Browns draft Garrett A look at defenders picked No. 1 overall

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Browns draft Garrett: A look at defenders picked No. 1 overall Published: Apr 27, 2017 at 01:37 PM Chase Goodbread PHILADELPHIA -- DE Myles Garrett is the 16th defensive player in the common draft era to be selected No. 1 overall. Of the previous 15, le s than half (7) were selected to a in the NFL. A look at the drafts and careers of the defensive No. 1 picks to precede the former Texas A&M star: DE Jadeveon Clowney Drafted No. 1: 2014 Club: Houston Texans Career: Clowney enters his fourth NFL season coming off his best year so far for the . Injury-hampered early in his career, he could turn a corner in 2017 but still seeks his first double-digit sack season. Pro Bowls: 1 DE Mario Williams Drafted No. 1: 2006 Club: Houston Connor McDavid Jersey Texans Career: Cut by the in February, Williams has logged nearly 100 career sacks with three teams over 11 seasons. Set a career high of 14.5 sacks in 2014, but hasn't been able to find that form since. Pro Bowls: 4 DE Courtney Brown Drafted No. 1: 2000 Club: Cleveland Browns Career: Brown's career never really got off the ground in Cleveland, thanks in part to injuries. A brief change of scenery with the didn't help, and he was out of the NFL after six years. Pro Bowls: 0 DT Dan Wilkinson Drafted No. 1: 1994 Club: Cincinnati Bengals Career: Wilkinson played 13 NFL seasons but never met the high expectations of a No. 1 pick. He fell out of favor with the after four years, but logged another nine seasons with the , and . Pro Bowls: 0 2006: DE Mario Williams DT Steve Emtman Drafted No. 1: 1992 Club: Mark Letestu Jersey Indianapolis Colts Career: Emtman could not stay healthy at the pro level and played just 18 games over three years with the . He played in all 16 games only once in his career, with the in 1995. Pro Bowls: 0 DT Ru sell Maryland Drafted No. 1: 1991 Club: Dallas Cowboys Career: Nobody has more rings on this list than Maryland, who won three with the . While he wasn't a dominant pa s rusher, Maryland was an excellent run stopper and played 10 NFL seasons with Dallas, Oakland and Green Bay. Pro Bowls: 1 LB Aundray Bruce Drafted No. 1: 1988 Club: Atlanta Falcons Career: Expected to be a dynamic pa s rusher in Atlanta, Bruce was anything but. Considered one of the most disappointing draft picks in history, Bruce was out of Atlanta after four seasons and was a reserve for most of his 11-year career. Pro Bowls: 0 DE Bruce Smith Drafted No. 1: 1985 Club: Buffalo Bills Career: Consider Smith the most succe sful defensive No. 1 pick of the common draft era. He played 19 NFL seasons, 15 in Buffalo, and piled up 200 career sacks. Smith was elected to the . Pro Bowls: 11 DT Kenneth Sims Drafted No. 1: 1982 Club: New England Patriots Career: Sims played seven uneventful seasons in New England. Injuries limited his playing time and he was named by the Boston Globe as one of the franchise's . Pro Bowls: 0 LB Tom Cousineau Drafted No. 1: 1979 Club: Buffalo Bills Career: Though drafted in 1979, Cousineau's NFL career didn't get started until 1982 with the . He began his pro career in the CFL, and the traded his rights to the three years later. He played just four seasons in Cleveland and finished his career with the . Pro Bowls: 0 DE Lee Roy Selmon Drafted No. 1: 1976 Club: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Career: Selmon enjoyed a stellar nine-year NFL career, all of it with the Bucs, and won 1979 NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors. He was elected to the in 1995. Pro Bowls: 6 DE Ed Jones Drafted No. 1: 1974 Club: Dallas Cowboys Career: Known as "Too Tall" Jones, he played the entirety of a 15-year pro career in Dallas, interrupted in 1979 by his brief stint as a boxer. Jones played in three s, winning XII. Sack statistics weren't formally kept until midway through his career, but he was credited with 57.5 from 1982 until his retirement in 1989. Pro Bowls: 3 DE John Matuszak Drafted No. 1: 1973 Club: Houston Oilers Career: Though drafted by the Oilers, Matuszak was best known as a Oakland Raider, where he contributed to a pair of titles. He embarked upon an acting career after football. Pro Bowls: 0 DT Walt Patulski Drafted No. 1: 1972 Club: Bill Ranford Jersey Buffalo Bills Career: Patulski played four years in Buffalo and just five in the NFL, finishing with the St. Louis . His career was profiled extensively by in November. Pro Bowls: 0 DE Bubba Smith Drafted No. 1: 1967 Club: Baltimore Colts Career: Smith was a 10-year pro who won a V ring with the . He played five years in Baltimore before an injury caused him to mi s the 1972 season, after which he was traded to the . Pro Bowls: 2 *Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter * . This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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