Dallas Cowboys: 5 worst draft picks of all-time

In the 2012 draft the Dallas Cowboys made a big move and it turned out to be a bad one. The team traded their first round selection (14th overall) and their second round pick (45th overall) to move up and take the highest rated corner coming into the league.

That player was LSU’s Morris Claiborne, who wasn’t perceived as a high pick prior to his junior season and probably never should have been. The five-foot-11 corner was thought to be an excellent fit as a press corner, but to date he has been a major bust while struggling with inconsistency as well as failing to stay healthy.

One huge warning sign the team ignored was Claiborne’s horrendous Wonderlic score. On the 50 point test which measures intelligence for the incoming rookies, Claiborne scored a four. He said later he blew the test off because there was nothing on it about football.

While Claiborne at least has been a starter for much of his career, he has thus far proven to be worth nowhere near the price the ‘Boys paid to get him. Recently Mo signed a one-year deal to play another season in Dallas. He still has a shot to redeem himself as a productive player.

Even if he’s able to turn his career around, he cost the team two potentially productive players throughout the past four seasons.

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