All-time ultimate mock draft, pick No. 22

Every day or so leading up to the NFL Draft on April 26-27, "Greatest Pro Bowls of all time, and other stuff" will go from pick No. 32 to pick No. 1, recalling the greatest players ever selected in those spots.

I can't believe we've gone 10 picks without having a player named "Ernie" selected. Today, we're in luck ...

Ernie Stautner, DT, Pittsburgh Steelers (1950, Boston College)


Considered by teammates and opponents as one of the toughest competitors the great game of football has ever produced, Stautner was a 1969 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Toiling with a consistently mediocre Steelers teams long before the franchise became a dynasty in the 1970s, Stautner was a fixture along Pittsburgh's defensive line for 14 seasons, earning first- or second-team All-NFL honors in nine of those seasons.

Born in Prinzing-by-Cham, Bavaria, Stautner went on to become head coach of the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe, who he would lead to two consecutive World Bowls in 1995 and 1996, winning in 1995.

The Dallas Cowboys hold the No. 22 pick in this year's draft, which is sort of a coincidence in that Stautner coached the defense for the Cowboys -- starting in 1966 -- when "Doomsday" started to take shape as one of the NFL's dominant defenses.

Other notable players selected at No. 22 include ...

Andre "Bad Moon" Rison, WR, Indianapolis Colts (1989), who was one of the NFL's most dangerous receivers while playing in the Atlanta Falcons' run-and-shoot offense in the early 90s. Rison went on to anger Browns fans, and then help the Packers win Super Bowl XXXI.

William Perry, DT, Chicago Bears (1985), who was a central character in the Chicago Bears' run to victory in Super Bowl XX. Then, "The Fridge" went on to become immortalized with a G.I. Joe action figure, star in numerous commercials, appear in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest as a "celebrity contestant," attempt to comeback in pro football with the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football and lose in a celebrity boxing match to Manute Bol.

Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds, LB, Los Angeles Rams (1970), who played in three Super Bowls, one with the Rams (Super Bowl XIV), and then win two with the 49ers (Super Bowl XVI and Super Bowl XIX).

Current NFL players selected at No. 22: Brady Quinn, QB, Cleveland Browns (2007, Notre Dame); Manny Lawson, LB, San Francisco 49ers (2006, N.C. State); Mark Clayton, WR, Baltimore Ravens (2005, Oklahoma); J.P. Losman, QB, Buffalo Bills (2004, Tulane); Rex Grossman, QB, Chicago Bears (2003, Florida); Bryan Thomas, DE, New York Jets (2002, Alabama-Birmingham); Will Allen, CB, New York Giants (2001, Syracuse).