Every NFL team’s best draft class since 2000: Revealing top 32 drafts of 21st century

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Free agency, since its inception in the early 1990s, has played a significant role in the success (or failure) of NFL franchises but the NFL Draft also plays a large part in helping determine which team is crowned league champion on a yearly basis. Simply put, teams consistently drafting quality players have generally been in position to win one or multiple championships. In contrast, teams that struggle to select the right prospects perennially find themselves with one of the top picks in the draft.

With the 2024 NFL Draft just around the corner, we decided to take a look back at each team’s best draft since 2000. Older draft classes clearly have an advantage, but potential already shown in some recent draft classes did result in some from the last few years cracking this list.

Without further ado, let’s get started.

1 3 Larry Fitzgerald WR 2 33 Karlos Dansby LB 3 64 Darnell Dockett DT 4 100 Alex Stepanovich C 5 135 Antonio Smith DE 6 167 Nick Leckey C 7 202 John Navarre QB

The Cardinals’ 2004 draft class starts with Larry Fitzgerald, a future Hall of Fame receiver who was the team’s best player during their 2008 Super Bowl run. With their second- and third-round picks, the Cardinals picked two other players who would play prominent roles on their ’08 NFC title team: linebacker Karlos Dansby and defensive tackle Darnell Dockett. In the fifth round, Arizona selected defensive end Antonio Smith, who received 39 starts…

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Author : Bryan DeArdo

Publish date : 2024-04-10 12:15:28

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