Re-Drafting Every NFL No. 1 Overall Pick Since 2000: Shocking New Lineup Unveiled

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If NFL teams had a time machine and got a doover on their first overall picks, history would look a lot different today. Now, 25 years into the 21st century, how about we take a trip down the world of whatifs and reddraft every NFL first overall pick since 2000. Without any further ado, let’s hop right into it. 2000 Tom Brady. There is zero guarantee that Tom Brady would have the same success with the Cleveland Browns, which he enjoyed with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But still, this is a list based on hindsight, and there is absolutely no way that the Browns would pass on the GOAT in a doover. The Browns used the number one pick of 2000 on Penn State defensive end Courtney Brown, one of the biggest busts in NFL history. Something tells us that the Browns would have preferred to get first dibs on the guy who won seven Super Bowls and three MVP awards, who retired with every major passing record. Just call it a hunch. 2001, Michael Vic. We know, we know Vic’s infamous dog fighting scandal in prison time derailed his once glorious tenure with the Atlanta Falcons. But prime Michael Vic was really something else, and he breathed new life into the franchise by leading them to two playoff appearances, including a trip to the 2004 NFC Championship game. The other thing to consider is the domino effect. Vic’s prison sentence and departure from Atlanta forced them to take quarterback Matt Ryan with the number three pick in 2008. And Matty Ice went on to become the greatest QB in franchise history. 2002 Ed Reed. As the NFL’s 32nd franchise, the Houston Texans were awarded the top pick in the 2002 draft. Too bad that they put it to poor use, drafting a mega future draft bust and Fresno State quarterback, David Carr. And then there’s Ed Reid, arguably the greatest safety in NFL history, who fell to the Baltimore Ravens at number 24 overall. Yeah, I think the Texans could have used this ninetime pro bowler and five-time first team allpro who racked up 64 career interceptions and 139 pass breakups. 2003 Andre Johnson. The Cincinnati Bengals already had one of the games top white outs at the time and Chad Oinko Johnson, but we can’t help but wonder how much better the Bengals would have been if they had Hall of Famer Andre Johnson working alongside the sixtime pro bowler. Carson Palmer, the real number one pick of 2003, had a good but not so great run in Cincinnati. In our hypothetical exercise here, the Bengals formed the Dream Johnson WR pairing and used a first round pick on one of the top quarterback prospects in the 2004 draft class. 2004, Larry Fitzgerald. The San Diego Chargers used the number one pick on Eli Manning and then flipped him to the New York Giants with Philip Rivers coming to the West Coast as a part of the return. The deal actually turned out to be a huge win-win, but we have the Bolts going elsewhere in a doover. In hindsight, the Chargers probably should have kept Drew Brees after letting him carve out a Hall of Fame career in New Orleans. So, how about the Chargers taking Fitzgerald here and building an offense around him? Breeze led Damen Tomlinson, Vincent Jackson, and Antonio Gates. Breeze with a Super Bowl 44 ring and all fared better in big games than Rivers. Surely uniting Fitzgerald with Breeze would have delivered a championship to Chargers nation that Rivers never brought. 2005, Aaron Rogers. The San Francisco 49ers used the number one pick on Utah QB Alex Smith, who had an inconsistent 8-year tenure with the Red and Gold. Rogers, who grew up a 49ers fan, was openly upset about being passed on by his boyhood team. Somehow, Rogers wasn’t taken until the 24th spot by the Green Bay Packers. The four-time MVP led the pack to four NFC Championship games and a Super Bowl title, while San Fran Super Bowl drought has exceeded three decades in counting. So, yeah, the 49ers needn’t any hesitation here. Rogers is the pick in a redo. 2006, Brandon Marshall. Yeah, this wasn’t the strongest draft in NFL history with special teams returner Devin Hester being the only one enshrined in the Hall of Fame. The Texans didn’t necessarily strike out when they took defensive end Mario Williams with the number one pick in 2006. But he also didn’t quite move the needle the way that his franchise wanted either. So, let’s go with the tap white out of this draft and Brandon Marshall. Remember, Andre Johnson is long gone in our 2003 reddraft. Meeting a new number one receiver, the Texans take the six-time Pro Bowler who put up borderline Hall of Fame numbers despite never playing with an elite QB. It’s sort of a no-brainer, honestly. 2007, Calvin Johnson. The Oakland Raiders swung and missed on LSU quarterback Jamarcus Russell. Arguably the single greatest draft bust in NFL history. The Dream 07 draft class was loaded with future stars and could have doubledigit Hall of Famers when all it is said and done. Tough choices here, but got to think that the Raiders go with Megatron in a doover. If Johnson didn’t retire early in 2016, he could have been on the Mount Rushmore of NFL wide receivers. He put up some jaw-dropping numbers in Detroit once Matthew Stafford arrived. And if the Raiders had taken Megatron, they would have avoided the Russell disaster and might have taken a future star quarterback in one of the ensuing drafts to compliment Johnson. 2008, Matt Ryan. First overall pick, Jake Long wasn’t a bust by any means. I mean, he earned four Pro Bowl nods in his five seasons with the Miami Dolphins. But he’s also didn’t exactly move the needle, whereas number three pick Matt Ryan changed everything in Atlanta. The Dolphins, meanwhile, spent the first two decades of the 21st century in QB purgatory. If they had taken Ryan, I don’t know, maybe that would have solved the issue. Who knows? 2009, Matthew Stafford. No reason for the Lions to change the initial pick. Stafford made this franchise relevant again by leading them to the postseason three times. And in one of the greatest win-win trades in NFL history, Stafford was swapped for Jared Goff, who emerged as the Lions new franchise QB under Dan Campbell. 2010, Trent Williams. Injuries prevented number one pick Sam Bradford from fulfilling his potential with the St. Louis Rams. And he wouldn’t even be a first round selection in a real life doover. We know offensive line isn’t always sexy, but Williams is arguably the greatest tackle in league history. Even with 14 seasons under his belt, the 11time Pro Bowler is still playing at an incredibly high level. The Rams would have welcomed a Hall of Fame career built around longevity. 2011, Kim Newton. He probably won’t join fellow 2011 drafties JJ Watt, Julio Jones, Von Miller, Patrick Peterson. It’s all in the Hall of Fame. But the Carolina Panthers cannot regret the super cam pick whatsoever. injuries unfortunately ended his prime years much sooner than expected, but he gave this team eight years of stability at QB from 2011 to 2018. Oh, and the 2015 NFL MVP award, Super Bowl 50 appearance, and four playoff appearances, I guess, don’t hurt either. 2012, Russell Wilson. Andrew Luck was on a Hall of Fame path before a string of injuries cut into his prime years. Fed up with the beating his body had taken, Luck lost the desire to play and retired just before his 30th birthday in 2019. Meanwhile, Russell Wilson, a third round pick of the Seattle Seahawks that year, is still a starting quarterback. His durability, longevity, and consistent production would have made Wilson a worthwhile top pick here by the Indianapolis Colts, who possibly wouldn’t be stuck in QB purgatory if luck hadn’t retired early. 2013, Travis Kelce. Eric Fischer had a solid run as an offensive lineman for the Chiefs, but he was not their best pick that year. Rather, it was Cincinnati tight end Travis Kelce who went in round three at number 63 overall. The Chiefs aren’t a dynasty with three Super Bowl rings without the Kelsey Patrick Mahomes tandem. So, in this reddraft, Kansas City takes zero risks and takes the future Hall of Famer early and ensures that he remains their property for the next decade plus. 2014, Aaron Donald. Javian Clowney was considered a generational QB prospect and the QB needy Texans couldn’t pass on their chance to pair him with JJ Watt. He wasn’t a bust by any means, but Clowny never hit the superstar label that Houston had expected. So instead, the Texans blow up the NFL by taking the best defensive player of his generation in Aaron Donald. That’s right, Donald and Watt, a pair of guys who combined for six defensive player of the year awards. Goodbye opposing QBs. It was nice knowing you. 2015 Stefon Diggs. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers probably don’t regret taking Janus Winston first overall since it led to them replacing him with Tom Brady in route to a Super Bowl 55 championship. But man, we are obsessed with the idea of Diggs playing alongside Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. And who knows, maybe Tampa wins more Super Bowls with this three-headed monster at receiver. Oh jeez, Baker Mayfield would be having so much fun right now, too. 2016 Jared Goff. You might say Dak Prescott is a better QB than Goff. You might wonder why we don’t have Chris Jones, Tyreek Hill, Ezekiel Elliott, Ronnie Stanley, or Michael Thomas here, but man, Goff was instrumental in the Rams turnaround under Shawn McVey. He took them to the playoffs three times, including a trip to Super Bowl 53. And Goff turned into Matthew Stafford, who led the Rams to the Lombardi Trophy in 2021. If the Rams don’t take golf, well, they don’t end up getting Stafford down the line, and they don’t have a Super Bowl banner hanging in Sofi Stadium. 2017, Patrick Mahomes. Miles Garrett is headed to the Hall of Fame. But Mahomes might already be the second best quarterback of all time, depending on who you ask. No guarantee that Mahomes pans out in Cleveland the way that he did with Andy Reid in Kansas City. But the Browns have to take that shot. A QB of his caliber comes around once in a lifetime. 2018 Saquon Barkley. Okay, hear us out. Patrick Mahomes and Saquon Barkley in the same offense. Now try telling us the Browns would screw this up and fail to become a winner under these two superstars. Look, we know it’s the Browns, but Mahomes and Barkley together would be unstoppable and they would turn this team into a championship contender. Congrats to the Browns on finally having a winner again in Imagination Land. 2019 McMosa. Arizona Cardinals have been mired in mediocrity under Kyler Murray. He boasts a 3645 and1 record and has only taken Arizona to the playoffs once. Hindsight tells us that they’d be better off going elsewhere in a doover. Then take QB in one of the ensuing drafts. So instead of Murray, let’s assign them a future defensive player of the year and Nick Bosa. Arizona has lacked a game changer off the edge since Chandler Jones’s departure, but the 49ers superstar would have filled that void in Arizona over the long run. 2020 Joe Burrow. Burrow has been everything the Bengals could have dreamed of when they took him first overall in 2020. He’s taken the Bengals to two AFC Championships and one Super Bowl and along with Jamar Chase keeps their title window wide open for the long run. 2021 Trevor Lawrence. Lawrence has uh well, he hasn’t quite lived up to the generational label quite yet. But you know, it is still too early to say that the Jacksonville Jaguars made a mistake here. And with Jacksonville making a big-time move to land Travis Hunter, we are cautiously optimistic that Tila will finally break out in 2025. So the original pick stays the same. 2022 Sauce Gardner. Trayvon Walker has been a rockolid pass rusher for the Jaguars, but their secondary has been a bit of a mess since they traded all pro corner Jaylen Ramsay to the Rams back in 2019. Arguably the best corner in football, Gardner would give the Jaguars a franchise differencemaker on that side of the ball. Plus, it is fun to imagine Gardner and two-way phenom Travis Hunter on defense together. 2023, CJ Strad. The Panthers sold an arm and a leg to move up via the Chicago Bears and take Bryce Young with the number one pick. He’s not a bust yet, but second overall pick CJ Strad has already emerged as a superstar for the Houston Texans. Having led Houston to consecutive division titles and wild card round victories, Straoud would already be the top QB in the NFC South and single-handedly have Carolina in playoff contention. 2024, Caleb Williams. We know, we know Jaden Daniels just had the best rookie QB season in history, but that was largely thanks to him landing in the right system and coaching staff. Trust us, he would not have had that same success behind the Bears 2024 coaching staff and offensive line. Williams still has the highest upside, and we are confident that the Chicago Bears will see his full potential under firstear head coach Ben Johnson. Do not let their rookie years make you think that the Bears made the wrong choice. Plenty of time for Williams to assert himself as the better QB. We hope. 2025. Cam Ward. Okay, this might be different in a year or two, but it is hard to fault the Tennessee Titans for rolling with Ward here. He was the most talented quarterback in a week 2025 draft class. And come on, do we really think that Travis Hunter or Abdul Carter would have made that much of a difference on a rebuilding Titans team? Every successful rebuild starts with a franchise QB. The Titans had to roll the dice on him here. But what changes would you make to our reddraft of every NFL first overall pick since 2000? Do you agree with our choices? Let us know in the comment section below. If you like this video and learned a thing or two, then hey, clicking the like button helps out a ton. And you know, we really appreciate it. If this is your first time coming around to TPS, though, then subscribing is a great idea because we put out videos like this every single day. 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