Trivia of the Day – Saturday, February 23rd

by Chase Stuart on February 23, 2013

And you thought the 'Luck' puns were bad...

Last year, Stanford’s David DeCastro was considered one of the safest picks in the draft. But despite being a dominant player that nearly every scout loved, because he was a guard, DeCastro fell to the Steelers with the 24th pick. This year, Alabama guard Chance Warmack projects to be an even better player, and some think he’ll crack the top ten.

Guards generally don’t get drafted so early. It’s not always easy to typecast a player as a guard (as opposed to a center or tackle), but according to Pro-Football-Reference, Chris Naeole (Colorado) is the last guard to be selected in the top 10, when the Saints took him at 10 in 1997. Before that, you have to go back to 1988, when Dave Cadigan (USC) and Eric Moore (Indiana) went to the Jets and Giants. The last guard selected in the top five was Bill Fralic of Pittsburgh, who was taken by the Falcons with the second pick in the 1985 draft.

But when it comes to guards, there’s an even rarer feat than landing in the top five of the draft. The last time any rookie made the Pro Bowl at guard – regardless of draft position – came in 1983. Can you name him?

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He went to Northwestern and played for the Baltimore Colts.

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He was the fourth pick in the 1983 draft and was a 7-time Pro Bowler, but he played most of his career at tackle.

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He was drafted by the Broncos, but was traded to Baltimore with quarterback Mark Herrmann, and a 1984 first round pick (guard Ron Solt) for John Elway.

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Chris Hinton. Since 1950, only three guards — Hinton, Ed Budde, and Lou Creekmur, have made the Pro Bowl as rookies. Hey, at least the Colts got more from Denver for Elway than they did for Peyton Manning.

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