Now that the 2015 draft is in the books, I wanted to look back at our draft class from 2012 seeing as how it's been 3 years and we can now make certain claims based on each pick.
1st Round – Ryan Tannehill (QB, Texas A&M)
2nd Round – Jonathan Martin (OT, Stanford)
3rd Round – Olivier Vernon (DE, Miami)
3rd Round – Michael Egnew (TE, Missouri)
4th Round – Lamar Miller (RB, Miami)
5th Round – Josh Kaddu (OLB, Oregon)
6th Round – B.J. Cunningham (WR, Michigan State)
7th Round – Kheeston Randall (DL, Texas)
7th Round – Rishard Matthews (WR, Nevada)
Tannehill, Vernon, and Miller are all solid starters. Matthews has shown flashes. Everyone else busted.
In the end though, gaining three above average starters, including a QB has to be looked at as a successful draft.
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If I could change a few things here are the top 3 alternatives taken within 10 picks after ours....
1st Round – Ryan Tannehill (QB, Texas A&M) Wouldnt change
2nd Round – Jonathan Martin (OT, Stanford) Could've had: Alshon Jeffery, Mychal Kendricks, Bobby Wagner
3rd Round – Olivier Vernon (DE, Miami) Wouldnt change
3rd Round – Michael Egnew (TE, Missouri) Couldve had: Tyrone Crawford, Mohammed Sanu, Nick Foles
4th Round – Lamar Miller (RB, Miami) Wouldnt change
5th Round – Josh Kaddu (OLB, Oregon) Could've had: Shaun Prater, Randy Bullock, Chris Rainey
6th Round – B.J. Cunningham (WR, Michigan State) Couldve had: Danny Trevathan
7th Round – Kheeston Randall (DL, Texas) Couldve had: Alfonzo Dennard, Nate Potter, J.R. Sweezy
7th Round – Rishard Matthews (WR, Nevada) Wouldnt change -
Really? And yet he drafted the #2 and #5 ranked cornerbacks according to pff.
I know everyone here hates Ireland and he made some bad decisions but he was a damn good drafter. -
I think it's fair to include Derrick Shelby as an UDFA. He's been a solid contributor.
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Couldn't build a team to save his life.
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I was going to but decided to keep it strictly drafted players.
Including Shelby, those are 5 legit contributors. That's pretty good. -
To this day I still can't believe that ginger idiot waited until the 6th round to take a WR when our corps consisted of Hartline, Bess, Clyde Gates and Legedu Naanee.
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Overall that was a pretty good draft, ya...I mean you can pick a few of those picks apart in hindsight. Personally I didn't like the Egnew pick at all back then...nor the Kadu pick. Loved the RT, Vernon, and Matthews picks, but was hoping for a WR in the first few rounds.
Still glad he's gone. I think this year's draft could be special for this team...we got some great talent far below their value, and I trust Hickey + UDFA. -
Tannehill alone makes it a good draft. Vernon and Miller are icing. Nice to see the Ireland haters are still out there lol.