Getting drafted in the first three rounds in the NFL Draft is a huge accomplishment! This means you are one of the top 100 college football players coming into the NFL!
Even so, getting picked in the third round has a way of tasting bad in many player’s mouths.
First, it’s a big drop in salary! You go from being a $4 or $5 million player in the first round, down to just under $1 million as a third-rounder. Chump change! (I could really go for some chump change, right now.)
Second, a third-round pick is a player that’s likely going to have to battle for a starting gig, unlike the first and second rounders that are pretty much asked to step right in with the first teamers.