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Denver Broncos: 5 worst first-round picks in team history

By Travis Wakeman

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 31: Quarterback Paxton Lynch #12 of the Denver Broncos looks downfield against the Kansas City Chiefs at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 31, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 31: Quarterback Paxton Lynch #12 of the Denver Broncos looks downfield against the Kansas City Chiefs at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 31, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – NOVEMBER 03: Miles the Denver Broncos mascot entertains the fans during the third quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Empower Field at Mile High on November 3, 2019, in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos defeated the Browns 24-19. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – NOVEMBER 03: Miles the Denver Broncos mascot entertains the fans during the third quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Empower Field at Mile High on November 3, 2019, in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos defeated the Browns 24-19. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /

2. Ted Gregory, Defensive tackle, 1988

Talk about a bad pick. On most lists, this guy is No. 1 on worst picks ever made the Broncos and it’s hard to say he’s not deserving.

Gregory was a great college player at Syracuse, much like Schindler during his college career. But he was even worse than Schindler at the next level, which was hard to do.

Gregory actually never played a down in Denver. Legend has it that when then-head coach Dan  Reeves met his first-round pick, he stated that he was taller than him. Gregory came into the league with injury concerns and those proved to be legitimate as his knee gave him trouble during training camp, prompting the Broncos to trade him to the New Orleans Saints.

Gregory literally lasted just a few months in Denver and played in just a few games with the Saints before his bad knee forced him out of football.

This was a bad pick and Gregory has every right to be No. 1 on this list but the reason he is not is that the guy who is on top of this list is much more recognizable for being bad and he played at the most important position on the field.

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