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

WR. Carolina Panthers. Steve Smith. 5. player. 87. <p>Steve Smith was a better punt returner than he was a wide receiver in his two years at Utah and even at the start of his NFL career, but the Panthers saw something special in him as a receiver and made him the No. 74 overall pick in 2001. Little did they know they were getting the franchise’s best receiver and arguably their best player.</p> <p>While players like Koren Robinson, David Terrell and Rod Garner were drafted in the first round and busted, Smith was the 11th receiver taken and the third-round pick could be headed for the Hall of Fame when his career is over.</p> <p>In 13 years in Carolina, Smith caught 836 passes for 12,197 yards and 67 touchdowns. His best year came in 2005 after he was injured in the first game in 2004 and made up for lost time with a NFL-high 103 receptions, 1,563 yards and 12 touchdowns.</p> <p>Good thing they went with the 5-9 receiver from Utah instead of Florida State’s 6-1 Snoop Minnis who went three picks later and had 34 catches for 515 yards and one touchdown in his career and was out of the league after two years.</p>