2009 NFL Draft Countdown

[HD MM]

Even though the '08-'09 NFL Playoffs are still ongoing, the rest of the NFL is looking forward to next year. College players are declaring for the draft and new personnel moves are being finalized by disgruntled owners.

I figure it's about time to start a thread looking forward to the 2009 NFL Draft.

We can chronicle all the big names declaring for the draft here. We can also speculate on where these players will end up as we look forward to the draft in just 101 days from now.

The 2009 NFL Draft is scheduled to take place in Radio City Music Hall in NYC on April 25 and 26, 2009.

See here for complete draft order including pre-draft trades...

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[HD MM]

Some of the big names declaring for the draft so far....

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[ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft09/news/story?id=3819447"]Ohio State Buckeyes' Beanie Wells to forgo senior season for NFL - ESPN[/ame]



Here's a good site that lists all of the underclassmen that have declared so far...

Draft Countdown - Underclassmen

 

[Vic_Mackey]

Nice forum, here.

The Nfl really needs to fix the draft order, all teams that made the playoffs should draft after the teams that didn't.

16. San Diego
21. or 22. Philadelphia/Arizona loser
23. Minnesota.

24. New England

 

[CeltsHD]

Nice forum, here.

The Nfl really needs to fix the draft order, all teams that made the playoffs should draft after the teams that didn't.

16. San Diego
21. or 22. Philadelphia/Arizona loser
23. Minnesota.

24. New England

Agreed :up:up:up

BTW, welcome to the site.

 

[HD MM]

Nice forum, here.

The Nfl really needs to fix the draft order, all teams that made the playoffs should draft after the teams that didn't.

16. San Diego
21. or 22. Philadelphia/Arizona loser
23. Minnesota.

24. New England

I think it's fair the way they do it now.

Two Key determinations on draft order:

1. Teams are grouped by regular-season record, regardless of playoff status, and sorted in reverse order.

2. No team moves outside its group, except that the winner of [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIII"]Super Bowl XLIII - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Super_Bowl_XLIII_logo.svg" class="image" title="Super Bowl XLIII Logo"><img alt="Super Bowl XLIII Logo" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/16/Super_Bowl_XLIII_logo.svg/250px-Super_Bowl_XLIII_logo.svg.png"@@AMEPARAM@@en/thumb/1/16/Super_Bowl_XLIII_logo.svg/250px-Super_Bowl_XLIII_logo.svg.png[/ame] selects 32nd and the loser 31st, regardless of their records.

 

[salsadancer7]

I think it's fair the way they do it now.

Two Key determinations on draft order:

1. Teams are grouped by regular-season record, regardless of playoff status, and sorted in reverse order.

2. No team moves outside its group, except that the winner of Super Bowl XLIII selects 32nd and the loser 31st, regardless of their records.

I wouldn't be surprised if the order you saw had alot to do with trades made in the last couple of years.

 

[Skyhi]

I wonder if Beanie will be able to stay healthy in the NFL. I don't think I'd be comfortable drafting him earlier than 15.

 

[HD MM]

I wonder if Beanie will be able to stay healthy in the NFL. I don't think I'd be comfortable drafting him earlier than 15.

A lot of early mocks have Beanie going to Cincy with the #4 overall pick.

Also, I've seen mocks with CB, Malcom Jenkins, OSU going to the Browns with the #8 pick.

 

[Ramy]

A lot of early mocks have Beanie going to Cincy with the #4 overall pick.

Also, I've seen mocks with CB, Malcom Jenkins, OSU going to the Browns with the #8 pick.

I would rather they got Moreno if he is still available.

 

[Vic_Mackey]

A lot of early mocks have Beanie going to Cincy with the #4 overall pick.

Also, I've seen mocks with CB, Malcom Jenkins, OSU going to the Browns with the #8 pick.

I wonder if Mangini would take another Ohio State player after getting burned last year.

I hope the Lions take either Oher(Mississippi) or Smith(Alabama) with the top pick. Take a LB, maybe Laurinaitis(Ohio State), with the 21st pick. See if you can get Cassel from the Patriots with the 33rd pick.

 

[HD MM]

I wonder if Mangini would take another Ohio State player after getting burned last year.

I hope the Lions take either Oher(Mississippi) or Smith(Alabama) with the top pick. Take a LB, maybe Laurinaitis(Ohio State), with the 21st pick. See if you can get Cassel from the Patriots with the 33rd pick.

Over the last four years, Mangini and the Jets have drafted four Ohio State players starting in 2005 with kicker Mike Nugent. The next year with, Mangini at the helm, the Jets selected center Nick Mangold and linebacker Anthony Schlegel. Finally, last year, with only one Buckeye drafted on day one of the draft, Vernon Gholston became a Jet.

 

[Skyhi]

A lot of early mocks have Beanie going to Cincy with the #4 overall pick.

Also, I've seen mocks with CB, Malcom Jenkins, OSU going to the Browns with the #8 pick.

I don;t know if I like that...I'd like to see them get a LB.

 

[HD MM]

I don;t know if I like that...I'd like to see them get a LB.

Me too.

I really like Rey Maualuga from USC, but most don't have him ranked as high as where we're picking. Maybe we could trade down and still get him?

 

[HD MM]

 

[meStevo]

That's awesome.

Some have had the Chiefs picking a LB, but think we'll go QB so we can get out of this spread offense and run something more traditional.

 

[SabresRule]

I am sick of players who say they'll come back, and they don't.

Whatever happened to loyalty in college football?

A few weekd back, I remember McCoy and Donalf Brown saying they'd stay another year.

What a bunch of liars!

 

[Skyhi]

Can you really blame them for leaving?

 

[mdonnelly]

OU has a press conference scheduled for an hour from now, where they expect to announce Sam Bradford's intentions to either stay at OU for another year, or to opt for the NFL draft.

 

[meStevo]

A lot of players were expected to come out to try and avoid a rookie slotting system that is expected in the next CBA I believe in addition to the complications that could arise with no salary cap in place.

 

[HD MM]

[ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3832957"]Quarterback Sam Bradford to return to Oklahoma Sooners - ESPN[/ame] That makes it a clean sweep for all 3 Heisman Finalists. Tebow, Bradford and McCoy will all be back next year.

Although not officially announced yet, [ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft09/news/story?id=3833465"]Sources: USC QB Mark Sanchez plans to enter NFL draft - ESPN[/ame]

Ohio State WR, Brian Harline has announced he will skip his Senior year to enter the NFL Draft.

Ohio State WR's Kurt Coleman and Ray Small are staying put.