Where Are They Now? The Biggest NFL Draft Bust Ever Ending up on this list is the worst case scenario for the 32 players taken in the first round of the NFL Draft. No one wants to be the next JaMarcus Russell and Ryan Leaf. But while a few of the biggest NFL Draft busts ever have fallen on hard times, others are actually thriving in second careers. Ryan Leaf was picked No. 2 overall by the Chargers in 1998.
AP Images Now he's in a Montana prison on felony drug charges.
Handout/Getty Source: ESPN Tim Couch was picked No. 1 overall by the Browns in 1999.
David Maxwell Now he lives in Kentucky and works as a college football analyst for Fox Sports.
Source: Fox Sports Jamarcus Russell was picked No. 1 overall by the Raiders in 2007.
Jed Jacobsohn/GettyImages Now he has lost 40 pounds and is attempting to make a comeback after a three-year absence from the league.
twitter.com Curtis Enis was picked No. 5 overall by the Bears in 1998.
Andy Lyons/Getty Images Now he's the head coach at Bradford High School in Ohio.
YouTube Ki-Jana Carter was picked No. 1 overall by the Bengals in 1995.
J.D. Cuban/Getty Images Now he runs a green energy company called ByoGlobe, and he wants to get into TV.
Source: Big Lead Sports Brian Bosworth was taken by the Seahawks in the 1987 Supplemental Draft.
Tim DeFrisco/Getty Images Now he's an actor. He had a small part in the remake of "The Longest Yard."
Tim DeFrisco/Getty Images Charles Rogers was picked No. 2 overall by the Lions in 2003.
Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images After a string of legal issues, he entered a Houston rehab facility last year.
AP Andre Ware was picked No. 7 overall by the Lions in 1990.
Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images He's now a broadcaster for ESPN and ABC.
ESPN Akili Smith was picked No. 3 overall by the Bengals in 1999.
Andy Lyons/Getty Images Now he's working toward getting his college degree and coaching high school football in San Diego.
YouTube Cade McNown was picked No. 12 overall by the Bears in 1999.
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images In 2008 he was appointed vice president of Thompson National Properties, a real estate investment firm.
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