Which NFL draft picks at quarterback have provided the best value since the turn of the century 25 years ago? Eric Edholm ...

No. 5: NT Ted Gregory (Rd. 1, 26 overall, 1988 NFL draft) A big reason that Gregory makes this list is because he was a first-round pick, right at the beginning of the John Elway era.

The Bengals have picked 17th in the NFL Draft four times. ... Buck had a sack in every game during the Bengals' 1988 playoff run that ended with a loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIII.

By 1988, interest in the NFL Draft had continued to grow but it remained a far cry from the multi-day media spectacle players and fans experience now.