1992
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#19 - Atlanta Falcons - Tony Smith - Running Back - Southern Miss
You all thought you escaped a bust being named that's connected to Brett Favre. As Lee Corso says, "Not so fast my friend." There are many deserving players from this draft; the 49ers pick of Ronnie Lott's second coming Dana Hall who had no career picks, the Giants pick of one touchdown tight end Derek Brown, the Saints pick of Vaughn Dunbar and the Bengals selection of Houston's David Klingler. However, the number one spot goes to running back Tony Smith. Not only was the pick acquired in trade for Brett Favre but Smith didn't do much. He only got to run the ball in his rookie year average 3.8 yards on 87 careers for a total of 329 yards, he added 2 touchdowns. Smith was a kick returner for the Falcons for three seasons before finding his way out of the league never to return...they could of just kept Brett Favre and been better off than taking a running back in the underwhelming class of 1992.
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#26 - Portland Trail Blazers - Dave Johnson- Small Forward - Syracuse
The 1992 Draft was solid for basketball. You had Shaq and Zo, Sprewell, solid white guys Laettner and Gugliotta. You get my point a very solid draft. However, the pick of Dave Johnson was not very solid. Johnson only lasted one season in Portland before moving to a 17 game stint with Chicago in 1993. For his career Johnson averaged 3.5 points, 0.3 assists and 1.1 rebounds a game. Johnson isn't a tragic tale, just a guy that got to the NBA and wasn't very good, but he made it a lot further than a lot of young kids dreaming of NBA stardom get.
Tomorrow is 1993, we are getting a lot closer to some expansion teams. Yay! Write to me and let me know your busts, favorite teams biggest bust or if you think I write like crap.
See ya tomorrow.
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