re: The worst first-round pick from each SEC school in the NFL draft (Gridiron Now article)

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Auburn

LB Aundray Bruce
The particulars: Drafted 1st overall in 1988 by the Atlanta Falcons
The skinny: He was an excellent athlete who started for the Falcons in his first two seasons. But to say he lacked football instincts would be kind, and though he had an 11-season career, he was a reserve for the final nine seasons and finished with 32 sacks (12 of those came in his first two seasons). Bruce, who started just 41 games in his career, didn’t have 40 tackles in any of his final nine seasons. He was barely a journeyman – and he went first overall (three first-rounders from that draft are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame).

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Ehh... Bo Jackson

Jackson was selected with the first overall pick of the 1986 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he refused to play for them because a visit to team facilities they said was NCAA-approved was actually not, causing him to miss the remainder of his final college baseball season.