![NFL analysts have spent countless hours in the weeks leading up the the 2012 NFL Draft predicting who will go first, second, third and so on. These top picks could end up being studs or duds. No one can be certain. It’s a crap shoot for the most part.
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NFL analysts have spent countless hours in the weeks leading up the the 2012 NFL Draft predicting who will go first, second, third and so on. These top picks could end up being studs or duds. No one can be certain. It’s a crap shoot for the most part.
Don’t turn off the TV after the first day of the draft because you never know if your team will be smart (or lucky) enough to draft the next Tom Brady in the later rounds. Here’s a short list of some of the greatest NFL Draft steals from the past few decades.
Tom Brady, QB
New England Patriots
199th overall pick
6th round
(2000 NFL Draft)
Bo Jackson, RB
Oakland Raiders
183rd overall pick
7th round
(1987 NFL Draft)
Richard Dent, DE
Chicago Bears
203rd overall pick
8th round
(1983 NFL Draft)
Donald Driver, WR
Green Bay Packers
219th overall pick
7th round
(1999 NFL Draft)
Terrell Davis, RB
Denver Broncos
196th overall pick
6th round
(1995 NFL Draft)
Zach Thomas, LB
Miami Dolphins
154th overall pick
5th round
(1996 NFL Draft)
Marques Colston, WR
New Orleans Saints
252nd overall pick
7th round
(2006 NFL Draft)
TJ Houshmandzaheh, WR
Cincinnati Bengals
204th overall picks
7th round
(2001 NFL Draft)
Jamaal Anderson, RB
Atlanta Falcons
201st overall pick
7th round
(1994 NFL Draft)
