CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman expressed concern last month about the "fail factor" in recent history with first-round draft picks.
"The miss rate is really scary," he said.
Many of those misses have come from teams with the No. 8 pick that the Panthers have this season. Over the past 20 years, only nine players picked at that spot have made the Pro Bowl. Only four of those have gone to as many as three.
You could consider eight of these picks failures, or at least significant disappointments.
Cornerback Justin Gilbert, who went to the Cleveland Browns at No.