By now, everyone probably knows that the four quarterbacks in the playoffs are former first-round picks. That would be Chicago's Jay Cutler, Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers, New York's Mark Sanchez and Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger.
But what about the other skill positions of running back and receiver? Check out a breakdown of each team's regular season stats leaders and where they were picked after the jump.
2011 NFL championship games, the draft and skill positions
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Rushing:
- Round 2, pick 44 overall, 2008
Receiving:
- Round 5, pick 140 overall, 2009
Rushing: Brandon Jackson - Round 2, pick 63 overall, 2007
Receiving:
- Round 2, pick 52 overall, 2006
Rushing:
- Round 1, pick five overall, 2001
Receiving:
- Round 1, pick 30 overall, 2008
Rushing:
- Round 1, pick 23 overall, 2008
Receiving:
- Round 3, pick 84 overall, 2009
It should be noted that every player on this list was drafted by their current team, other than Tomlinson. If anyone finds this interesting, maybe I’ll break it down further this week.
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