MIXED RESULTS IN TOP 10
Here are the 23 offensive tackles taken in the top 10 over the past 20 NFL drafts, with their original team's record in parentheses. Only four posted winning records during their stays with the teams that drafted them.
BOB WHITFIELD
No. 8 by Atlanta in 1992
• Played 12 years for the Falcons (82-109-1), starting all 16 games in nine of those seasons. He lasted 15 years in the NFL, playing 220 career games.
RAY ROBERTS
No. 10 by Seattle in 1992
• Played 127 games with 116 starts. After four seasons in Seattle (22-42), he played his final five years for the Lions.
WILLIE ROAF
No. 8 by New Orleans in 1993
• Hall of Famer had 13 seasons in the league, reaching the Pro Bowl 11 times. After nine years in New Orleans (57-87), he finished in Kansas City.
TONY BOSELLI
No. 2 by Jacksonville in 1995
• Played 91 games over seven seasons for the Jaguars (62-50) and was an All-Pro from 1997 to '99.
WILLIE ANDERSON
No. 10 by Cincinnati in 1996
• Was sturdy for 13 seasons, the first 12 with the Bengals (76-116). He played 195 career games and started 184 of them. Four-time Pro Bowler.
ORLANDO PACE
No. 1 by St. Louis in 1997
• After 12 seasons with the Rams (92-100), finished his career with a one-season stint in Chicago. He made 165 starts in his 169 career games and made the Pro Bowl from 1999 to 2005.
WALTER JONES
No. 6 by Seattle in 1997
• Played his entire 12-year career with the Seahawks (102-90) and started 180 games. Made nine Pro Bowls.