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          Nine days to the Draft: Top players 50-12

          • Chris Sprow, ESPN.comApr 16, 2009, 03:00 AM ET
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            • Deputy NFL Editor
            • Hosts 'First Draft' with Mel Kiper and Todd McShay
            • Written for New York Times, Seattle Times, others
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          ESPN Stats & Information has ranked all NFL players drafted in the modern draft (1967 to 2008) based on their performance during their NFL careers -- regardless of how they fared with the team that drafted them. Insider will count down each team's best draft class (seeded 1 through 32), then conduct a tournament to determine the best class of all time.