Los Angeles Rams: 5 worst draft picks all-time

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 01: A detailed view of helmets belonging to the St. Louis Rams players sitting on a Gatorade cooler prior to the start of their game against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park on December 1, 2013 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

1. Terry Baker

The Rams haven’t always been lucky when selecting a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick, which is why plenty of fans are nervous ahead of the 2016 NFL Draft. In 1963, the Los Angeles Rams drafted quarterback Terry Baker out of Oregon State.

At Oregon State, Baker won the Heisman Trophy and was such an athletic quarterback, that he was supposed to come in and take the league by storm. Instead, he only started one game in his brief three-year career with the Rams and then went all the way up to Canada.

At least Sam Bradford started some games for the Rams at quarterback. Baker only started one and he never even threw a touchdown in the NFL.

Plenty of No. 1 overall picks have been big enough busts in their careers that they’re remembered forever, but Baker is almost forgotten, because he was never seen on the field.

It serves as a reminder that plenty of players who were legendary in college don’t always pan out at the professional level. Baker is a classic case of this and the Rams wasted a valuable pick that could have set them up for a long time going forward.

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