NFL Draft: 30 worst first-round picks of the 21st century
By Randy Gurzi
Tennessee Titans, Pick No. 3, 2006. Vince Young. 17. player. 35. . QB
Still part of one of the best NCAA Championship games in the history of college football, Vince Young became larger than life during his time with the Texas Longhorns. His junior season saw him put up 3,036 yards through the air with 26 touchdown passes. He added another 1,050 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground.
That happened to be the second season in a row he topped 1,000 yards, with his lowest output in that department being 998 yards as a freshman. Always a big play waiting to happen, Young became a prolific passer in his final season at Texas. That shot him to the top of the 2006 NFL Draft, as he was the first quarterback taken that season.
Unfortunately for the Tennessee Titans, he never panned out as the superstar they thought he could be. Young struggled with accuracy and had more interceptions (51) than touchdowns (46) during his five seasons with Tennessee.
He also had a lot of friction with head coach Jeff Fisher. Despite that, he won 30 games while losing just 17 as a starter, but his issues with Fisher led to his release.
Fisher has since lost some of his luster, so it’s not a stretch to think some of the issues with Young during his Tennessee tenure were on the coach. That being said, Young also failed to catch on with any other team despite having a shot with four other NFL franchises — and one CFL team in 2017.