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2. Braylon Edwards, wide receiver, Michigan

One of the most feared wide receivers in Michigan and Big Ten history, Braylon Edwards’ professional career was a mixture of bad organizations, bad quarterback play, dropped passes and injuries. It is hard to call anyone who plays eight seasons in the NFL a bust, but Edwards certainly did not live up to being selected third overall.

Edwards checked all the boxes physically. The Michigan native stood 6-foot-3 and ran a 4.36 forty-yard dash. One thing that did plague Edwards during his career was drops. In 2008, Edwards led the league with 23 dropped passes. Injuries were also an issue during his career.

As a rookie, Edwards contracted a staph infection, and a knee injury shortened his first season. 2007 was a breakout year for Edwards. That season, he became the first Browns wide receiver since Webster Slaughter to make a Pro Bowl.

That was Edwards’ only Pro Bowl season, and the former Wolverines’ star was out of football in 2012.

At Michigan, however, Edwards would become the Wolverines’ and the Big Ten’s greatest receivers. Edwards rewrote the school and conference record books while at Ann Arbor.

A Biletnikoff Award winner as a senior, Edwards set single-season school records for receptions (97) and yards (1,330). Edwards is also the Big Ten’s all-time career leader in touchdown receptions (39), fourth all-time in yards (3541) and fourth all-time in receptions (252).