The best NFL draft pick ever at every slot from No. 1 to 262

Posted Jul 9, 2025
2. Lawrence Taylor, OLB, North Carolina (1981): The best defensive player of all time is also the best second overall pick of all time. Taylor is one of two defensive players ever to win NFL MVP, and that rarefied air all but cements him over contenders such as Marshall Faulk, Julius Peppers, and Calvin Johnson. Modern contenders don't hold a candle to L.T. (ESPN.com)

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