Comparing No. 1 overall picks in NFL and NBA
Dan assigned the Danettes to look at the No. 1 overall picks in both sports from 1990 to 2008 to see how many players were above average, average and below average. Here are our results. Hit the Comments below if you disagree with our evaluation.
NBA
10 Above Average, 5 Average, 4 Below Average
2008 Derrick Rose – Above Average
2007 Greg Oden – Below Average
2006 Andrea Bargnani – Average
2005 Andrew Bogut – Average
2004 Dwight Howard – Above Average
2003 LeBron James – Above Average
2002 Yao Ming – Above Average
2001 Kwame Brown – Below Average
2000 Kenyon Martin – Average
1999 Elton Brand – Above Average
1998 Michael Olowokandi – Below Average
1997 Tim Duncan – Above Average
1996 Allen Iverson – Above Average
1995 Joe Smith Golden – Below Average
1994 Glenn Robinson – Above Average
1993 Chris Webber – Above Average
1992 Shaquille O’Neal – Above Average
1991 Larry Johnson – Average
1990 Derrick Coleman – Average
NFL
9 Above Average, 1 Average, 9 Below Average
1990 Jeff George – Below Average
1991 Russell Maryland – Average
1992 Steve Emtman – Below Average
1993 Drew Bledsoe – Above Average
1994 Dan Wilkinson – Below Average
1995 Ki-Jana Carter – Below Average
1996 Keyshawn Johnson – Above Average
1997 Orlando Pace – Above Average
1998 Peyton Manning – Above Average
1999 Tim Couch – Below Average
2000 Courtney Brown – Below Average
2001 Michael Vick – Above Average
2002 David Carr – Below Average
2003 Carson Palmer – Above Average
2004 Eli Manning – Above Average
2005 Alex Smith – Below Average
2006 Mario Williams – Above Average
2007 JaMarcus Russell – Below Average
2008 Jake Long – Above Average