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NFL Draft: Biggest bust from each franchise’s history

By Hans Themistode

LOS ANGELES, CA - CIRCA 1988:Aundray Bruce of the Atlanta Falcons against the Los Angeles Raiders at the Coliseum circa 1988 in Los Angeles,California on November 20th 1988. (Photo by Owen C. Shaw/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - CIRCA 1988:Aundray Bruce of the Atlanta Falcons against the Los Angeles Raiders at the Coliseum circa 1988 in Los Angeles,California on November 20th 1988. (Photo by Owen C. Shaw/Getty Images) /
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David Carr
David Carr (Photo by Robert B. Stanton/NFLPhotoLibrary) /

Biggest NFL Draft bust from Green Bay Packers history: David Carr, QB

Stats: 

  • 14,452 passing yards
  • 65 touchdowns
  • 71 interceptions
  • 59.7 completion percentage

Timing is everything in the NFL and everything appeared to be picture perfect for the Houston Texans.

As the 2002 season rolled by, the Texans were looking to make a splash in its first year in the league as an expansion team. While they may have been the new face on the NFL block, they had what other teams didn’t, the number one overall pick.

With it, they took quarterback David Carr out of Fresno State. After putting up solid numbers for the first three years of his career, Carr went off as a senior. On the year he threw for 4,839 yards, 46 touchdowns and nine interceptions on 64.5 completion percentage. Hearing his name called first on draft night was a stone-cold lock.

The Texans were officially ready to go from expansion team to contenders. That may have been true if Carr was actually any good.
There should always be a silver lining when a rookie QB has a bad season. But, in Carr’s case, there was none. The fresh face QB threw for only 2,592 passing yards, nine touchdowns and 15 interceptions. With his propensity for turning the ball over, it came as no surprise to see the Texans finish 4-12 that year. For the duration of his time there, every season was almost a mirror image of the previous one. Carr would confuse his own teammates with those wearing the opposite jersey as he continually gave the ball away.

For the Texans, they couldn’t get rid of Carr fast enough as they released him in 2007.

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