Optimism is running high for NFL teams as the NFL draft looms at the end of April. The 49ers are hoping the No. 2 pick will net them a player who has a major positive impact in Year 1.

The draft doesn’t always work that way though, and selecting a bust in the first round can be catastrophic for a rebuilding club. San Francisco has had several big swings and misses in the first round throughout their history. They’re hoping to avoid that this year, but we decided to go back through the 49ers’ all-time first-round picks to see who the worst one was.

It was difficult to narrow it down to one, so we decided to submit our full list in chronological order:

1953: Round 1, Pick 1 | Harry Babcock, TE/DE

Babcock was a two-way player out of Georgia who spent most of his time with the 49ers as a tight end. He played 30 games in three years with 16 catches for 181 yards and no touchdowns. He was out of the league after three mostly ineffective seasons. That’s not ideal for the first overall pick.