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NFL Draft Busts: The One I never See Mentioned
Posted on 12/4/25 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 12/4/25 at 12:13 pm
I've been wondering, why isn't Akili Smith ever listed among all time busts?
I know he actually lasted a few seasons, but when you consider what the Bengals were offered for their spot in the draft, I think THAT alone could make him the biggest draft bust ever.
The Bengals kept their spot in the draft to get Smith instead of taking this offer:
The amount of talent the Bengals could have brought in for that is insane.
So while most busts are for a player who bombed in their rookie year or never played, it's hard to compete with losing one top pick to a bad player to losing 3 first-round picks and a total of 11 draft picks for a bust.
I know he actually lasted a few seasons, but when you consider what the Bengals were offered for their spot in the draft, I think THAT alone could make him the biggest draft bust ever.
The Bengals kept their spot in the draft to get Smith instead of taking this offer:
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all of the Saints' 1999 draft picks, plus their first-round picks in 2000 and 2001, and a second-round pick in 2002
The amount of talent the Bengals could have brought in for that is insane.
So while most busts are for a player who bombed in their rookie year or never played, it's hard to compete with losing one top pick to a bad player to losing 3 first-round picks and a total of 11 draft picks for a bust.
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 12:22 pm to skrayper
Is he not?
Maybe because that was a QB heavy draft class with only a couple that had success.
Maybe because that was a QB heavy draft class with only a couple that had success.
This post was edited on 12/4/25 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 12/4/25 at 12:24 pm to skrayper
He is, but there were so many Bengals busts that he just gets grouped with them.
Peter Warrick, KiJana Carter, Dan Wilkinson, etc.
Peter Warrick, KiJana Carter, Dan Wilkinson, etc.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 12:25 pm to alajones
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Maybe because that was a QB heavy draft class with only a couple that had success.
5 quarterbacks in the first 12 spots.
McNabb was good, Culpepper ok, and the rest were busts.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 12:36 pm to Bestbank Tiger
There's a good number of QB's from the 90's I'd love to see in today's offenses.
Akili Smith
Vince Young
Steve Young
Seneca Wallace
Randall Cunningham
Mark Brunell
John Elway
Of course Michael Vick
Akili Smith
Vince Young
Steve Young
Seneca Wallace
Randall Cunningham
Mark Brunell
John Elway
Of course Michael Vick
Posted on 12/4/25 at 12:39 pm to SteveLSU35
I don't think 90s Vick, V. Young or Seneca Wallace would do well at all
This post was edited on 12/4/25 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 12/4/25 at 12:46 pm to SteveLSU35
quote:ehh
Seneca Wallace
Posted on 12/4/25 at 1:19 pm to skrayper
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all of the Saints' 1999 draft picks, plus their first-round picks in 2000 and 2001, and a second-round pick in 2002
Good lord. Never knew that was the offer. Between that and Ricky Williams the Saints were going wild with trade ups.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 1:28 pm to iwyLSUiwy
That was the Ricky Williams trade offer, Bengals didn’t take it
Posted on 12/4/25 at 1:36 pm to cubsfan5150
You don’t think Vick would be good in today’s NFL?
Posted on 12/4/25 at 1:38 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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all of the Saints' 1999 draft picks, plus their first-round picks in 2000 and 2001, and a second-round pick in 2002
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Between that and Ricky Williams the Saints were going wild with trade ups.
That was the Rickey trade, except with the 2001 1st & 2022 2nd round pick added.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 1:48 pm to Frac the world
Ahh for some reason I was thinking Ricky was the year after.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 2:04 pm to Keys Open Doors
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You don’t think Vick would be good in today’s NFL?
I think they were just teasing that 90s Vick (born in 1980) would probably struggle against grown men in the NFL
This post was edited on 12/4/25 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 12/4/25 at 2:34 pm to Keys Open Doors
90s Vick? No. 2000s Vick, maybe, but he still had accuracy issues
Posted on 12/4/25 at 2:35 pm to Bigdawgb
You got it
Posted on 12/4/25 at 2:42 pm to skrayper
Trent Richardson never gets mentioned enough
Posted on 12/4/25 at 2:42 pm to SteveLSU35
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There's a good number of QB's from the 90's I'd love to see in today's offenses.
Vince Young
Vince was Justin Fields in the NFL, although I think Fields has regressed throwing the ball since college so maybe Vince would be better now
Posted on 12/4/25 at 2:43 pm to skrayper
I see his name mentioned pretty regularly amongst biggest busts.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 2:57 pm to skrayper
What about Aaron Curry? He was considered the safest pick in the draft and taken 4th overall. He lasted 3 seasons and was never heard from again.
This post was edited on 12/4/25 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 12/4/25 at 3:26 pm to Jack Daniel
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