re: So was Keith McCants an NFL bust?

What a dumb question. A top 5 linebacker/DE with less than 200 career tackles and less than 15 career sacks and 4 teams in 5 years.

Defensive Ends and Linebackers taken in 1st round in 1990/Career tackles/career sacks/Ints/FF/FR/TDs

4th - Keith McCants - 184 tackles/ 13.5 sacks / 1 Int / 0 FF / 6 FR / 2 TDs
5th - Junior Seau - 1522 tackles / 56.5 sacks / 18 Int / 11 FF / 18 FR / 1 TD
8th - Chris Singleton - 287 tackles / 7 sacks / 2 Int / 2 FF / 5 FR / 1 TD
11th - Anthony Smith - 190 tackles / 57.5 sacks / 0 Int / 11 FF / 7 FR / 1 TD
12th - James Francis - 512 tackles / 33.5 sacks / 11 Int / 11 FF / 8 FR / 3 TDs
13th - Percy Snow - ? 2 sacks / 1 Int -injured after rookie season
14th - Renaldo Turnbull - 220 tackles / 45.5 sacks / 1 Int / 9 FF / 7 FR / 0 TD
15th - Lamar Lathon - 414 tackles / 37.5 sacks / 4 Int / 8 FF / 6 FR / 1 TD
18th - Tony Bennett - 397 tackles / 64.5 sacks / 0 Int / 19 FF / 6 FR / 3 TDs


With the exception of Percy Snow (who was injured off the field after making the all-rookie team) all of the linebackers and DEs taken after him had better careers with the pick after him being a hall of famer and Turnbull being first team All-Pro.