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 …

32. David Wilson, New York Giants (2012)

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Fantasy players with long memories will remember Wilson being a fashionable sleeper pick before the 2013 draft. Unfortunately, Wilson suffered a serious neck injury in the fifth game of that campaign and eventually had to retire from football because of it.

Is it fair to label that a bad pick because of bad luck? There’s certainly an argument to be made from it. But fair or not, injuries certainly play a big role in whether picks pan out.

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