just at the running back position, Adrian Peterson and Darren McFadden came right behind Bush; neither got the fanfare/hype/ESPN-up-the-tail that Reggie got. Some of that isn't Reggie's fault, because ESPN was ready and all too willing to push all things USC at that time (OU and Arkansas weren't winning invalid games and BCS titles), but still - Reggie was supposed to be not only the best running back, but the best PLAYER to enter the league in the last 5, 10, 20, 25, 30, and 40 years (depending on which publication you read leading up to that draft).
Cam Newton may have approached the hype that Reggie got, but there were several that questioned the validity of making him the #1 overall pick. There were myriad ugly articles written about the Texans' FO when they chose to pass on Reggie. We'll probably never see that type of vitriol directed at a franchise again.