The Worst NFL Draft Predictions of All Time 

The JJ Watt drafting really showed how toxic we as Football fans can be even after all the negative energy toward him he showed out like a badass on the field and like a proper gentleman to the state of Texas off the field.

I love seeing the humble players that play the tough positions like in the trenches or full back, they are rarely hyped up as much as the skill positions but I see a lot more of them stick around than the others and I like watching them grow because they aren't pressured. I can't wait for the next jack Lambert or Kyle juszcyk

What Geno Smith did after this video is nothing short of spectacular, definitely revived his career (somewhat) and took the rebuilding Seahawks to the playoffs. Quite the turnaround.

Geno is resurrecting his career in Seattle. Kudos to him for perseverence and props to Pete Carroll for pulling off a steal of a trade.

There was this idea that Rodgers had a low ceiling. I’ve seen it before. Sometimes when a player is a productive, proven, winner, with very few visible flaws in college it actually hurts them. It’s like it creates this idea that they have already reached their potential because they are playing so well and have so few visible flaws. Whereas players with more blemishes on their record and flaws in their game are often considered to have a higher ceiling. It’s a pretty stupid way of thinking about players if you ask me but it’s pretty common.

It’s sad to see players are good and just fall apart because of the pressure

And yet, Geno doing pretty well so far for Seattle this year.

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I think the worst draft prediction that I have ever heard was Mel Kiper glowing prognostications for Johnny Beer Bong

I can't believe Jimmy Johnson passed on Randy Moss for a guy who played 2 games for his career

Mel Keiper Jr's takes on the NFL drafts/predictions are so bad there should be a P2 😂😂🤣🤣

“They wrote me off, I didn’t write back” - Geno Smith

That Collinsworth Tweet at the end aged like milk. Newton, JJ Watt, and Nate Solder were his 3 worst picks of a first round. At one point all of them made #1 money at their positions lol

The facial hair Aaron Rodgers had is called a soul patch but I like to call it a "flavor saver". 😂😂😂 I rocked that for years right around the same time coincidentally.

Curry nailed it. He had all the talent everything you needed for a can't miss prospect but in the end, it comes down to heart and to want to be great. Some guys get their money and after that don't care. But those who do and go above and beyond are usually great players. That's what no team can measure, the heart and fight inside.

Gonna be entertaining!! Your productions are always great Mike

I met JJ Watt in Florida about 8 yrs ago, he was extremely cool and down to earth, acted like a regular guy and not a celebrity

Cam was the man and good to the Community in North Carolina, only thing that stoped him was Father Time, but we can all relate to that. His play style is a hard one to keep up for 20 years.

I think that Aaron Rogers not going #1 was the best thing that ever happened to him. Alex Smith got cycled through coordinator after coordinator and head coach after head coach until he got some stability when he went to Kansas City. I don't see Aaron Rogers flourishing in that same environment either.

The editing on this view from Mike just made its top tier he did his thing thanks Mike

The one thing I can take away from the J.J. Watt draft was that my brother jumped in the air and said "Hell yeah!" And when I asked him what made this guy so great and they played the highlight real, my brother just said "This dude is going to be incredible." Funny thing, he's not even a Texans fan, he's a Cowboys fan, but he is the only guy I know that liked the Watt pick.

Thing is in hindsight that Seahawks class of 2012 is outstanding, but at the time it was not hyped at all, in fact many of us fans were really feeling disappointed in what we did

5:00 I think you meant passer rating for Kyle Boller, under 70% completion can still be very good

As a University of Utah alumnus, the minute I saw Alex Smith go first to SF I said, "oh shit they just ruined the best qb Utah ever had." Any Utah fan could have told you he should have been a late first or early second-rounder who went to a team with an established qb, so he could sit, learn a system, and develop more--like Aaron Rodgers got to do. I'm not saying Smith ever would have been as good as Rodgers, but I think Smith's later career, when he played on competent teams, with competent coaches, and competent ownership, showed that he could have had a much better career than he did. And I think that the career he actually did have was something of a miracle, considering that it didn't end in Ryan Leaf/Jamarcus Russell/Jared Goff abject failure as soon as his rookie contract expired. But that's what was great about Smith: he was a cool-headed competitor who was smart, knew how to adapt, didn't get rattled easily, and was able to use his brains to compensate for some of his physical shortcomings. I'll always wonder what he might have been. On the other hand, the dude also used his brains to wisely invest his millions of dollars, and today makes more in interest in a month than most people make in a year, so I guess he probably doesn't need my pity. At least I have two working legs though.

Hindsight is always 20/20 and these “experts” are basically the meteorologists of football….. lots of predictions but often miss the mark.

Tom Brady really has a great story, who would have thought he would become what he has become, I love these Big Ten QB'S that are under rated in the draft but do great in the NFL like Brady, Wilson, and Brees, and wow imagine if Marino went to the Steelers, he might not have had as many yards passing, but he would have had more championships

Yo mike, your by far the best sports channel on RU-vid. Love ya bro!!!!

Didn't have to do Arod like that with that facial hair remark 🤣

Aaron Rodgers still hasn’t even thrown 100 career picks yet… dudes absolutely unreal lol.

I really believe some of these players agents are greaseing Mels and other so called draft experts palms. Vacations, Cars, boats etc.....

I remember the draft when Houston booed JJ....then I remember when JJ single Handley made folks keep up with batted balls stat...then I remember asking myself is JJ on the same level as Reggie White

A sequel to the Mel Kiper Jr. Video would be amazing

Lol they thought Dan Marino was gonna crash out over some mid weed from the 80’s 😂

Mel knows nothing, but at the same time, he got a career out of it

Imagine in todays game a GM passes on a player because he smokes weed. They would go 7 rounds…and pick 2 players

Mel Kiper out there with his Lion King hair cut

0:58 “Coming out of the Blue”, that was a good double entendre. Coming out from Michigan, Go Blue.

Nolan may be right that there wasn’t enough room for two giant egos on one team. Aaron Rodgers is obviously bad ass, but Alex Smith is the MVP for his comeback.

Did he mean to say Kyle Boller has less than 60% career completion rate, because every QB has completed less than 70% for their career

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You’ve been MOSSED!! Legend.

Love that Geno proved us wrong this season :^)

Yes. We need a video to get to the bottom of why Mel can be “successful” while being less accurate than the average fan with no inside info. Let’s call it the Kiper Caper, and let’s crack that caper.

I am currently a Pizza Hut delivery driver and coincidentally enough I have delivered to JJ‘s parents house lol

the worst draft prediction was when mel kiper laughed at the falcons for trading up and said Julio Jones is a bust and can't catch

I tend to give a little bit of a break to some of the media analysts unless they are obnoxious. Bryan broaddus pointed out that most “media scouts” don’t have background access where they can evaluate a players work ethic and how much they love the game and only have access to film an pro day/ combine numbers. Players like Paxton lynch could’ve been great but he didn’t like football therefore he was out of the league in 2 years because he didn’t give a crap. Teams like the broncos and cowboys (who tried to trade up for him) should’ve had a better idea of that.

rip dwayne haskins great vid!!

Love the concept and execution of this video.

that geno smith has aged well....

Coaching matters....Geno Smith may not end up a bust

They asked Marino's roommate if he used drugs too sounds like how a cop would ask someone so they could arrest the roommate. Definately a trick question

Should do most controversial Adam Schefter tweets.

“Dangerous hobby”… you kidding. Who says that? Marino was a stud in freaking MIAMI. Yes, he was doing drugs, he was in college!

They were passing on Marino because he was passing joints… that’s a shame because ultimately that wouldn’t have done shit. No reason to drop in the draft lol

13:10 the devil's lettuce! I have never heard that before!

Mel Kiper has always had the worst predictions. Missed on TB. Missed on Peyton. Said he would retire if Jimmy Clausen wasn’t the greatest QB ever. Kiper is still on ESPN.

"Kyle boller posted an under 70% completion for his career." Ya, so has everyone else in history. Also Deuce was a really good RB, killed by injuries. Shouldn't have dogged on him for being picked early.

I think you owe Nick Fairley an apology. He was a damn good player in the time he played. If you do not know who he is and you watch football before like 2017 you would be hard pressed to call yourself a fan of the sport

Pro Bowls are not a very accurate determination of who's a good player or not. Popular maybe, but not who's the best player at a certain position. The pro bowl is pretty much seen as a joke by fans, players and even the lame media types.

In a few years, the Wild Josh Allen predraft takes will dominate these videos.

who knew that the Russell Wilson-Geno Smith-Cam Newton part would twist around so differently in the 2022 season - Geno Smith finally gets his moment to show he's not a flop and Russell Wilson is the one called out by the Broncos for being fake.

You could do a whole video on the Josh Allen BUST predictions by the media and even a large portion of Bills fan themselves.

Yes please part II would. E awesome

Mike I follow your NFL and NBA channel! You have the best scoop on RU-vid

Your always 2 steps ahead of your competition keep up the great work love your content your the absolute best

Everything happens for a reason in Aaron Rodgers case sitting behind a HOF QB in Brett Favre has done him wonders

I would think Aaron Rodgers definition of winning would be winning the Super Bowl

Kyle Boller had an under 70% completion percentage for his career? Yeah, so has ever other quarterback in NFL history.

I'm really loving this guy's channel so much content so many video's

You really said Nick who like Nick fairly wasn’t one of the most ferocious dline man of the decade lol

Your videos keep me caught up on all football news

lmao the ending the guy poked himself in the eye with his glasses

Alex smith was a good qb a real good qb and a great mentor

I was so fucking PISSED at SF for whiffing on Aaron God man he played AT CAL FOR GODS SAKES A HOLES

Now, Geno Smith looks amazing

At least the 49ers nailed the previous draft that also had a hometown QB who wanted to be drafted by them but they passed up on.

That Irsay clip about Mel Kiper still brings me joy after all these years.

"Who the hell is Mel Kiper", lol.

Love your video man

I think you did a fantastic job! I'm a little older than you, might I suggest a linebacker by the name of Kieth McCants out of the University of Alabama that I believe got selected 1st overall by Tampa Bay. Great list!!!!

Worst pick of all-time is obvious....Tom Brady in the 6th round....All those QBs the Brady 6 picked before him

Hey Mike, I think the bigger bust for the Dolphins in the 98 draft was picking John Avery in the first round. You’re talking about a 3rd round pick in Larry Shannon.

Put some respect on tha soul patch 😂😂😂

As an NFL GM or coach with power AKA Pete Carroll. They should have watched JJ Watt playing center in hockey. At the very least talked to his last hockey coach. I know the hockey coach would have raved about JJs coordination for his size, telling you everything you needed to know. Marino's "Problem" was smoking pot which he wasn't but who would have cared

I had relatives at a university in Pittsburgh and they stated they saw and had friends that did coke with Marino. If it was a hobby it never affected his play.

Let's be real though cam is an anomaly, there is not another qb in history that would last more than 2 years with his completion %

True Draftniks who relish the cottage industry that is Draft Scouting and Mock Drafting have to admit one thing: they've gotten many evaluations right and almost as many wrong. As a personal example, HIT: WR Keenan Allen (my top WR in the 2013 class but was the 7th taken with only DeAndre Hopkins being better) vs. MISS: LaDainian Tomlinson (somehow had him rated behind LaMont Jordan in the 2001 Draft class, with L.T. being the 1st RB picked and Jordan, the 5th). 🤷🤣

You can't be right about everyone. Its going to happen. Some valuations are placed on potential, and its up to the team and player to develop to that potential. Sometimes players just mesh in a system and/or work hard to get better. You can't get them all right.

The draft is always fun. I hope the ravens can do well.

It’s real irritating when you call the only pain medicine I can take “devil’s lettuce.” It’s been medically legal in your own state since 1996. I think that was before you were even born!

Under 70% completion? So like most QBs ever? Hahaha

Famous last words: “He’s not going to be a bust”😂😂😂

You should do more documentaries like the one you did on ab

Mel Kiep in my opinion is either dogwater or is like spot on In predictions.

The 49ers would have ruined Aaron Rodgers just like we ruined Smith. That team was truly awful. No QB would have succeeded. Awful team.

The guy who said he did his due diligence on Moss...Dude, OK Marshall played in a shit division, but if a guy is outrunning the defense and outjumping 3 guys to snag the ball, that might be worth paying attention to

Interestingly enough regards Trent Dilfer and the Colts he had apparently told the Colts he wouldn't play for them so don't waste a draft pick on him. Wonder what Mel Kiper would have said if he knew this information.

LaDainian Tomlinson was drafted the same year as Michael Vick in the 2001 draft he was not playing football in 1999 pro

I always thought that Paul Zimmerman was perpetually stuck in 1958. I mean, there's no denying his legend as a sports writer but, WHENEVER he talks about football, he's a blow hard for old school players...always downplayed modern day players and constantly espoused the offensive genius of some coach who's teams played on dirt lots with leather helmets 30 years prior to his given commentary. I don't know, he always drove me crazy.

Alex smith mobile????? Early 2000’s mobile must have meant something different