Harrell thinks he tore his ACL

[pbmax]

There is a misconception out there that Harrell was hurt a lot in college. He really wasn't. In spite of playing only three games as a senior, he played 35 college games. He had a broken ankle as a freshman, but that was about it until the torn biceps.

Bump. Found it.

35 college games. So much for "hurt his entire college career and never played".

[pbmax]

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/29421584.html

Harrell's injury woes date all the way to high school, where he battled shin splints and had a bad lower back. At Tennessee, Harrell underwent surgery for shin splints on his right leg in 2003 and missed more than half of spring practice that year. That August, Harrell broke a bone in his right ankle and missed the first five games of the season.

Harrell missed two games in 2004 with a right ankle sprain, and then went injury free in 2005. But in Tennessee's second game of the 2006 season, Harrell suffered a torn biceps injury. He tried to play the following week against Florida, and then opted for season-ending surgery.

Harrell didn't take part in any contact drills during Green Bay's post-draft minicamps and organized team activities last year because of that same biceps injury. Then he missed five games during the 2007 regular season with an ankle injury.

He played 35 games. But he did suffer a number of injuries.

[Bretsky]

hated that pick from day one

[HarveyWallbangers]

hated that pick from day one

You hate most of our picks from day one. Since a majority of picks don't turn out, you're bound to be right a lot of the time.

[Carolina_Packer]

I wonder what the hit to miss rate is for even the top-tier NFL teams.

[mraynrand]

I wonder what the hit to miss rate is for even the top-tier NFL teams.

I remember an extensive study by Cliff Crystl showed it was about 40% success across the league for rounds 1-4. I think success was measured by the players starting 50% of games or more? It was a long time ago, so maybe the numbers are not the same, but it seems about right. There are a lot of misses, but I'm sure crappy teams drive down that average...