Each NFL team’s best ever 1st-round draft pick

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60. <p>In 1988, the Minnesota Vikings selected guard Randall McDaniel No. 19 overall out of Arizona State. You don’t normally see guards get taken that high but he was a monster with a unique skill-set. McDaniel wasn’t the biggest guy at 6’3″, 287 pounds but he was a standout athlete with speed and power.</p> <p>He still holds the fastest 100-meter dash time ever among NFL offensive linemen at 10.64 seconds. In addition, he ran a 4.6 seconds in the 40-yard dash and had a one step vertical leap of 37 inches at just 9% body fat. Power-wise, he benched 435, inclinded 380, dead lifted 660 and squatted 650 in compeition.</p> <p>So it is no wonder why he was so good as he played with the Vikings until 1999, when he went to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He would play two years and finish his career with the Buccaneers. His 12 years in the NFL got him widely recognized as one of the greatest and most versatile offensive linemen in history.</p> <p>His 12 consecutive Pro Bowls (1989–2000), ties with Champ Bailey and Will Shields for the most Pro Bowls played. Along the way, he helped the Vikings score a lot of points and go to two Conference Championship Games (1998 and 2000). And now, Mc Daniel is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame where he belongs.</p>. G. Arizona. Randall McDaniel. '88. player

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