Well I did some research and here are some notables that were selected in Round 5 of the NFL Drafts (I figured a 7-8 year sample would be sufficient to judge, and up to 2004 because those players have now had 2 years to develop who were drafted in 2004):
1998:
131. Buffalo - Jonathan Linton, RB North Carolina
150. Green Bay - Corey Bradford, WR Jackson State
173. Minnesota - Matt Birk, C Harvard
180. San Francisco - Fred Beasley, FB Auburn
187. Green Bay - Matt Hasselbeck, QB Boston College
Link:
1998 Draft- Round 5
1999:
13 (146) Oakland Raiders - Eric Barton, LB Maryland
17 (150) New York Giants - Mike Rosenthal, T Notre Dame
23 (156) Buffalo Bills - Jay Foreman, LB Nebraska
5 (158) Denver Broncos - David Bowens, DE Western Illinois
Link:
1999 Draft- Round 5
2000:
(149) Green Bay Packers - Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, LB San Diego State
(153) Kansas City Chiefs - Dante Hall, RB Texas A&M
(156) Buffalo Bills - Sammy Morris, RB Texas Tech
(166) New Orleans Saints - Chad Morton, RB USC
Link:
2000 NFL Draft- Round 5
2001:
144. Buffalo Bills
Marques Sullivan - OT Illinois
150. Kansas City Chiefs (from St. Louis)
Derrick Blaylock - RB Stephen F. Austin
155. Philadelphia Eagles
A.J. Feeley - QB Oregon
Link:
2001 NFL Draft- Round 5
2002:
4(139) Buffalo Justin Bannan DT Colorado
11(146) Seattle Rocky Bernard DE Texas A&M
25(160) Washington Robert Royal TE Louisiana State ****
29(164) Green Bay Craig Nall QB Northwestern state (La)
31(166) Pittsburgh Verron Haynes RB Georgia
*** Special one for JSP!
Link:
2002 NFL Draft- Round 5
2003:
138 Indianapolis Robert Mathis DE Alabama A&M
Link:
2003 NFL Draft Round 5
2004:
2004 NFL Draft- Round 5
Now I only skimmed over the results....so if there are other solid choices there plese share them for its very possible I missed a few....
Folks here is the bottom line: Most likely, the 5th round pick from Houston, at best, will turn out to be a slightly above average player or a solid backup. But here is the REAL part of the Moulds deal that SO many of you who hate this forget to mention: Give me a decent young player in the 5th who might be like, lets say a Robert Mathis PLUS a player in 2007 via FA that can help this team, and Ill take that ANY day of the week over a 32 year old WR who is now bitching like other WR's in this league nowadays.
See ya EM.
Feel free to give comments, just providing these links for reference.