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re: Spinoff: NFL Players Who Came Out of Nowhere
Posted on 12/29/14 at 10:09 am to Riseupfromtherubble
Posted on 12/29/14 at 10:09 am to Riseupfromtherubble
Those don't qualify. Unless you were drafted in the first round you didn't come out of nowhere. 
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Posted on 12/29/14 at 10:10 am to goldenbadger08
Tony Romo
Arian Foster
Antonio Brown
Jimmy Graham
Arian Foster
Antonio Brown
Jimmy Graham
Posted on 12/29/14 at 10:12 am to Riseupfromtherubble
Half of Seattles defense including Sherman (bastards)
Rob Ninkovic (sp?)
Bart Scott
Arian Foster
In 2014
Justin Forsett
CJ Anderson
Martavious Bryant
Rob Ninkovic (sp?)
Bart Scott
Arian Foster
In 2014
Justin Forsett
CJ Anderson
Martavious Bryant
Posted on 12/29/14 at 10:13 am to goldenbadger08
Sen'Derrick Marks was a 2* out of high school before signing with Auburn.
Posted on 12/29/14 at 10:15 am to floridatigah
Jerry Rice was drafted in the first round. So was Walter Payton
In 1975 Jackson State had two picks in the top 6, and Grambling added another I the top 10 for the HBCU
In 1975 Jackson State had two picks in the top 6, and Grambling added another I the top 10 for the HBCU
This post was edited on 12/29/14 at 10:17 am
Posted on 12/29/14 at 10:57 am to tduecen
quote:
Aaron Rodgers was a 3* JUCO QB when he signed with Cal
Rodgers always had a an arm, but he was a skinny 160 lb kid out of HS. Packed on the weight as he matured and became a freak.
Posted on 12/29/14 at 10:58 am to Billy Mays
quote:
Arian Foster
Arian Foster was one of the top RB's in the country coming out of high school.
ETA: also came from a big-time college program
This post was edited on 12/29/14 at 11:00 am
Posted on 12/29/14 at 10:58 am to OchoGregO
quote:
Half of Seattles defense including Sherman (bastards)
Rob Ninkovic (sp?)
Bart Scott
Arian Foster
Pretty good list, esp. Bart Scott (for being a smaller school guy). Wasn't Ninkovich drafted by the Saints, but didn't fit scheme-wise? He's obviously solid in NE.
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:00 am to SpartyGator
Makes you wonder how all of these major colleges overlook these guys. It's not like they couldn't run fast in HS like they can now. They could always run and had the requisite athleticism.
Was it all based on size?
Was it all based on size?
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:01 am to goldenbadger08
Mike Evans was a three star with no good football offers outside of A&M. He didn't even have a picture on Rivals. He played one year of high school football. Sherman spotted him, redshirted him to give him time to learn, and the rest is history.
This post was edited on 12/29/14 at 11:04 am
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:02 am to Moustache
Richard Sherman
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:03 am to SwaggerCopter
quote:
Mike Evans was a three star with no good football offers outside of A&M. He played one year if high school football. Sherman spotted him, redshirted him to give him time to learn, and the rest is history.
Sherman might've been a bad HC, but did find some really good talent. He recruited Manziel, but obviously he redshirted his final yr (Tannehil was the starter).
eta: Darqueze Dennard is a similar example. Hardly recruited in GA (he was a WR in HS), played all 4 years, and ended up as a 1st rounder.
This post was edited on 12/29/14 at 11:04 am
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:06 am to SpartyGator
Sammie Coates will be one soon. Was a 2-3* out of high school and was committed to Southern Mississippi (his only other offer) before he blew Auburn away at a camp. Legit 4.3 guy with a vertical of over 44 inches. Around 6'2 and 215 pounds. Physical specimen.
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:07 am to SwaggerCopter
I think Jon Kitna had a story like this. Dennis Erickson went to watch a nephew or some other guy he was scouting and was like "hey, that dude is pretty good."
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:13 am to goldenbadger08
Since he explained it so well in his first post, dumbass.
This post was edited on 12/29/14 at 11:14 am
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:21 am to goldenbadger08
The Beer Man 
Posted on 12/29/14 at 11:37 am to goldenbadger08
Victor Cruz
Posted on 12/29/14 at 12:06 pm to tduecen
Wes Welker
Posted on 12/29/14 at 12:21 pm to 504Voodoo
Kurt Warner and James Harrison are the biggest two that come to mind.
Posted on 12/29/14 at 12:23 pm to goldenbadger08
Mike Evans was a two-star from a small high school with only one year of football experience when he signed with A&M. Two years later he was the best receiver in CFB and a first round pick.
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