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Levi Brown, 1st round - Started 13 games, and proved the Cardinals didn't reach for him with the 5th pick. |
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Trey Lewis, 6th round - Was even better than fellow rookie on the D-Line, Jamaal Anderson. |
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Ben Grubbs, 1st round - Stepped right in and started 12 games. |
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Marshawn Lynch, 1st round - Flashed the ability of a future Pro Bowl running back. |
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Jon Beason, 1st round - Started every game and finished third in the league in total tackles. |
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Trumaine McBride, 7th round - A surprise standout on an already good defense; started 9 games. |
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Chinedum Ndukwe, 7th round - Leon Hall was better all around, but Ndukwe was an absolute steal. |
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Joe Thomas, 1st round - Made a rare appearance in the Pro Bowl for a rookie. |
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Nick Folk, 6th round - Not the most glamorous of picks, but Folk was the league's best kicker last season. |
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Tim Crowder, 2nd round - Racked up four sacks in 13 games as a rookie. |
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Calvin Johnson, 1st round - 756 receiving yards is about as much as you can ask from a rookie receiver. |
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Korey Hall, 6th round - A linebacker in college; played a huge rule in paving the way for Ryan Grant's success. |
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Amobi Okoye, 1st round - Lived up to his potential and started 14 games. |
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Anthony Gonzalez, 1st round - Really stepped up in the absence for Marvin Harrison. |
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Reggie Nelson, 1st round - Started from the get go and looks like a future Pro Bowler. |
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Dwayne Bowe, 1st round - Fell 5 yards shy of 1,000; nearly an unreachable number for a rookie receiver. |
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Samson Satele, 2nd round - Started every game and is one of the few 2007 Dolphins worth keeping around. |
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Adrian Peterson, 1st round - If you don't know why he's here, you've been under a rock for the past year. |
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Brandon Meriweather, 1st round - He gets it by default. No rookie started a single game for the Patriots. |
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Usama Young, 3rd round - No rookie started, but Young flashed the most promise for the future. |
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Ahmad Bradshaw, 7th round - They had one of the best drafts, but Bradshaw was an absolute steal. |
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Darrelle Revis, 1st round - Looked like a reach at the time, but Revis lived up to their expectations. |
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Zach Miller, 2nd round - Looked like a steal at the time, and it was. Started all 16 games. |
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Brent Celek, 5th round - Eagles rookies didn't do much, but Celek proved to be a valuable backup TE. |
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Daniel Sepulveda, 4th round - The only Steelers rookie to really see much of the field. |
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Adam Carriker, 1st round - Started every game and helped bolster their run defense immediately. |
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Eric Weddle, 2nd round - They traded a lot to get him, but he didn't disappoint with 54 tackles. |
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Patrick Willis, 1st round - The defensive rookie of the year was simply dominant from the start. |
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Brandon Mebane, 3rd round - Their only rookie to start, stepped up and filled a major hole on the line. |
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Gaines Adams, 1st round - Got off to a slow started, but closed out the season very strong. |
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Michael Griffin, 1st round - Started 10 games and was the best player in their secondary. |
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LaRon Landry, 1st round - Still learning to defend the pass, but a beast in run support with 95 tackles. |