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Deebo samuel is who i thought jalen hurd would be coming out of baylor. Dude was a 6'5 RUNNING BACK with alvin kamara at Tennessee, then became a wr at baylor and led the team with almost a 1k yards receiving ahead of denzel mims in his first year playing wr .
Another would be bryce love. Sucks cause he looked like a god in college.
As a huge Arkansas fan I was so stoked about the 2008 draft with THREE running backs drafted into the NFL.
They all fizzled out due to injury. I think McFadden would've done better anywhere else other than Oakland first off.
Felix Jones hamstring exploded everytime he got hit.
And Peyton Hillis had to exit before he became a vegetable.
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I would've liked to see what Marcus Lattimore could've done in the NFL especially being that she was drafted to the 49ers. I think RG3 would've had a special career. Andrew Luck was taken too soon
Todd Gurley was unstoppable until his knees stopped.
That was a wild year. Dude had a recordbreaking season, then disappeared in playoffs. Then videos of him limping during the offseason started floating around and it was all downhill from there.
Josh Gordon is definitely one. I've thought that Tim Couch could've been good if he hadn't been taken by the Browns. Of course, picking a Browns QB pick in the last 20 or so years is basically cheating at this question.
There’s something buttersweet about the guys who hung it up early for their health, Kuechly and Luck come to mind, lots of respect for them but damn I wish I could have seen a few more seasons from each of them
Jason Verrett
Robert Edwards…if only he’d stayed off that beach
While he had a good career, I really want to know if Carson Palmer could have been legitimately great had he not torn his knee up that fateful day.
Another one: Jahvid Best. Dude was electric, but concussions took him down. He found life as a track and field star, but I'll always wonder about what could have been.
The Lions were 5-0 when Best had his career ended. He was electric and losing that type of a player derailed our season and we puttered to a first round exit.
David Wilson was another RB I thought was gonna be really good but then I think his neck got injured and he couldn't play anymore
I’ll hand in a pair of AFC North LBs
Easy answer: Ryan Shazier. Dude was a beast and seeing his career end the way it did was tragic. They had some defensive issues in the years following, who knows what could’ve been for those teams if he had been on the field.
Not so known: Zach Orr. He was a bright spot for the Ravens defense in 2016 and made 2nd team all-pro. He was forced to retire because of a spine/neck condition. I think he’s currently a part of the defensive staff nowadays, but he only got to start one season before his playing career ended.
Justin Blackmon
Andrew Luck
Aldon Smith for sure
Bo Jackson. He was a highlight reel in the short time he played.
Dorial Green-Beckham. Wide receiver from Missouri
Kellen winslow Jr before butch Davis wrecked his leg and before Kellen fucked his leg up in the motorcycle accident....and then raping grandmas.
Dude had easy hall of fame potential.
Jamarcus Russell. Just kidding.
Jadaveon Clowney has had a decent career, but if he was a motivated mature guy I think he could have been a hall of fame level edge or Dlineman.
Billy Sims. I remember him as a kid and was awesome until he got hurt early in his career…then phhhft! It’s over. It’s why don’t begrudge anyone trying to get paid; their careers could end at anytime…
Side question, does anyone remember what happened to Dwayne Jarrett? Receiver out of USC, I thought he was going to be the next big superstar. Seems like he just vanished.
Safety Nick Collins, neck injury ended his career. Was a 3x all pro.
Sean Taylor, my favorite safety ever. Killed by pieces of shit in his home.
I don’t want to bag on him because he did have a solid career, but a fully engaged and motivated Bryant McKinnie could have been a generational talent at LT. The dude was a freak of nature. He had enough talent to get by on talent alone but didn’t have the drive to take his game to the next level.
You just had to bring up Blackmon, didn't you? He was so freaking good, and in 2013 he was looking like the top WR in the league through those first four games.
One that comes to mind is Robert Edwards with New England. RB who ran for over 1000 yards his rookie year. Then the NFL had a Rookie flag football game before the pro bowl. Same year Peyton Manning was a rookie. He blew his knee out in the game, and it was baaad. I think he came back a few years later but didn't do much.
Justin Blackmon had all the talent in the world. In the few games he played, he was a dominant receiver. Go back and watch him against Stanford when he played for OK St. So much potential and big play ability
Substance abuse issues eventually cost him what could have been a great and lucrative career.
I really feel bad for Dobbins. His talent and running style was perfect for Baltimore. It's hard for me to think of anyone else who's gotten fucked over that hard by injuries. His career basically never got started. And it's not like he's "injury prone" really. Just two brutal freak injuries. Hope he can pull a D'Onta Foreman and still find work somewhere eventually. But I feel bad knowing we only ever got a small sample of what he could do, and how much it could have added to those ravens teams.
I was always a huge Bob Sanders fan. He did succeed with a SB, two first team all-pros, and a DPOY award, but his prime/career was cut horribly short from injuries. He only played above 6 games twice in his career, and racked up all those accolades listed above in those two seasons alone.
He was a walking hit stick. Such a shame because he was so much fun to watch but yeah that play definitely took a toll on his body
There was a time that Bob Sanders was the hardest hitting safety in football, that's probably what caused his short career unfortunately.
I’m convinced that Ki-Jana Carter would have been a star. Third carry of first preseason game and he blows out his knee
Aldon Smith, Josh Gordon, Henry Ruggs
Joe Delaney - Chiefs running back in the early 80’s. Ran for 1100 yards as a rookie, got hurt during the strike shortened 1982 season, then died while saving a kid from drowning before the 1983 season.
Damn. A real hero.
Priest Holmes
I was watching the jets game the other day and heard Breece Hall as Priest Holmes for a second…
Priest Holmes
Tony Boselli. I know he eventually made it to the HOF, but I don't think people realize how dominant he was in the years he was healthy.
3x First Team All American
3x First Team All Pac-10
Morris Trophy Winner
1st Overall in the 95 NFL Draft
PFWA 1995 All-Rookie Team
3x 1st Team All Pro
5x Pro Bowler
1990s All Decade Team
People talk about Pace, W. Jones, and Ogden as the best tackles of that era, but Boselli was just as good, if not better.
I know he's not liked (and for good reasons) and he kind of still had a good career? But I feel Anthonio Brown ruined his because of brain injury. The dude was one of the best if not the best for 4/5 years and I feel he could have gone on for 5 to 6 more.
I want to know how David Carr would have done if he didn’t get drafted by the expansion Texans.
How does he look/play if he isn’t sacked 76 times in his first year?
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