2008 NFL Rookies with Dreads

The NFL season is almost half way over and of course that means that many rookies have emerged especially with dreads. So with the help of HouseofDread here is a list of all of the rookies in the NFL with dreads.

DEF. LINE

Pat Sims Bengals

Eric Foster Colts

Marcus Howard Colts

Derrick Harvey Jaguars

Trevor Laws Eagles

Robert Henderson Giants (injured reserve list)

LINEBACKERS

Philip Wheeler Colts

Ali Highsmith Cardinals

Eric Walden Chiefs

Erin Henderson Vikings

Vince Redd Patriots (practice squad)

DEF. BACKS

Chris Horton Redskins

Charles Godfrey Panthers

Gerard Lawson Browns

Jonathan Wilhite Patriots

Mike Jenkins Cowboys

Husain Abdullah Vikings

Jack Williams Broncos

Brian Witherspoon Jaguars

OFF. LINE

Ryan Clady Broncos

Oniel Cousins Ravens

Jeff Otah Panthers

TIGHT END

Darrell Strong Raiders (practice squad)

WIDE RECEIVER

Davone Bess Dolphins

Steve Johnson Bills

Taj Smith Colts (practice squad)

C.J. Hawthorne Bills (practice squad)

Horace Gant Redskins (practice squad)

Jake Allen Packers (practice squad)

RUNNING BACKS

Tim Hightower Cardinals

Chris Johnson Titans

Jamaal Charles Chiefs

BenJarvus Green-Ellis Patriots

Chauncey Washington Jaguars

Rafael Little Titans (reserve/non-football injury list)

Dread Spotlight: Walter Dix

While watching the 100 meter final, one thing got my attention other then the fact that Usain Bolt is stupid fast. That was Walter Dix, who is a 22 year old who attended Florida State University. He was an 8 time NCAA Champion and was a 15 time all american. Dix though got to show his talents on the grandest stage of them all as he earned a bronze medal in both the 100 and 200 meter race. Dix may not have won gold this year, but we should plenty more of his dreads and running in 2012 in London.

Dread Score: 9 out of 10.

2009 College Football Recruits with dreads

Just like are series of Freshman and Sophomores in College Football, here is our post to the recruits.

Jacobbi McDaniel DT Florida State

Marlon Brown WR Undecided

Trent Richardson RB Alabama

Jaamal Berry RB Undecided

Ray Ray Armstrong ATH Undecided

Ryne Giddins DE Undecided

Jarvis Giles RB Tennessee

Bradley Battles ATH South Florida

Luther Robinson DT Miami

Jeremy Gallon ATH Michigan

Dyron Dye DE Undecided

James Green WR South Florida

Trabis Ward RB Undecided

C.J. Mizell LB Florida State

Denard Robinson ATH Undecided

Ben Axon RB Clemson

Lamar Scruggs WR Undecided

Duron Carter WR Ohio State

MLB Players with dreads

In baseball there aren't that many players with dreads. But we found some and here is a list of them.


Vladimir Guerrero OF Angels

Manny Ramirez OF Red Sox

Andrew Mccutchen OF Pirates

Lastings Milledge OF Nationals

Desmond Jennings OF Rays

Ervin Santana SP Angels

Brian Barton OF Cardinals

2008 NFL Teams with the most dreads

This is a list of how many guys with dreads are on each team.

1. Jaguars 10

2. Packers 7

3. Bills 6

4. Lions 6

5. Patriots 6

6. Titans 6

7. Bengals 5

8. Steelers 5

9. Dolphins 5

10. Bears 5

11. Vikings 5

12. Falcons 5

13. Browns 4

14. Eagles 4

15. Cowboys 4

16. Texans 4

17. Colts 3

18. Chiefs 3

19. Cardinals 3

20. Jets 2

21. Giants 2

22. Raiders 2

23. Rams 2

24. Saints 2

25. Buccaneers 2

26. Broncos 1

27. 49ers 1

28. Ravens 1

29. Redskins 1

30. Chargers 1

31. Seahawks 1

32. Panthers 1

Arena Football players with dreads

Now that the Arena Football playoffs are on, we thought it would be fitting to do a list of arena football players with dreads. Here is the list!

Keron Henry WR Dragons

Damen Wheeler DB Avengers

Alonzo Ephraim OL Dragons

Jason Harmon DB Crush

Kimani Jones OL Gladiators

Jerald Brown DB Brigade

Donovan Morgan WR Rush

Andrae Thurman WR Desperados

Donvetis Franklin DB Desperados

Hank Edwards WR Storm

Dread Bracket first round matchups part 4

We have now had our biggest upset in the dread bracket. 14 seed Steven Jackson upset 3 seed Reggie Nelson and 11 seed Steve Johnson defeated 6 seed Laurent Robinson. Here are the new matchups for the day so please vote.


7 Sidney Rice vs 10 Oren O'Neal


2 Mickael Gelabale vs 15 Greg Wesley

Top twenty defensive backs with dreads

This is another part of our best of players with dreads series. Enjoy!

1.Bob Sanders Colts

2.Atari Bigby Packers

3. Al Harris Packers

4.Brandon Meriweather Patriots

5.Rashean Mathis Jaguars

6.Asante Samuel Eagles

7. Reggie Nelson Jaguars

8. Mike Mckenzie Saints

9.Greg Wesley Chiefs

10.Michael Griffin Titans

11.Usama Young Saints

12.Jack Williams Broncos

13.Terry Cousin Jaguars

14.Dunta Robinson Texans

15.Marcus Trufant Seahawks

16.Cedric Griffin Vikings

17.Adam Jones (when he had them) Cowboys

18.Travis Fisher Lions

19.Chris Houston Falcons

20.Charles Tillman Bears

Top ten receivers with dreads

This is the second part of our best players at each position with dreads series. Enjoy!

1.Larry Fitzgerald Cardinals

2.Dwayne Bowe Chiefs

3.Roddy White Falcons

4.Sidney Rice Vikings

5.Bobby Sippio Chiefs

6.Reggie Williams Jaguars

7.Roydell Williams Titans

8.Doug Gabriel Bengals

9.Devin Hester Bears

10.Josh Cribbs Browns

Top ten Running Backs with dreads

Among NFL players, dreads are a very popular hairstyle. Especially among running backs and defensive backs. So we thought it was a good idea to do a list of the top 10 running backs in the NFL with dreads. Here is the list.

1. Steven Jackson Rams

2. Marion Barber Cowboys

3. Marshawn Lynch Bills

4. Chris Johnson Titans

5.Laurence Maroney Patriots

6.Edgerrin James Cardinals

7.Jerious Norwood Falcons

8.Adrian Peterson Bears

9.Chris Henry Titans

10.Cedric Benson Bears

Dread Bracket first round matchups part 3

Just like the NCAA tournament, the Dread Bracket had some upsets these last few matchups. The 12 5 matchup is a common upset in this as well as Uche Nwaneri pulled off a stunning upset against Asante Samuel. Then the 13 seed Tyson Jackson beat 4 seed Roddy White. Both matchups came down to the final vote as Jackson and Nwaneri both won 4 votes to 3. Here are the new matchups to vote on in the dread bracket.


11 Steve Johnson vs 6 Laurent Robinson

3 Reggie Nelson vs 14 Steven Jackson

Top 50 NFL Players with Dreads

Many players in the NFL have dreads but that is the only thing they have in common. Not all of those players made this list as this is for the top 50 players in the NFL with dreads. Unlike every other post we've ever done, this post actually goes by how we feel the players are talent wise.



1. Bob Sanders S Colts



2. Steven Jackson RB Rams



3. Larry Fitzgerald WR Cardinals




4. Asante Samuel DB Eagles



5. Al Harris DB Packers



6. Atari Bigby S Packers



7. Marshawn Lynch RB Bills



8. Marion Barber RB Cowboys



9. Marcus Trufant DB Seahawks



10. Devin Hester WR/RS Bears



11. Vernon Davis TE 49ers



12. Rashean Mathis DB Jaguars



13. Edgerrin James RB Cardinals



14. Laurence Maroney RB Patriots



15. Dwayne Bowe WR Chiefs



16. Roddy White WR Falcons



17. Dunta Robinson DB Texans



18. Charles Tillman DB Bears



19. Adam Jones DB Cowboys



20. Sidney Rice WR Vikings



21. Josh Cribbs WR Browns



22. Brandon Meriweather S Patriots



23. Reggie Williams WR Jaguars



24. Mike Mckenzie DB Saints



25. Zack Crockett FB Cowboys



26. Terry Cousin DB Browns



27. Adrian Peterson RB Bears



28. Chris Johnson RB Titans



29. Ryan Clady T Broncos



30. Bobby Sippio WR Chiefs



31. Doug Gabriel WR Bengals



32. Usama Young DB Saints



33. Cedric Griffin DB Vikings



34. Chris Houston DB Falcons



35. Roydell Williams WR Titans



36. Reggie Nelson S Jaguars



37. Greg Wesley S Chiefs



38. Chris Henry RB Titans



39. Michael Griffin S Titans



40. Stanley McClover DE Panthers



41. Quentin Groves DE Jaguars



42. Chris Davis WR Titans



43. Colin Cole DT Packers



44. Oren O'Neal FB Raiders



45. Derrick Harvey DE Jaguars



46. Glenn Holt WR Bengals



47. Laurent Robinson WR Falcons



48. Uche Nwaneri OG Jaguars



49. Isaiah Stanback WR Cowboys



50. Cedric Benson RB Bears

Dread Bracket first round matchups part 2

The other day we posted the first matchups of the dread bracket. Now we are doing the next two matchups. Don't forget that to vote just leave a comment on the article with the two players you think should win the matchups.

5 Asante Samuel vs. 12 Uche Nwaneri

4 Roddy White vs. 13 Tyson Jackson

Dread Bracket first round results

The voting for the first two match ups in the dread bracket has now ended. The voting was done on yardbarker and shakedemdreads.blogspot.com. Now here are the winners of the two match ups we have done so far. Bob Sanders won getting all the votes casted for his matchup. Travis Fisher and Legedu Naanee went down to the wire. Naanee ended up winning with 6 votes to Fisher's 3. The next match up will be posted later today so keep an eye out for it.

Dread Bracket 1st round matchups

It is finally time to start the dread bracket. Remember that whoever you want to win the matchup post a comment below. So without further explanation, here are the first two matchups of the dread bracket.



1 Bob Sanders vs. 16 Tony Gilbert



8 Legedu Naanee vs. 9 Travis Fisher

6-1 seeds in the dread bracket

It is finally time to announce the 6-1 seeds in the dread bracket. We have put lots of time into who will be in the bracket and we hope you enjoy this as much as you do. So without further explanation, here is our top seeds in our dread bracket. For the ultimate test for who has the best dreads in sports.


6:

Vernon Davis TE 49ers

Chris Henry RB Titans

Chris Davis WR Titans

Laurent Robinson WR Falcons


5:

Asante Samuel CB Eagles

Devin Hester RS/WR Bears

Josh Cribbs WR Browns

Stanley Mcclover DE Panthers


4:

Roddy White WR Falcons

Pacman Jones (when he had dreads) CB Cowboys

Justin Phinisee CB Cowboys

Rashean Mathis CB Jaguars


3:

Atari Bigby S Packers

Lamont Thompson S Free Agent

Reggie Nelson S Jaguars

Brandon Meriweather S Patriots


2:

Vadimir Guerrero OF Anaheim Angels

Chris Johnson RB Titans

Mickael Gelabale F Supersonics

Larry Fitzgerald WR Cardinals


1:

Bob Sanders S Colts

Marshawn Lynch RB Bills

Al Harris CB Packers

Hawaii Receivers

11-7 seeds in the dread bracket

Earlier today we introduced our 16-12 seeds. Here is the second part of the seeding going from the 11-7 seeds.


11:

Steve Johnson WR Bills

Donte Stallworth WR Browns

Ernie Sims LB Lions

Abdul Hodge LB Packers


10:

Leon Williams LB Browns

Oren O'Neal FB Raiders

Reggie Williams WR Jaguars

Philip Wheeler LB Colts



9:

Darnell Dockett DT Cardinals

Mike Peterson LB Jaguars

Michael Griffin S Titans

Travis Fisher CB Lions


8:

Isiah Stanback WR Cowboys

Laurence Maroney RB Patriots

Legedu Naanee WR Chargers

Brian Witherspoon CB Jaguars


7:

Quentin Groves DE Jaguars

Sidney Rice WR Vikings

Adrian Peterson RB Bears

Dwayne Bowe WR Chiefs

16-12 Seeds in the Dread Bracket

Today at shakedemdreads, we thought it would be a great time to introduce a new thing we are doing. That is a dread bracket. It is like the NCAA Tournament bracket except this one is all guys with dreads. Day by Day we will be doing matchups and leave a comment for who you want to win. Then it will be tallied and the person with the most will win the match. Today though we are introducing some of the lower seeds in the brackets. Today is the 16-12 seeds.


16:

Marshawn Lynch's Cousins (If you don't know who they are just type in Marshawn Lynch always spell check on youtube and you will see how sick they really are)

Glenn Holt WR Bengals

Tony Gilbert LB Jaguars

Leon Williams LB Browns


15:

Bobby Sippio WR Chiefs

Chris Houston CB Falcons

Usama Young CB Saints

Greg Wesley S Chiefs


14:

Chauncey Washington RB Jaguars

Marion Barber RB Cowboys

Steven Jackson RB Rams

Johnathan Wade CB Rams


13:

Tyson Jackson DE LSU

Manny Ramirez OF Boston Red Sox

Jamaica Rector WR Cardinals

Davin Joseph G Bucs


12:

Chris Wilcox F Supersonics

Mike McKenzie CB Saints

Uche Nwaneri G Jaguars

Ernest Wilford WR Dolphins

Justin Phinisee of the Cowboys

Many people are known for inventing many famous things. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and Lil Jon invented Crunk. But one thing nobody has claimed is the green tips on dreads. This is the inventor, his name is Justin Phinisee and he is a cornerback on the Dallas Cowboys. Most people would remember him as the guy on Hard Knocks with the Kansas City Chiefs fighting for the return man job. More recently he is the guy with the sick dreads standing behind Pacman Jones while ESPN is talking about Cowboys mini camp. Phinisee was taken by the Bucs in the 7th round of the 2006 draft out of Oregon. Hopefully he makes a team this year as we only want the best for the man who created the green tip.


Dread Score: 8 out of 10

Mickael Gelabale of the Sonics

Mickael Gelabale was drafted by the Sonics with the 48th pick in 2005 NBA draft. Before getting drafted Gelabale played basketball in France. Gelabale wanted to play in the Spanish League before immediately going to the NBA. Then he signed a two year deal with the Sonics. The thing we love about Gelabale is how his dreads measure 47" all around.

Dread Score: 9 out of 10

2008 AFC South draft recap

The NFL draft has now passed and many people are doing draft grades. But at shakedemdreads we base ours of how the team drafts players with dreads. Here are the winners of the draft and this includes undrafted free agents.

Tennessee Titans: They drafted Chris Johnson with their first round pick and then picked up Jason Rivers as an undrafted free agent. Need I say more? This is the 2nd draft in a row the Titans have been big winners as last year they got Chris Henry, Chris Davis and Michael Griffin.

Grade: B+

Indianapolis Colts: The Colts didn't have a 1st round pick but they made a big impact taking both Philip Wheeler and Marcus Howard. It's not surprising considering they are the team that drafted the great Bob Sanders.

Grade: B

Jacksonville Jaguars: The AFC south is officially the best division at drafting players. The Jags took Derrick Harvey and Quentin Groves with their first two picks. Then they added Chauncey Washington in the 7th round. They also added Brian Witherspoon from Stillman (our favorite college team).

Grade: A

Houston Texans: The Texans didn't draft anyone with dreads but they did sign Ryan Grice- Mullen in free agency. Anytime you get a Hawaii receiver it's always a hit with us.

Grade: C

College Football Sophomores with dreads

You have already seen the top freshmen with dreads. Now you will see the top players who were shaking them on campus a year before the freshmen got there.

Mario Butler DB Georgia Tech

Justin Grant DB JUCO

Shariff Harris RB Pittsburgh

Coco Hillary WR Appalachian State

Armanti Edwards QB Appaclachian State

Graig Cooper RB Miami

Damien Berry DB Miami

Leonard Hankerson WR Miami

Bernard Brinson DB Florida State

Noel Devine RB West Virginia

Kareem Jackson DB Alabama

Anthony Gildon DB Oregon

Da'John Harris DT USC

Johnnie Lee Dixon ATH Auburn

Duane Bennett RB Minnesota

College Football Freshman with dreads

This year in college football many good freshman have sick dreads.With signing day now in the past here is a look at some of the up and coming players.

DaQuan Bowers DE Clemson

Julio Jones WR Alabama

Thearon Collier WR Miami

Aldarius Johnson WR Miami

Davon Johnson ATH Miami

Sean Spence OLB Miami

Brandon Washington OG Miami

Traye Simmons DB Minnesota

Kennard Banks ATH has not decided yet but Iowa State is his #1 team right now

Joshua Jarboe WR Oklahoma

Jerrell Harris OLB Alabama

Marcus Robinson OLB Miami

Will Hill ATH Florida

Jeremy Brown DB Florida

Lerentee McCray OLB Florida

Travis Arnold DB Florida State

Terrance Parks DB Florida State

Robert Lester DB Alabama

Darvin Adams WR Auburn

Martavious Odoms WR Michigan

British Footman RB JUCO

Shake Dem Dreads big board

The draft is a big time for scouts and experts to make big boards. Here at Shake Dem Dreads we decided to do a big board dedicated to the players who have what we specialize in. All of the players on this list have sick dreads. Here is our big board which is based on where we think they will be drafted.

1.Mike Jenkins CB South Florida

2.Ryan Clady T Boise State

3.Chris Johnson RB East Carolina

4.Quentin Groves DE Auburn

5.Phillip Wheeler LB Georgia Tech

6.Oniel Cousins T UTEP

7.Marcus Howard DE Georgia

8.Trevor Laws DE Notre Dame

9.Jamaal Charles RB Texas

10.Husain Abdullah S Washington State

11.Jason Rivers WR Hawaii

12.Taj Smith WR Syracuse

13.Brandon Breazell WR UCLA

14.Benjarvis Green Ellis RB Ole Miss

15. Devone Bess WR Hawaii

16.Ryne Grice Mullen WR Hawaii

17.Chauncey Washington RB USC

18.Steve Johnson WR Kentucky

19.Yvenson Bernard RB Oregon State

20. DJ Hall WR Alabama

Shake dem Dreads NFL season awards awards

The NFL season has come to a close here at Shake dem Dreads we thought it was a good time to honor the players who did the best this season who had dreads. Here are the winners.

Offensive baby dread (offensive rookie of the year): Marshawn Lynch RB Bills

Defensive baby dread (defensive rookie of the year): Reggie Nelson S Jaguars

Best offensive dread (Best offensive player): Larry Fitzgerald WR Cardinals

Best defensive dread (Best defensive player): Bob Sanders S Colts

Fastest dread (Fastest player):Devin Hester WR Bears

Best all around dread (Best all around player) Josh Cribbs WR Browns

Now for the final award. This one is called the Golden Dread. It isn't always the best player but it is for the guy who I feel has the sickest dreads. The winner is new every year. So without further introduction, the winner of the first ever Golden Dread is Lamont Thompson safety of the Jaguars.

Marshawn Lynch of the Buffalo Bills

Marshawn Lynch was born in Oakland, CA. For college Marshawn went to California at california he had great stats. When leaving college Marshawn was the 12th overall pick in the 2007 draft by the Buffalo Bills. This season at the Bills Marshawn had 1,115 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns. Marshawn is a great player and we will definitely see his talent next year.

Dread Score: 8.5 out of 10

Yvenson Bernard of Oregon State

Yvenson Bernard is a great running back for Oregon State. In the 2007 season he had 1,212 rushing yards. In his bowl game, the Emerald Bowl he had 177 rush yards and 1 touchdown. Yvenson was born in Boynton Beach, FL and is in his senior year at Oregon State. We will definitely see Yvenson's name come up in the draft.

Dread Score: 8 out of 10