FIU quarterback James Morgan during an NCAA football game on Sept. 7, 2019, in Miami. Credit: AP/Doug Murray
First-round picks get all the attention both before and after the NFL Draft. Second-rounders and third-rounders also have some fairly high expectations placed on them, too.
Then there’s Day 3. Sure, the prospects who go in Rounds 4 to 7 more often than not are depth pieces behind established starters, or long-term projects who need several years to become starting-caliber. But every now and then, there are a few diamonds in the rough, players who get picked late and become stars within their first two years of entering the league – such as Dak Prescott (fourth round, 2016), Richard Sherman (fifth round, 2011), George Kittle (fifth round, 2017) and of course, Tom Brady (sixth round, 2000).