{"id":82326,"date":"2023-03-02T18:59:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T18:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscroll.com\/?p=82326"},"modified":"2024-01-25T08:46:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T08:46:35","slug":"overhyped-first-round-nfl-draft-picks-who-seriously-flopped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.sportscroll.com\/overhyped-first-round-nfl-draft-picks-who-seriously-flopped\/","title":{"rendered":"Overhyped: First-Round NFL Draft Picks Who Seriously Flopped"},"content":{"rendered":"
The NFL Draft is one of the most exciting times of the year for football fans. They can’t wait to see who their franchise selects in the first round. Based on that positioning, we expect these players to be brilliant, but the reality is many of these draft picks become busts. They arrive with a ton of hype<\/a> but they simply can’t sustain it at the pro level.<\/p>\n Today we’ll look at some of the most high-profile players who tried and failed<\/a> in the NFL. These draft picks had massive reputations in college<\/a> but they struggled when they made the step up. Remember, the average length of an NFL career<\/a> is only four years. Fans<\/a> expect more when their team stakes a first-round pick on a player. But the draft is an inexact science, to say the least, so check out the biggest first-round flops right here.<\/p>\n