Closing out the first half of the top 10, Pick 5 is one that club's would hope turns into greatness.
Looking at the history of the fifth overall selection, on average players reach 123 games, with four players recording no games at all.
Some notable names picked at five include Joel M Smith (St Kilda & Hawthorn), Luke Power (Brisbane & GWS) and Leigh Brown (Fremantle, North Melbourne and Collingwood), all who don't make the list as they were drafted prior to 2000.
Pick five has also seen some generational greats, which you'll see later in our list, and some recent young guns who have big futures.
Want to see who we rank as the best draft picks for each number from one to 30? You can read up on theย Zero Hanger Ultimate AFL Draft.
7. Darcy Parish (2015)
In the years to come, Darcy Parish may find himself higher up this list, but for now he slots himself in at seventh.
This comes after a phenomenal 2021 season that saw him take home a plethora of awards.
Best on ground performances against Collingwood, Richmond and Geelong had Parish awarded with the Anzac Medal, Yiooken Medal and Tom Wills Medal respectively.
An elite season with averages of 30.5 disposals and 7.6 total clearances capped off a campaign that included a maiden All-Australian selection, a second place in the Dons' best and fairest and fifth in the Brownlow count.
The 24-year old broke out this year, being moved to the middle, and if this year is anything to go by, we might be seeing one of this generation's best before our very eyes.
