Kurt Warner. Warren Moon. John Randle. Adam Vinateri. Jeff Saturday. Malcolm Butler. That is a list of some NFL legends, players that are or will be in the Hall of Fame, or in Malcolm Butler’s case players that changed the course of the game on the biggest stage imaginable.
Those are also some of the players that never heard their name called during an NFL Draft.
With the 2020 NFL Draft in the books, a signing frenzy is on to add undrafted players to NFL rosters. Here is a list of players teams should be frantically trying to add over the next few hours.
Tyler Huntley, QB, Utah
Quarterbacks fell more than perhaps was expected in the 2020 NFL Draft, with both Jake Fromm and Jacob Eason sliding into Day Two. That pushed other passers down the board, including one of the most efficient quarterbacks from the 2019 college football season. Tyler Huntley’s efficiency rating was tops in the Pac-12 last season, and currently stands as the 25th-best in FBS history. He can move well around the pocket and can create off of structure. With the direction NFL offenses are trending he should have a number of suitors.
Javelin Guidry, CB, Utah
When you get into this point of the draft, sometimes you’re just placing a bet on one elite trait. When studying defensive backs, blazing speed for days is one such trait. Guidry burned up the turf at Lucas Oil Stadium with a scorching 4.29 40-yard dash, and the thing is: He shows that speed on tape. He is slightly undersized at 5-foot-9, but his 31.25 inch arms make up for that lack of high and give him enough length to potentially play on the outside. Pro Football Focus charted him with getting beat for a catch on just seven vertical routes in three years of playing time at Utah. That is impressive. There are concerns, which sees him fall out of the draft, but betting on a 4.29 player as a UDFA? There are worse things you can do.
Darrion Daniels, DT, Nebraska
Big nose tackles might be a dying breed in the NFL, but Darrion Daniels is a monster on the inside who commands double- and triple-teams at the point of attack. He started his college career at Oklahoma State, and transferred to Nebraska as a graduate to play with his younger brother on the Cornhuskers’ defensive line. He has played over 100 snaps in five different college seasons, making him an elder statesman as a prospect. He might not contribute much as a pass rusher – no notched only eight pressures and two sacks on his 430 snaps last season – but he can clog the interior and help stuff the run.
Michael Divinity Jr., LB, LSU
Years ago Michael Divinity Jr. looked the part of a future NFL draft pick. He was a four-star recruit coming out of John Ehret High School in Louisiana and was invited to play in the Under Armour All-American Game. He enrolled at LSU despite offesfrom 29 other school including Florida State and Texas A&M, and had a breakout year in 2018 tallying 28 total tackles on his career-high 775 snaps. Last season, however, he battled injuries and a suspension, although he did return to the lineup for the National Championship Game against Clemson. He has an impressive array of pass rushing tools, including a very twitchy spin move, and is a force against the run. But his poor testing at the Combine and his character flags likely pushed him out of the draft itself.