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Who would be your top overall "can't miss" guy coming out for the draft ever?

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  • Just wondering for anyone that wants to answer who your #1 draft prospect of all time is and why? This player could have been or could be picked by any team and help immediately and or helped team on their way to a championship or whatever.

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  • Ryan Leaf.

    "I like to quote myself." -Me

  • Gotta love sarcasm

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  • Charlie White

  • Otto Graham drafted 4th overall by the lions

    NFL Career Totals:

    • Played in 126 games for the Cleveland Browns

    • Threw 2,626 passes, completing 1,464 for 23,584 yards and 174 touchdowns

    • Ran the ball 405 times for 882 yards and 44 touchdowns

    • Finished with a 105-17-4 regular-season record

    NFL Highlights:

    • Led the Browns to 10 division or league titles in 10 years

    • Led AAFC in passing four times

    • Led NFL in passing two times

    • Named All-AAFC four times 1946 (UPI, OA), 1947 (NY, OA), 1948 (UPI, OA), 1949 (UPI, NY, OA)

    • Named All-NFL five times 1951 (AP, UPI, NY), 1952 (UPI, NY), 1953 (AP, UPI, NY) , 1954 (AP, UPI, SN, NY) , 1955 (AP, UPI, SN, NY)

    • Named NFL All-Pro four times 1947 (AP), 1948 (AP), 1949 (AP, IN)

    • Played in five Pro Bowls 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955

    • Named NFL MVP twice

    • Won four straight AAFC titles

    • Named to the all-NFL 75th anniversary team.

    • Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965

    1st Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU 3rd Darius Slay, CB, Mississippi State4th Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma5th Earl Wolff, S, N.C. State6th Lucas Reed, TE, New Mexico

  • Tom Brady, 6th rounder

  • There are quite a few but one that sticks out in my mind is Dan Marino taken by MIA. I know he feel in the draft cuz of his drug use but the gamble worked in my mind. He helped the dolphins have a lot of success. Granted he never won a Super Bowl but the Dolphins have struggled to find a QB with consistent success like him.

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  • Earnest Byner would be high on my list. 10th round selection and over 8,000 career yards.

  • Maybe the safest draft pick that I can remember is Orlando Pace, in college he routinely blocked three people on a single play. And when he played against the best he dominated like he was playing against high school kids.

  • Without a doubt, JIM BROWN!!!

  • BARRY MOTHER FN SANDERS. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST RUNNING BACK IN ANY ERA HE WOULD HAVE LIVED. JIM BROWN WAS STRONGER BUT BARRY HAD THE SICKNESS CALLED ELUSIVENESS AND SPEED COMBO.

  • I gotta say jim brown as well...whenever i think of the greats that left their mark forever on the game i think Jim Brown...A very very very close second would be otto graham...😉

    We have been rebuilding since 1964, Why stop now? GO BROWNS!

  • Lum I will answer for you DA!

    “What Can BROWN Do For You!” Record for the year. 9-7 + or - 1 and not being swept by any team in the division.

  • Jim Brown

    now if we are just talking who in the draft did we know would be a can't miss, maybe not the best player in the NFL, Chris Speilman, course that was from watching him play high school football, (in person) and collage, hell even some pick up games here and there.

    I knew he was going to the NFL and I knew he would be successful.

    “What Can BROWN Do For You!” Record for the year. 9-7 + or - 1 and not being swept by any team in the division.

  • Mike Junkin

  • @inspecta said:

    I'm not really understanding the question, it sorta reads like who is the best ever, which we can debate endlessly

    Is this like who was the best late round grab?

    The best player that lived up to their draft spot?

    i interpreted the question as the best value pick. But after rereading it, i'm not sure.

  • Im young and so far the most can't miss prospect so far has been Calvin Johnson IMO

  • @inspecta said:

    I'm not really understanding the question, it sorta reads like who is the best ever, which we can debate endlessly

    Is this like who was the best late round grab?

    The best player that lived up to their draft spot?

    I'm sorry I couldn't quite get my point across clear enough... Who in your mind would be the safest pick no matter what because that player's talent was so immense that no team could go wrong picking that player and that players contribution to the team helped immensely.

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  • B Browns2405

    @inspecta said:

    I'm not really understanding the question, it sorta reads like who is the best ever, which we can debate endlessly

    Is this like who was the best late round grab?

    The best player that lived up to their draft spot?

    I'm sorry I couldn't quite get my point across clear enough... Who in your mind would be the safest pick no matter what because that player's talent was so immense that no team could go wrong picking that player and that players contribution to the team helped immensely.

    @browns2405 said:

    no team could go wrong picking that player and that players contribution to the team helped immensely.

    Earl Campbell

    "I will not insult your intelligence by suggesting you really believe what you just said." William F Buckley

  • I am going to throw a monkey wrench into this. Ernie Davis was one of the safest draft picks ever and look what happened.

    Campbell and Brown were great picks. Campbell was as good as anyone in history for a few seasons.

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