Has there ever been a wr take #1 overall in the NFL Draft (1 Viewer)

[DCN12586]

Has anybody ever taken a WR with the first pick of the NFL draft, seems like most of the great WRs were taken mid to late first round.

 

[TheDirtyWord]

Irving Fryar

 

[Erin Go Bragh]

Keyshawn Johnson

 

[SproutDaddy]

If memory serves me correctly, Keyshawn Johnson was the last.

 

[Raider Nation]

Dave Parks.

 

[Sammy Traveller]

not that this is part of the thread, but Charles Rogers was #2 overall one year and look where that ended up.

 

[Christo]

Those are it:

Rk	Year	Rnd	Pick		Pos	Tm	From	To	AP1	PB	St	CarAV	G	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ1	1996	1	1	Key. Johnson	WR	NYJ	1996	2006	0	3	11	79	167	13	91	2	814	10571	64	USC2	1984	1	1	Irving Fryar	WR	NWE	1984	2000	0	5	13	79	255	44	242	1	851	12785	84	Nebraska

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draf...g=ANY&type=

 

[RC94]

See link for all #1 picks. Not many were WRs.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/alltimeno1

 

[Chase Stuart]

Keyshawn Johnson and Irving Fryar are the two most recent ones; in the pre-merger era, Dave Parks (a very good end for the 49ers) was the #1 pick in 1964. Before 1960, a few other WRs (including Kyle Rote) went #1 overall. The Jets also used their #1 pick in the first round in the 1990 supplemental draft on Rob Moore; it ended up costing the Jets the #8 pick in the 1991 season (which was a good move; with the exception of Herman Moore, Rob Moore had a better career than any of the players in the pick #8 to #20 range).

 

[golfguy]

not that this is part of the thread, but Charles Rogers was #2 overall one year and look where that ended up.

and andre johnson went #3look how that worked out for the texans

 

[Penguin]

Add Calvin Johnson to the list of #2 overall's

 

[Bob Magaw]

was fryar drafted #1 overall directly from college, from USFL disperal draft, or both?

 

[DCN12586]

Add Calvin Johnson to the list of #2 overall's

Is that a bad thing I think Calvin has been a pretty good wr

 

[aaawall91]

Add Calvin Johnson to the list of #2 overall's

Is that a bad thing I think Calvin has been a pretty good wr

He was making a point directed as a counter to the guy who pointed out Charles Rogers went #2 overall.

 

[doctor_d]

was fryar drafted #1 overall directly from college, from USFL disperal draft, or both?

He was selected straight from college... it was a terrible pick by the Patriots

 

[FUBAR]

was fryar drafted #1 overall directly from college, from USFL disperal draft, or both?

He was selected straight from college... it was a terrible pick by the Patriots

5 time pro-bowler. #13 career receiving yards, #17 receptions. Granted he did a lot elsewhere, but as far as terrible picks go, Fryar is pretty low on that list.Among the group they could have taken, while I enjoyed listening to Bill Maas on the radio and Carl Banks was a good enough player, it's not like they passed on a bunch of studs and took a dud here.

 

[David Yudkin]

was fryar drafted #1 overall directly from college, from USFL disperal draft, or both?

He was selected straight from college... it was a terrible pick by the Patriots

Fryar and G Guy McIntyre had the most Pro Bowl selections of anyone in the 1984 draft (both had 5). The only other player taken in the first round with more than 2 Pro Bowl selections in that draft was Wilbur Marshall with 3. In context, Fryar doesn't look so bad by comparison.