My favorite part about the dead summer of the NFL offseason is the chance to get ahead on my NFL Draft preparation for next spring.
This procedure is nothing new to me, as I’ve been using summers to prepare for next year’s draft ever since I started watching tape. That said, I’ve been putting a bigger emphasis on trying to identify small-school gems for next year’s class.
In today’s age of early declarations and transfer candidates, it can be tougher to find small-school prospects worthy of draft consideration before the season starts. However, it’s far from impossible, as these 10 prospects have proven to me.