|
ARIZONA CARDINALS - OFFENSE
|
|
QB
|
Kurt Warner |
Matt Leinart / John Navarre |
|
RB
|
Edgerrin James |
J.J. Arrington / Marcel Shipp |
|
FB
|
James Hodgins |
Obafemi Ayanbadejo |
|
OT
|
Leonard Davis |
Jeremy Bridges |
|
OG
|
Milford Brown |
Reggie Wells / Shawn Lynch |
|
C
|
Alex Stepanovich |
Nick Leckey |
|
OG
|
Elton Brown |
Alan Reuber |
|
OT
|
Oliver Ross |
Fred Wakefield |
|
TE
|
Leonard Pope |
Eric Edwards / Adam Bergen |
|
WR
|
Larry Fitzgerald |
Bryant Johnson |
|
WR
|
Anquan Boldin |
Todd Watkins |
|
ARIZONA CARDINALS - DEFENSE |
|
DE
|
Calvin Pace |
Chike Okeafor |
|
DT
|
Darnell Dockett |
Langston Moore |
|
DT
|
Kendrick Clancy |
Gabe Watson |
|
DE
|
Bertrand Berry |
Kenny King |
|
LB
|
Karlos Dansby |
James Darling |
|
LB
|
Gerald Hayes |
Lance Mitchell |
|
LB
|
Orlando Huff |
Darryl Blackstock |
|
CB
|
David Macklin |
Eric Green |
|
CB
|
Antrel Rolle |
Robert Tate |
|
S
|
Adrian Wilson |
Ernest Shazor |
|
S
|
Robert Griffith |
|
|
ARIZONA CARDINALS
- 2006 DRAFT IN REVIEW
|
|
RD
|
PICK
|
NAME |
POS
|
SCHOOL |
|
1
|
10
|
Matt Leinart |
QB
|
USC |
|
2
|
41
|
Taitusi Lutui |
OG
|
USC |
|
3
|
72
|
Leonard Pope
|
TE
|
Georgia |
|
4
|
107
|
Gabe Watson |
DT
|
Michigan |
|
5
|
142
|
Brandon Johnson |
LB
|
Louisville |
|
6
|
177
|
Jonathan Lewis |
DT
|
Virginia Tech |
|
7
|
218
|
Todd Watkins |
WR
|
BYU |
|
Draft Grade: A+
|
|
Another exceptional
Draft for Denny Green
and the Arizona
Cardinals, who made
noise before the draft
even started by signing
All-Pro RB Edgerrin
James. His addition,
along with rising stars
at WR Larry Fitzgerald
and Anquan Boldin, gives
Arizona a very healthy
outlook for the future.
And making that outlook
even brighter was the
pleasant surprise of
seeing QB Matt
Leinart there for
the taking at pick #10
during the 2006 Draft.
Leinart, who would've
gone #1 overall had he
declared for the 2005
Draft, brings his
Heisman Trophy and
impressive resume to the
land of the rising sun,
where the Cardinals are
beginning to emerge as a
serious player out West.
Leinart's USC teammate,
Taitusi Lutui,
was an excellent pick-up
in round two, and TE
Leonard Pope, who
had legitimate first
round talent based on
his enormous size and
receiving skills, was an
absolute steal in round
three. With Boldin and
Fitzgerald blazing the
sidelines, Pope will be
a great target over the
middle and in the
redzone for Leinart.
Oversized run-stuffer
Gabe Watson (DT) was
another steal at #107
overall. He will fit in
nicely alongside Darnell
Dockett, but Watson will
have to shed a few
pounds first, but that
shouldn't be a problem
since he'll be training
in the Arizona heat. |
|