case Freddie Mitchell)

....When does football season start again???

by SpursEaglesFanSanAntonio on Sep 7, 2010 7:39 PM EDT reply actions

I think Alan Ball will be a pretty good saftey this year

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by rajav on Sep 7, 2010 8:38 PM EDT reply actions

WOW nice list

Bo Jackson fell that far? Amazing, I didn’t realize that Colston was that late either.

Brian Dawkins for President

by BDawkins20 on Sep 7, 2010 10:55 PM EDT reply actions

There was a reason for Bo’s. He went #1 in 1986, but wouldn’t give up baseball as Tampa Bay wanted him to. He went back into the draft in 1987 and so many others passed on him before Al Davis said “He can play all the goddamn baseball he wants, I want him.”

by NotoriousJRH on Sep 7, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions