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Deadspin ranked Leaf as the sixth worst NFL player of all time in 2011, opining "To call Leaf a bust is unfair to the Blair Thomases and David Carrs of the world." [66] Dish Network included Leaf in their 2015 "Biggest NFL Bust Bracket" where he was a "1 Seed" along with fellow busts JaMarcus Russell, Tony Mandarich, and David Carr.
With these parameters in place, GOBankingRates referenced Bleacher Report’s “NFL Free Agency: 50 Biggest Free-Agent Signing Busts in NFL History” and YardBarker’s “Biggest NFL Free Agent ...
During the 2010 season, Haynesworth had a career-low 13 tackles and just 2.5 sacks in eight games, [64] leading the NFL Network to name the signing of Haynesworth as the "worst free-agency move of the last decade." [2] Many other NFL writers have gone further, calling Haynesworth the worst free agent bust in NFL history.
NFL.com's Steve Wyche claimed that Russell is the biggest draft bust in NFL history. [3] The Huffington Post named him one of the 13 biggest draft busts of the 2000s. [2] ESPN's Bill Williamson called Russell a "talented but extremely disappointing" quarterback. [55]
The Chargers finished 5–11, with Leaf throwing just two touchdowns compared to 15 interceptions before being benched and is now considered one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history. [11] [12] 2003: Oakland Raiders
The team cut him after just 12 games in which he caught 23 passes on 62 targets, a 35% catch percentage, a league-worst mark that year. He finished with 354 yards and one touchdown. 4.
Identifying the biggest contract busts in the NFL is a more difficult task than in other sports. For one, there's no single, consistent statistical measure that can be compared across positions.
He threw 202 passes and completed 91 of them. He threw three touchdown passes and eleven interceptions. He amassed a quarterback rating of only 42.6 and is considered one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history. In 2007, Schlichter was listed as the #7 all-time draft bust on the NFL Network's Top 10 Draft Busts episode. [17]