The worst NFL draft pick of all time by every team

OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 03: JaMarcus Russell #2 of the Oakland Raiders in action against the Baltimore Ravens during an NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on January 3, 2010 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 03: JaMarcus Russell #2 of the Oakland Raiders in action against the Baltimore Ravens during an NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on January 3, 2010 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
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COLUMBUS, OH – NOVEMBER 03: Vernon Gholston #50 of the Ohio State Buckeyes moves to sack Tyler Donovan #12 of the Wisconsin Badgers on November 3, 2007 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 38-17. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH – NOVEMBER 03: Vernon Gholston #50 of the Ohio State Buckeyes moves to sack Tyler Donovan #12 of the Wisconsin Badgers on November 3, 2007 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 38-17. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

24. New York Jets

The great thing about college football is the landscape is such that the most talented excel because the pool is so much bigger and the competition so much weaker. Players can get by and produce at a high level leaning almost solely on their natural gifts. The NFL? It requires so much more than that. Hard work and mental fortitude are equally as important. Vernon Gholston learned that the hard way when he arrived with the Jets.

He had a good career at Ohio State, finishing with 14 sacks in 2007 for Ohio State. None of that mattered in the pros. It became obvious that for all his physical skill, he had neither the work ethic nor the hard-edged attitude to maximize it. He played three seasons for New York after being drafted 6th overall. In 45 career games, he failed to register a single sack. Not much else needs to be said than that.