TCU has had no shortage of great players in the secondary over the years, as Gary Patterson and the defensive coaching staff have done an exceptional job finding talent and developing it into pro-caliber players. One does not need to look far to see a lightly-recruited player or former underrated offensive player that has made millions in the NFL after GP convinced them to man the back end of his vaunted 4-2-5.
But, upon entering a Power Five conference, the Frogs went from finding diamonds in the rough to going after top-targets - though they certain haven’t abandoned the strategy of turning over every rock looking for something the “big” schools may have missed.