SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports' Paul Myerberg tells us which players to watch who could soon hear their names called at the NFL Draft. USA TODAY
Once upon a time, a blue-chip quarterback recruit went to a nationally prominent program expecting to compete right away. When the quarterback arrived, though, he found himself seventh on the depth chart and spent three years trying to work his way up, playing only a handful of snaps on game day.
But the quarterback persevered and kept fighting for playing time, finally starting by his redshirt junior season — and even then had to share time with another highly touted prospect.