Every NFL Team’s Best Draft Pick of All-Time

New York Giants. Lawrence Taylor. 21. player. 31. <p>Lawrence Taylor is arguably the greatest defender to ever lace up the cleats and the transcendent outside linebacker is easily the Giants best draft pick. There were four linebackers taken in the first nine picks in 1981, including Hugh Green who should have won the Heisman at Pitt, but the Giants made the right pick in taking Taylor with the No. 2 pick after the Saints made Heisman winner George Rogers the top pick.</p> <p>Taylor made an impact unlike any rookie in league history when he recorded 9.5 sacks en route to winning the Defensive Rookie of the Year honors and the Defensive Player of the Year becoming the first and only rookie to accomplish such a feat. He also helped lead the turnaround for the Giants who lost in the divisional playoffs that year.</p> <p>He would add two more Defensive Player of the Year Award’s to his resume, the last coming in 1986 when he had a career-high 20.5 sacks in the Super Bowl winning season in 1986 when he also won the NFL MVP. No defensive player has won the MVP since Taylor revolutionized the outside linebacker position. He was a terror on and off the field, but with 132.5 career sacks and a pair of rings, he was worth the risk for the Giants.</p>. OLB