waving monkey
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here are always players who retroactively make you wonder why the general manager of your team didn't take the prospect at the time. In an effort to pin down who those players are at each position, we'll look at some of the most underrated athletes in the draft.
For the most part, there's a reason why players are massively underrated. It's because of a transfer or because a player is a late bloomer. It's because a player converted positions or because the talent around him at the college level was so good that he was overshadowed. It's because a player declared too early or, in some cases, stayed too late.
It could be size, speed, age or weight. Some traits are overvalued every season and lead to players slipping. Richard Sherman, for example, was a receiver convert who narrowly made the Senior Bowl late in the week due to an injury to another cornerback. He was drafted in the fifth round and quickly turned into an All-Pro force.
In the last draft class, Aaron Lynch of South Florida was a Notre Dame transfer, who after becoming a Freshman All-American, decided to move closer to home. Reshaping his body several times, he fell into the fifth round, where the San Francisco 49ers picked him up. Lynch went on to notch six sacks, mostly off the bench, which was good for the third-best mark of any rookie in 2014.
Based on the measurables, film and backgrounds of players, here are the 10 prospects who have the highest shot of being the Sherman or Lynch of this draft class.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...st-overlooked-player-at-every-position/page/1
For the most part, there's a reason why players are massively underrated. It's because of a transfer or because a player is a late bloomer. It's because a player converted positions or because the talent around him at the college level was so good that he was overshadowed. It's because a player declared too early or, in some cases, stayed too late.
It could be size, speed, age or weight. Some traits are overvalued every season and lead to players slipping. Richard Sherman, for example, was a receiver convert who narrowly made the Senior Bowl late in the week due to an injury to another cornerback. He was drafted in the fifth round and quickly turned into an All-Pro force.
In the last draft class, Aaron Lynch of South Florida was a Notre Dame transfer, who after becoming a Freshman All-American, decided to move closer to home. Reshaping his body several times, he fell into the fifth round, where the San Francisco 49ers picked him up. Lynch went on to notch six sacks, mostly off the bench, which was good for the third-best mark of any rookie in 2014.
Based on the measurables, film and backgrounds of players, here are the 10 prospects who have the highest shot of being the Sherman or Lynch of this draft class.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...st-overlooked-player-at-every-position/page/1
