What Happened to Every #1 Pick from 1980-1999? 

What this video doesn't mention in regards to 1984 is that the Pats signed Fryar THREE WEEKS BEFORE the draft, because they were worried that if they waited any longer, he would have joined Young, White and Walker in the USFL.

I have always said that Cleveland quarterback was named Couch because at the end of each play he had at least 3 people sitting on him.

Billy Sims was a huge star back in the early 80s. He had a lot of talent and people expected him to be a hall of famer. Like many other running backs injury cut his career short though he was still really good in the pros as well as college.

Its nice taking a look back at all the drama that has happened in the draft these past decades

Billy Sims is such a tragic story. Could've been something special, fuck injuries honestly.

What a great video, very classy how you found some positive comments about every player. It would have been easy to call a lot of them Busts. Instead you did your homework and found REAL Reasons why some players failed and others were successful. GREAT WORK!!!

Drew Bledsoe #11 baby! Miss that class act of a guy. Mans man with a cannon!! He certainly was fun to watch! Much love Drew!

Bledsoe was underrated in my opinion, had a great arm and won a lot games.

0:41 1980 Billy Sims - RB 1:50 1981 George Rogers - RB 2:43 1982 Kenneth Sims - DE 3:32 1983 John Elway - QB 5:05 1984 Irving Fryar - WR 6:11 1985 Bruce Smith - DE 7:15 1986 Bo Jackson - RB 8:39 1987 Vinny Testaverde - QB 10:01 1988 Aundray Bruce - LB 10:50 1989 Troy Aikman - QB 11:50 1990 Jeff George - QB 13:10 1991 Russell Maryland - DT 13:53 1992 Steve Emtman - DL 14:48 1993 Drew Bledsoe - QB 16:04 1994 Dan Wilkinson - DT 16:53 1995 Ki-Jana Carter - RB 17:27 1996 Keyshawn Johnson - WR 18:22 1997 Orlando Pace - T 19:04 1998 Peyton Manning - QB 20:13 1999 Tim Couch - QB

I love yall this channel is the new NFL films for me I grew up on that. To me this is the digital version of that the content here is so nostalgic. Always excited every time y’all upload on god 💜.

“After a historic rookie year, his production would falter” RB’s man

A Saints fan here ... in 1981 we passed on Lawrence Taylor. It still makes me weep.

Irving fryar was a beast - one of the most solid, underrated players of the 80's/90's - he was great on every team he was on

What happened to every first round QB since 2000

I've met Billy Sims he is so nice and owns a bbq right down the road from me

Good to hear u back to work Mr. Voice over! Much respect for you sir. Look forward to hearing you more. #1 Draft pick of voice over for the N! F! L!!!

Could you do something on every Mr. Irrelevant? Some had surprisingly relevant careers.

Watching Bo Jackson push Ronnie Lott back might be the most "that guy's different" moment ever.

I forgot about Irving fryer. He was honestly solid too

Thank you for including the clips you did for Elway and SB XXXII.

Awesome video. Love seeing these players

Drew Bledsoe, wow. Too bad he'll always be remembered as the Willie Pep of the NFL. He was one of the NFLs best for a little while there

If Tim Couch had a proper supporting cast, he has the potential to be a solid or even great QB IMO.

Peytoooon Manning!! So hated and doubted, but the fans definitely loved him. One of the greatest of all time.

Keep up the great work man I love these videos👍👍🔥

I Like Troy Aikman Quarterback Dallas Cowboys Number 1 1989 NFL Draft Picks Become Team Of The Early 90s Dynasty ☺😎🏈 Thanks For Uploading

Interesting story, my parents where married in late December of ‘86. And their honeymoon was spent in Dallas, Tx. they apparently got to witness Bo Jackson hit his 1st Home-run as well as score his 1st Touchdown!!!

So many legends.

Jeff George looking 46 years old on draft day 😂

I remember Irving Fryar; he was an amazing WR--very underrated but did well to last 17 seasons with a touchdown by 19 different QBs! Are you kidding me?!? 😳

Steve Emtman was one of the most dominating defensive lineman you'll ever see in college football. Try watching some of the 92 Rose Bowl game vs. Michigan. He dominated the line of scrimmage. Michigan couldn't block him with two players. The first of several knee injuries in his first season at Indianapolis derailed what would have been a dominate, HOF career.

Can’t wait for the regular season preview of this voice. So relaxing and terrific

Love your channel! Would you do brady vs manning matchups?

1:29 - RIDER KICK!

Irving Fryer was one of my favorites. Fun to watch everywhere he played.

4:51 - Is that Mark Felton Productions intro music? I finally get to hear more of the song. Lol

Calling Tim Couch a bust is a misnomer. He was a talented QB. Maybe not MVP level but talented. He took a horrible roster to the playoffs despite his injuries and almost beat Pittsburgh to boot. He had what it took, Cleveland just screwed up.

This is a great video idea. Have a great evening😁

Drew Bledsoe never got the love deserved for how good a QB he was

Fun fact- 1984 1st round pick Irving Fryar, and 1985 1st round pick Bruce Smith were both on the 2000 Washington Redskins team. Pretty impressive considering the fact they were both in their late 30's. Also, Andre Reed was 36, and Darrell Green was 40.

Tim couch had so much potential

I hear mark felton productions music during Irving fryer. Lol

It’s amazing how highly valued running backs used to be. Today it’s considered to be just a dime a dozen position and it’s extremely rare for a RB to even be drafted in the first round let alone the #1 pick!

Looooove these kind of videos.

Throwback with bangers

No cap I never knew Drew Bledsoe had thrown for 4,500 yards in a season with New England. 4500 yards in the 90s is insane I was born in '97 so didn't see much of Bledsoe but I always thought he was just average at best. This man really in the top 10 yards in a career that's wild

This is a certified hood classic

5 players - Elway, Bruch Smith, Aikman, Pace and Manning got inducted to the PFHOF. Too bad that Bruce Smith could not get the ring while four others got it...

Still baffling to think of the haul (or lack of) the Colts got for Elway. Especially compared to today's prices. 🤷🏈🏈🤷

Sorry to hear of all the players that injuries took out. Who knows how they could have been if they had stayed healthy?

Yo I remember getting those Bruce Smith shoes, they were fire.

thanks for taking my suggestion 😄

5:34 I'm sure its happened, but thats the first time I've seen someone spike the football outside of the endzone

8:52 y'all didn't have to do Vinny like that lol. The music made me think it was gonna be a highlight

Billy Sims is one of the best runners to play the game, I don't care how long he played. There are few backs in history that were truly special to watch and he was. When Sanders was selected by the Lions, it felt like Sims got a second opportunity in a weird way. Like a spiritual successor. He's the guy you forget about because of Sanders, but he was truly something with the rock in his hands.

Well Tom Brady Happened to Drew Bledsoe… and jets didn’t draft Marino lol.

Who would of thought in the Tom Osborne offense that a wide receiver would become the top pick of the nfl draft that's impressive

God bless you guys

0:20 is that Baker Poverty Mayfield 😂😂😂

1:30 The original “HURDLES…KICKS A MAN!!!”

Jeff George had one of the smoothest throws.

The era of good draft picks

Bo was worth a seventh round pick even if all he ever did was truck Boz. Worth the pick just to have that play in your teams highlight reel.

Fryer is NOT the only person to score a TD in 17 straight seasons as Jerry Rice caught a TD in every season he played.

Vin Scully announcing Football is legendary

Bo easily the most exiciting football player of all time

A little more info on how their careers ended would have been nice. But this was a fine video. Thumbs up.

"Thank God the Saints took George Rodgers," NYG with the second pick in '81.

I hope this channel does the same for all the #2 overall picks through out the years

My boy Aikman came outta UCLA a golden boy ..Irvin had already arrived help was coming in the form of emmit in 90...But those first couple years were BRUTAL!!!! Including that1-15 trainwreck...So when they finally clicked those were some sweet times never to be seen again in Big D... Billy Simms was the straight up TRUTH Gerry curl and all...Just ask Barry Sanders...

WOW !!! When Billy was running the thing that was going on in his mind was " Ah Judo, Ah Judo a chop, chop, chop !"

Bo Jackson could’ve been so great if it wasn’t for injuries

The Lions fumbling GOAT-level players since 1980

After every entry, my quote: "Geez! I remember that guy!" At the end: "Geez, I remembered all of them... :("

The Billy Sims play reminded me of Mario climbing a flagpole!

Bobby Boucher 13:53

Bledsoe was traded to Buffalo

Irving Fryar is one of the best late bloomers of all time.

I completely erased the memory that my Colts drafted Elway. That put a frown on my day. Imagine what that might have been...

It’s crazy how times have changed. You would never see a running back go first overall now

Will this be done for the years of 2000-21?

This guy deserves a lot more attention, he has some good clips and his commentary is on point👌🏽

Why didn’t they mention why Bo Jackson refused to play with Buccaneers for costing him college eligibility

I love the narrative

Ughhh as a browns fan, as soon as I saw elway, I knew what the highlight footage was going to be 😞

You stopped right before....Michael Vick. Lol.

Irving fryer underrated, feel like he should be more known

Bledsoe will always be my favorite of this group.

17:43 nice

Billy Sims was GREAT in Detroit. Lions had NO offense from time Sims retired until Barry Sanders got there ---- & Have had no offence since then.....

Billy Sims was gonna be a HOFer. Such a shame. Had his injury happened in today's game he might've returned the next season and been even better.

Bo Jackson is a super human. I saw him play against the Broncos and he was clearly the fastest player on the field.

1 Week Away from the NFL draft in Las Vegas,Nevada

John Elway aka the Cleveland heartbreaker

Didn't know the USFL was back then as well Breakers still the best back then?

Jeff George owns a Dairy Queen in my hometown where I worked in High School.

11:25 nice

I am not worthy of the airness of this straight Jumpman channel

Never sleep on Drew Bledsoe

Dru B was great, but his 1st quarter play equaled his 4th quarter, good or bad, he never elevated. TB came in, and his first 4 games 1-3 quarters were crap. Then every time his 4th quarter he snapped mentally into a freak. As a NE fan, we knew the future pointed to TB after game 4 of his first starting season.