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Three- and five-year NFL draft history
By Hub Arkush
April 13, 2008
The chart below shows what NFL teams have reaped from two draft periods — 2003-05 (a three-year period that allows enough time for prospects to have developed) and 2003-07 (a five-year period that includes players from the past two drafts, who have not had sufficient time to have proved their mettle). The categories include number of drafted players on the roster as of Week One of 2007, number of drafted players who are starters and number of drafted players to earn at least one Pro Bowl berth. In the second-to-last column is the number of undrafted free agents over the five-year period (2003-07) who have made an opening-day roster.
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2003-05
Total (Rds 1-7) aggregate
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2003 -07
Total (Rds 1-7) aggregate
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On roster
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Total starters
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Pro Bowl
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Total picks
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On roster
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Total starters
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Pro Bowl
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Total picks
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Un-drafted free agents
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2007 wins
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1
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New England
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11
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9
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4
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25
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19
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11
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4
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44
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5
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16
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2
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Dallas
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13
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9
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4
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23
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25
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10
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5
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39
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15
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13
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3
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Green Bay
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8
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5
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0
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26
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25
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12
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0
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49
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8
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13
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4
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Indianapolis
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10
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7
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2
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27
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26
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12
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3
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43
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16
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13
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5
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Jacksonville
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15
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7
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1
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27
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28
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12
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1
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44
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11
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11
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6
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San Diego
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17
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11
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4
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26
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28
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14
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6
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40
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9
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11
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7
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Cleveland
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7
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5
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1
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21
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18
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10
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1
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38
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8
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10
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8
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N.Y. Giants
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11
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6
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2
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22
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24
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10
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2
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37
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11
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10
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9
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Pittsburgh
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9
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4
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2
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21
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19
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7
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2
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38
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6
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10
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10
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Seattle
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12
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7
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2
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25
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26
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11
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2
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39
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4
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10
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11
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Tennessee
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15
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6
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0
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30
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26
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10
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1
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50
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6
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10
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12
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Tampa Bay
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10
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4
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0
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26
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24
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8
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0
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46
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2
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9
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13
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Washington
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5
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4
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2
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13
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11
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7
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2
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24
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7
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9
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14
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Arizona
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14
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9
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2
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21
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23
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15
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2
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33
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8
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8
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15
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Houston
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8
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5
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2
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26
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21
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12
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3
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40
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4
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8
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16
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Minnesota
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7
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3
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2
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22
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18
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10
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3
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36
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12
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8
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17
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Philadelphia
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11
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8
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1
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27
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23
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11
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1
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43
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14
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8
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18
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Buffalo
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11
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5
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1
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20
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25
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13
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1
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36
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8
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7
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19
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Carolina
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10
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5
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0
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24
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24
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8
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0
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40
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4
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7
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20
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Chicago
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11
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7
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3
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26
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26
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10
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4
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42
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5
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7
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21
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Cincinnati
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15
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6
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1
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27
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27
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10
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1
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42
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8
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7
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22
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Denver
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4
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1
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0
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26
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13
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5
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0
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37
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4
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7
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23
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Detroit
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10
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5
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1
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23
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21
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9
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1
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38
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5
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7
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24
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New Orleans
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7
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5
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2
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20
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17
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8
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2
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35
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3
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7
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25
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Baltimore
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13
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4
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1
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25
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29
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11
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1
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42
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6
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5
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26
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San Francisco
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14
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5
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2
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28
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29
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9
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3
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46
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1
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5
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27
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Atlanta
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7
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5
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1
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21
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23
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9
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1
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37
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11
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4
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28
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Kansas City
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10
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5
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2
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24
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22
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10
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2
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38
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9
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4
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29
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N.Y. Jets
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10
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5
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2
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25
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22
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9
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2
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39
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5
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4
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30
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Oakland
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11
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6
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0
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26
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23
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10
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0
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44
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4
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4
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31
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St. Louis
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7
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7
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1
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25
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22
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10
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1
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47
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6
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3
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32
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Miami
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9
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6
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0
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21
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22
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10
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0
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38
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8
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1
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Average
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10.4
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5.8
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1.5
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24.0
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22.8
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10.1
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1.8
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40.1
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7.3
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8.0
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Median
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10.0
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5.0
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1.5
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25.0
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23.0
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10.0
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1.5
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39.5
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6.5
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8.0
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The categories we examined were how many total draft choices each club made, how many of the players chosen were on a team’s opening-day roster in 2007, how many of those players were starters, how many Pro Bowlers were drafted and how many undrafted rookies made the roster from 2003-07.
To eliminate any confusion or conflicting data, we used the following criteria:
- Any player listed on the 53-man roster at the beginning of the ’07 season or during the year as a result of injuries, provided he was on the roster at least half the season, qualifies as being on the roster. Players on injured reserve count as being on the roster, but practice-squad players do not, unless they were elevated to the 53-man roster.
- All teams have 26 or 27 starters — 11 each on offense and defense and five on special teams (PR, KR, PK, P, LS), unless one man is deemed the starter at both return positions.
- In situations where teams used multiple starters due to poor performance, the player with the most starts at the position is deemed the starter.
- If a starter began the season on the physically-unable-to-perform list, he is still regarded as the opening-day starter when he returned, even if he wound up having started fewer games than the player starting in his place while he was out.
- If a rookie outperforms a veteran and takes a starting job, regardless of when the job is earned, or becomes a starter as a result of a trade, he is considered the starter, even if he started fewer games than the incumbent.
- In situations where injuries apply, a backup is not deemed a starter, even if he started 15 games in relief.
Related Articles:
Breaking down each team's draft success the past five years
By Hub Arkush, April 13, 2008
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