NFL.Com looked back at the 2007 NFL Draft and Marshawn Lynch's selection. That he was drafted 12th so who were the 11 guys selected ahead ?
#1 - JaMarcus Russell : Its sad but they are being too kind here. Russell ate himself out of the NFL and weighed over 300+ pounds in 2010. Its why Oakland finally cut him. Also Russell's contract is what made the CBA be changed as he was guaranteed nearly $40+ million and was a blockbuster bust.
#4 - Gaines Adams : Sadly I never knew he passed away in 2010. He died of an undetected heart condition. Played for the Bucs and Bears from 2007-2009. They agree that Lynch given who Gruden drafted in 2007 would have fit best here.
#5 -Levi Brown : The Cardinals just signed Edgerrin James and they didn't need a RB.
#6 - LeVon Landry : The idea was for them to pair Landry and Sean Taylor back in secondary. But alas that never happened. Also the Redskins had Portis at RB.
#8 - Jamaal Anderson : A bust by the Atlanta Falcons. This team was in chaos with Bobby Petrino at coach , Michael Vick was sentenced to jail , and things showed here. Anderson had 6 sacks in 7 seasons.
#9 - Ted Ginn : They wanted a "juice player" because he was an explosive player in kick returns and could stretch a defense. He took a lot of critiques for what he was but has managed a decent NFL career. Dolphins had selected Ronnie Brown a season ago at #2 and also had Ricky Williams.
#10 - Amobi Okoye : Had a great rookie season. Kubiak came from the Shanahan school of coaching and did not believe in drafting a RB high as detailed. They had just signed Ahmen Green as a free agent and he was a bust as shown.
In fact there was 4 future Hall of Fame players selected before Lynch.
Calvin Johnson (WR)
Joe Thomas (LT)
Adrian Peterson (RB)
Patrick Willis (LB)