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First-Round Draft Picks -- Detroit
Year	Player	Pos.	School
2008	Gosder Cherilus	OT	Boston College
2007	Calvin Johnson	WR	Georgia Tech
2006	Ernie Sims	LB	Florida State
2005	Mike Williams	WR	Southern California
2004	Roy Williams	WR	Texas
	Kevin Jones	RB	Virginia Tech
2003	Charles Rogers	WR	Michigan State
2002	Joey Harrington	QB	Oregon
2001	Jeff Backus	T	Michigan
2000	Stockar McDougle	T	Oklahoma
1999	Chris Claiborne	LB	USC
	Aaron Gibson	G/T	Wisconsin
1998	Terry Fair	CB	Tennessee
1997	Bryant Westbrook	CB	Texas
1996	Reggie Brown	LB	Texas A&M
	Jeff Hartings	G	Penn State
1995	Luther Elliss	DE	Utah
1994	Johnnie Morton	WR	Southern California
1993	No Pick	--	--
1992	Robert Porcher	DL	South Carolina State
1991	Herman Moore	WR	Virginia
1990	Andre Ware	QB	Houston
1989	Barry Sanders	RB	Oklahoma State
1988	Bennie Blades	DB	Miami
1987	Reggie Rogers	DE	Washington
1986	Chuck Long	QB	Iowa
1985	Lomas Brown	T	Florida
1984	David Lewis	TE	California
1983	James Jones	FB	Florida
1982	Jimmy Williams	LB	Nebraska
1981	Mark Nichols	WR	San Jose State
1980	Billy Sims	RB	Oklahoma
1979	Keith Dorney	T	Penn State
1978	Luther Bradley	DB	Notre Dame
1977	No Pick	--	--
1976	James Hunter	DB	Grambling
	Lawrence Gaines	RB	Wyoming
1975	Lynn Boden	G	South Dakota State
1974	Ed O'Neil	LB	Penn State
1973	Ernest Price	DE	Texas A&I
1972	Herb Orvis	DE	Colorado
1971	Bob Bell	DT	Cincinnati
1970	Steve Owens	RB	Oklahoma
1969	Altie Taylor	RB	Utah State
1968	Greg Landry	QB	Massachusetts
	Earl McCulloch	FL	Southern California
1967	Mel Farr	HB	UCLA
1966	No Pick	--	--
1965	Tom Nowatzke	FB	Indiana
1964	Pete Beathard	QB	Southern California
1963	Daryl Sanders	T	Ohio State
1962	John Hadl	QB	Kansas
1961	No Pick	--	--
1960	John Robinson	HB	Louisiana State
1959	Nick Pietrosante	FB	Notre Dame
1958	Alex Karras	T	Iowa
1957	Bill Glass	G	Baylor
1956	Howard Cassady	B	Ohio State
1955	Dave Middleton	B	Auburn
1954	Dick Chapman	T	Rice
1953	Harley Sewell	G	Texas
1952	No Pick	--	--
1951	No Pick	--	--
1950	Leon Hart	E	Notre Dame
	Joe Watson	C	Rice

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March 4, 2008 8:42 am

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Biggest Draft Busts in NFL History

(POLL) With about 53 days until this years NFL draft, and the building hype that surrounds that day, I am reminded of past drafts and what might have been. Who is the biggest bust in NFL draft history? I have listed a few top candidates. I'm sure that there are more. I'd like to hear what others think. This should get us ready for the 2008 addition to the list.

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