Let's go back almost four decades and put ourselves in 49ers legendary head coach (and GM) Bill Walsh's shoes as the 1986 NFL Draft neared. Much like in 2025, the Niners found themselves aging at ...

Bo Jackson was already one of the greatest athletes the world had ever seen entering the 1986 NFL Draft. He won the Heisman Trophy as a running back from Auburn and was the consensus No. 1 overall ...

Pollack was a three-time All-American linebacker and a two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year at Georgia before the ...

Jackson was drafted by the Bucs with No. 1 overall pick in the 1986 NFL Draft, but never played a single snap for the organization after a visit with Tampa Bay that did not receive proper NCAA ...

Bennett earned consensus All-American recognition in 1986 to cap his College Football Hall of Fame career at Alabama. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened the 1987 NFL Draft by picking Miami (Fla.) ...