You're watching Day 3 of the NFL draft, catching a couple of names you recognize from college here and there and wondering when your favorite team picks next. Pick No. 188 goes across the board, and a little voice in your head wonders: "Why even bother making pick No. 188? Pick 188 is never going to matter. Who's even the best player to come out of Pick 188?"
Danny Trevathan. The best 188th pick ever was Danny Trevathan.
I know this because I've spent the past month or so looking at every draft pick since the common draft era began (1967) and using the modern seven-round format (Nos.