24. Heath Shuler – 3rd overall to Redskins in 1994:
Shuler’s career got off to a rocky start after he was selected with the third pick of the 1994 draft. He immediately held out until receiving a seven-year, $19.25 million contract. But that deal soon proved to be a foolish waste of money, as fellow 1994 draftee Gus Frerotte soon outplayed Shuler.
The big difference was that Frerotte had been taken in the seventh round of the draft. Shuler was eventually benched in his third year in Washington. He was later traded to the New Orleans Saints for a fifth-round pick in the 1997 and a third-round pick in 1998. While in New Orleans, he suffered a foot injury requiring two surgeries. Shuler then signed with the Oakland Raiders in 1999, but reinjured his foot and was cut in training camp. He had a successful career in the United States House of Representatives from 2007-2013, but his NFL career was a massive bust.
