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Opinion: CB Kaiir Elam draft pick approaching “hedged disappointment” for Buffalo Bills

Do you remember John McCargo?
I’m sure some people barely remember.

The Buffalo Bills made him a first-round pick in 2006. Hailing from the same defensive line as No. 1 overall pick Mario Williams with the North Carolina State Wolfpack, McCargo was the second of the Bills’ first-round selections that year, and they traded up to select him with pick 26 after taking safety Donte Whitner out of Ohio State at eight overall.

After the draft, analysts questioned the value of the selection at that location, and the Bills doubled down on defensive tackle in the 2006 NFL Draft two days later.