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2015 Kevin White, WR White is an abject lesson in not drafting players without a strong track record. White was a one-year wonder at West Virginia who didnt test particularly well at the NFL scouting combine. The Bears learned the hard way; White caught just 48 passes in four years, 36 of those as a rookie. Injuries have ruined any chance for White to live up to his status, but he struggled before them too.<\/p>\n
2013 Jonathan Cooper, OG Taking an interior offensive lineman in the top 10 is generally a bad idea. For the Cardinals, it turned into a disaster. Cooper quickly played his way out of Arizona, and then New England, and Cleveland, and Dallas and a few other spots. He hasnt played since 2018 and makes Oday Aboushi look like an All-Pro by comparison.<\/p>\n
2012 Mark Barron, S Holmes old team, the Rams, learned that taking a player without a real position isnt such a great idea. Barron never really fit as a safety or a linebacker. He was not a bad player, but Barron never made much of an impact outside of a small string of games where he played as a starting backer in a base 2-LB defense.<\/p>\n
2009 Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR He was a stunning selection by the Raiders, a player generally projected as a Day 2 talent. And he occasionally lived up to that level of status, but never came close to the top-10 selection.<\/p>\n
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