Could be Mr. irrelevant, Brock Purdy, but I think the jury is still out on that
Brock Purdy maybe for Modern Era. Bart Starr HOF QB was drafted in like the 14th round or something. There also tons of UDFAs who became HOF players like Antonio Gates and Kurt Warner.
Joe montana. Second best qb in nfl history in the third round? Yes please.
Antonio Brown maybe?
Shannon Sharpe’s gotta be up there. 7th rounder
In a whole different context of a draft steal for me as an Eagles fan is trading with the cowboys to leap frog in front of the Giants and take the Giants dream pick of Devonta Smith!
In terms of current players Maxx Crosby in the 4th was robbery
Maybe not 2nd, but mailata in the 7th
Roger Staubach in the 10th round is a pretty big steal in my book
Richard Dent (Hall of Famer and Super Bowl MVP for the ’85 Bears) was taken in the EIGHTH round.
Hall of famer john randle was undrafted. That count?
Deacon Jones was taken in the 14th round.
Do UDFAs count?
If so, I’m throwing Antonio Gates name out there.
Does Antonio Gates count? He went undrafted and he’s in the HoF. TO is also a good candidate, he went late in the 3rd. For current players, it has to be ARSB in the 4th or Mailata in the 7th. Both were all pro last year; Mailata was 2nd team, ARSB was 1st team the last two years
Antonio Brown was 6th round of if I can recall.
Bart Starr in the 17th round for the Pack. 5x champion, MVP, 9-1 in the postseason.
Joe Montana maybe, or better yet Kurt Warner. 4 years unsigned, only to be signed, then released, then picked up again as a backup. The rest is history. I can’t think of a more accomplished undrafted player.
Feels like you gotta remove QBs from these lists.
Terrell Davis could be in the conversation. He went 6th round pick. NFL MVP. Two time Super Bowl winner. Two time offensive player of the year. Over two thousand yards in one season. That is an incredible resume, all accomplished in just six seasons.
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Steve largent went in the 4th round by the oilers and was traded to Seattle for an 8th round pick before his rookie season started. He would end his career holding most of the career receiving records.
Undrafted: Warner,Warren Moon & Antonio Gates .All in HOF
Jalen Carter
Current Jordan Mailata
Don’t know about 2nd best since there are probably a lot of candidates, but Jordan Mailata as a 7th round rugby player to a pro bowl, Super Bowl-winning LT is pretty crazy.
I mean, Purdy was Mr. Irrelevant. He gets a SB victory and I think he’s got a lock on at least number 2.
Has to be Brock Purdy. Not because he’s the GOAT, but because taking him with the last pick saved the 49ers from their disastrous Trey Lance trade. That trade was on par with the Deshaun Watson trade, but nobody remembers, because they lucked into a good QB to fill the gap
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Could be Mr. irrelevant, Brock Purdy, but I think the jury is still out on that
Brock Purdy maybe for Modern Era. Bart Starr HOF QB was drafted in like the 14th round or something. There also tons of UDFAs who became HOF players like Antonio Gates and Kurt Warner.
Joe montana. Second best qb in nfl history in the third round? Yes please.
Antonio Brown maybe?
Shannon Sharpe’s gotta be up there. 7th rounder
In a whole different context of a draft steal for me as an Eagles fan is trading with the cowboys to leap frog in front of the Giants and take the Giants dream pick of Devonta Smith!
In terms of current players Maxx Crosby in the 4th was robbery
Maybe not 2nd, but mailata in the 7th
Roger Staubach in the 10th round is a pretty big steal in my book
Richard Dent (Hall of Famer and Super Bowl MVP for the ’85 Bears) was taken in the EIGHTH round.
Hall of famer john randle was undrafted. That count?
Deacon Jones was taken in the 14th round.
Do UDFAs count?
If so, I’m throwing Antonio Gates name out there.
Does Antonio Gates count? He went undrafted and he’s in the HoF. TO is also a good candidate, he went late in the 3rd. For current players, it has to be ARSB in the 4th or Mailata in the 7th. Both were all pro last year; Mailata was 2nd team, ARSB was 1st team the last two years
Antonio Brown was 6th round of if I can recall.
Bart Starr in the 17th round for the Pack. 5x champion, MVP, 9-1 in the postseason.
Joe Montana maybe, or better yet Kurt Warner. 4 years unsigned, only to be signed, then released, then picked up again as a backup. The rest is history. I can’t think of a more accomplished undrafted player.
Feels like you gotta remove QBs from these lists.
Terrell Davis could be in the conversation. He went 6th round pick. NFL MVP. Two time Super Bowl winner. Two time offensive player of the year. Over two thousand yards in one season. That is an incredible resume, all accomplished in just six seasons.
Where meme
Steve largent went in the 4th round by the oilers and was traded to Seattle for an 8th round pick before his rookie season started. He would end his career holding most of the career receiving records.
[nfl all time undrafted team](https://www.nfl.com/photos/nfl-s-all-time-undrafted-team-0ap3000000567319)
Undrafted: Warner,Warren Moon & Antonio Gates .All in HOF
Jalen Carter
Current Jordan Mailata
Don’t know about 2nd best since there are probably a lot of candidates, but Jordan Mailata as a 7th round rugby player to a pro bowl, Super Bowl-winning LT is pretty crazy.
I mean, Purdy was Mr. Irrelevant. He gets a SB victory and I think he’s got a lock on at least number 2.
Has to be Brock Purdy. Not because he’s the GOAT, but because taking him with the last pick saved the 49ers from their disastrous Trey Lance trade. That trade was on par with the Deshaun Watson trade, but nobody remembers, because they lucked into a good QB to fill the gap
Ryan Leaf was pretty good at stealing
Bo Jackson in the 7th