As we count down to the start of the 2017 NFL Draft, we look back to the Cleveland Browns' 1st round picks since 1999 in our photo gallery slideshow.

For beleaguered Cleveland Browns fans, the NFL Draft has seemingly been the only ray of light each year. The Draft has been referred to as our 'national sports holiday' in Cleveland and for all of Browns Nation.

Yet the end results of the Browns drafts, particularly their first round picks since 1999, have been anything but joyous.

As we prepare for Thursday's 2017 NFL Draft in which the Browns will have the 1st and 12th overall picks, we look back at the honor roll of Browns selections since 1999. Believe me, this did not bring back happy memories! In fact, we decided to grade the picks as either a BUST or a BOOM.

Here's the list:

1999--Tim Couch, QB, Kentucky (Couch was ravaged by a horrible offensive line, but ultimately was a BUST)

2000--Courtney Browns, DE, Penn State (Brown's constant knee injuries forced him to be a BUST)

2001--Gerard Warren, DT, Florida (Being the 'nicest man ever pulled over by Pittsburgh Police' was not enough to pull Big Money out of the BUST column)

2002--William Green, RB, Boston College (We'll always have his touchdown run vs. Atlanta, otherwise a BUST)

2003--Jeff Faine, C, Notre Dame (A solid player, nothing more. Sorry, he has to go as a BUST)

2004--Kellen Winslow, TE, Miami (I'll give him a BOOM in the sense that he overcame lots of injuries to be a Pro Bowl caliber player)

2005--Braylon Edwards, WR, Michigan (One elite year, but too many dropped passes and headaches. BUST)

2006--Kamerion Wimbley, OLB/DE, Florida State (Browns should have taken Haloti Ngata instead. BUST)

2007--Joe Thomas, OT, Wisconsin and Brady Quinn, QB, Notre Dame (Thomas is a future Hall of Famer on the field, Quinn is a very good announcer off of it. Thomas=BOOM, Quinn= BUST)

2008--Beau Bell, LB, UNLV (Bell was taken in the 4th round, Browns did not have picks in Rounds 1-3.)

2009--Alex Mack, C, California (Mack was a reliable Pro Bowl caliber center who finally had enough of the losing. BOOM)

2010--Joe Haden, CB, Florida (I'll give Haden a reluctant BOOM)

2011--Phil Taylor, DT, Baylor (Not his fault that the Browns passed on Julio Jones, but he just wasn't able to be productive for a long enough period of time. BUST)

2012--Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama and Brandon Weeden, QB, Oklahoma State (DOUBLE BUST)

2013--Barkevious Mingo, DE/OLB, LSU (Single BUST)

2014--Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State and Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M (SUPER DOUBLE BUST)

2015--Danny Shelton, DT, Washington and Cameron Erving, OL, Florida State (Jury is out on both, Erving is on a collision course with bust)

2016--Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor (Jury is still out)

PHOTOS: Check out our gallery of the Browns' first round draft picks