At Oklahoma State, Russell Okung won the Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year, cementing himself as a top draft pick for 2010.  He went sixth overall, going to Seattle and was the second Offensive Lineman taken behind likely Hall of Famer Trent Williams.  Okung did not have Williams’ career, but it was still pretty good.

Okung won the starting Left Tackle job as a rookie, starting the first 10 Games before a season-ending ankle injury took him out.  It was the same as a sophomore, only this time, after 12 Games, it was a pectoral injury that ended his year.  A healthy Okung went to his first Pro Bowl, but again in 2013, he missed significant time due to injury.  That did not take away from what was the best moment of his professional life, as Okung and the Seahawks won that year’s Super Bowl.  He played two more years with Seattle before testing free agency and landing with the Denver Broncos in 2016.

The Lineman was only a Bronco for one year and joined the Los Angeles Chargers, wherein, in 2017, he went to his second and last Pro Bowl.  After three years in L.A., he was traded to the Carolina Panthers and had one last NFL campaign.

Okung started all 131 of his NFL Games.

Olivier Vernon had a nice collegiate career at the University of Miami, and the local pro team noticed, as the Miami Dolphins made the Defensive End a Third Round Pick in 2012.

Vernon became a starter as an NFL sophomore at Right Defensive End, and in that year, he had a career-best 11.5 Sacks.  Joining the New York Giants in 2016, Vernon was a Second Team All-Pro and would be a Pro Bowler in 2018.  He played two more years in Cleveland, and had a total of 63.5 Sacks over a nine-year run.

A month before making his MLB debut with the Colorado Rockies, Dexter Fowler was a United States Olympic Team member who won Bronze at the 2008 Olympics. Called up that September, Fowler was eighth in National League Rookie of the Year voting the following season and was the NL leader in Triples in 2010. Playing with the Rockies until 2013, Fowler was not a star but was a competent everyday player with above-average speed who could steal you a game.

Fowler was traded to Houston in 2014 and subsequently dealt to the Chicago Cubs a year later. He was only there for two seasons, but the second one is what his career is most known for. The year in question was 2016 when Fowler went to his only All-Star Game and helped lead the Cubs to their first World Series in 108 Years. Notably, Fowler made history as the first player to lead off a game by hitting a Home Run.

Fowler left Chicago as a Free Agent and played for the St. Louis Cardinals for four seasons. While declining, he had his two best power years, with 18 Home Runs in 2017 and 19 in 2019. Fowler was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in 2021, but a torn ACL held him to 7 Games, and he could not make a comeback.

The Outfielder had 1,306 lifetime Hits.

Derek Holland is a former Starting Pitcher best known for his time with the Texas Rangers in the first half of the 2010s.

Though he was a 25th Round Pick in 2006 and not highly rated, Holland impressed in the Minors and made it to Texas in 2009 as part of their starting rotation. He had his best year in 2011, with a record of 16-5, and was the league leader with four shutouts. Holland played a crucial role in helping Texas reach the World Series, where he secured a win over the Yankees in the ALCS. Despite at least ten wins over the following two seasons, a series of injuries hindered the rest of his career.

He later played for Chicago (AL), San Francisco, Chicago (AL), Pittsburgh, and Detroit. Holland retired with an 82-83 record and is unlikely to appear on the ballot.