The Gipper Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 OK, so based on our conversation on another thread here are the #1 overall NFL draft picks since 1936. Your mission should you choose to accept: List your Top 10 Studs and your Top 10 Duds: Year Player Position College Pro Team 1936 Jay Berwanger Halfback Chicago Philadelphia Eagles (did not sign) 1937 Sam Francis Fullback Nebraska Philadelphia Eagles 1938 Corbett Davis Fullback Indiana Cleveland Rams 1939 Ki Aldrich Center TCU Chicago Cardinals 1940 George Cafego Halfback Tennessee Chicago Cardinals 1941 Tom Harmon Halfback Michigan Chicago Bears 1942 Bill Dudley Halfback Virginia Pittsburgh Steelers 1943 Frank Sinkwich Halfback Georgia Detroit Lions 1944 Angelo Bertelli Quarterback Notre Dame Boston Yanks 1945 Charley Trippi Halfback Georgia Chicago Cardinals 1946 Frank Dancewicz Quarterback Notre Dame Boston Yanks 1947 Bob Fenimore Halfback Oklahoma A&M Chicago Bears 1948 Harry Gilmer Quarterback Alabama Washington Redskins 1949 Chuck Bednarik Center/Linebacker Penn Philadelphia Eagles 1950 Leon Hart End Notre Dame Detroit Lions 1951 Kyle Rote Halfback SMU New York Giants 1952 Bill Wade Quarterback Vanderbilt Los Angeles Rams 1953 Harry Babcock End Georgia San Francisco 49ers 1954 Bobby Garrett Quarterback Stanford Cleveland Browns 1955 George Shaw Quarterback Oregon Baltimore Colts 1956 Gary Glick Defensive back Colorado A&M Pittsburgh Steelers 1957 Paul Hornung Halfback Notre Dame Green Bay Packers 1958 King Hill Quarterback Rice Chicago Cardinals 1959 Randy Duncan Quarterback Iowa Green Bay Packers 1960 Billy Cannon Running back LSU Los Angeles Rams (Signed with AFL Houston Oilers) 1961 Tommy Mason Running back Tulane Minnesota Vikings 1962 Ernie Davis Running back Syracuse Washington Redskins (traded to Cleveland Browns) 1963 Terry Baker Quarterback Oregon State Los Angeles Rams 1964 Dave Parks End Texas Tech San Francisco 49ers 1965 Tucker Frederickson Running back Auburn New York Giants 1966 Tommy Nobis Linebacker Texas Atlanta Falcons 1967* Bubba Smith Defensive end Michigan State Baltimore Colts 1968* Ron Yary Offensive tackle USC Minnesota Vikings 1969* O.J. Simpson Running back USC Buffalo Bills 1970 Terry Bradshaw Quarterback Louisiana Tech Pittsburgh Steelers 1971 Jim Plunkett Quarterback Stanford New England Patriots 1972 Walt Patulski Defensive end Notre Dame Buffalo Bills 1973 John Matuszak Defensive end Tampa Houston Oilers 1974 Ed "Too Tall" Jones Defensive end Tennessee State Dallas Cowboys 1975 Steve Bartkowski Quarterback California Atlanta Falcons 1976 Lee Roy Selmon Defensive end Oklahoma Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1977 Ricky Bell Running back USC Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1978 Earl Campbell Running back Texas Houston Oilers 1979 Tom Cousineau Linebacker Ohio State Buffalo Bills (did not sign, signed with CFL Montreal Alouettes) 1980 Billy Sims Running back Oklahoma Detroit Lions 1981 George Rogers Running back South Carolina New Orleans Saints 1982 Kenneth Sims Defensive end Texas New England Patriots 1983 John Elway Quarterback Stanford Baltimore Colts (traded to Denver Broncos) 1984 Irving Fryar Wide receiver Nebraska New England Patriots 1985 Bruce Smith Defensive end Virginia Tech Buffalo Bills 1986** Bo Jackson Running back Auburn Tampa Bay Buccaneers (did not sign, entered 1987 NFL Draft) 1987 Vinny Testaverde Quarterback Miami (FL) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1988 Aundray Bruce Linebacker Auburn Atlanta Falcons 1989 Troy Aikman Quarterback UCLA Dallas Cowboys 1990 Jeff George*** Quarterback Illinois Indianapolis Colts 1991 Russell Maryland Defensive tackle Miami (FL) Dallas Cowboys 1992 Steve Emtman Defensive tackle Washington Indianapolis Colts 1993 Drew Bledsoe Quarterback Washington State University New England Patriots 1994 Dan Wilkinson Defensive tackle Ohio State Cincinnati Bengals 1995 Ki-Jana Carter Running back Penn State Cincinnati Bengals 1996 Keyshawn Johnson Wide receiver USC New York Jets 1997 Orlando Pace Offensive tackle Ohio State St. Louis Rams 1998 Peyton Manning Quarterback Tennessee Indianapolis Colts 1999 Tim Couch Quarterback Kentucky Cleveland Browns 2000 Courtney Brown Defensive end Penn State Cleveland Browns 2001 Michael Vick Quarterback Virginia Tech Atlanta Falcons 2002 David Carr Quarterback Fresno State Houston Texans 2003 Carson Palmer Quarterback USC Cincinnati Bengals 2004 Eli Manning Quarterback Ole Miss San Diego Chargers (traded to the New York Giants) 2005 Alex Smith Quarterback Utah San Francisco 49ers 2006 Mario Williams Defensive End North Carolina State Houston Texans 2007 JaMarcus Russell Quarterback LSU Oakland Raiders 2008 Jake Long Offensive Tackle Michigan Miami Dolphins 2009 Matthew Stafford Quarterback Georgia Detroit Lions 2010 Sam Bradford Quarterback Oklahoma St. Louis Rams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted June 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Here are my Studs (no particular order): Payton Manning Troy Aikman Bruce Smith John Elway Earl Campbell Lee Roy Selmon OJ Simpson Ron Yary Paul Hornung Chuck Bednarik plus bonus Bill Dudley Charley Trippi Duds (no particular order): Jay Berwanger...never played in NFL Ernie Davis...never played in NFL Terry Baker...QB who threw -0 TD passes in 3 years Bob Fenimore...TE who only played 10 NFL games Harry Babcock...QB who only played 2 years Randy Duncan...QB who played 1 year in AFL, 1 in CFL Bobby Garrett....QB who only played 1 year, threw all of 30 passes Frank Dancewicz...QB who played 3 years but never threw a TD Angelo Bartelli...QB who played 3 years in AAFC but only had 8 TD throws Tom Harmon...only played 2 years, career curtailed by war injury (these are all pre 1970) Here are my post 1970 bottom 5: Courtney Brown Ki-Jana Carter Steve Emtman Aundray Bruce Ken Sims (OK, to appease a few, if I did a bottom 10, post 1970, yes, Cousineau would probably be on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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