Note: This article was written on October 17, 2007. The pick SD gave to Miami will be the 57th of the 2008 draft
The Dolphins shipped Chris Chambers out of town at the trading deadline in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2008 draft. The moves makes sense for both teams, as the Chargers add a quality receiver to go along with Vincent Jackson and Miami adds another piece to help them in the rebuilding process they’ve clearly begun.
Since the Chargers will likely make the playoffs and advance past the first round, the pick they are giving up will be somewhere between the 56th and 63rd selections. To give you an idea of what kind of player will be available there, let’s look at who was selected in that area during the last five drafts. Keep in mind the Chargers’ selection will come one pick sooner than it would have in previous season because the Patriots will lose their first-round pick as a result of cheating, meaning the first round will have only 31 slots.
2003
56. N.Y. Giants – Osi Umenyiora, DE Troy State
57. San Francisco – Anthony Adams, DT Penn State
58. Indianapolis – Mike Doss, SS Ohio State
59. Pittsburgh – Alonzo Jackson, DE Florida State
60. Tennessee – Tyrone Calico, WR Middle Tennessee State
61. Philadelphia – L.J. Smith, TE Rutgers
62. San Diego (via Green Bay through Philadelphia) – Terrance Kiel, FS Texas A&M
63. Oakland – Teyo Johnson WR Stanford
2004
56. Cincinnati (via Miami through New England) – Madieu Williams, S Maryland
57. Tennessee – Antwan Odom, DE Alabama
58. San Francisco (via Philadelphia) – Shawntae Spencer, CB Pittsburgh
59. Cleveland (via Indianapolis) – Sean Jones, S Georgia
60. New Orleans (via St.Louis) – Courtney Watson, ILB Notre Dame
61. Kansas City – Kris Wilson, TE Pittsburgh
62. Carolina – Keary Colbert, WR USC
63. New England – Marquise Hill, DE LSU
2005
56. Denver – Darrent Williams, CB Oklahoma State
57. New York Jets – Justin Miller, CB Clemson
58. Green Bay – Terrence Murphy, WR Texas A&M
59. Atlanta – Jonathan Babineaux, DT Iowa
60. Indianapolis – Kelvin Hayden, CB Illinois
61. San Diego – Vincent Jackson, WR Northern Colorado
62. Pittsburgh – Bryant McFadden, CB Florida State
63. Philadelphia – Matt McCoy, OLB San Diego State
2006
56. Baltimore (from Giants)- Chris Chester, C/G Oklahoma
57. Chicago – Devin Hester, WR/KR Miami (FL) (This worked out well)
58. Carolina – Richard Marshall, CB Fresno State
59. Tampa Bay – Jeremy Trueblood, OT Boston College
60. Jacksonville – Maurice Jones-Drew, RB UCLA
61. Denver – Tony Scheffler, TE Western Michigan
62. Indianapolis – Tim Jennings, CB Georgia
63. Seattle – Darryl Tapp, DE Virginia Tech
2007
56. Denver – Tim Crowder, DE Texas
57. Philadelphia – Victor Abiamiri, DE Notre Dame
58. Detroit (via New Orleans) – Ikaika Alama-Francis, DE Hawaii
59. Carolina (via New York Jets) – Ryan Kalil, C USC
60. Miami (via New England) – Samson Satele, C Hawaii (run on centers!)
61. Detroit (via Baltimore) – Gerald Alexander, S Boise State
62. Chicago (via San Diego) – Dan Bazuin, DE Central Michigan
63. Green Bay (via Chicago thru Jets) – Brandon Jackson, RB Nebraska (whoops)
