Former Notre Dame defensive end Romeo Okwara went undrafted out of Notre Dame following the 2015 season. Six leaders later, he just signed a three year, $39 million contract extension with the Detroit Lions. From undrafted to making $13 million a season in just six years.
Okwara’s NFL career started off like his collegiate career at Notre Dame – slowly. He spent two seasons with the New York Giants, but played sparingly and spent part of the 2017 on injured reserve before getting cut in the final roster cut-downs at the start of the 2018 season. The Lions claimed Okwara on waives the next day and haven’t looked back.