Ben E Lou
11-21-2007, 03:57 AM
<DIV><SPAN class=postbody>Congratulations to the 2008 StelmackSoft All-Rookie Team members! As we will recall, 2008 was abig year for drafting for defense. 21 of the first 25 players taken played on the defensive side of the ball, including the first nine overall picks. The guys listed below earned playing time, stood out at their respective positions above all other rookies, and therefore are being honored today. Without further ado, here they are:</SPAN></DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cols=3 rules=none border=0 frame=void><COLGROUP><COL width=93><COL width=151><COL width=339></COLGROUP><TBODY><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=middle width=93 bgColor=#999999 height=28><B><FONT color=#000080>POSITION</FONT></B></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=middle width=151 bgColor=#999999><B><FONT color=#000080>PLAYER</FONT></B></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=middle width=339 bgColor=#999999><B><FONT color=#000080>STATS</FONT></B></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc height=28><FONT color=#000080 size=1>DE</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>Orlando Holmes, LVS</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>32 tkl, 12 ast, 6.5 sacks, 9 hurries, 3 passes blocked</FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc height=28><FONT color=#000080 size=1>DE</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>Riddick Browning, STU</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>32 tkl, 24 ast, 7 sacks, 10 hurries, 4 passes blocked</FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc height=28><FONT color=#000080 size=1>DT</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>Hunter Bumpers, OCE</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>49 tkl, 19 ast, 6.5 sacks, 16 hurries, 6 passes blocked</FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc height=28><FONT color=#000080 size=1>DT</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>Justin Appleton, SCR</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>66 tkl, 18 ast, 5 sacks, 10 hurries, 2 passes blocked</FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc height=28><FONT color=#000080 size=1>ILB</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>Keith Janssen, DRT</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>94 tkl, 31 ast, 1 INT, 2.5 sacks</FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc height=28><FONT color=#000080 size=1>OLB</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>Allen Garrido, ACG</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>79 tkl, 21 ast, 1 INT, 4 sacks</FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc height=28><FONT color=#000080 size=1>OLB</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>Daniel Stargell, RUS</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>59 tkl, 21 ast, 0 INT, 1 sack</FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc height=28><FONT color=#000080 size=1><STRONG>CB</STRONG></FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1><STRONG>Steven Weaver, LEV</STRONG></FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1><STRONG>19 caught, 15 defensed, 7 INTs, 35 tkl, 15 ast, 3 sacks</STRONG></FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc height=28><FONT color=#000080 size=1>CB</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>Roderick Farkas, MEX</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>51 caught, 13 defensed, 7 INTs, 55 tkl, 12 ast, 1 sack</FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc height=28><FONT color=#000080 size=1>S</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>Clarence Gillespie, KAI</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>28 caught, 8 defensed, 2 INTs, 43 tkl, 17 ast</FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc height=28><FONT color=#000080 size=1>S</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>Leonard Richmond, DEL</FONT></TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=center align=middle bgColor=#cccccc><FONT color=#000080 size=1>36 caught, 0 defensed, 4 INTs ,60 tkl, 8 ast</FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV><P>Special recognition goes out to the<SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">StelmackSoft Defensive Rookie Of The Year</SPAN>, <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">CB Steven Weaver</SPAN>, of Leavenworth. The Shivs snaggedWeaver with the 3rdoverall pick.The first CB taken, Weaver dominated receivers from day one. His exploits have been well-chronicled, but here's one more fact about his season: in no game this year did he give up more than 2 catches. Congratulations to Weaver, and all of the honorees!</P><DIV></DIV><DIV></DIV>