First-Round QB Picks Who Were Busts
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JaMarcus Russell
No. 1 overall, Oakland Raiders, 2007
With E.J. Manuel being taken in the first round of the 2013 draft, the clock is now ticking on whether he'll be a success or a bust, like those in this gallery.
Despite possessing the superb arm strength and prototypical size of a budding NFL superstar, JaMarcus Russell fizzled in Oakland after three seasons, over which the LSU product threw for 23 interceptions and only 18 touchdowns. After Russell was reported to have shown up to training camp in March 2010 weighing close to 300 pounds, the Raiders traded for veteran QB Jason Campbell and cut Russell the first week of May. He joins a woeful group of high-draft pick gunslingers who never turned potential into production.
Despite possessing the superb arm strength and prototypical size of a budding NFL superstar, JaMarcus Russell fizzled in Oakland after three seasons, over which the LSU product threw for 23 interceptions and only 18 touchdowns. After Russell was reported to have shown up to training camp in March 2010 weighing close to 300 pounds, the Raiders traded for veteran QB Jason Campbell and cut Russell the first week of May. He joins a woeful group of high-draft pick gunslingers who never turned potential into production.
