NFL Draft: Every team’s biggest first round bust of last ten years

By George Stockburger | Aug 30, 2018

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Robert Griffin III (R) from Baylor holds up a jersey as he stands on stage with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after Griffin was selected #2 overall by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 26, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /

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ARLINGTON, TX – DECEMBER 23: Morris Claiborne #24 of the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on December 23, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

ARLINGTON, TX – DECEMBER 23: Morris Claiborne #24 of the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on December 23, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

. 2012, 6th overall. . Morris Claiborne. . team. 123

Dallas has seen their ups and downs in the first round recently, picking up Dez Bryant, Tyron Smith, Travis Frederick, Zack Martin, and Ezekiel Elliott. They’ve also had their fair share of misses with Felix Jones and potentially Taco Charlton if he doesn’t get consistent playing time.

The third notable bust in recent Cowboys history is Mo Claiborne, the sixth-overall pick in 2012 expected to haunt NFC East quarterbacks for the next decade. There’s little to not like about an LSU defensive back, even though he scored a 4 out of 50 on the Wonderlic test because he openly said he didn’t care about it because it had nothing to do with football.

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Dallas traded from 14 to 6 with St. Louis, sending their second round picks in return in order to jump Tampa Bay for Claiborne. St. Louis would take Michael Brockers in the first round and swapped the second round pick to Chicago for an additional fifth round pick to move back five spots.

Claiborne started 15 games as a rookie, but only made one interception, but injuries would rag on him early. Injuries to his wrist, hamstring, shoulder, and knee limited him and a torn patellar tendon in 2014 held him out for 12 games. A concussion and groin injury in his final seasons with Dallas left him unretained that spring.

Now healthy, Claiborne is entering year two with the Jets, projecting as the starter across from Trumaine Johnson. Veteran Buster Skrine and rookie Parry Nickerson are lingering behind as well.