Lansdowne
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I know we're dealing with outliers here but I thought it was important to be reminded that a team's first choice isn't always their best choice. I put 2000 as the cutoff as I'm sure there are many more examples historically but I wanted to keep the timeline fairly recent.
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Arizona
2003 - WR Bryant Johnson ahead of Anquan Boldin
Baltimore
2010 - TE Ed Dickson ahead of Dennis Pitta
2018 - TE Hayden Hurst ahead of Mark Andrews
2022 - TE Charlie Kolar ahead of Isaiah Likely
Buffalo
2008 - WR James Hardy ahead of Stevie Johnson
Green Bay
2017 - RB Jamaal Williams ahead of Aaron Jones
Jacksonville
2014 - WR Marqis Lee ahead of Allen Robinson
Kansas City
2016 - WR Demarcus Robinson ahead of Tyreek Hill
New England
2009 - WR Brandon Tate ahead of Julian Edelman
2023 - WR Kayshon Boutte ahead of DeMario Douglas
New Orleans
2006 - WR Mike Hass ahead of Marques Colston
Pittsburgh
2010 - WR Emmanuel Sanders ahead of Antonio Brown
San Francisco
2021 - RB Trey Sermon ahead of Elijah Mitchell
Tampa Bay
2010 - WR Arrelious Benn ahead of Mike Williams
Washington
2012 - QB Robert Griffin III ahead of Kirk Cousins
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Just something to think about. I know the Javon Baker > Ja'Lynn Polk crowd have been considering it as part of their argument, and I'm honestly not sure where I stand on that.
Also I acknowledge it's unfair to list Griffin here because injury is what derailed him not performance. But I figure if I didn't include him it would still seem like an oversight to the overall picture.
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Arizona
2003 - WR Bryant Johnson ahead of Anquan Boldin
Baltimore
2010 - TE Ed Dickson ahead of Dennis Pitta
2018 - TE Hayden Hurst ahead of Mark Andrews
2022 - TE Charlie Kolar ahead of Isaiah Likely
Buffalo
2008 - WR James Hardy ahead of Stevie Johnson
Green Bay
2017 - RB Jamaal Williams ahead of Aaron Jones
Jacksonville
2014 - WR Marqis Lee ahead of Allen Robinson
Kansas City
2016 - WR Demarcus Robinson ahead of Tyreek Hill
New England
2009 - WR Brandon Tate ahead of Julian Edelman
2023 - WR Kayshon Boutte ahead of DeMario Douglas
New Orleans
2006 - WR Mike Hass ahead of Marques Colston
Pittsburgh
2010 - WR Emmanuel Sanders ahead of Antonio Brown
San Francisco
2021 - RB Trey Sermon ahead of Elijah Mitchell
Tampa Bay
2010 - WR Arrelious Benn ahead of Mike Williams
Washington
2012 - QB Robert Griffin III ahead of Kirk Cousins
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Just something to think about. I know the Javon Baker > Ja'Lynn Polk crowd have been considering it as part of their argument, and I'm honestly not sure where I stand on that.
Also I acknowledge it's unfair to list Griffin here because injury is what derailed him not performance. But I figure if I didn't include him it would still seem like an oversight to the overall picture.
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