Alex Smith came into the pros with lofty expectations, and how could that not be the case when you are a Quarterback who was taken first overall?  From Utah, it was the San Francisco 49ers who chose him in 2005, but it was a mixed bag of success, as he struggled on the field and with injuries. 

Missing the 2008 season due to shoulder issues, Smith had to fight to get his job back in 2009, but again, he could not make the upper-echelon of NFL Quarterbacks, though he took the Niners to the playoffs in 2011, and looked to have turned a corner.  Smith got off to his best start in 2012, but a concussion led to him replaced in a game by Colin Kaepernick, who eventually became the permanent starter.  With Kaepernick’s ascendence, Smith was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs after the season’s conclusion.

Smith’s tenure at Arrowhead was the best of his career.  A chief for five seasons (2013-17), Smith led Kansas City to four post-seasons, and he went to three Pro Bowls.  His best year was 2017, where he led the NFL in Passer Rating (104.7) and had career-highs in Passing Yards (4,042) and Passing Touchdowns (26), but this would be his last year with the Chiefs, as they had a young QB in Patrick Mahomes in wait.  Smith, who helped mentor Mahomes, was dealt to Washington, but tragedy was on the horizon.

On November, 18, 2018, Smith broke his right leg when he was tackled by Houston’s Kareem Jackson and J.J. Watt.  Following his first surgery, Smith contracted flesh-eating disease, and it got so bad that amputation was considered.  Seventeen surgeries later, he began rehab, and was a back-up in 2020, until an injury to Kyle Allen put Smith back into the game.  Smith played six Games in 2020, winning five, and he was rewarded with the Comeback Player of the Year Award.

Smith retired with 35,650 Yards, a nice amount for a player that always seemed to be a placeholder.  

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.

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 he was with New England for all but one year (2013), where he was with the Philadelphia Eagles.  On Chung’s return to the Patriots in 2014, Chung was a regular starter and helped the Pats win three Super Bowls, and while he is not a serious candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the prestigious New England Patriots Hall should call his name.