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 …

24. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers (2005)

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Easily the best “value” pick in the first-round this century and one so good that it pushes Hall of Famer Ed Reed into the “others receiving votes category.” Looking at the list below, the No. 24 spot in the draft looks like a lucky spot for NLF teams.

In the conversation: Ed Reed (2002), Cameron Jordan (2011), Steven Jackson (2004), Chris Johnson (2008), Dez Bryant (2010), Josh Jacobs (2019)

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