New York Giants: Ron Dayne, RB
A complete bulldozer for the Wisconsin Badgers, Ron Dayne twice topped 2,000-yards in a season during his collegiate days. He finished with 7,125 yards and 71 touchdowns in four seasons, which are both astronomical numbers.
It was no wonder the New York Giants took him at No. 11 overall in 2000 and hoped to pair him with Tiki Barber to give them a dangerous 1-2 punch. As a rookie, Dayne got a lot of carries and finished with 770 yards but he averaged just 3.4 yards per rush.
Things didn’t get much better for him as he averaged less than four yards per attempt in every season for the Giants and fans grew tired of seeing him still constantly getting the ball despite the fact that he wasn’t doing much with it.
On top of his ineffectiveness, there were complaints that Dayne was out of shape often and he clashed with head coach Jim Fassel.
Dayne did lose some weight when Tom Coughlin came on board in 2004 but he still had just 3.4 yards per rush and finished with 179 yards. He played for Denver for one season and then spent two years in Houston before retiring.
He was better in each of those spots, which makes it even more frustrating for New York fans who never saw a player worthy of the 11th overall pick.