April 12, 2008

2003
1. CB Terence Newman (1-5)
2. C Al Johnson (2-38)
3. TE Jason Witten (3-69)
4. LB Bradie James (4-103)
5. CB B.J. Tucker (6-178)
6. WR Zuriel Smith (6-186)
7. OG Justin Bates (7-219)

2004
1. RB Julius Jones (2-43)
2. OT Jacob Rogers (2-52)
3. OG Stephen Peterman (3-83)
4. CB Bruce Thornton (4-121)
5. TE Sean Ryan (5-144)
6. CB Nathan Jones (7-205)
7. WR Patrick Crayton (7-216)
8. CB Jacques Reeves (7-223)

2005
1. OLB DeMarcus Ware (1-11)
2. DE Marcus Spears (1-20)
3. LB Kevin Burnett (2-42)
4. RB Marion Barber III (4-109)
5. DE Chris Canty (4-132)
6. S Justin Beriault (6-208)
7. OT Rob Petitti (6-209)
8. DT Jay Ratliff (7-224)

2006
1. LB Bobby Carpenter (1-18)
2. TE Anthony Fasano (2-53)
3. DE Jason Hatcher (3-92)
4. WR Skyler Green (4-125)
5. S Pat Watkins (5-138)
6. DT Montavious Stanley (6-182)
7. OT Pat McQuistan (7-211)
8. OG E.J. Whitley (7-224)

2007
1. LB Anthony Spencer (1-26)
2. OT James Marten (3-67)
3. WR Isaiah Stanback (4-103)
4. OT Doug Free (4-122)
5. PK Nick Folk (6-178)
6. FB Deon Anderson (6-195)
7. DB Courtney Brown (7-212)
8. CB Alan Brown (7-237)

Still on roster during '07 season*: 25
Starters*: 10
Pro Bowlers: 5

The first four draft classes here were under Bill Parcells’ watch, helping build the nucleus of the NFC’s No. 1 seed this season. All told, Parcells picked four Pro Bowl players plus some solid starters — all of them in Rounds One through Four. He also unearthed some late-round gems in WR Patrick Crayton and DT Jay Ratliff, both of whom broke out this season, and saw something in undrafted QB Tony Romo long ago. There were some missteps, especially with some OL prospects and with the bulk of the 2006 class. But it’s hard to argue with too much beyond that.

* — See Three- and five-year draft history for criteria in determining this number.

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