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 …

19. Jeff Otah, Carolina Panthers (2008)

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Otah started a total of 25 games for the Panthers over 2008 and 2009. But a knee injury sustained at the start of the 2010 season derailed his career. Otah missed the entire campaign and played only four games before being traded to the New York Jets the following offseason. Otah failed the physical, nullifying the trade, and the Panthers released him.

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