The Super Bowl and the NFL Draft

During the Super Bowl this evening, there will 11 first-round picks among the 44 expected starters on offense and defense.

Here is the round-by-round breakdown of the Steelers and Cardinals expected starters in Super Bowl XLIII:

First round: 11

Second round: 5

Third round: 8

Fourth round: 6

Fifth round: 1

Sixth round: 3

Seventh round: 1

Undrafted: 9

The moral of this story? It’s always neat to look at stats. Also, finding those undrafted players is quite important.

Arizona:
- Levi Brown, OT - 1
- Larry Fitzgerald, WR - 1
- Edgerrin James, RB - 1
- Dominique Rodgers-Cromarte, CB - 1
- Antrel Rolle, FS - 1
- Karlos Dansby, LB - 2
- Travis LaBoy, DE - 2
- Deuce Lutui, OG - 2
- Anquan Boldin, WR - 2
- Darnell Dockett, DT - 3
- Mike Gandy, OT - 3
- Gerald Hayes, LB - 3
- Chike Okeafor, LB - 3
- Leondard Pope, TE - 3
- Adrian Wilson, SS - 3
- Terrelle Smith, FB - 4
- Antonio Smith, DE - 5
- Reggie Wells, OG - 6
- Rod Hood, CB - UDFA
- Bryan Robinson, DT - UDFA
- Lyle Sendlein, C - UDFA
- Kurt Warner, QB - UDFA
Pittsburgh:
- James Farrior, ILB - 1
- Casey Hampton, DT - 1
- Santonio Holmes, WR - 1
- Heath Miller, TE - 1
- Troy Palamalu, SS - 1
- Ben Roethlisberger, QB - 1
- LaMarr Woodley, OLB - 2
- Hines Ward, WR - 3
- Max Starks, OT - 3
- Willie Colon, OT - 4
- Larry Foote, ILB - 4
- Aaron Smith, DE - 4
- Ike Taylor, CB - 4
- Deshea Townsend, CB - 4
- Justin Hartwig, C - 6
- Chris Kemoeatu, OG - 6
- Brett Keisel, DE - 7
- Ryan Clark, FS - UDFA
- Carey Davis, FB - UDFA
- James Harrison, OLB - UDFA
- Willie Parker, RB, - UDFA
- Darnell Stapleton, OG - UDFA