NFL.com has ranked all the top overall picks in modern NFL Draft history, and the Buffalo Bills have had the spot four times. Bruce Smith (1985) and O.J. Simpson (1969) are in the Hall of Fame but Tom Cousineau (1979) and Walt Patulski (1971) are not. Let’s break it down.
Coming in at number two on the overall list, Smith was a transcendent player for the Bills. He holds the NFL record for career sacks and was twice named Defensive Player of the Year. The guy is on two different All-Decade teams.