I'm getting more depressed...........
http://sportsillustrated....ft-2009/04/25/blog/3.htmlFoxboro, Mass., 6:50 p.m.
Percy Harvin, who was just grabbed by Minnesota with the 22nd pick, has been labeled a risky bet because of some off-the-field issues. There's a bigger issue, though, regardless of off-field concerns: Florida receivers have consistently been the riskiest picks in the draft. It's been a fairly consistent phenomenon, not to mention an infuriating one for the teams that take them.
Harvin is the 17th Florida wideout taken in the draft since 1991 (the first draft of former Florida coach Steve Spurrier's players). Here are the others:
Andre Caldwell (third round 2008)
Dallas Baker (seventh round 2007)
Chad Jackson (second round 2006)
Taylor Jacobs (second round 2003)
Jabar Gaffney (second round 2002)
Reche Caldwell (second round 2002)
Travis Taylor (first round 2000)
Darrell Jackson (third round 2000)
Travis McGriff (third round 1999)
Jacquez Green (second round 1998)
Ike Hilliard (first round 1997)
Reidel Anthony (first round 1997)
Chris Doering (sixth round 1996)
Jack Jackson (fourth round 1995)
Willie Jackson (fourth round 1994)
Ernie Mills (third round 1991)
All but Darrell Jackson have failed to live up to expectations. Many, like Anthony and Green, failed spectacularly. It's too many failures to be a coincidence.
--Kerry J. Byrne
