Preceding Draft, Brady Comes to Mind

The upcoming NFL Draft promises great things for the 2009 football season, and anticipation for next month’s draft has already caused a stir amongst the league. When it comes to the NFL Draft, this is where coaches separate themselves in terms of good versus great, as it all comes down to strategy. While looking at all of the eligible draft picks for this year, it’s easy to make comparisons to some of the best draft picks of all time, and yesterday the NFL Network made a list of these names, compiling the top 10 draft steals in NFL history. Coming in at number one on this list? Tom Brady – no surprise here.

Brady was drafted in the sixth round of the NFL Draft in 2000 and has since led the New England Patriots to four Super Bowls and three titles, become one of the most coveted quarterbacks in league history. Brady’s place atop the top 10 draft steals beats out Joe Montana, the number two draft steal in league history as a third-round pick in 1979. Rounding out the top five on the list are Terrell Davis (sixth-round pick in 1995), Deacon Jones (14th-round pick in 1961) and Dan Marino (first-round pick in 1983), respectively, and Bo Jackson (seventh-round pick in 1987), Shannon Sharpe (seventh-round pick in 1990), Ray Guy (first-round pick in 1973), Larry Wilson (seventh-round pick in 1960) and Roger Staubach (10th-round pick in 1964) finish out the list. Will the Patriots be able to add another name to this list in the near future? Stick around to find out!

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