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5 Broncos draft busts since 2000 you may have forgotten about

By Travis Wakeman

DENVER - OCTOBER 31: Wide receiver Darius Watts #17 of the Denver Broncos gets a touchdown late in the fourth quarter on October 31, 2004 at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. The Falcons won the game 41-28. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
DENVER - OCTOBER 31: Wide receiver Darius Watts #17 of the Denver Broncos gets a touchdown late in the fourth quarter on October 31, 2004 at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. The Falcons won the game 41-28. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /
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PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 1: Wide receiver Keary Colbert #83 of the USC Trojans attempts to break out of the tackle by cornerback Jeremy LeSueur #21 of the Michigan Wolverines during the 2004 Rose Bowl game on January 1, 2004 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. USC defeated Michigan 28-14. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /

Michigan, 2004. JeremyLeSueur. player. 811. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. DB.

Just 31 picks after selecting Watts, the Broncos chose Jeremy LeSueur, one of the worst third-round picks in team history.

Generally, a third-round pick is going to get at least a couple of seasons in the team’s system. LeSueur, who came from mighty Michigan University, never even appeared in a game for the Broncos.

After spending his rookie season trying to learn how to adapt to the pro game, the coaching staff felt he just wasn’t a good fit and he was cut ahead of the 2005 season.

He was given a chance with a couple of other teams but never caught on and was out of the league following the 2006 campaign. He was just a bad pick and that seemed obvious early on.

He did offer some ability to return kicks during his college days and Shanahan was likely looking to get a versatile athlete that he could use in multiple ways with the Broncos but things just never materialized.

During this time, Shahanan was in charge of the team’s personnel decisions in addition to his head coaching responsibilities and many of his decisions were questionable during that time period.

This would certainly be one of those.

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