NFL draft: The best pick at every first-round selection spot since 2002
The NFL draft, as we know it, began in 2002, when the arrival of the Houston Texans expanded each round to 32 picks. Eighteen drafts have been conducted since, leaving a fun sample size that we can construct a dream first round from. So who was the …
12. Haloti Ngata, Baltimore Ravens (2006)
Ngata anchored the Ravens’ defense for a generation, making five Pro Bowls and two All-Pro teams from 2006 to 2018.
In the conversation: Fletcher Cox (2012), Marshawn Lynch (2007), Odell Beckham (2014), Deshaun Watson (2017), Jonathan Vilma (2004)