September 10, 2016 09:54AM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 2,506
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The point is its very rare that an undersized player gets drafted high in the first round. Trading up for one is even rarer. The Rams traded up once fro an undersized player and got Tavon, and stood pat for an undersized player and got Donald. So what was the better move?
... that it all depends on how it works out. Drew Brees is "undersized" and Nick Foles is not. Would you rather stay put and grab Nick Foles or trade up and grab the undersized Drew Brees? Stay put and draft the full-sized Jimmy Kennedy's of the NFL or trade up to draft the "undersized" Aaron Donalds?
Donald is obviously an exceptional player. But here's where I'd bet he typifies the plight of the "undersized" player. He SHOULD have bene drafted higher on the strength of his college tape. Luckily for us, he fell because he was relatively small. MISTAKE. Similarly, there're guys who fall all the time relative to their college production because, among other things, they're "undersized."
All that means is that they become "steals" for someone later in the draft.
Steve Smith, Wes Welker, Barry Sanders, Warrick Dunn, Darrell Green, London Fletcher, Sam Mills...
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