In an ideal world, every draft pick would become an impactful player, a starter, a Pro Bowler, an All-Pro or Hall of Famer. That simply doesn’t happen, of course, as any Redskins fan can attest.
Of the 1,212 draftees in the team’s history, only nine have gone on to make the Hall of Fame. Just 94 played 100 career games, according to Pro Football Reference.
The numbers only reinforce the old cliche that the NFL draft is truly a crapshoot. Some picks are better than others.
In the Redskins’ case, here’s a look at the franchise’s 10 best picks ever.