Almost every football fan believes he could do a better job than his team’s general manager. However, the failure rate of first round picks suggests that the draft is a difficult and inexact science and no team is a better example of this than the Dallas Cowboys.
Some of Jerry Jones’ first round picks have been complete disasters that set the team back years. These picks became black holes into which Dallas had to throw significant resources to try to fix its mistake.
It can be argued that the worst first round pick in the Jones era came in 2012 when Dallas traded up to select cornerback Morris Claiborne from LSU at number six overall.