The 2024 NFL Draft commences Thursday, and hundreds of college football’s top players will see their professional dreams realized over a three-day period. No matter what comes afterwards, it’s always a special moment to see players that have developed and broken out at the amateur level hear their names called on the biggest stage in their sport.
For some players, unfortunately, walking across the stage in April is the pinnacle of their career. Projecting college talent to the NFL level is incredibly hard for myriad reasons, and there are some ballyhooed draft selections that just don’t work out.
We often refer to these prospects as
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