NFL Draft: Five Late-Round Gems That Will Be NFL Stars

February 19, 2012   ·   Scotty McGraw   ·   Jump to comments

In every single draft, there are booms and there are busts. JaMarcus Russell, a subpar quarterback, was drafted 1st overall. Tom Brady, arguably the greatest quarterback to play the beautiful game of football, was drafted 199th overall.
Scouts are constantly searching for the answers of who to draft and who not to draft. They browse through categories—skills, intangibles, statistics, team production, etc.—but still can mess up a high draft pick. Diamonds are found in the later rounds, however.
Brady is just one example of what great scouting can do to a team. In this year's draft, there is no shortage of late-round steals.
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