Worst NFL First Round Draft Picks

[random3434]

With all the talk about who the Lions will draft, it got me to thinking, who were some of the biggest "busts" in the NFL Draft. I found this:


1. Ki-Jana Carter (Bengals)

2. Ryan Leaf (Chargers) *Thank Goodness the Colts didn't draft him instead of Peyton Manning!

3. Akili Smith (Bengels)

4. Art Schlicter (Colts) -*Is he still in jail I wonder?

5. Mike Junkin (Browns)




Here is the rest of the list: (who do you feel they left off?)


Worst all-time first-round picks - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

 

[Paulie]

In Carter's defense, he had a career ending injury. That's a lot different than just coming to the NFL and sucking.

 

[random3434]

In Carter's defense, he had a career ending injury. That's a lot different than just coming to the NFL and sucking.

You are right, that's not fair to put him at #1 then.

But, that's who Yahoo had, it's not my list. Ryan Leaf would have been #1 on my list for sure.

 

[Paulie]

Some I didn't see on the list:

Rick Mirer (Seahawks 1993, 2nd overall pick)

Mike Mamula (Eagles 1995, 7th overall pick)

And Echo, I'm sure you're familiar with this one: Trev Alberts (Colts 1994, 5th overall pick)

 

[Paulie]

Oh! Rashaan Salaam isn't on the list either. That dude was AWESOME in college.

He had a good rookie season, and then fell completely off the map.

Another wasted Heisman trophy, too.

 

[Article 15]

Ryan Leaf should pwn this list.

 

[Article 15]

Oh! Rashaan Salaam isn't on the list either. That dude was AWESOME in college.

He had a good rookie season, and then fell completely off the map.

Another wasted Heisman trophy, too.

C'mon where's the love for Gino Torretta?

 

[DiamondDave]

No mention of Tony Mandarich? Todd Marinovich? David Klingler? Andre Ware?

And though not a "first rounder"... you have to mention "The Boz"

 

[Article 15]

Actually a pretty decent flick.

 

[DiamondDave]

Actually a pretty decent flick.

Surprisingly.. yep

Especially Lance Hendrickson acting in that one

 

[pfife]

The Lions selected Charles Rogers (WR - Michigan State) with the 2nd overall pick and I think he played roughly 6 games, got 2 broken collar bones and a drug suspension.

They picked Joey Harrington w/ the third overall, and Mike Williams 9th overall.

They could make a list of first round busts all on their own.

Other than the Lions, I keep hearing that Robert Gallery hasn't lived up to expectations either... Tim Couch not being on that list is surprising - what about Alex Smith - too soon?

 

[DiamondDave]

The Lions selected Charles Rogers (WR - Michigan State) with the 2nd overall pick and I think he played roughly 6 games, got 2 broken collar bones and a drug suspension.

They picked Joey Harrington w/ the third overall, and Mike Williams 9th overall.

They could make a list of first round busts all on their own.

Other than the Lions, I keep hearing that Robert Gallery hasn't lived up to expectations either... Tim Couch not being on that list is surprising - what about Alex Smith - too soon?

Couch was a bust as a #1 pick... but not really all that horrid as the others

Rogers was mainly injury... if I remember correctly, started off pretty good... and after getting injured was not the same... not really the same a s a person who was a flat out bust before injury for a long period of time or a person who just sucked without injury

Gallery is not bad... just not #1 material, and is a bust in that regard

 

[pfife]

Couch was a bust as a #1 pick... but not really all that horrid as the others

Rogers was mainly injury... if I remember correctly, started off pretty good... and after getting injured was not the same... not really the same a s a person who was a flat out bust before injury for a long period of time or a person who just sucked without injury

Gallery is not bad... just not #1 material, and is a bust in that regard

I don't disagree w/ you about Couch & Gallery. Rogers was injury, but its theorized that his repeated injury was his own lack of work. He did start off good, but it was only like 5 games. But, he was the best player they had for those 5 games. But the main thing that really hurt his career, IMO, was just drug suspension - which of course he brought on himself. He came back to the Lions after the two collar bone injuries and was "effective", but he hosed himself w/ pot (and hosed the team and the fans as well).

The awesome thing about it is that his dope smoking *was known* by the Lions before they took him. Meanwhile, Andre Johnson, who was taken right after Rogers, is tearing it up at Houston.

That's the crap I get to deal with. Fortunately now I can just @ it. I used to care until a few years ago when they gave the worst GM in the history of professional sports, even at that time, a completely unearned contract extension.

I just wish FOX wouldn't force me to watch that crap instead of the nationally televised game every Sunday.

 

[michiganFats]

The worst First Round pick ever was made by the Oakland Raiders in the 2000 NFL Draft. Sebastian Janikowski, Kicker, Florida State University. Not that Janikowski is a bad kicker, I just don't think that first round picks should be wasted on kickers.They could have easily picked him up in the second or third round.

 

[manifold]

Tony Eason

 

[del]

Tony Eason

i knew that list was full o shit when they only had the pats down for one first round disaster and it was andy katzenmoyer.

 

[driveby]

How in the holy hell did Heath Shuler not make that list ? .......

 

[GHook93]

I have to put McNown first since I am a Bears fan. McNown was just awesome in college. Such a let down! Even more than Rex.

But from an objective point of view, Ryan Leaf hands down was the biggest disappointment. Talk immediately after the draft was the Colts made a mistake going with Manning over Leaf, by some anaylist. Leaf just blew!

 

[JimH52]

Lawrence Phillips - Rams

 

[Paulie]

Shit, most of the Eagles first round picks over the last 15 years have been busts besides McNabb.