Top 10 Craziest Draft Slides In NFL History

Anything can happen in the NFL draft, but when these players fell nobody could’ve seen it coming. These are the 10 craziest draft slides in NFL history.

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the NFL draft is full of surprises but some of 
the biggest draft slides in history are wild shador Sanders fifth round pick really
tonsel was projected to be one of the top picks in the draft but after this video 
of him was posted on his verified Twitter account he went tumbling down the draft board
from future Hall of Famers to gamechanging playmakers these are the 10 biggest draft slides 
in NFL history starting at number 10 with DK Metaf coming out of Miss DK Metaf looked like 
he was built in a lab at 6’3 and 228 lbs with 433 speed a 40 and 1/2 in vertical and just 
1.6% body fat he was built like a linebacker and moved like a track star but when the 2019 
NFL draft rolled around teams panicked scouts nitpicked his route running feared a neck injury 
he suffered in college and most of all worried about his agility his 7.38 second cone drill 
was slower than some offensive linemen which had teams thinking that he was too stiff too 
limited and even too muscular so instead of going early DK slid all the way to the 64th pick 
the final pick of the second round eight receivers were selected before him including guys like 
Nquille Harry JJ Sega Whitide and Andy Isabella then the Seahawks finally took a shot on DK and it 
didn’t take long to see they’d made the right move dk had over 900 yards and seven touchdowns as 
a rookie instantly becoming a favorite target for Russell Wilson but it was his second season 
that turned heads around the league he racked up 1,33 yards and 10 touchdowns broke Steve Large 
Seahawks record for most receiving yards in a season and earned second team AllPro honors 
whether it’s burning corners deep bulldozing safeties after the catch or chasing down defenders 
like he did with Buddha Baker Metaf is a gamecher and this year he’ll be taking his talents to 
Pittsburgh after the Seahawks traded him but Metaf isn’t the only player moving on from Seattle this 
year in fact he isn’t the only draft slide moving on from them either cuz at number nine we’ve got 
Gino Smith who in 2013 was the guy he had just lit up college football at West Virginia with over 
4,200 yards 42 touchdowns and only six picks in his senior season he was mobile had a strong arm 
and played with swagger a lot of draft experts had him as the top quarterback in the class some 
projected him to go top five or even first overall but when night one of the NFL draft rolled around 
Gino’s moment never came only one quarterback went in the first round ej Manuel to the Bills turns 
out there were several red flags that started popping up late in the pre-draft process some 
teams questioned Gino’s football IQ and ability to read defenses others were reportedly turned 
off by his pre-draft interviews saying he came off as unprepared or overconfident it wasn’t 
until pick 39 deep into the second round that the New York Jets finally took him the thing 
is going to the Jets is basically quarterback hell gino was thrown into a dysfunctional Jets 
offense and struggled early only for turnovers injuries and drama to follow after a locker 
room fight left him with a broken jaw in 2015 his time in New York was over you know you can’t 
tolerate that if you have a team and you have a bunch of side issues you can’t tolerate that
most people assumed that was it but he bounced around as a backup for the Giants Chargers and 
Seahawks just trying to stay in the league then out of nowhere in 2022 Gino beat out Drew Lock for 
the Seahawks starting job and turned it into one of the most shocking comeback seasons in years he 
threw for over 4200 yards 30 touchdowns made the Pro Bowl and led the Seahawks to the playoffs and 
won NFL comeback player of the year so after years of doubt Gino finally flipped the narrative and 
now he’s got a chance to do it again as the face of the New Look Raiders gino had to grind for 
nearly a decade to earn respect but at number eight Lamar Jackson made the league regret 
passing on him almost instantly coming out of college Lamar had put up video game numbers 
won the Heisman Trophy and was easily the most dangerous dual threat QB in the draft but teams 
questioned his mechanics his accuracy and whether his style of play would hold up in the NFL they 
didn’t trust a quarterback who had relied so much on his legs multiple teams even wanted him to 
switch positions and be a wide receiver instead so draft night came and four quarterbacks went in 
the top 10 baker Mayfield Sam Darnold Josh Allen and Josh Rosen it wasn’t until pick 32 the very 
last pick of the first round that the Baltimore Ravens traded up to get Lamar and what happened 
next pure magic by year two Lamar Jackson was the unanimous NFL MVP leading the league in touchdown 
passes and breaking the quarterback rushing record he made AllP Pro first team took the Ravens to 
the playoffs and instantly became one of the faces of the league he won his second MVP in 2023 
and is now on the hunt for a championship ring but while Lamar made teams question if he could play 
quarterback at number seven Lyall Collins made teams question if he’d even be allowed to play at 
all heading into the 2015 NFL draft Lyall who was an LSU offensive lineman at the time was projected 
to go in the first round maybe even top 15 he was big athletic and dominant in the SEC but just days 
before the draft everything changed police wanted to speak with Collins in connection to the tragic 
murder of a pregnant woman he had previously dated he wasn’t a suspect he wasn’t charged with 
anything but the timing couldn’t have been worse the story broke during the final draft prep 
window and GMs didn’t want to risk a high pick on someone involved in an active investigation 
even if it was just for questioning as a result Collins’s draft stock completely collapsed 
he went from first round lock to undrafted the investigation eventually concluded and he was 
never charged or linked to any wrongdoing but the damage was already done however as a free agent 
Collins signed with the Dallas Cowboys joining an already stacked offensive line and from day one 
he looked like the player everyone expected he played multiple positions eventually locking in as 
the starting right tackle and forming a dominant trio with Tyron Smith and Zack Martin by 2019 he 
was regarded as one of the best tackles in the league and earned a 5-year $50 million extension 
but while Collins eventually found his footing in the league at number six Brady Quinn never got 
the chance to the Notre Dame star had a big arm good size great production and the classic pocket 
passing ability NFL teams loved some experts had him go top five possibly even number one overall 
to the Raiders he had the looks the resume and the hype everything pointed to Brady Quinn being a 
franchise quarterback but once the draft actually started things got awkward the Raiders took 
Jammarcus Russell first overall then went Calvin Johnson then Joe Thomas then another team passed 
and another and another and as the picks rolled in Brady Quinn kept sitting there in the green room 
live on TV with the cameras locked on his face it wasn’t until the 22nd overall pick when the 
Cleveland Browns traded back into the first round to finally take him but unfortunately Quinn never 
found his footing in Cleveland he spent most of his time backing up Derek Anderson only started 12 
games across three seasons and never looked like the star everyone expected by 2010 he was traded 
to the Broncos then he bounced around to teams like the Chiefs Seahawks and Rams but never became 
a full-time starter again he didn’t just fall down the board he fell out of the spotlight entirely 
but the same can’t be said about the player at number five it’s Randy Moss if you have a chance 
to take generational talent you do it and there’s never been a more obvious can’t miss wide receiver 
than Randy Moss he ran a 425 40-yard dash stood at 6’4 had a 47in vertical and absolutely destroyed 
college defenses at Marshall talent-wise he was a top five lock his combination of speed strength 
and body control was something the NFL had never really seen before but when the 1998 NFL draft 
rolled around teams got nervous not about the football part but about everything else he had 
been kicked out of Notre Dame before ever playing it down then booted from Florida State after 
a failed drug test even though he was clearly the most talented wide receiver in the draft the 
league wasn’t sure if he was worth the headache 20 teams passed on him even the Dallas Cowboys 
who reportedly promised to take him but pulled a lastminute pivot and left him hanging then at pick 
21 the Minnesota Vikings rolled the dice and what came next was pure domination moss put up 1,313 
yards and 17 touchdowns as a rookie made the Pro Bowl turned the Vikings into one of the scariest 
offenses in league history and burned every single team that thought they were smart for passing on 
him he finished his career with over 15,000 yards 156 touchdowns four first team AllPros and a first 
ballot hall of fame jacket he was so dominant so explosive and so impossible to stop they had to 
turn his name into a verb you got mossed and boy was that a highlight reel you did not want to end 
up on he redefined the receiver position now at number four we’ve got a lineman who redefined what 
a draft day disaster looks like cuz it’s not every day that an offensive lineman is projected to go 
number one overall but at 6’5 310 lb with freaky athleticism and smooth footwork Laramie Tonsel 
was expected to do just that that was until just minutes before the draft started when a tweet hit 
Laramy’s own Twitter account see someone hacked into his account and posted a video of him wearing 
a gas mask connected to a bong and just like that Tonsel stock free fell teams weren’t sure what 
they were looking at who leaked it or whether more was coming and it didn’t matter that he denied 
it didn’t matter that he passed every drug test the damage was done instead of going top five 
he slid all the way to pick 13 where the Miami Dolphins finally pulled the trigger he walked on 
stage smiled and acted like nothing happened but everybody knew what they just witnessed despite 
the concerns though Tonsel developed into one of the best left tackles in football he’s been 
to the Pro Bowl five times signed multiple mega extensions and is now heading over to Washington 
to help protect rookie sensation Jaden Daniels but while Tonsil fell because of a viral video at 
number three another former Dolphin firstrounder fell because of something far worse dan Marino was 
a three-year starter at Pit had a rocket arm quick release and looked every bit like an NFL franchise 
QB and early on he was in the mix with guys like John Elway and Jim Kelly but then his senior year 
happened he threw 17 interceptions pit lost a few key games and suddenly the question started 
whispers spread about his work ethic and his off the- field issues most notably drug use but 
here’s the thing they were just rumors nothing was ever proven all it took was a few doubts for 
Marino’s draft stock to slip in one of the most stacked QB classes of all time six quarterbacks 
were taken in the first round and Marino was the sixth he fell all the way to pick 27 where the 
Miami Dolphins who already had a solid quarterback couldn’t believe he was still available in just 
his second season Marino threw for 5,084 yards and 48 touchdowns both records at the time he 
won MVP took the Dolphins to the Super Bowl and looked completely unstoppable quick release 
deep ball mastery pocket presence he had it all marino finished with over 61,000 passing yards 
420 touchdowns and went down as one of the best pure passers in NFL history and one of the QBs 
to rival him for that title was the second most shocking draft slide aaron Rogers was a passer 
with a quick release elite accuracy and a good chance to be drafted first overall it was going to 
be a dream come true for him especially since his childhood favorite team the San Francisco 49ers 
had the first pick but instead of a dream come true it was A-Rod’s worst nightmare despite being 
hailed as a potential superstar concerns about his mechanics his attitude and even the system he 
played in at Cal caused teams to pass on him over and over again but finally after sitting through 
23 painful selections the Green Bay Packers called his name at pick 24 when asked about how he felt 
being passed on by his dream team Rogers delivered one of the coldest lines in draft history
how disappointed are you that you will not be a 49er not as disappointed as the 
49ers will be that they didn’t draft me and although he was taken by the Packers there 
was a problem they already had three-time MVP Super Bowlinning living legend Brett Favre at 
quarterback meaning Rogers had to wait his turn but after 3 years he finally got his chance and 
A-Rod made the most of it rogers won four MVPs he threw for over 59,000 yards nearly 500 touchdowns 
and led the Packers to a Super Bowl win not as disappointed as they’re going to be yeah he was 
right and finally the one we all knew was coming the biggest draft slide in NFL history number 
one Shador Sanders a man who was supposed to be a firstround lock just a few months before the draft 
many people thought it was likely that he’d get drafted second overall by the Browns and Cleveland 
did end up taking Shador just 142 picks later than expected so what went wrong well being Dion’s son 
is a gift and a curse in the pre-draft process Dion made it clear that there were certain teams 
he didn’t want to draft his son that’s my son i’m not going to let my son get down in no 
foolishness it’s not like who I would like for him to play for it’s a couple teams that I won’t allow 
him to play for so it’s not like that but this is my profession i know what’s behind the curtain
to make matters worse when Shador arrived to meetings he was reportedly cocky and unprepared 
but even deeper than that Shadur is extremely popular and attracts a lot of media coverage which 
you’d think would be great however that’s actually worked against Sanders because teams didn’t view 
him as a starting quarterback and they didn’t want a media frenzy surrounding a backup whose job is 
often to work in the shadows and help the starter prepare so when draft night rolled around it 
became harder and harder to find a fit for Shador and he had potentially the worst fall in 
NFL history the whole thing was live streamed with his family and a crowd of reporters surrounding 
him but his moment never came on day one or even day two it got so wild that even President Donald 
Trump tweeted about it saying “What is wrong with NFL owners are they stupid?” Deion Sanders was a 
great football player and was even greater in the NFL he also is a very good coach street wise and 
smart therefore Shadur his quarterback son has phenomenal genes and is all set for greatness 
he should be picked immediately by a team that wants to win good luck Shador and say hello 
to your wonderful father and if you thought things couldn’t get any worse on day three he 
received a prank call from the 21-year-old son of Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Olrich
hey but you’re going to have to wait a little bit longer man
okay sorry about that finally after days of 
embarrassment the Browns selected him in the fifth round with the 144th pick the sixth quarterback 
selected and the second QB drafted by the Browns all things considered for being a fifthround pick 
Cleveland is not a bad situation for Sanders to walk into the Browns quarterback room is crowded 
but it’s far from locked down right now Shador is battling it out with Kenny Picket Joe Flacco 
Dylan Gabriel and an injured Deshawn Watson so if Shador comes into training camp locked in 
quickly picks up the playbook and shows leadership and most importantly lets his arm do the talking 
there’s no reason he can’t become the starter if you enjoyed this video stick with Blitz subscribe 
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