Tajae Sharpe: Perfect Situation for Early Success?

High draft picks often enter the NFL with high expectations. Quarterback Marcus Mariota, the No. 2 pick in the 2015 draft, was expected to ignite a passing game that has been arguably the league's most stagnant for two decades now. Since moving to Tennessee in 1997, the Titans have never had an individual quarterback pass for 3,600 yards or 25 touchdowns in a single season. That's the kind of season that Peyton Manning -- a Tennessee legend himself with the SEC's Volunteers -- had 16 times in his NFL career. Mariota was solid, but injuries limited him to 2,818 passing yards and 19 touchdowns as a rookie.

Late-round picks face their own set of expectations, but they are usually negative…