Pittsburgh quarterback Dan Marino poses at a 1982 SI photo shoot. SI.com’s Chris Burke, who has been looking back at the best first-round draft picks since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, proclaims Marino is the best No. 27 pick of all-time. The Dolphins legend threw for 61,361 passing yards, 420 touchdowns and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Manny Millan/SI)
BURKE: Looking at the best first-round picks of all time
SI VAULT: Marino, Dickerson are cream of deep NFL crop (11.14.83)
