Ranking the Eagles' draft classes since 1999, Part II

This week, we'll be ranking the Eagles' draft classes going back to 1999, or Andy Reid's first year with the team. Yesterday we started with the worst, counting down from 18 to 13. Read that one at your own peril.

Today we'll count down from 12 to 7 in Part II.

12) 2010

So many picks, so little value.

Round	Player	Position	Pro Bowls	Years as primary starter
1	Brandon Graham	DE	0	2
2	Nate Allen	S	0	5
3	Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	DE	0	0
4	Trevard Lindley	CB	0	0
4	Keenan Clayton	LB	0	0
4	Mike Kafka	QB	0	0
4	Clay Harbor	TE	0	2
5	Ricky Sapp	DE	0	0
5	Riley Cooper	WR	0	3
6	Charles Scott	RB	0	0
7	Jamar Chaney	LB	0	1
7	Jeff Owens	DT	0	0
7	Kurt Coleman	S	0	4
TOTAL	13 picks		0	17

Brandon Graham has become a good NFL starter, but the reality is that the majority of the Eagles' fan base expected the pick to be Earl Thomas once the Eagles traded up, and they were right that he should have been. I mean, not to beat that to death or anything, but it should be noted. As for Nate Allen, he is arguably the best defensive back the Eagles drafted since 2002, which is mind-blowingly sad.

Otherwise, there is so much about this draft that brings back weird memories, such as:

Remember when Ricky Sapp used to tweet "Family Guy!" like 30 times per week?
Remember when the Eagles traded Charles Scott for Jorrick Calvin, the guy who unintentionally/hilariously ran around in the end zone trying to kill time on a kickoff even though the clock doesn't start until you come out?
Remember when Keenan Clayton was going to be the safety/linebacker hybrid before it was en vogue, but he stunk?
Remember when Daniel Te'o-Nesheim tested really well on that dumb "SackSEER" metric, and then proceeded to have five career sacks?
Remember Mike Kafka's rag arm?
Remember when Brian Baldinger said Jamar Chaney was "already one of the best linebackers in the NFL after his first start?" Lol.
Remember when Riley Cooper went on a racist rant at a Kenny Chesney concert? And when he was quietly the reason the Eagles lost in the playoffs against the Saints when he dropped an easy pass over the middle with acres of open field in front of him?

Ah, memories.

11) 2001

The 2001 and 2015 drafts had the fewest number of picks over the last 18 years, with six.

Round	Player	Position	Pro Bowls	Years as primary starter
1	Freddie Mitchell	WR	0	0
2	Quinton Caver	LB	0	0
3	Derrick Burgess	DE	2	5
4	Correll Buckhalter	RB	0	0
5	Tony Stewart	TE	0	1
5	A.J. Feeley	QB	0	1
TOTAL	6 picks		2	7

Freddie Mitchell had 90 career receptions. By comparison, Nelson Agholor has 59 after two seasons, although I doubt Mitchell cost the team two touchdowns because he wasn't lined up correctly, and then, obviously, there was 4th and 26.

As for the rest, Burgess was a really good player, although he did most of his damage with the Raiders. Buckhalter was an underrated complementary back, and the Eagles were able to flip A.J. Feeley into a second-round pick from Miami.

But rounds 1 and 2? Ugh.

10) 2006

This was a very difficult draft class to place.

Round	Player	Position	Pro Bowls	Years as primary starter
1	Brodrick Bunkley	DT	0	7
2	Winston Justice	OT	0	3
3	Chris Gocong	LB	0	5
4	Max Jean-Gilles	OG	0	2
4	Jason Avant	WR	0	2
5	Jeremy Bloom	WR	0	0
5	Omar Gaither	LB	0	2
6	LaJuan Ramsey	DT	0	0
TOTAL	8 picks		0	21

When you look at this draft class, there's not one single player where you would say, "That was a really good pick." Mayyyybe Jason Avant in the fourth round? What this class did have was a lot of players who were contributors, but were JAGs.

Also, if the Patriots drafted Jeremy Bloom, he'd already be in the Hall of Fame. OK, maybe not. It's tough to beat out Morten Andersen.

9) 2000

One player was good early in his career, and one was good later after he was gone.

Round	Player	Position	Pro Bowls	Years as primary starter
1	Corey Simon	DT	1	6
2	Todd Pinkston	WR	0	4
3	Bobbie Williams	OG	0	9
4	Gari Scott	WR	0	0
6	Thomas Hamner	RB	0	0
6	John Frank	DE	0	0
6	John Romero	C	0	0
TOTAL	7 picks		1	19

Corey Simon was an awesome player for the Eagles at the start of his career, registering 9.5 sacks as a rookie, and 32 sacks over his first five years. And then he got fat and lazy, went to Colts, then the Titans, and he was out of the league at 30. Meanwhile, Todd Pinkston was an OK No. 2 receiver and a down-the-field threat, but most remember him for being bullied for 60 minutes in the NFC Championship Game by Ricky Manning Jr.

Bobbie Williams started 136 games over his career, but only 12 with the Eagles.

8) 2013

Three good players with the first three picks:

Round	Player	Position	Pro Bowls	Years as primary starter
1	Lane Johnson	OT	0	3
2	Zach Ertz	TE	0	1
3	Bennie Logan	DT	0	4
4	Matt Barkley	QB	0	0
5	Earl Wolff	S	0	0
7	Joe Kruger	DE	0	0
7	Jordan Poyer	CB/S	0	0
7	David King	DE	0	0
TOTAL	7 picks		0	8

Johnson, Ertz, and Logan are all legitimate NFL starters, who should all go on to have long NFL careers, as long as Lane can lay off the peptides.

And, of course, there was the legendary Matt Barkley, who appeared in three games, threw no TDs and 4 picks, had a QB rating of 44.6, challenged a beat writer to some kind of odd quarterback man test, and then was traded to the Cardinals:

7) 2016

A franchise quarterback!

Round	Player	Position	Pro Bowls	Years as primary starter
1	Carson Wentz	QB	0	1
3	Isaac Seumalo	OG/C	0	0
5	Wendell Smallwood	RB	0	0
5	Halapoulivaati Vaitai	OT	0	0
6	Blake Countess	CB/S	0	0
7	Jalen Mills	CB	0	0
7	Alex McCalister	DE	0	0
7	Joe Walker	LB	0	0
TOTAL	8 picks		0	1

A couple months ago, we projected the futures for the Eagles' 2016 draft class, and really, for the purposes of ranking last year's class among the rest, projecting is all we can do. I see two legitimate starters in Carson Wentz and Isaac Seumalo, with some other contributing pieces. Obviously, the team will look to build around Wentz.

If Wentz can carve out a career like Donovan McNabb, this class would be ranked where the 1999 class is, which you'll see in Part III of this exercise. If Wentz can win a Super Bowl, it would obviously immediately vault to No. 1.

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