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 …

23. Willis McGahee, Buffalo Bills (2003)

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The No. 23 spot has a lot of dependable if not flashy candidates. So who better to lead them than McGahee, a workhorse running back who ran for 8,474 yards and 65 touchdowns in his 10-year career.

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