Rookie Signings are almost completed with 28 of 31 signed and reporting to camp this weekend! The only picks are 3 back to back to back picks at the end of the top 10. Pick 7 ( Sedrick Ellis), Pick 8 ( Derrick Harvey), and Pick 9 ( Keith Rivers) are still unsigned as their respective teams open training camp.

Moving closer to the top of the draft means higher expectations. These 7 third rounders have lived up to their teams' expectations and have become top-caliber NFL players. Names include Brian Westbrook, Steve Smith, Lance Briggs, Frank Gore, Jason Witten, Chris Cooley, and Joey Porter.

Moving along in our 8 part series, we have reached the 4th round. Some more big names have shown up as we inch closer to Day One Selections. Elvis Dumervil, David Garrard, Asante Samuel, Jared Allen, Kerry Rhodes, Rudi Johnson, and Marion Barber grace the list. And even a reference to Mark Brunell!

The 4th installment in the series of best draft picks per round over the past ten (10) years. Bigger names were found in 6th, 7th, and undrafted rounds, but there are still some stars present in the 5th round. NFL GMs, start thinking about trading those Fives for 6 & 7's.

Newsworthy Rookie Alerts - Caleb Campbell hopes the Army will allow him to play for the Lions, Colt Brennan ready to prove himself and his collegiate records in the NFL, and Ray Rice is going back to Rutgers - for a day to sign autographs. The Ravens are hoping to use him as a Maurice Jones-Drew back.

Part 3 in a 8 part series of the best draft choices per round. This one features the best 6th round draft choices of the last 10 years. Huge names are on this list including Tom Brady and his 3 Super Bowl Rings. Other stars also included, pretty shocking list!

A list of seven 7th round draft choices that have proved 31 teams wrong and become quality NFL players. Out of the 7 players, there are Pro Bowlers, All Pros, and Super Bowl Champions. Also projects Marcus Monk ( Chicago Bears) as a 7th rounder to watch out for this year!

The best undrafted rookie free agents of the last 10 years. Each of these players went through all 7 rounds of their respective NFL Drafts without hearing their names called. Now, they are NFL all-pros and have great careers ahead of them!

Rookie Wide Receiver News including Jordy Nelson aiming for the 3rd WR Spot in Green Bay, James Hardy and his history with trouble spells trouble for the Bills, and Limas Sweed participating in a football boot camp in Florida.

Aqib Talib involved in a fight at the NFL Rookie Symposium, Brian Brohm/ Matt Flynn's spots on the bench get deeper with Favre comeback talk, and 2 rookie WRs compete for the 3rd spot on the Rams Depth Chart

Like the AP All-American Teams or All-Pro Teams, I selected a 1st and 2nd All-Rookie Team based on the rookies in Madden 09.

A list of the top 5 defensive rookies from the 2008 NFL Draft Class that have a shot at being as dominant as Patrick Willis was in his rookie year. Will it be Chris Long, the first defensive player selected? Will it be another LB?

A top 5 list of offensive rookies who have the best chance to be this years Adrian Peterson, rookie of the year

Update on the rookie contract issues surrounding the league. Also includes possible solutions.

A bit of ironic discussions involving rookie salaries. Even NFL Commissioner believes rookie salaries are too high, but under further review, the NFL Salary Cap's rookie cap structure fully facilitates these type of contracts.