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 …

28. Joe Staley, San Francisco 49ers (2007)

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Staley has made six Pro Bowls in 13 seasons and was the only 49er from Super Bowl XLVII (2012 season) to also play in this past Super Bowl against Kansas City.

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