'07 draft class nearly purged from AFC East

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After they dumped quarterback Trent Edwards and traded running back Marshawn Lynch in consecutive weeks, a lone member of the Buffalo Bills' 2007 draft class remained on the roster.

Just three years later, one keeper is a lousy return.

But consider how the rest of AFC East drafted in 2007.

Only six of 30 AFC East draftees from 2007 still are with the team that drafted them: two New York Jets, two Miami Dolphins, one New England Patriot and one Bill. (See chart below.)
Buffalo Bills

Round (Pick)	Player	Notes
1st (12)	RB Marshawn Lynch	Traded for 2011 4th-rounder
2nd (34)	LB Paul Posluszny	Still on team
3rd (92)	QB Trent Edwards	Released 2010
4th (111)	RB Dwayne Wright	Released 2008
6th (184)	DB John Wendling	Released 2010
7th (222)	TE Derek Schouman	Released 2010
7th (239)	DE C.J. Ah You	Released 2007

Miami Dolphins

Round (Pick)	Player	Notes
1st (9)	WR Ted Ginn	Traded for 2010 5th-rounder
2nd (40)	QB John Beck	Released 2009
2nd (60)	C Samson Satele	Traded for 2009 6th-rounder
3rd (71)	RB Lorenzo Booker	Traded for 2008 4th-rounder
4th (108)	DT Paul Soliai	Still on team
6th (181)	FB Reagan Mauia	Released 2008
6th (199)	G Drew Mormino	Released 2008
7th (219)	LB Kelvin Smith	Released 2009
7th (225)	P Brandon Fields	Still on team
7th (238)	DE Abraham Wright	Released 2008

New England Patriots

Round (Pick)	Player	Notes
1st (24)	S Brandon Meriweather	Still on team
4th (127)	DT Kareem Brown	Released 2007
5th (171)	OT Clint Oldenburg	Released 2007
6th (180)	LB Justin Rogers	Released 2007
6th (202)	DB Mike Richardson	Released 2009
6th (208)	RB Justise Hairston	Released 2007
6th (209)	OT Corey Hilliard	Released 2007
7th (211)	LB Oscar Lua	Released 2008
7th (247)	G Mike Elgin	Released 2007

New York Jets

Round (Pick)	Player	Notes
1st (14)	CB Darrelle Revis	Still on team
2nd (47)	LB David Harris	Still on team
6th (177)	OT Jacob Bender	Released 2008
7th (235)	WR Chansi Stuckey	Traded in package for WR Braylon Edwards

[TacklingDummy]

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Trade all picks after the 3rd round for another selection in the 2nd or 3rd round.

[trapezeus]

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one of the 6 is a punter too. Wow.

[Mad Max]

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I still feel bad. The rest of our division has actually won despite of their crap draft that year.

We have now sunk to such lows that even the lowly Jests pests that used to frequent the board crowing about "winning the offseason" have come to find us unworthy of their trollitude.

This is especially noteworthy due to the fact that the Jests have now in reality (not just in gang-grimes fairy tales) been winning not only off-season but regular season victories as well.

[ddaryl]

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this is an interesting stat. none the less...

[EDS]

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Jets got two studs.

[Billz_fan]

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We have now sunk to such lows that even the lowly Jests pests that used to frequent the board crowing about "winning the offseason" have come to find us unworthy of their trollitude.

LMAO good point !

[SABURZFAN]

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one of the 6 is a punter too. Wow.

and he's more productive than the last five picks that the Bills had that year.... COMBINED!!!!!!!!

[Mr. Miyagi]

Re: '07 draft class nearly purged from AFC East

Someone tell me again how the Patriots are so good at building through their drafts.

[Crisis]

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lol....isn't Reagan Mauia that hawaiian dude miami fans were all excited about because of that video of him running through a wall?

hahahaha

[psubills62]

Re: '07 draft class nearly purged from AFC East

Someone tell me again how the Patriots are so good at building through their drafts.

Because it was the drafts in the first half of the decade that gave the Pats their core. The last few drafts have been a whole bunch of "meh" for them, despite having 90 more picks than everyone else.

[pats-were-right]

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Someone tell me again how the Patriots are so good at building through their drafts.

Pats had no high picks in '07 - it's the year they traded picks for Moss and Welker, so '07 is not a good barometer. Other than that year, and '06, which was indeed lousy, all of the Pats' drafts from '01 to present have ranged from average to good.

[Pinkerton Security]

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but i thought the Pats were absolutely amazing at drafting and never make an error??

I know we've had some busts but every team does, i just get sick of hearing everyone talk about how the pats are amazing at drafting. if you want to praise a team based on their drafting prowess, credit the Steelers, they have an amazing track record.

[Ickybaluky]

Re: '07 draft class nearly purged from AFC East

but i thought the Pats were absolutely amazing at drafting and never make an error??

I know we've had some busts but every team does, i just get sick of hearing everyone talk about how the pats are amazing at drafting. if you want to praise a team based on their drafting prowess, credit the Steelers, they have an amazing track record.

Well they did trade picks for Moss and Welker that year.

That was, overall, a very weak draft league-wide.

[k-oneputt]

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Someone tell me again how the Patriots are so good at building through their drafts.

Because they have a qb.

So we will probably have the top pick in the draft, you think we want to draft a qb ?????

QB covers a lot of problems,