Ten Biggest Busts: #4 Mike Williams

The Sporting News looks at the last 20 years of drafts.... and Mike Williams in Number 4. #1 is Tony Mandarich followed by Ryan Leaf and Charles Rogers.

It would be easy to call quarterback David Carr and/or quarterback Joey Harrington the bust of the class of 2002. And though both are still in the league, each is more likely to be remembered for not fulfilling his promise with the Texans and Lions, respectively.

But first-round quarterbacks are a 50-50 proposition; for every one that succeeds, one is reasonably expected to fail.

At tackle, however, the chances of getting a 10-year mainstay in the top 10 are much greater. When one of them flames out, it's far more noteworthy.

The Bills picked tackle Mike Williams in the spot after Harrington. Like many of these high-profile busts, Williams had four years to stink it up in Buffalo before getting a short-term second chance with a new team.

A year later, he was a former NFL player.

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Williams only got 4th?

Wow they must have held him in high estime.

by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 30, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions

The guys above him were pretty big busts too.

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by MattRichWarren on Mar 30, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I would have still put Williams as second, right behind Ryan Leaf... mind you I never herd of the other two

Which might explain why they were bigger busts

by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 30, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Tony Mandarich was drafted by Green Bay in 1989. They passed over Barry Sanders to take him. He and Brian Bosworth are perhaps the best two examples on what happens to your body when you OD on steroids. What a waste.

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by keuka121 on Mar 30, 2009 9:08 PM EDT reply actions

I’d have to throw Todd Marinovich into the mix somewhere. Picked at #24 by the Raiders in 1991 he tanked as fast as Ryan Leaf. But he had much more hype coming in to the NFL. He was groomed from childhood to play QB. Had a big Life magazine spread and SI story as a youth. Can’t believe they left him out. He was awful.

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by keuka121 on Mar 30, 2009 9:20 PM EDT reply actions