these standout prospects never managed
to live up to the hype he couldn’t throw
the football accurately I don’t
understand why people couldn’t see that
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
worst NFL draft picks organizations kept
employing almost a meter okay Lawrence
it’s okay you know he can be a thug for
this list we’re looking at those players
who were selected high in the draft but
for whatever reason failed to live up to
expectations he got way bigger in
college than his joints would carry
Kaplan outstanding a 280-pound tackle
number 10
Tony Mandarin he was a good player for a
period of time in Indianapolis but
initially with Green Bay he was a major
disappointment the Green Bay Packers
took Mandarin with the second overall
pick in the 89 draft over looking future
Hall of Famers Barry Sanders Derrick
Thomas and Deion Sanders you’re not
supposed to be as strong in saying
you’re not supposed to be as fast as I
am I suppose be as good as I am analysts
and scouts pegged Mandarin as a blue
chip prospect who would become an elite
NFL offensive lineman with Sports
Illustrated going so far as to call him
quote the best offensive line prospect
ever everybody had him rated the highest
lineman they’ve ever graded it wasn’t
like 1 2 3 4 guys like all those foolish
packard everybody
sadly problems with attitude and
substance abuse prevented him from
reaching his full potential after being
cut by the Packers he was checked into
rehab for drug and alcohol addiction and
eventually got sober part of the 12-step
program is to make amends for the things
that you did wrong so I thought to
myself how in the world do you make
amends for the disaster you created in
the NFL he made a brief comeback when he
returned to the NFL with the
Indianapolis Colts but had limited
success before a shoulder injury forced
his retirement in 19
ninety-eight if you’ve been described in
your college career as an all-time great
how can you fail number nine Heath
Shuler so much pressure so much money so
much time put into a guy and then he
fought Schuler was selected third
overall by the Washington Redskins at
the 1994 NFL Draft the franchise had a
rough time since their successful run in
Super Bowl twenty six so Schuler was
brought in to rejuvenate the team in the
quarterback department however he was
eventually replaced by seventh round
selection Gus Farhat despite signing a
seven-year deal with the Redskins worth
over 19 million dollars Schuler only
lasted three seasons in Washington and
started only 18 games in that span at
the next level he was having trouble
adjusting to defenses and actually
learning offenses in his career he
passed for only 15 touchdowns and
through 33 picks throwing that many
interceptions in such a short career
would almost be impressive if it weren’t
so disappointing Redskins have made some
bad choices over the years but this was
one of the worst number eight Kijana
Carter with the first pick in the draft
the Cincinnati Bengals of selected
running back
a gentleman Carter a promising prospect
and incredibly talented running back
with Penn State at the college level
Carter finished second in votes in the
1994 Heisman Trophy race
the Bengals traded with Carolina for the
first pick in the 1995 draft just to
have Carter on their squad and offered
him an unprecedented 19 million dollar
deal with a seven million dollar signing
bonus setting the NFL record at the time
for a rookie contract as you can
probably guess the Bengals hefty
investment did not pan out however and
Carter was cursed with the injury bug
throughout his short career he was
someone that just got hit by the injury
bug and couldn’t shake it it was like
one injury after another injury he
missed his entire rookie season due to
an injury sustained in a preseason game
and ended up starting just 14 games in
his five seasons as a Bengal you look at
the drafts they don’t like a good guy
the grooves taken and he never made it
but in fairness to him it wasn’t his
fault
number seven Courtney brown first choice
and the NFL Draft the Cleveland Browns
selected Courtney brown coupe Courtney
brown as a Penn State Nittany Lion Brown
set the then NCAA record for career
sacks with 33 an attempt by Courtney
brown and intercepted can boys get to
know touchdown
Wow when the Cleveland Brown selected
him with the first overall pick what
they expected was the record shattering
pass rushing powerhouse they saw in the
game film from his college days in
reality they ended up with an injury
prone bust who only managed 17 sacks
wearing a Browns uniform for raw talent
he was one of the quickest defensive
ends I saw and unfortunately with the
injury we never had a chance to see the
sustained quickness his career ended a
year after he left the Browns to join
the Denver Broncos where he played in 14
games and recorded just two sacks before
calling it quits he doesn’t have that
intensity that drive that will to
dominate football games with the
god-given talent that he clearly still
has number six Tim Couch the Cleveland
Browns selection is from the University
of Kentucky quarterback the Browns
selected couch with the first overall
pick in the 1999 draft and expected him
to help build the franchise into a
bonafide playoff contender but with a
mediocre offensive line protecting him
couch his career was plagued with injury
upon injury he came to an expansion
football team that was going to suffer
for a while and I think the fact that
Tim got beat up certainly caused him to
lose some of his confidence he started
all 16 regular season games in only one
of his five seasons as a Cleveland Brown
Robin Rose it is intercepted even with a
healthy couch at the helm for all of
those games
the Browns missed the playoffs and could
only muster a 7 and 9 record when he got
to the NFL and the game became a bit
more sophisticated he just did not have
the wherewithal to deal with that
despite the occasional spark of
brilliance couch never managed to reach
the level of play expected of him and
was cut by the Browns in 2004 I really
like playing Cleveland ethnic um they
got a great organization I could they
got a great coach that’s specialized in
Dillon quarterback and I think I could
really benefit number 5 Lawrence
Phillips on the field Nebraska is
running back Lawrence Phillips was all
but unstoppable
off the field he was well all but
unstoppable after a number of teams
passed on Phillips in the 1996 draft due
to his college era off-field issues the
talented running back prospect fell to
the Rams who took him with the sixth
overall pick you bring him in and you
want your city to embrace him when in
fact they should be picketing
unfortunately for both the Rams and
Phillips those same off-field issues
that plagued his college career followed
him to the pros he spent 23 days in
prison while still a member of the Rams
organization and was eventually and
unexpectedly released by the team after
a dispute resulting from his demotion to
second string running back he got second
chances he got third chances people were
always trying to help him and what a
colossal waste of town while his
potential and athletic ability were
undeniable
he was never truly able to overcome his
troubled past and he committed suicide
in January 2016 after being charged with
first-degree murder we’re done talking
about unrealized potential we want to
talk about what he did accomplish and
celebrate all of the good things that he
that he did do number four Akili Smith
yeah I’m ready to go
picked third in the 1999 draft Smith was
a bit of a gamble for the Bengals
considering he’d only played a single
successful season of college ball with
the Oregon Ducks the Bengals could have
traded their first-round pick to the New
Orleans Saints in exchange for 9 draft
picks over two years but they turned
down the offer to draft Smith he went on
to start just 17 games and threw 5 TD
passes in his four years in Cincinnati
before being released in 2002 Smith
tried to continue his career with a few
other teams including the Frankfurt
Galaxy in NFL Europe and the Calgary
Stampeders in the CFL but he failed to
find a role with either of them I’m
starting to learn in DC I feel it
doesn’t matter how much you down to the
time
I’m still Phillies in that game we just
deleted that number three
Charles Rogers Oh Charles Rogers I had
68 kids and 13 touchdowns as an
all-american college athlete coming out
of Michigan State all eyes were on
Charles Rogers at the 2003 draft during
his college years with the Spartans he
broke a number of NCAA and school
records including Randy Moss’s record of
13 straight games completing a touchdown
catch
the line selected Rogers second overall
with high hopes with analysts and
pundits comparing him to Moss however
injuries and suspensions limited Rodgers
to only 15 games played in his three
seasons with the Lions he only managed
36 catches and 440 yards in that span
before he was cut by the Lions in 2006
pressure going better on me that you can
live up to you know you can’t you know I
felt to do that number to JaMarcus
Russell with the first pick in the 2007
NFL Draft the Oakland Raiders select
quarterback JaMarcus Russell
selected first overall in the 2007 Draft
by the Oakland Raiders JaMarcus Russell
was held out of training camp due to
contract negotiations eventually signing
a six-year 68 million dollar contract
with over 31 million dollars guaranteed
the magnifying glass was so big on
Jamarcus and expectations were so high
you know unfairly high because it’s not
not his fault that he was paid that
money considering the Raiders decision
to cut Russell in 2010 after throwing
423 career interceptions and only 18
touchdowns they probably want some of
that money back Russell was a dominant
college quarterback at Louisiana State
University and was compared to other
successful big body pros like Ben
Roethlisberger despite high expectations
Russell did little to elevate the
Raiders from their bottom of the league
status and is currently begging teams to
give him another shot be a young kid and
having so much on your plate as far as
everybody who’s in the Raiders
organization like their life is in your
hand and on the other hand I had my life
and it didn’t go together before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions in the NFL the
publicity came first the performance
never equaled what happened at Oklahoma
I don’t think his career was ever the
same when bo Jackson ran him over for a
touchdown
I mean you saw that he had that kind of
sleek body and speed but it never did
translate into the NFL the Houston
Texans select David Carr quarterback
from Fresno
how can you prove that hear it sound
like this is a surprise
24:44 his career second overall pick by
the Seahawks to 93 he collected a lot of
NFL helmet stone there are a lot of
Heisman Trophy winners who did not do
particularly well in the National
Football League but I can’t remember one
who was such an unmitigated bus number
one Ryan Leaf the San Diego Chargers
select quarterback Washington State
University
Brian leader after winning his first two
games as a charger the San Diego fan
base may have thought their second
overall pick in the 1998 draft was the
real deal franchise quarterback they
desperately needed hobble by Ryan Leaf
unfortunately leave threw for two
interceptions and four fumbles in his
third game against the Kansas City
Chiefs and it was all downhill from
there don’t talk to me all right
knock it off locker room drama spats
with the media and late nights and
partying didn’t help his relationships
with his teammates coaches fans or front
office and he was promptly released
after turning the Chargers into the
worst team in the league Ryan Leaf is
the quintessential bust he was supposed
to be the savior of a franchise they
mortgage their future and changed the
whole culture of their franchise to get
him in three seasons as the charger
starting quarterback leave only managed
four wins total it’s very sad to see
someone who was extraordinarily
physically gifted had achieved financial
security was in an ideal location and
due to inner demons it didn’t work out
do you agree with our list who do you
think are the worst draft picks in NFL
history you’ll be remembered for his
college greatness and his disappearing
act in the NFL for more exciting top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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to live up to the hype he couldn’t throw
the football accurately I don’t
understand why people couldn’t see that
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
worst NFL draft picks organizations kept
employing almost a meter okay Lawrence
it’s okay you know he can be a thug for
this list we’re looking at those players
who were selected high in the draft but
for whatever reason failed to live up to
expectations he got way bigger in
college than his joints would carry
Kaplan outstanding a 280-pound tackle
number 10
Tony Mandarin he was a good player for a
period of time in Indianapolis but
initially with Green Bay he was a major
disappointment the Green Bay Packers
took Mandarin with the second overall
pick in the 89 draft over looking future
Hall of Famers Barry Sanders Derrick
Thomas and Deion Sanders you’re not
supposed to be as strong in saying
you’re not supposed to be as fast as I
am I suppose be as good as I am analysts
and scouts pegged Mandarin as a blue
chip prospect who would become an elite
NFL offensive lineman with Sports
Illustrated going so far as to call him
quote the best offensive line prospect
ever everybody had him rated the highest
lineman they’ve ever graded it wasn’t
like 1 2 3 4 guys like all those foolish
packard everybody
sadly problems with attitude and
substance abuse prevented him from
reaching his full potential after being
cut by the Packers he was checked into
rehab for drug and alcohol addiction and
eventually got sober part of the 12-step
program is to make amends for the things
that you did wrong so I thought to
myself how in the world do you make
amends for the disaster you created in
the NFL he made a brief comeback when he
returned to the NFL with the
Indianapolis Colts but had limited
success before a shoulder injury forced
his retirement in 19
ninety-eight if you’ve been described in
your college career as an all-time great
how can you fail number nine Heath
Shuler so much pressure so much money so
much time put into a guy and then he
fought Schuler was selected third
overall by the Washington Redskins at
the 1994 NFL Draft the franchise had a
rough time since their successful run in
Super Bowl twenty six so Schuler was
brought in to rejuvenate the team in the
quarterback department however he was
eventually replaced by seventh round
selection Gus Farhat despite signing a
seven-year deal with the Redskins worth
over 19 million dollars Schuler only
lasted three seasons in Washington and
started only 18 games in that span at
the next level he was having trouble
adjusting to defenses and actually
learning offenses in his career he
passed for only 15 touchdowns and
through 33 picks throwing that many
interceptions in such a short career
would almost be impressive if it weren’t
so disappointing Redskins have made some
bad choices over the years but this was
one of the worst number eight Kijana
Carter with the first pick in the draft
the Cincinnati Bengals of selected
running back
a gentleman Carter a promising prospect
and incredibly talented running back
with Penn State at the college level
Carter finished second in votes in the
1994 Heisman Trophy race
the Bengals traded with Carolina for the
first pick in the 1995 draft just to
have Carter on their squad and offered
him an unprecedented 19 million dollar
deal with a seven million dollar signing
bonus setting the NFL record at the time
for a rookie contract as you can
probably guess the Bengals hefty
investment did not pan out however and
Carter was cursed with the injury bug
throughout his short career he was
someone that just got hit by the injury
bug and couldn’t shake it it was like
one injury after another injury he
missed his entire rookie season due to
an injury sustained in a preseason game
and ended up starting just 14 games in
his five seasons as a Bengal you look at
the drafts they don’t like a good guy
the grooves taken and he never made it
but in fairness to him it wasn’t his
fault
number seven Courtney brown first choice
and the NFL Draft the Cleveland Browns
selected Courtney brown coupe Courtney
brown as a Penn State Nittany Lion Brown
set the then NCAA record for career
sacks with 33 an attempt by Courtney
brown and intercepted can boys get to
know touchdown
Wow when the Cleveland Brown selected
him with the first overall pick what
they expected was the record shattering
pass rushing powerhouse they saw in the
game film from his college days in
reality they ended up with an injury
prone bust who only managed 17 sacks
wearing a Browns uniform for raw talent
he was one of the quickest defensive
ends I saw and unfortunately with the
injury we never had a chance to see the
sustained quickness his career ended a
year after he left the Browns to join
the Denver Broncos where he played in 14
games and recorded just two sacks before
calling it quits he doesn’t have that
intensity that drive that will to
dominate football games with the
god-given talent that he clearly still
has number six Tim Couch the Cleveland
Browns selection is from the University
of Kentucky quarterback the Browns
selected couch with the first overall
pick in the 1999 draft and expected him
to help build the franchise into a
bonafide playoff contender but with a
mediocre offensive line protecting him
couch his career was plagued with injury
upon injury he came to an expansion
football team that was going to suffer
for a while and I think the fact that
Tim got beat up certainly caused him to
lose some of his confidence he started
all 16 regular season games in only one
of his five seasons as a Cleveland Brown
Robin Rose it is intercepted even with a
healthy couch at the helm for all of
those games
the Browns missed the playoffs and could
only muster a 7 and 9 record when he got
to the NFL and the game became a bit
more sophisticated he just did not have
the wherewithal to deal with that
despite the occasional spark of
brilliance couch never managed to reach
the level of play expected of him and
was cut by the Browns in 2004 I really
like playing Cleveland ethnic um they
got a great organization I could they
got a great coach that’s specialized in
Dillon quarterback and I think I could
really benefit number 5 Lawrence
Phillips on the field Nebraska is
running back Lawrence Phillips was all
but unstoppable
off the field he was well all but
unstoppable after a number of teams
passed on Phillips in the 1996 draft due
to his college era off-field issues the
talented running back prospect fell to
the Rams who took him with the sixth
overall pick you bring him in and you
want your city to embrace him when in
fact they should be picketing
unfortunately for both the Rams and
Phillips those same off-field issues
that plagued his college career followed
him to the pros he spent 23 days in
prison while still a member of the Rams
organization and was eventually and
unexpectedly released by the team after
a dispute resulting from his demotion to
second string running back he got second
chances he got third chances people were
always trying to help him and what a
colossal waste of town while his
potential and athletic ability were
undeniable
he was never truly able to overcome his
troubled past and he committed suicide
in January 2016 after being charged with
first-degree murder we’re done talking
about unrealized potential we want to
talk about what he did accomplish and
celebrate all of the good things that he
that he did do number four Akili Smith
yeah I’m ready to go
picked third in the 1999 draft Smith was
a bit of a gamble for the Bengals
considering he’d only played a single
successful season of college ball with
the Oregon Ducks the Bengals could have
traded their first-round pick to the New
Orleans Saints in exchange for 9 draft
picks over two years but they turned
down the offer to draft Smith he went on
to start just 17 games and threw 5 TD
passes in his four years in Cincinnati
before being released in 2002 Smith
tried to continue his career with a few
other teams including the Frankfurt
Galaxy in NFL Europe and the Calgary
Stampeders in the CFL but he failed to
find a role with either of them I’m
starting to learn in DC I feel it
doesn’t matter how much you down to the
time
I’m still Phillies in that game we just
deleted that number three
Charles Rogers Oh Charles Rogers I had
68 kids and 13 touchdowns as an
all-american college athlete coming out
of Michigan State all eyes were on
Charles Rogers at the 2003 draft during
his college years with the Spartans he
broke a number of NCAA and school
records including Randy Moss’s record of
13 straight games completing a touchdown
catch
the line selected Rogers second overall
with high hopes with analysts and
pundits comparing him to Moss however
injuries and suspensions limited Rodgers
to only 15 games played in his three
seasons with the Lions he only managed
36 catches and 440 yards in that span
before he was cut by the Lions in 2006
pressure going better on me that you can
live up to you know you can’t you know I
felt to do that number to JaMarcus
Russell with the first pick in the 2007
NFL Draft the Oakland Raiders select
quarterback JaMarcus Russell
selected first overall in the 2007 Draft
by the Oakland Raiders JaMarcus Russell
was held out of training camp due to
contract negotiations eventually signing
a six-year 68 million dollar contract
with over 31 million dollars guaranteed
the magnifying glass was so big on
Jamarcus and expectations were so high
you know unfairly high because it’s not
not his fault that he was paid that
money considering the Raiders decision
to cut Russell in 2010 after throwing
423 career interceptions and only 18
touchdowns they probably want some of
that money back Russell was a dominant
college quarterback at Louisiana State
University and was compared to other
successful big body pros like Ben
Roethlisberger despite high expectations
Russell did little to elevate the
Raiders from their bottom of the league
status and is currently begging teams to
give him another shot be a young kid and
having so much on your plate as far as
everybody who’s in the Raiders
organization like their life is in your
hand and on the other hand I had my life
and it didn’t go together before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions in the NFL the
publicity came first the performance
never equaled what happened at Oklahoma
I don’t think his career was ever the
same when bo Jackson ran him over for a
touchdown
I mean you saw that he had that kind of
sleek body and speed but it never did
translate into the NFL the Houston
Texans select David Carr quarterback
from Fresno
how can you prove that hear it sound
like this is a surprise
24:44 his career second overall pick by
the Seahawks to 93 he collected a lot of
NFL helmet stone there are a lot of
Heisman Trophy winners who did not do
particularly well in the National
Football League but I can’t remember one
who was such an unmitigated bus number
one Ryan Leaf the San Diego Chargers
select quarterback Washington State
University
Brian leader after winning his first two
games as a charger the San Diego fan
base may have thought their second
overall pick in the 1998 draft was the
real deal franchise quarterback they
desperately needed hobble by Ryan Leaf
unfortunately leave threw for two
interceptions and four fumbles in his
third game against the Kansas City
Chiefs and it was all downhill from
there don’t talk to me all right
knock it off locker room drama spats
with the media and late nights and
partying didn’t help his relationships
with his teammates coaches fans or front
office and he was promptly released
after turning the Chargers into the
worst team in the league Ryan Leaf is
the quintessential bust he was supposed
to be the savior of a franchise they
mortgage their future and changed the
whole culture of their franchise to get
him in three seasons as the charger
starting quarterback leave only managed
four wins total it’s very sad to see
someone who was extraordinarily
physically gifted had achieved financial
security was in an ideal location and
due to inner demons it didn’t work out
do you agree with our list who do you
think are the worst draft picks in NFL
history you’ll be remembered for his
college greatness and his disappearing
act in the NFL for more exciting top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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