Larry Warford, who played collegiate football at the University of Kentucky, won the starting position with the Detroit Lions after training camp in 2013. He had an impressive rookie year, finishing third in Offensive Rookie of the Year voting. Warford played for the Lions for four years before joining the New Orleans Saints in 2017. He became a three-time Pro…

Luke Kuechly was the best Linebacker in the NCAA in 2011, where the Boston College player would win the ACC Defensive Player of the Year Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Butkus Award, Lombardi Award, and Lott Trophy. He was drafted Ninth Overall in that year's draft by the Carolina Panthers, and he would immediately establish himself as one of the best interior…

Marcell Dareus was a stud Defensive Tackle at Alabama, where he aided Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide in winning the 2010 BCS National Championship.  Dareus went number three in that year’s draft, going to the Buffalo Bills, where expectations were high. Initially, the Bills were pleased, as Dareus was an All-Rookie in 2011, with Pro Bowls coming in 2013 and…

Matt Bryant had a long career in the NFL, but it took years before the Place Kicker made it to the premier league of American Football. After plating in the Arena League and NFL Europe, Bryant finally made it to the NFL in 2002 with the New York Giants.  Bryant bounced around through the 2000s, playing for Frankfurt (Europe), Indianapolis, Miami,…

Bennett went undrafted out of Texas A&M in 2009 but was signed by the Seattle Seahawks, though he was released after a brief run on the practice squad.  The Tampa Bay Buccaneers claimed him, where he made the team and as a backup Defensive End. Bennett became a starter in 2011, and in 2012, he had his best year as a Buccaneer…

Undrafted from South Carolina in 2011, Patrick DiMarco made an NFL roster the year after with the Kansas City Chiefs.  DiMarco was only in KC for a year and was used as a Fullback for three years with the Atlanta Falcons, where he was a Pro Bowler in 2015.  He finished his career with three years in Buffalo.

Patrick Chung may not have been a superstar but the Second Round Pick from Oregon was a favorite of New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick, who got ample mileage out of the Safety. Chung, the son of Jamaican musician Sophia George, and Jamaican music producer, Ronald Chung, played from 2009 to 2019, recording 11 Interceptions and 778 Tackles, and…

Reshad Jones played the entire decade of the 2010s with the Miami Dolphins (the only team he ever played for), and the Georgia Bulldog was arguably one of the most underrated Defensive Backs during that time. Jones became a starting Safety for the Fins in his second season, and while his play could be inconsistent, he was a two-time Pro…

Ryan Kalil spent the first 12 seasons in the National Football League with the Carolina Panthers where he established himself as one of the best Offensive Lineman in franchise history.  The former USC Trojan was chosen for five Pro Bowls and was named to two First Team All Pro rosters.  While Kalil was well respected in Carolina and helped them…

The third player in Baltimore Ravens history to win the AP Defensive Player of the Year, Terrell Suggs is the all-time franchise leader in Quarterback Sacks with 131.5 and in Forced Fumbles with 33. Suggs was also the Defensive Rookie of the Year (2003) and he would play for the Ravens for 16 seasons before signing with the Arizona Cardinals…

A late First Round pick from Wisconsin, Travis Frederick was an immediate starter for the Dallas Cowboys when he arrived in 2013.

Vontaze Burfict was once tabbed as a First Round Pick when he was at Arizona State, but a poor attitude and an even weaker combine resulted in all 32 teams passing on the Linebacker in the 2012 Draft.  The Bengals signed him as an undrafted player, and that polarizing aura that he had as a Sun Devil followed him as a…

Zach Brown played eight years in the NFL, but while he is best known for his first four seasons with Tennessee and two strong years with Washington, his lone year in Buffalo (2016) would be his Pro Bowl season. The Linebacker had 17.5 career Sacks and 664 Tackles.

Zak DeOssie was a three-time All-Ivy League player at Brown, where the New York Giants drafted the Linebacker in 2007.