... In fact, one might argue that the "sleeper" is not becoming a huge part of the draft, but it is something that has already become.

In today's NFL, it seems that the unheralded prospects are the ones making their way to the top faster than others, and the "sure things" are falling through the cracks.  Players like DeMarcus Ware and Osi Umenyiora of Troy are having stellar careers when top picks like Vernon Gholston and Jarvis Moss of Ohio State and Florida respectively are largely busts.

Now, am I trying to paint the picture that every small school kid is destined to turn out to be the next great NFL star?  Hardly.  I am merely suggesting that small schools can produce big playmakers for the National Football League.<...

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