We had some fuckin terrible draft picks mid 1980s to the early 1990s stretch. But I gotta go with Gholston because he was such a swing and miss
Don't know about the worst but I know the best...and no it's not actually Joe Namath (that's the 2nd best pick of all time). The best is 1996, Keyshawn Johnson. when he was later traded for 2 first round picks one of those became John Abrahms and he was later traded for another first round pick and became Nick Mangold. It's not often that a pick from 20 years prior is still providing benefits long after that player first selected had retired.
As horrible as Gholston was he was the obvious choice for us at our pick. There was zero reason we should've picked Mike Nugent in the 2nd round so I'll go with him
Viewed objectively, it's got to be Gholston - he was a #6 pick, barely played, and didn't register one sack in his career. But it really should be Johnny Lam Jones because we traded two first round picks to trade up to #2 to draft him - still, unlike Gholston, there's no denying he played.
Gholston. He would have been a bust as a 7th round draft pick based on his performance, or lack thereof. At the 6th pick, he is a colossal bust. Blair Thomas was also a bust and a huge waste of a number 2 overall pick, but at least he scored some TDs and rushed for over 100 yards at some point. The former couldn't even register a single sack.
Becht was SUCH a good blocking TE, that I would never consider him a bust. All I am saying is that with that blocking skill, it's a shame he couldn't catch a cold.
Why did Kyle Brady have to dive or go to his knees for every catch. Even chest high. The guy had zero YAC. _
I like tomdeb's analysis b/c he's giving more than just 'a name'. When deciding who the biggest draft clunker of all time is it's important to examine the environment he was taken in. For example, everyone loves typing 'Gholston' but for those of us around back then we HATED that draft b/c there were NO good options at that spot on the board, and not 1 team wanted the 6th pick. So it was damned if you do, damned if you don't. As stiff as Gholston was, our fear was NE would take him with the next pick and turn him into a 10 year nightmare for the Jets. But 1995 had to be the worst. With JJ Stokes, Warren Sapp and Ty Law all sitting there, the Jets took TE Kyle 'stone hands' Brady. (heck even Curtis Martin was still on the board!). To appease the pissed off fans, I remember Leon Hess (?) saying "Wait until you see him in the locker room without his shirt on...the man's chiseled". WTF????? So yeah, Kyle 'stone hands' Brady all day, every day, and then some.
Kyle Brady was a dumb pick and Sapp going on to become what he did makes it worse. Gholston fills the "bust" more IMO.
