NFL Draft 2012: 7 Overrated Prospects Who Won’t Be First-Round Selections

April 25, 2012   ·   David Levin   ·   Jump to comments

They all get talked about. They all get picked on, treated like cattle at the NFL combine and re-evaluted at the various pro days.
But when it comes time to being drafted, for some reason, they slip through the cracks and fall out of the first round.
Sometimes, it is the player's value. Sometimes it is another player who comes through in the last few days and wows a few teams. For others, there is no explanation.
But it always happens.
Then there are those who are overrated by scouts and teams and yes, the media. They are hyped as the "next big thing" and a "can't miss prospect." But in the end when it comes to the first night of the draft, mysteriously, they are not heard from.
Let's not hope they are waiting in the green room.
These players, no matter who talks about them, or how often they are mentioned as "great," will not hear their names called in the first round on Thursday night.
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