A two-time All-MAC player at Akron, Jason Taylor was a Third Round pick in 1997, where he was an All-Rookie player.  That first year was a good start for a Defensive End who would become a great player.

A First Round pick from Pittsburgh, Dan Marino would win the starting Quarterback job during his rookie season in 1983.  He was an All-Rookie and Pro Bowl selection, but that was just the beginning of what would become one of the most phenomenal careers ever by a Quarterback.

Bryce Paup played the first five seasons of his career with the Green Bay Packers, and while he was considered a good player, it was considered a catastrophic loss when he signed with the Buffalo Bills as a Free Agent in 1995.  As it turned out, Paup would have one of the best years of his life as a Bill, and the run of his career.

In 2002, Mario Williams was the first overall pick in the draft, and he played his first four seasons in football with the team that drafted him, the Houston Texans.  Williams played well there, but he arguably equalled his individual success as a Buffalo Bill.