Written by (REDBIRDFAN)
After the 2016 NFL Draft, Cardinals GM Steve Keim told a local morning show that he prefers to take a risk on a small school player later in the draft because they are unknowns with a greater risk vs. reward balance. He said diamonds in the rough are more likely to come from small schools because there is less information on those players and the Power-5 conferences produce known commodities by the time they are drafted.
So, I looked back at the 2010 NFL Draft to see if what Steve Keim said holds true as these player’s careers wind down.