15: Andre Ware – 7th overall to Lions in 1990:
Ware had a stellar college career, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1989. But his NFL career began with trouble. Detroit Lions head coach Wayne Fontes overrode the decision of their scouting director to select Ware, forcing the scouting director to resign the next day. It turned out to be the wrong decision. Ware started a paltry six games in Detroit over four years with the organization.
He basically only played when the Lions were losing by a ton. His failure to adapt to NFL-style offense from the run and shoot at the University of Houston made him one of the NFL’s most cautionary tales. He spent time with the Los Angeles Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars but never saw any success before flaming out. He has served as half of the Houston Texans’ radio broadcast team since 2002.
