James Houston’s path to the NFL is an interesting story. He was recruited to play off-the-ball linebacker at Florida—a position he dearly loves—but after failing to break into the starting lineup, he graduated and transferred to Jackson State for a fresh start. There, he was convinced by coach Deion Sanders to switch to an edge rushing position, and he thrived, becoming one of the best pass rushers in college football.
drafted him, it was presumed that he would continue to play an edge rushing role, but when rookie minicamp arrived, he played almost exclusively at stack linebacker.