Of course, stars such as Tom Brady, Drew Brees and even Russell Wilson weren't first-rounders, either.
He will be joined by all-rounders Andrew McDonald and Shane Watson, and probably seamer Stuart Clark.
That leaves Buffalo holding four of the top 55 picks in this year's draft, including two first-rounders.
National champs again, there are five that could end up as first-rounders: Warmack, cornerback Dee Milliner, offensive tackle D.
Tailbacks Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson had been first-rounders the past two years.
"Twenty20 cricket is a game for all-rounders and Flintoff is one of the best in the business, " he said.
Northants have been hit hardest by the ECB ruling and will miss South African all-rounders Hall and Van der Wath.
Great teams have all-rounders in that role, guys who are also skillful passers, like Manchester United's Michael Carrick or Barcelona's Sergio Busquets.
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Mock drafts have been torn apart and projected first rounders who have yet to hear their names announced are wrought with disappointment.
No. 2 is the Atlantic Coast Conference with 12, including six first-rounders.
The Crimson Tide had four first-rounders each of the previous two years.
Nevertheless, the all-rounders lend flexibility to the one-day squad, with Shoaib Malik and Azhar Mahmood both capable of match-winning performances with bat or ball.
Add it up, and Buffalo has stockpiled six picks including three second-rounders in the next three years over the past three weeks.
Australia lost opener Brad Haddin inside four overs, but all-rounders James Hopes and Shane Watson steadied the innings with a second-wicket partnership of 77.
All-rounders Chris Cairns, Nathan Astle, Chris Harris and Craig McMillan, batsman Hamish Marshall and bowler Daryl Tuffey took part in the recent breakaway Twenty20 league.
And are the part-timers less valuable in the equation than the year-rounders, even though they contribute to the tax-base, the local economy, and the diversity of a culture-rich village?
There are no stand-out all-rounders and where have the fabled spinners gone - bowlers, as The Daily Telegraph wrote, "with rubbery wrists and flexible fingers who will beguile batsmen"?
The IPL will conduct an auction on 6 February to bring in new players and the PCA is already helping Essex all-rounders Graham Napier and Ravi Bopara with their negotiations.
Some other CBA consequences: Starting in the third round, players are required to get a clause which increases their pay based on performance, which first and second rounders are ineligible for.
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The new deal says any player taken in the top-10 must have their contract option be tied to the top-10 players at that position, while first rounders after that are tied to a much lower salary.
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Batsmen Mike Hussey and Brad Hodge made their Test debuts aged 30 during the series against the West Indies and bowler Nathan Bracken (three previous tests) and all-rounders Andrew Symonds (two) and Shane Watson (one) were recalled.
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