Ranking the first overall picks in the NFL Draft since 2010

2 - 2020 - Joe Burrow, QB, Cincinnati Bengals

Joe Burrow made the Super Bowl just two seasons after being selected in the NFL Draft.

Joe Burrow is ranked as high as this, mainly based on potential. He was selected first-overall in the 2020 NFL Draft after a heroic rise as the quarterback who led LSU to a national championship.

He instantly settled into life in the NFL after being given the starting job, throwing for 2,688 yards before an ACL injury ended his season in Week 11.

Many speculated that his recovery would be problematic, which sparked fears of yet another first-overall NFL Draft selection being ruined by injury. However, Burrow rode back into the league in 2021 and steered the Bengals to the Super Bowl.

He threw for 4,611 yards and 34 touchdowns and was a serious NFL MVP candidate in just his second year.

He has an incredibly strong mentality, taking on an ailing Cincinnati Bengals franchise and carrying it. He attracts others to want to join him in Cincinnati and everything at the moment is pointing towards not just a Hall of Fame career, but multiple Super Bowl championships.

1 - 2017 - Myles Garrett, DE, Cleveland Browns

Myles Garrett has proven to be worth every inch of the 2017 NFL Draft first pick.

The 2017 NFL Draft brought one of the most dominant edge rushers in recent times into the league.

Whilst some had concerns about Myles Garrett taking plays off in college with Texas A&M, every pre-draft prediction of him becoming a dominant star has come true.

A difficult first season with the Cleveland Browns finishing 0-16 saw Garrett record just seven sacks, however his numbers have exploded since then.

In the four seasons between 2018 and 2021, Garrett registered 13.5, 10, 12 and 16 sacks in each respective campaign. He has been selected to the Pro Bowl three times and is considered one of the two best pass rushers in the NFL alongside Aaron Donald.

Garrett is just 26 and is only going to improve. He’s a physically domineering giant of a defensive player and frightens offensive lines.

Having recorded 58.5 sacks in his first five seasons in the NFL, he has to be eyeing Bruce Smith’s record of 200 career sacks. Only potential injuries seem like they could stop him from getting there. That is certainly a sign of a valuable first-overall pick in the NFL Draft.