The Mansfield Area, Columbus & Cincinnati Franchise League

SEA BIRDS TRADE UP FOR ROGERS

It was a trading frenzy on Draft Day 2003, with a total of six deals going through before or during the draft.  The Sea Birds traded up for the number one pick, getting rookie WR Charles Rogers (left).  The Dunces traded up, and then traded back down, getting rookie QB Byron Leftwich in the deal.  The War Mongers traded down, adding Steve McNair and drafting the starting QB they coveted in Kelly Holcomb.

A summary of draft day trades:

Israelites get WR Travis Taylor (BAL)
Rebels get 1R pick (#8)

Dunces get #1 pick
War Mongers get McNair, 1R (#5) and 2R (#17) picks

Sea Birds get #1 pick (War Mongers)
Dunces get 1R (#4) and next year's 2R

Sea Birds get WR Brian Finneran (ATL)
Skid Marks get 2R (#16)

Rebels get Michael Bennett and 2R (#24)
Skid Marks get Joey Harrington

Bootleggers get WR Derrick Mason TEN
Skid Marks get 1R (#10)


Pick
ROUND 1
Pos
Player
NFL
1
Sea Birds *
WR
Charles Rogers
DET
2
Woody's
WR
Andre Johnson
HOU
3
101 Boys
RB
Larry Johnson
KC
4
Dunces *
QB
Byron Leftwich
JCK
5
War Mongers *
QB
Kelly Holcomb
CLE
6
Vipers
RB
Adrian Peterson
CHI
7
Idiots
RB
Willis McGahee
BUF
8
Rebels *
RB
Onterrio Smith
MIN
9
Zeppelins
QB
Kyle Boller
BAL
10
Skid Marks *
QB
Carson Palmer
CIN
11
Rebels
WR
Mark Boerigter
KC
12
Skid Marks
RB
Justin Fargas
OAK
Pick
ROUND 2
Pos
Player
NFL
13
War Mongers
QB
Tommy Maddox
PIT
14
Woody's
WR
Bryant Johnson
ARZ
15
101 Boys
RB
Quentin Griffin
DEN
16
Skid Marks *
RB
Chris Brown
TEN
17
War Mongers *
RB
LeBrandon Toefield
JCK
18
Vipers
WR
Darrius Thompson
MIA
19
Idiots
RB
Marcell Shipp
ARZ
20
Israelites
QB
Rex Grossman
CHI
21
Zeppelins
WR
Nate Burleson
MIN
22
Bootleggers
PK
Jay Feeley
ATL
23
War Mongers *
RB
Avon Cobourne
DET
24
Rebels *
RB
Musa Smith
BAL
Pick
ROUND 3
Pos
Player
NFL
25
War Mongers
RB
Kevin Faulk
NE
26
Woody's
RB
B. J. Askew
NYJ
27
101 Boys
RB
Moe Williams
MIN
28
Sea Birds
QB
Marc Bulger
STL
29
Dunces
DF
Carolina Panthers
CAR
30
Vipers
RB
Najeh Davenport
GB
31
Idiots
RB
Zack Crockett
OAK
32
Israelites
TE
Bennie Joppru
HOU
33
Zeppelins
WR
Anquan Boldin
ARZ
34
Bootleggers
RB
Artose Pinner
DET
35
War Mongers *
WR
Kelley Washington
CIN
36
Skid Marks
WR
Tyrone Calico
TEN
Pick
ROUND 4
Pos
Player
NFL
37
War Mongers
DF
Atlanta Falcons
ATL
38
Woody's
WR
Teyo Johnson
OAK
39
Sea Birds
WR
Kevin Curtis
STL
40
Dunces
TE
Dallas Clark
IND
41
Vipers
QB
Marquis Tuiososopo
OAK
42
Idiots
RB
Jamel White
CLE
43
Israelites
WR
Taylor Jacobs
WAS
44
Zeppelins
WR
Drew Bennett
TEN
45
Skid Marks
RB
Lamar Gordon
STL
Pick
ROUNDS 5+
Pos
Player
NFL
46
Sea Birds
PK
Jeff Chandler
SF
47
Dunces
PK
Jeff Reed
PIT
48
Vipers
PK
David Akers
PHI
49
Idiots
WR
Bethel Johnson
NE
50
Skid Marks
RB
Tony Hollings
HOU
51
Sea Birds
WR
Scotty Anderson
DET
52
Skid Marks
WR
Brian Gilmore
ARZ
53
Sea Birds
DF
Seattle Seahawks
SEA
54
Skid Marks
PK
Aaron Elling
MIN
55
Skid Marks
PK
Josh Brown
SEA