Chicago Bears Drafted: Curtis Enis (1998)
After totally whiffing on Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam just three years earlier, the Chicago Bears made Curtis Enis the fifth overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. But nine games into his NFL career, Enis tore up the ligaments in his knee, and was never the same player after that. In 36 career games over three years, Enis ran for a total of less than 1,500 yards.
Could Have Drafted: Fred Taylor
The bruising Enis was a shocking draft bust, especially in comparison to “fragile” Fred Taylor, who was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars four picks after Enis. Taylor missed miss 23 out of a potential 48 games from 1999 to 2001, but ran for more than a thousand yards in five of the next six seasons after that. He ended his career as the Jaguars’ all-time leading rusher, and it wasn’t particularly close.