Immediate Impact Players of the 2009 NFL Draft

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NEW YORK - APRIL 25: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell introduces Detroit Lions #1 draft pick Matthew Stafford at Radio City Music Hall for the 2009 NFL Draft on April 25, 2009 in New York City (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

The 2009 NFL Draft is complete. Teams have made their selections of former college football standouts whom they hope will take their teams to the next level this season.

Some players that have been taken will need a couple years in order to become steady players, others will never pan out at all. However, there are some key players taken in this draft that will make an impact starting on Week 1.

Here are those players.

Aaron Maybin - DE - Buffalo Bills

STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 22: Aaron Maybin #59 of the Penn State Nittany Lions reacts after clinching the Big Ten title and clinching a bid to the Rose Bowl after the game against the Michigan State Spartans on November 22, 2008 at Beaver Stadium in St

Don't look now, but there's a decent football team in upstate New York this year.

Anchoring a stingy Penn St. defense in only his sophomore year, Maybin found the quarterback 12 times-then the quarterback found the ground. He brings speed, athleticism, and power to the front line of Buffalo.

My choice for Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Darius Butler - CB - New England Patriots

CHAPEL HILL, NC - OCTOBER 4: Darius Butler #1 of the Connecticut Huskies runs with the ball during the game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Kenan Stadium on October 4, 2008 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

New England is known for turning out elite cornerbacks: Ty Law, Asante Samuel, Ellis Hobbs, etc. Darius Butler will become the next one.

Bringing speed and versatility to both sides of the ball, Butler reminds me a little bit of Troy Brown who also tried to play on almost every down. Butler, however, is actually young enough and athletic enough to do it.

Oh yea, he's one explosive return man, too. The Pats know how to pick 'em.

LeSean McCoy - HB - Philadelphia Eagles

MORGANTOWN, WV - DECEMBER 1: Running back LeSean McCoy #25 of the Pittsburgh Panthers rushes upfield against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the second half at Milan Puskar Stadium December 1, 2007 in Morgantown, West Virginia. Pittsburgh defeated

McCoy has questionable speed and agility, mostly because he did not take part in the 40-yard dash at the combine. However, he is an explosive runner who can find a seam and turn a small gain into a big run.

What is going to help him make such an impact with the Eagles this year is his hands. Andy Reid loves backs that can run a flat and catch the ball. Look at Brian Westbrook and all the success he is having.

I am not saying McCoy is going to be the next Westbrook, but he has all the potential to get to that level in the Philadelphia system.

Aaron Curry - LB - Seattle Seahawks

NEW YORK - APRIL 25: Seattle Seahawks draft pick Aaron Curry poses with his new jersey at Radio City Music Hall for the 2009 NFL Draft on April 25, 2009 in New York City (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Forget that he's the best linebacker in his class. Forget that he has an uncanny nose for the ball leading to 200 total tackles in his junior and senior year seasons at Wake Forest.

Forget that he beat all other outside linebackers at the combine in the 40-yard dash, the vertical, and the broad jump.

No, what is going to make Curry a special NFL player from day one is his passion. Did you see this 6'3", 250 pound young man break down to tears when he was drafted?

This has been his dream since he was a little boy. Football, above all else, is played from the heart. Curry's got more of that than anyone.

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