CNN/SI - A Decade of Drafting

Rounds
1 | 2 | 3 | 4
5 | 6 | 7

• Mock Draft
• Top 100
• Free agency shakes up NFL draft picture
• Players jockey for position on the boards
• Grading the draft by position
• 1998 Team Needs
• Stacking the Draft Board:
Off. | Def.

Draft basics

All-Time No. 1s

Trades

AFC Moves

NFC Moves

1997 Draft

NFL News

College News

• Peter King's Top 10 of 1997
• Peter King's 1997 Draft Report Card

• Dr. Z's Mock First Round
• The Dr.'s top five at each position

• Judgment Day
The heat is on personnel chiefs to draft college players who will have immediate impact
• The Sky's the Limit
Andre Wadsworth has become the defensive player most coveted by the NFL
• Montville:
Drafting Moss a risk worth taking
• Showdown:
Leaf vs. Manning
• A Decade of Drafting

SI's David Sabino studied the past 10 drafts to develop the five rankings
in this package. Click on the links at bottom to surf from chart to chart.

Worst First-Round Picks

Round Player Pos. College Round Year Pick Team Games with Drafting Team Games in NFL

1 Todd Marinovich QB USC 1 '91 24 Raiders 8 8

2 Huey Richardson DE Florida 1 '91 15 Steelers 5 16

3 Sammie Smith RB Florida State 1 '89 9 Dolphins 34 37

4 Blair Thomas RB Penn State 1 '90 2 Jets 51 64

5 Andre Ware QB Houston 1 '90 7 Lions 13 13

6 Dan McGwire QB San Diego State 1 '91 16 Seahawks 12 13

7 David Klingler QB Houston 1 '92 6 Bengals 31 32

8 Bruce Pickens DB Nebraska 1 '91 3 Falcons 20 48

9 Heath Shuler QB Tennessee 1 '94 3 Redskins 19 29

10 Clifford Charlton LB Florida 1 '88 21 Browns 31 31

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