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Undrafted in 2010 after his college career at Army, Alejandro Villanueva went back into military service but in 2014 pursued a career in Pro Football, and despite all odds, was able to gain an invite to the Philadelphia Eagles as a Defensive End in training camp.  He did not make the team, but was courted by Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh…
A two-time Morris winner at California, Alex Mack was a First Round Pick in 2009 (21st Overall) by the Cleveland Browns, and he stepped in immediately under Quarterback and under the learning tree of future Hall of Fame Lineman, Joe Thomas, would make the Pro Bowl in his sophomore season.  A Pro Bowler again in 2013 and 2015, Mack joined the Atlanta…
Andrew Whitworth played his college ball at LSU, and was taken by the Cincinnati Bengals in the Second Round of the 2006 Draft.  Although he became a starter as a rookie, Whitworth didn’t break out until his 30s, earning his first Pro Bowl at 31 in 2012.  Earning a First Team All-Pro in 2015, and a second Pro Bowl, Whitworth secured a…

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The 2004 NFL Draft yielded Eli Manning and Philip Rivers, but it was Ben Roethlisberger, the third QB taken, who won the Super Bowl first. A former MAC Player of the Year at Miami of Ohio, Roethlisberger won the starting Quarterback role in the third game of his rookie season.  Roethlisberger went 13-0 that year, won the AP Offensive Rookie of…
Brandon Brooks was a Third Round Pick from Miami of Ohio for the Texans in 2012, but it was not until the following year that he earned a starting role on the Offensive Line. Playing at Right Guard, Brooks did well for Houston, but went to Philadelphia as a Free Agent in 2016, where he not only made better money…
Enjoying a 12-year career in the NFL, Emmanuel Sanders played his first four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team that drafted him in the Third Round in 2010.  Sanders did well, but he was not a starter, and he peaked with 740 Yards in 2013, though proved that he should be in the starting lineup.  Denver won the bidding war…
A two-time Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year at Utah, Eric Weddle was drafted in the Second Round in 2007 by the San Diego Chargers.  Weddle took over as the starting Free Safety in his sophomore season, and he would play for the Chargers for nine seasons, with three of them earning him a trip to the Pro Bowl.  He…
Joe Haden would win the starting Left Cornerback job in Cleveland during his rookie season, and he would later earn Pro Bowl accolades in 2013 and 2014, and recorded 19 Interceptions for the Browns before he signed with division rival Pittsburgh in 2017. With the Steelers, Haden played five years, netting another ten picks with a third Pro Bowl coming…
K.J. Wright had a good career at Mississippi State, which led him to be taken 99th Overall in the 2011 Draft by Seattle. Wright was part of what became a powerful Seahawks defensive unit, that went to back-to-back Super Bowls, winning the first (XLVIII), a blowout win over Denver.  A Pro Bowl Selection once (2016), the strong side Linebacker had five seasons…
An All-American from the football factory of Ohio State, Malcolm Jenkins was New Orleans’ First Round Pick in 2009, and the Defensive Back was a part of the team that won the Saints’ first ever Super Bowl that year. Jenkins became a starter at Free Safety the following year, staying with New Orleans until he signed with the Philadelphia Eagles…
Do you believe in Fitzmagic? One of the most intriguing careers of an NFL Quarterback belongs to Ryan Fitzpatrick, a QB that defied the odds time and time again, and was constantly written off, despite becoming a cult-like figure among fans From Harvard, Fitzpatrick was a Seventh Round Pick in 2005 by the St. Louis Rams, but he did not…
Ryan Kerrigan was the 2010 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, and you would expect from a player who won such an accolade, he went high in the draft.  The Washington Redskins took him 16thOverall, where he became their starting Right Defensive End as a rookie. Kerrigan moved to Outside Linebacker as a sophomore, and he was a Pro Bowl…
Sam Koch was one of the few punters to be drafted (he played his college ball at Nebraska) and the choice has proven well for Baltimore, the team he played the entirety of his 16 NFL Seasons.  Koch would make the Pro Bowl in 2015 and to date has been in the top ten in Yards per Punt four times.…