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

Patrick Schmidt

Feb 2, 2014; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Apr 25, 2013; New York, NY, USA; A general view of the NFL shield logo and main stage before the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports

Sometimes you swing and miss in the NFL Draft and other times you swing and hit a home run. Here are the greatest draft picks made by every team in the NFL.

The NFL Draft is an unofficial holiday for fans and with the league stretching out the seven rounds into a three-day event, the holiday has turned into an extended weekend of reaches, busts, great value, high upside and countless trade rumors as mock draft season comes to an end.

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I love the NFL Draft and the thought of adding that one player in the first round to push your team over the top into a Super Bowl contender or the fantasy of a sixth-round pick becoming the next Tom Brady or Terrell Davis is as exciting as you can get without actually playing football.

The draft may be the greatest sporting event that doesn’t actually involve any sports being played but we scour the Internet for mock drafts, scouting reports, highlights on YouTube and spend way too much time dreaming up half-baked trade proposals.

Over 250 names will be called in the 2015 draft and many of them will never come close to a starting job, let alone a Pro Bowl appearance of Super Bowl MVP, but we can dream, right?

Sometimes general managers, coaches and scouts must feel like they are dreaming when they see a small school prospect blossom into a Pro Football Hall of Famer. I picked the best draft pick for every team in the NFL and some were absolute no-brainers while some teams have had a nightmare of a time finding talent in the draft.

In total, there are six players still active, 21 players in the Hall of Fame and a few recently retired players who will soon join them in Canton.

After reading through the list of the best draft picks for each team, please leave your thoughts and make your own suggestion for your team in the comments section below and continue the conversation.

Next: Arizona Cardinals

Oct 12, 2014; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) against the Washington Redskins at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

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Dec 5, 2013; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Deion Sanders on the NFL Network set before the game between the Houston Texans and the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

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Sep 16, 2013; Cincinnati, OH, USA; ESPN television commentator Ray Lewis prior to the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

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