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 …

26. Paxton Lynch, Denver Broncos (2016)

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Drafting quarterbacks at the bottom of the half of the first round is clearly not John Elway’s forte. The Memphis star started a total of four games for the Broncos his first two seasons but was unceremoniously soon thereafter as Elway moved to cut his losses as quickly as possible.