FOURTH ROUND
The Best: OLB Shaun Phillips (2004)
I considered going with Darrell Stuckey, as the special-teams dynamo brings so much as a leader and clubhouse presence. However, pass rushers are difficult to find and Phillips’ 81.5 career sacks are simply too much to ignore. If we are going to celebrate Melvin Ingram for reaching 10 sacks last season, we have to do the same for Phillips, who averaged more than nine sacks per season from 2006-2010.
The Worst: RB Gartrell Johnson (2009)
The Chargers were trying to prepare for the post-Tomlinson era, but this choice was a swing-and-a-miss. Johnson failed to make the 53-man roster, a stunning failure for a fourth-round pick, and spent time with the Giants and Falcons before disappearing from the league after just two seasons. On the bright side, he finished his career with a rushing average of 3.4 ypc, nearly identical to the 2015 averages of Melvin Gordon (3.5), Danny Woodhead (3.4) and Branden Oliver (3.5).
