Which first-round picks have the most staying power?

[Badger]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000340246/article/which-firstround-picks-have-most-staying-power

Examining a decade's worth of drafts from 1999 to 2008, our high-octane NFL research department charted how many first-round picks by position started at least one or more games in Year Six for the team that selected them.

[Heismanberg]

LOL @ wide receiver

[Badger]

LOL @ wide receiver

Guards aren't good value doe.

[JFIF]

Offensive line is pretty stable.

[JFIF]

But the sample size for guard and center is laughable.

[Badger]

I was surprised that DT was so bad. Maybe they just don't last that long? Or is there the same instability there as other positions like QB/WR?

[Heismanberg]

Guards aren't good value doe.

Only seven were drafted during that decade though. 

Interesting that CBs were drafted more than any other position.

[Heismanberg]

I was surprised that DT was so bad. Maybe they just don't last that long? Or is there the same instability there as other positions like QB/WR?

I'm only looking at 2001 and 2002 for now, but look at the DTs that were drafted:

Gerard Warren
Richard Seymour
Damione Lewis
Marcus Stroud
Casey Hampton
Ryan Pickett
Ryan Sims
John Henderson
Wendell Bryant
Albert Haynesworth

[Johnny English]

Only seven were drafted during that decade though. 

Interesting that CBs were drafted more than any other position.

It's not really a surprise that the more drafted positions have a lower success rate, the two are highly correlated. More chance of a bust at the position will lead to more vacancies, and more desire to draft high to minimise chances of a bust.

[ons]

It's not really a surprise that the more drafted positions have a lower success rate, the two are highly correlated. More chance of a bust at the position will lead to more vacancies, and more desire to draft high to minimise chances of a bust.

Also you're probably looking at only the most elite of prospects at non-premium positions, while teams will reach to get second-tier players at premium/playmaking positions.

[JFIF]

Certain positions also have some versatility. There are plenty of tackles who became guards or played both and plenty of DEs that became OLBs. So I think there's a higher chance of those type of positions to stick.