2. Tommy Maddox (1992)
Pick: 1st Round (25th Overall) Experience: 9 years (2 with Broncos)
Career Stats: 8,087 yards; 57.2% completion; 48 touchdowns; 54 interceptions
There are instances where it’s acceptable to draft a quarterback in the first round when you already have a Hall of Fame passer in your backfield; this is not one of them.
When the Broncos drafted Tommy Maddox with the 25th overall pick in 1992, Elway was a 32-year-old quarterback with five Pro Bowls, two Lombardi Trophies and a Super Bowl MVP ahead of him. So why did they need another quarterback, especially when Elway needed as much help as he could possibly get on the rest of the roster?
Well, because Elway and Dan Reeves didn’t get along, and that’s about it.
Maddox started four games for the Broncos, went 0-4, threw five touchdowns and nine interceptions. They could have spent that pick on just about anyone else and it would have been a better selection.
