NFL draft: The worst first-round picks at every selection spot since 2002

The first round of the NFL draft is a veritable minefield with each of the 32 spots presenting its own opportunity for a pitfall. And with the odds for those picks panning out being about as random as a coinflip, the list of busts is a long one. But …

10. Josh Rosen, Arizona Cardinals (2018)

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The book still isn’t closed on Rosen, so this is more of a comment on the pick rather than the player. GM Steve Keim took Rosen 10th in 2018, then spent the No. 1 in 2019 on Kyler Murray. Even if that was the right move to make, it doesn’t change the fact the Cardinals had two top 10 picks in consecutive years and ended up only keeping one. (Rosen’s trade to Miami brought back a second-rounder in 2019 and a fifth-rounder in 2020.)

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