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The 16 Biggest Draft Steals in NFL History

by YPB Team

Late-round picks and undrafted names who outlasted the men chosen ahead of them. Every matchup asks which one the league misjudged most.

  1. Tom Brady — ranked #11
    Tom Brady
    Taken 199th overall in the sixth round of the 2000 draft and went on to win seven Super Bowls.
  2. Terrell Davis — ranked #22
    Terrell Davis
    A sixth-round pick in 1995 who rushed for 2,000 yards in a season and won two titles in Denver.
  3. Shannon Sharpe — ranked #33
    Shannon Sharpe
    Seventh-round pick in 1990 who redefined the tight end position and reached the Hall of Fame.
  4. Richard Sherman — ranked #44
    Richard Sherman
    Fifth-round cornerback in 2011 who became the loudest voice of the Legion of Boom.
  5. Antonio Gates — ranked #55
    Antonio Gates
    Undrafted basketball player who signed with San Diego and finished as one of the best tight ends ever.
  6. Kurt Warner — ranked #66
    Kurt Warner
    Undrafted quarterback who stocked grocery shelves before winning an MVP and a Super Bowl with the Rams.
  7. Joe Montana — ranked #77
    Joe Montana
    Third-round pick in 1979 who won four Super Bowls and never lost one.
  8. Tom Nalen — ranked #88
    Tom Nalen
    Seventh-round center in 1994 who anchored Denver's line through two championships.
  9. Brett Favre — ranked #99
    Brett Favre
    Second-round pick traded to Green Bay for a first, where he started 297 straight games.
  10. Rod Smith — ranked #1010
    Rod Smith
    Undrafted receiver who caught more than 800 passes for Denver and won two rings.
  11. Priest Holmes — ranked #1111
    Priest Holmes
    Undrafted running back who became the most productive scorer in football in Kansas City.
  12. Marques Colston — ranked #1212
    Marques Colston
    Seventh-round receiver in 2006 who became the Saints' all-time leading pass catcher.
  13. Bart Starr — ranked #1313
    Bart Starr
    Seventeenth-round pick in 1956 who won five championships and the first two Super Bowls.
  14. Roger Staubach — ranked #1414
    Roger Staubach
    Tenth-round pick in 1964 who served in the Navy first and still made the Hall of Fame.
  15. Jared Allen — ranked #1515
    Jared Allen
    Fourth-round pass rusher in 2004 who finished with more than 130 career sacks.
  16. Wes Welker — ranked #1616
    Wes Welker
    Undrafted slot receiver who led the league in receptions three times.

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Comments

Bart Starr went in the seventeenth round in 1956 and Kurt Warner was never drafted at all, so pick 199 is not short of company: https://youpick.best/articles/tom-brady-ranked-many-ways

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