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Buffalo Bills Drought Series: Worst First Round Draft Picks

By John Carroll Jr.

ORCHARD PARK, NY - SEPTEMBER 25: Buffalo Bills flags (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
ORCHARD PARK, NY - SEPTEMBER 25: Buffalo Bills flags (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /
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Buffalo Bills quarterback J.P. Losman (7) looks down field for a receiver as Buffalo Bills running back Anthony Thomas (28) blocks Houston Texans defensive end Jason Babin (93) during second half game action. The Buffalo Bills defeated the Houston Texans 24-21, Nov. 19, 2006 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/NFLPhotoLibrary)
Buffalo Bills quarterback J.P. Losman (7) looks down field for a receiver as Buffalo Bills running back Anthony Thomas (28) blocks Houston Texans defensive end Jason Babin (93) during second half game action. The Buffalo Bills defeated the Houston Texans 24-21, Nov. 19, 2006 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/NFLPhotoLibrary) /

The Buffalo Bills have not made the NFL Playoffs since the 1999 season. They currently have the longest playoff drought in North American sports. Until the Bills kick off the season on September 10th, let’s cover some of the best and worst things about the Bills during the drought. We’ll continue our weekly series with the worst first round draft selections of the last 17 seasons.

Being a mediocre to bad football does not happen without some sort of obvious reason.

The recent Buffalo Bills drafting methods is a top reason why the team has struggled over the course of the last decade plus.

The first three to four rounds is where teams look for stars. Most importantly, the first round being where teams typically draft a player to make an immediate impact.

The Bills, have swung and missed on most of their first round picks of the last 17 years.

Here are the main 4 that stand out as bad, wasteful, or just a flat-out wrong selection:

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