2026 Football Eligibles
How do you replace a legend like Adm Vinatieri? You work on becoming one yourself. Stephen Gostkowski was the 2005 Conference USA Special Team Player of the Year, and he was the first Kicker taken in the next NFL Draft (118th Overall), taken specifically with the belief that he could replace Vinatieri, who departed to Indianapolis as a Free Agent. Gostkowski never…
Thomas Davis was drafted as a Safety in 2005, but the former First Rounder was also learning the role of Linebacker, which would be the position that he would stick within the NFL. Davis would become a good Linebacker but missed the entire 2010 season due to injury and saw limited action in 2011. The Panthers never game upon him,…
There was a time when it looked like Todd Gurley was going to be the next great Running Back, and why wouldn’t we think that? Gurley was the first Running Back taken in the 2015 Draft (10th Overall) and the Georgia Bulldog made the Rams look like geniuses as he proceeded to win the Offensive Rookie of the Year with 1,106…
Tramon Williams was an undrafted player from Louisiana Tech, and after a brief time in the Houston Texans pre-season camp, he found a spot on the practice squad of the Green Bay Packers. He made the team in 2007, and he remained in Green Bay for the next eight years. Williams became a starting Cornerback in 2008, and made the Pro…
Tyler Eifert won the 2012 John Mackey Award as the nation’s top Tight End, so it was expected that he would be the first of his position taken in the following draft, which he was when he was drafted 21st overall by the Cincinnati Bengals. Eifert had a good run with the Bengals, playing seven years there, peaking with a…