2011 NFL Draft – Syndication Server

27 Days, 27 Picks: DE Adrian Clayborn

The next player in our 27 Days, 27 Picks series was plagued by injuries in Tampa Bay.

In 27 Days, 27 Picks, Bucs Wire will analyze the last 27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers first-round draft picks, one for each day leading up to the 2023 NFL draft. We’ll take a look at the player’s college stats, their pre-draft numbers (either via the NFL Combine or their Pro Day), their NFL stats, some player footage and analysis at the end on whether the pick itself was a good one.

We go to 2011 with our next pick in the 27 Days, 27 Picks series. This Iowa player was a strong prospect out of college, but he never materialized in Tampa Bay due to injuries.

Check out the rundown on [autotag]Adrian Clayborn[/autotag] below:

LISTEN: ESPN podcast on what Richard Sherman can teach about NFL draft

Take a listen to the ESPN podcast on what Richard Sherman can teach us about the NFL draft.

Looking for something to listen to ahead of the start of the 2021 NFL draft? How about a recap of how former Seattle Seahawks star Richard Sherman became the 25th cornerback selected in the 2011 NFL draft.

Below is the audio and episode summary for the ESPN Daily podcast hosted by Pablo Torre and guest ESPN’s Domonique Foxworth. Give it a listen!

Episode Summary: The Seattle Seahawks drafted Richard Sherman with the 154th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, behind 24 other cornerbacks. Ten years later, Sherman is still punishing the league for letting him fall that far, and created a legacy that will one day send him to Canton. But what did everyone miss when they were evaluating Sherman in 2011? And why didn’t they see his potential? On the day of the 2021 NFL Draft, Domonique Foxworth explains what Richard Sherman, the prospect, can teach us about what we’ll see during these next three days of drafting…and everything we won’t.

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Ex-Jets DE Muhammad Wilkerson suspended following DWI arrest in March

The Jets’ former first-round pick won’t play for the first two games of the 2020 season if he signs with a team.

Regardless of if former Jets DE Muhammad Wilkerson lands on an NFL team in 2020, he won’t play at the start of the season.

Per ESPN’s Field Yates, the NFL suspended Wilkerson for the first two games of the season after he was charged and arrested in March for DWI, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia by New Jersey State Police. It was his second drunk driving arrest in 12 months.

Wilkerson hasn’t played since 2018 as a member of the Green Bay Packers after he spent the previous seven seasons with the Jets. While he only played in three games with the Packers and tallied five total tackles, he initially flourished with the Jets after being drafted 30th overall in 2011. He combined for 44.5 sacks, 410 combined tackles, 11 forced fumbles and 103 quarterback hits in New York.

Wilkerson, along with Sheldon Richardson and Leonard Williams, formed a formidable trio on the Jets defensive line that tallied 20 combined sacks in 2011. That season also featured Wilkerson’s best year as a pro, as he recorded 12.5 sacks, was selected for his first and only Pro Bowl and signed a lucrative five-year, $83 million contract extension with $53 million in guaranteed money the following offseason.

Wilkerson failed to live up to his new contract and tallied just eight sacks and 104 total tackles in the two years after his extension. The Jets cut him after the 2017 season. He signed with the Packers soon after but suffered a serious ankle injury that forced him to miss all but three games of the 2018 season. Wilkerson didn’t sign with any team after the 2018 season.

Wilkerson recently turned 30, but his off-the-field history, coupled with his declining production, doesn’t bode well for a return to the league.

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Giants select Mike Pouncey in 2011 NFL re-draft

In a 2011 NFL re-draft courtesy of Bleacher Report, the New York Giants select OC Mike Pouncey instead of CB Prince Amukamara.

In the 2011 NFL Draft, the New York Giants selected cornerback Prince Amukamara with their first-round pick and he went on to have a somewhat tumultuous rookie campaign.

After holding out longer than any other player in the 2011 draft class, Amukamara finally arrived in East Rutherford and immediately broke his foot causing him to miss more than three months.

Ultimately however, it didn’t matter as Aaron Ross and Corey Webster held things down for the Giants, who eventually went on to win Super Bowl XLVI.

In a 2011 NFL re-draft courtesy of Bleacher Report, Brad Gagnon has the Giants passing on Amukamara and what was an underwhelming tenure with the team to instead select center Mike Pouncey out of Florida.

The New York Giants might not want to mess with juju, but Amukamara wasn’t a big part of the team that won it all in 2011. Instead, the G-Men would be smart to draft somebody who could have increased their chances of winning between 2012 and now.

Pouncey fits that bill. The last four-time Pro Bowler from this class would have provided an upgrade over David Baas, Jim Cordle and J.D. Walton early and even Weston Richburg later.

This may be the best and most logical re-draft presented by B/R in recent months, and it certainly makes sense for the Giants.

David Baas, J.D. Walton and even Weston Richburgh did not get it done for the team and the Giants are still struggling at the center position here in 2020. Pouncey would have shored that up immediately and may even be holding down the position here in 2020.

While Pouncey was involved in the bullying scandal in Miami, there’s no reason to believe he would have found similar trouble inside the Giants’ locker room.

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2011 NFL Draft: Of the 12 QBs chosen, one remains with the team that selected him

NFL Draft: Of the 12 QBs chosen in 2011, one remains with the team that selected him

Cam Newton went first and Greg McElroy went last of the 12 QBs drafted in 2011. How did they all do in the NFL?

A dozen quarterbacks were taken in the 2011 NFL Draft. Cam Newton was the first, going No. 1 overall. With the exit from Carolina of Newton, Andy Dalton of the Cincinnati Bengals, for now, remains the last quarterback to be with the team that drafted him in 2011.

New York Jets: Greg McElroy (Round 7)

Greg McElroy still has a home in football, in the broadcast booth. His NFL career consisted of one start, a loss, for the Jets who took him 208th overall. McElroy threw for 214 yards with a TD and a pick in his career.

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NFL Draft: Grading Cam Newton and the 2011 first-round picks

Cam Newton is on his way out of Carolina. A look back at the production of the Panthers’ quarterback and other 2011 first-round picks.

Cam Newton’s time in Carolina is coming to a close. The Heisman winner from Auburn was the first pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. How did the rest of the first round go and how did the players perform?

32. Green Bay: Derek Sherrod

The Packers went last in the first round and chose a tackle from Mississippi State, Derek Sherrod. He made one start in four seasons — not playing at all in 2013. Grade: F

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Texans DE J.J. Watt makes Pro Football Focus’ all-combine team for the 2010s

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt landed on Pro Football Focus’ all-combine team for the 2010s.

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt has been a special talent in the NFL, even before his pro football career properly began.

According to Pro Football Focus, which created their all-combine team for the 2010s, Watt and Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald were named as the two best interior defensive linemen.

The two most dominant interior defenders of the past decade just so happen to be the most freakish. Watt’s 6.88 3-cone at 290 pounds is an all-time figure, while Donald’s 4.68 40-yard dash qualifies similarly.

Honorable mentions included Memphis’ Dontari Poe, who was taken by the Kansas City Chiefs in Round 1 of the 2012 NFL Draft, and Margus Hunt from SMU, who the Cincinnati Bengals selected in the second round of the 2013 draft.

Watt stood 6-5 and weighed 290 pounds, according to NFL Scouting Combine statistics. The former Wisconsin Badger ran a 4.81 40-yard dash, benched 34 reps, had a 120-inch broad jump, ran a 4.21 in the shuttle, a 6.88 in the cone, and leaped 37 inches for his vertical.

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