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Originally Posted by weegeebored
IIRC, SF wanted desperately to trade out of the #1 slot because the 2005 was not the most stellar college class in history, to say the least. In an average draft class, Smith would have been a much lower pick. Given that I think Smith exceeded expectations.
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Here was that draft:
2005 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com
The best first player taken was likely Demarcus Ware at #11. Nobody in the top 10 really stands out as a great pick. Based on the average value from Pro Football Reference (not sure how it is calculated), Alex Smith basically doubled everyone else in the top 10 and one of those was Pac Man Jones.