Compairing draft classes for Bears, Chargers

Posted January 16, 2012 11:00 pm

By Bob LeGere

The Bears have 13 starters on their current roster who arrived through the draft since 2001. The Chargers have drafted 17 starters since then.

CHARGERS DRAFT RECORD 2000-2011

2011

1. DT Corey Liuget (starter)

2. DB Marcus Gilchrist (backup)

2. LB Jonas Mouton (injured reserve)

3. WR Vincent Brown (starter)

3. CB Shareece Wright (backup)

6. RB Jordan Todman (practice squad)

6. OT Stephen Schilling (backup)

7. LB Andrew Gachkar (backup)

2010

1. RB Ryan Matthews (starter)

3. LB Donald Butler (starter)

4. DB Darrell Stuckey (backup)

5. DT Cam Thomas (backup)

5. QB Jonathan Crompton

7. TE Dedrick Epps

2009

1. DE Larry English (injured reserve)

3. OG Louis Vasquez (starter)

4. DT Vaughn Martin (starter)

4. OG Tyronne Green (starter)

4. RB Gartrell Johnson

5. CB Brandon Hughes (backup)

6. DB Kevin Ellison

7. WR Demetrius Byrd

2008

1. CB Antoine Cason (starter)

3. FB Jacob Hester (starter)

5. RB Marcus Thomas

6. DB DeJuan Tribble

7. OT Corey Clark

2007

1. WR Craig Davis

2. S Eric Weddle (starter)

3. LB Anthony Waters

4. TE Scott Chandler

5. WR Legedu Naanee

7. LB Brandon Siler

7. CB Paul Oliver (starter)

2006

1. CB Antonio Cromartie

2. OT Marcus McNeill (injured reserve)

3. QB Charlie Whitehurst

5. LB Tim Dobbins

6. OT Jeromey Clary (starter)

6. PK Kurt Smith

7. DT Chase Page

7. C Jimmy Martin

2005

1. LB Shawne Merriman

1. DE Luis Castillo (injured reserve)

2. WR Vincent Jackson (starter)

4. RB Darren Sproles

5. OT Wesley Britt

6. OG Wes Sims

7. C Scott Mruczkowski (injured reserve)

2004

1. QB Eli Manning*

2. DE Igor Olshansky

3. PK Nate Kaeding (starter/IR)

3. C Nick Hardwick (starter)

4. LB Shaun Phillips (backup)

5. DE Dave Ball

5. RB Michael Turner

6. TE Ryan Krause

7. DT Ryon Bingham

7. OT Shane Olivea

7. Ath Carlos Joseph

2003

1. CB Sammy Davis

2. CB Drayton Florence

2. S Terrence Kiel

3. OT Courtney Van Buren

4. LB Matt Wilhelm

5. P Mike Scifres (starter)

6. DB Hank Milligan

7. FB Andrew Pinnock

2002

1. CB Quentin Jammer (starter)

2. OG Toniu Fonoti

2. WR Reche Caldwell

3. LB Ben Leber

4. TE Justin Peelle

5. WR Terry Charles

6. AT Matt Enderle

7. QB Seth Burford

2001

1. RB LaDainian Tomlinson

2. QB Drew Brees

3. CB Tay Cody

4. LB Carlos Polk

5. OT Elliott Silvers

5. LB Zeke Moreno

7. OT Brandon Gorin

7. DB Robert Carswell

* In 2004, QB Eli Manning was traded to the Giants for QB Philip Rivers.

BEARS DRAFT RECORD 2000-2011

2011

1. OT Gabe Carimi (starter/IR)

2. DT Stephen Paea (backup)

3. S Chris Conte (starter/IR)

5. QB Nathan Enderle (backup)

6. LB J.T. Thomas (injured reserve)

7. RB Harvey Unga

2010

3. S Major Wright (starter)

4. DE Corey Wootton (backup)

5. CB Joshua Moore (practice squad)

6. QB Dan LeFevour

7. OT J’Marcus Webb (starter)

2009

3. DT Jarron Gilbert

3. WR Juaquin Iglesias

4. DT Henry Melton (starter)

4. CB D.J. Moore (backup)

5. WR Johnny Knox (starter/IR)

5. LB Marcus Freeman

6. S Al Afalava

7. OL Lance Louis (starter)

7. WR Derek Kinder

2008

1. OL Chris Williams (starter/IR)

2. RB Matt Forte (starter)

3. WR Earl Bennett (backup)

3. DT Marcus Harrison

4. S Craig Steltz (backup)

5. CB Zack Bowman (backup)

5. TE Kellen Davis (starter)

7. DE Ervin Baldwin

7. OG Chester Adams

7. LB Joey LaRocque

7. OT Kirk Barton

7. WR Marcus Monk

2007

1. TE Greg Olsen

2. DE Dan Bazuin

3. RB Garrett Wolfe

3. LB Michael Okwo

4. OG Josh Beekman

5. S Kevin Payne

5. DB Corey Graham (backup)

7. CB Trumaine McBride

7. OT Aaron Brant

2006

2. S Danieal Manning

2. WR Devin Hester (starter)

3. DT Dusty Dvoracek

4. LB Jamar Williams

5. DE Mark Anderson

6. FB J.D. Runnels

6. OG Tyler Reed

2005

1. RB Cedric Benson

2. WR Mark Bradley

4. QB Kyle Orton

5. WR Airese Curry

6. S Chris Harris

7. LB Rod Wilson

2004

1. DT Tommie Harris

2. DT Tank Johnson

3. WR Bernard Berrian

4. CB Nate Vasher

4. LB Leon Joe

5. DE Claude Harriott

5. QB Craig Krenzel

7. CB Alfonso Marshall

2003

1. DL Michael Haynes

1. QB Rex Grossman

2. CB Charles Tillman (starter)

3. LB Lance Briggs (starter)

4. S Todd Johnson

4. DT Ian Scott

5. WR Bobby Wade

5. WR Justin Gage

5. DT Tron LaFavor

6. LB Joe Odom

6. RB Brock Forsey

7. OL Bryan Anderson

2002

1. OT Marc Colombo

3. CB Roosevelt Williams

3. OG Terrence Metcalf

4. DE Alex Brown

5. S Bobby Gray

5. LB Bryan Knight

6. RB Adrian Peterson

6. WR Jamin Elliott

6. TE Bryan Fletcher

2001

1. WR David Terrell

2. RB Anthony Thomas

3. OL Mike Gandy

4. DE Karon Riley

5. OL Bernard Robertson

7. WR John Capel

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