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From Ball State, Blaine Bishop landed a job with the Houston Oilers, who took the Defensive Back with their Eighth Round Pick. He made the team as a rookie but would win a starter's role in his second season.
As Houston’s starting Strong Safety, Bishop went to his first of three Pro Bowls in 1995, with the streak continuing as the team moved to Tennessee. Bishop secured the fourth one in 2000 and played with the Titans until 2001, accumulating 738 Tackles for the team.
Derrick Mason did not play much in his first three seasons after Tennessee took him in the Fourth Round in the ’97 Draft, but he became a starter in 2000, and it initiated a long and consistent run as a close-to-the-top tier Wide Receiver.
Mason was a First Team All-Pro as a Returner, leading the NFL in Punt Return Yards (662), with another 1,132 Yards from Kick Returns. Mason also had 895 Yards from the air, totaling 2,690 All-Purpose Yards, again leading the NFL. He returned less in the following years, as Titans used him more on offense. Mason became a top option, exceeding 1,000 Receiving Yards over the next four seasons and earning a Pro Bowl trip in 2003.
Mason bolted for the Ravens after that year, but with the Titans, he produced 11,202 All-Purpose Yards.
Drew Hill played his first six seasons (one on the injured list) for the Los Angeles Rams, but they were nothing special, and none of which saw him crack 20 Receptions. This changed when he joined the Oilers in 1985.
At age 28, Hill had his first four-digit Receiving Yard season (1,168). It would be easy to see this is a fluke, but Hill proved to be a worthy staring Wide Receiver, cracking 1,000 Yards four more times and becoming the first man to break that mark four times after 30. Hill was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection (1988 & 1990) and amassed 7,477 Yards for Houston, a number that nobody would have projected when he joined the team.
Ken Burrough was a First Round Pick in 1970, chosen 10th Overall by New Orleans. Burrough had a lousy rookie year, oft-injured and only recording 13 Receptions. The Saints decided to trade him to Houston, and while he didn’t do much as an NFL sophomore, the rest of the decade would become more productive.
Burrough became a regular starter in 1972, and in 1975, he caught 53 passes for a league-leading 1,063 Yards. For his efforts, he went to his first Pro Bowl and was a Second Team All-Pro. This would be Burrough's peak year, but he still eclipsed over 800 Yards the next two years and was a Pro Bowler again in 1977. After two more good years, injuries took him out of most of 1980, though he rebounded for one final year, a 668 Yard and 7 TD campaign.
He had 6,906 Yards with 47 Touchdowns as an Oiler.