Top 10 NFL Draft Steals All Time

     Ok, maybe not all time, but these are players drafted by the team they played for and were well known on.  Most of these players are retired, but the body of work that these players had was incredible.  Again, these are my opinions, so don't get offended folks.

Worthy Notables
Deacon Jones DE L.A. Rams, Cris Carter WR Eagles, Jared Allen DE Chiefs.

Top 10 NFL Draft Steals
10. Andre Reed WR Buffalo Bills 1985 Rd 4 #86

     Man, if that Buffalo Bills team won just one of the 4 straight super bowls they went to, they could have been one of the best teams of all time.  Now, they are probably the best team to never win a super bowl of all time.  Reed was drafted one year after QB Jim Kelly and one year before RB Thurman Thomas and no doubt, was one of the best backfields in history.



9. Dan Marino QB Miami Dolphins 1983 RD 1 #27

    Dan Marino had probably the best career for a QB, but if you ask him, I'm sure he'd rather have a ring.  Playing a Pitt, Terry Bradshaw was about to retire, and the Steelers fans were hoping Marino would be in black and yellow.  Instead, they passed him up, and he fell to Miami, after Ken O'Brien.


8. Randy Moss WR Minnesota Vikings 1998 Rd 1 #21

     I almost didn't put him on the list, but he did fall hard in 1998.  The Vikings already had a solid offense, and adding Moss put them one FG miss away from playing the Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII.  But he had a shitty attitude all throughout his career, and he will probably go down as the best downfield receiver of all time ungratefully.

7. Aaron Rodgers QB Green Bay Packers 2005 Rd 1 #24

      The sad look on Rodgers' face was priceless, especially when his hometown team, the 49ers, took Alex Smith at no.1.  He just sat there waiting, super fucking irritated, and waited.  He was the last player in that green room, and ESPN just kept shoving him not getting picked in his own face.  Then he got the call from the Packers, waited for a few years behind Favre, and won a Super Bowl.  Now he is the highest paid QB of all time.

6. Hines Ward WR Pittsburgh Steelers 1998 Rd 4 #92

     Hines Ward always had a smile, and he always had fun.  And man could he hit!  He made sure that defensive players better keep their head on a fucking swivel!  He went overlooked by a lot of teams, but Bill Cowher saw him and saw a Hall of Famer.  Well at least that's what he will tell you!  Ward has over 800 receptions, and 10,000 yards, and is the leading receiver in so many categories in Steelers franchise history.  A very storied franchise.

5. Shannon Sharpe TE Denver Broncos 1990 Rd 7 #192

     Sharpe probably changed the way the position is played, and with all the shit he talked, he was one player that was able to back it up, week after week, year after year.  Elway got his favorite target, and Sharpe went on to win 3 Super Bowls. 2 with Denver, 1 with Baltimore.  At his retirement, Sharpe lead all TE's in history, in receptions, yards and touchdowns.

4. Bart Starr QB Green Bay Packers 1956 Rd 17 #200

     Almost considered the QB who defined the position.  He and Lombardi had a great relationship, and won 5 NFL titles, and the first two Super Bowls together.  You think the draft is boring now, try 17 fucking rounds of it, then you'll know boring.

3. Terrell Davis RB Denver Broncos 1995 Rd 6 #196

     Super Bowl MVP, 2,000 yards rushing in a single season, 1998 NFL MVP, and considered one of the best running backs in Broncos history.  Mike Shanahan almost cut TD, but in game 4 of the preseason in 1995, TD made tackles on special teams, ran for over 100 yards, and scored twice.  The next week he was starting.  Had Matt Lepsis not injured him in 2000, he may have gone on to be one of the best backs of all time.  And he created the Mile High Salute!

2. Joe Montana QB San Francisco 49ers 1979 Rd 3 #82

     Phil Sims was taken in the first round, and Montana went in the 3rd.  The very last pick in the 3rd round.  With Bill Walsh, the 2 formed the West Coast Offense, and changed the game.  4 Super Bowl Championships, and a 2 time Super Bowl MVP, Montana is among the elite in football history.

1. Tom Brady QB New England Patriots 2000 Rd 6 #199

     Tom Brady barely played at Michigan, and was drafted to back up Drew Bledsoe.  Then he took his job, and has led the Patriots to 5 Super Bowls, winning 3 of them, and is a 2 time Super Bowl MVP.  He also holds the record for most TD passes in a season(50), and gets to date supermodels and be the host of "Saturday Night Live".  Pretty fucking good resume for a kid who didn't weigh 180 lbs coming out of college, in the 6th round.