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Biggest Draft Busts of the Past 10 Years: Johnny Manziel and So Many Other QBs

There were plenty of first-round whiffs with quite a few teams striking out selecting signal-callers.

Nothing makes me roll my eyes as much as hearing the people on Love Is Blind say I love you after two days of talking through a wall while holding gold cups from Party City.

It’s not that easy to find love, but there’s often a considerable amount of hope during the talking stage. NFL teams can relate when it comes to the draft, because every first-round pick is destined for greatness. Yeah, sure. Eye roll.

In the past decade, many teams have found out the hard way it takes more than a “come get me” text from a draft prospect in the green room to find success in the first round. Johnny Manziel never wrecked the league as he said he would in the infamous text that the Browns fell for in 2014, but that’s just one of many memorable draft misses from the past 10 drafts.

As you can tell, I enjoy reality TV drama, so I had no issue with revisiting the past 10 drafts to spot the biggest first-round whiffs. It’s kind of like when you do Google searches to see whether the Love Is Blind couples are still together after binging the latest season.

Not many couples have worked out, such as these highlighted draft picks from the past 10 drafts.

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