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  • I have compiled the biggest busts (from a career productions standpoint) of first round draft choices for every years since the common draft began in 1966.

    Thus, here are the 2-3-4 biggest busts of every first round since then through the 2010 draft. I did not believe it fair to judge the few recent drafts quite yet:

    1966 Dick Leftridge RB Pitt/ Mike Dennis RB Buff

    1967 Jim Detweiler RB Colts/ Harry Jones RB Phil.

    1968 Eldridge Dickey WR Oak./Mike Hall RB Chic.

    1969 Jim Seymour WR Rams/Greg Cook QB Cin.

    1970 Lerry Stergent RB Cards/Sid Smith OC KC

    1971 Leo Hayden RB Minn/Joe Moore RB Chic./Leon Burns RB SD/Rocky Thompson RB NYG

    1972 Bill Thomas RB Dall./Michael Taylor LB NYJ

    1973 Johhnny Rodgers WR Rams/ George Amundson RB Oilers

    1974 Charley Young RB Dall./JV Cain TE Cards

    1975 Larry Burton WR SAints/Kurt Schumacher OG Saints

    1976 Ken Novak DT Colts/Lawrence Gaines RB Lions

    1977 Mike Cobb TE Cin./Randy Burke WR Colts

    1978 Ken Mcafee TE 49ers/Larry Bethea DT Cowboys

    1979 Robert Shaw OC Cowboys/Willis Adams WR Browns

    1980 Vagas Ferguson RB Pats/Junior Miller TE Falcons

    1981 Rich Campbell QB Packers/David Overstreet RB Dolphins

    1982 Art Schlichter QB Colts/Perry Tuttle WR Bills

    1983 Gabe Rivera DT Steelers/Tony Hunter TE Bills

    1984 Billy Cannon Jr. LB Cowboys/Clyde Duncan WR Rams

    1985 Kevin Allen OT Eagles/Daryl Sims DE Steelers

    1986 Brian Jozwiak OG Chiefs/Bob Bucakowski DE Colts

    1987 Reggie Rogers DE Lions/Kelly Stouffer QB Cards/Mike Junkin LB Browns/Shawn Knight DE Saints

    1988 Ted Gregory DT Broncos/Clifford Charlton LB Browns

    1989 Hart Lee Dykes WR Pats/Bill Hawkins DE Rams

    1990 Andre Ware QB Lions/Percy Snow LB Chiefs

    1991 Huey Richardson LB Steelers/Dan McGwire QB Seattle/Todd Marinovich QB Oak/ Bruce Pickens DB Falcons

    1992 Derek Brown TE Giants/Tony Smith RB Falcons

    1993 Leonard Renfro DT Eagles/Todd Kelly LB 49ers

    1994 Trev Alberts LB Colts/Heath Shuler QB Redskins

    1995 Craig Powell LB Browns/Trezelle Jenkins OT Chiefs

    1996 Andre T. Johnson OT Redskins/Jamain Stephens OT Steelers

    1997 Jim Druckenmiller QB 49ers/Yatil Green WR Dolphins

    1998 Ryan Leaf QB Chargers/Marcus Nash WR Broncos

    1999 Akili Smith QB Bengals/Reggie McGrew DT 49ers/Dimitrious Underwood DT Vikings/Cade McNown QB Bears

    2000 R.J. Soward WR Jaguars/Rhashard Anderson DB Panthers

    2001 Jamal Reynolds DE Packers/Willie Middlebrooks DB Broncos

    2002 Wendell Bryant DT Cards/Mike Rumph DB 49ers

    2003 Jerome McDougle DE Eagles/Charles Rogers WR Lions

    2004 Rashaun Woods WR 49ers/Chris Perry RB Bengals

    2005 David Pollack LB Bengals/ Erasmus Jones DE Vikings

    2006 John McCargo DT Bills/Tye Hill DB Rams

    2007 Brady Quinn QB Browns/Justin Harrell DT Packers/Jarvus Moss DE Broncos/Jamarcus Russell QB Raiders

    2008 Vernon Gholston DE Jets/Kentwan Balmer DT 49ers

    2009 Aaron Maybin DE Bills/Larry English LB Chargers

    2010 Brandon Graham DE Eagles/Jerry Hughes DE Colts

    This is done without weighting for what position these first rounder were selected. Sure a Courtney Brown say in 2000 seems like a bigger bust because he was #1 overall....but the guys mentioned for that year really, truly had lousier careers than him even.

    Edit note: I have bolded the Browns bad picks. I have italicized those of the other AFCN teams.

  • Aaron curry???

    "We are Americans. We don't quit doing something because it's wrong. We just keep doing the wrong thing till it turns out right." Browns maybe the most American Football team ever.
  • cdl15C cdl15

    Aaron curry???

    @cdl15 said:

    Aaron curry???

    Like I said, there may in fact be guys that had worse careers than the guys that you hear about. Though Curry may have been bad, apparently there were a couple of guys in that first round that were worse.

  • I've read that the phrase 'epic fail' originated in the board game 'Dungeons and Dragons'.

    "You planning on having a long relationship with that glass or are you going to drink it? Drink up, man. Maybe we can get another.” - Janis Joplin, 1970.
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