51 Pro Football Hall of Famers from small schools

There have been a number of players from small schools that have gone on to careers as Pro Football Hall of Famers.

The route to Canton doesn’t always go through big-time college football. These players went to small schools and still found a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Great thanks to the HOF for its wonderful bio info.

Larry Allen

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Larry Allen began his college football career at Butte Junior College in Oroville, Calif. before transferring to Sonoma State, a Division II school near San Francisco. He quickly developed a reputation as a dominant lineman and his stock rose among NFL scouts. The Dallas Cowboys used their second-round pick, 46th player overall, in 1994 on Allen, who became a 10-time Pro Bowler and seven-time All-Pro.

The No. 2 overall pick every year since 1960

The No. 2 overall pick every year since 1960

 

NFL Draft: The 25 players chosen in the 2015 first round no longer with the team that chose them

More than two dozen of the players taken in the 2015 NFL Draft are no longer with the team that selected them.

The 2015 NFL Draft is five years ago and it is hard to believe how much movement there has been among players taken in the first round.

32. Malcom Brown

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Drafted out of Texas, Malcom Brown spent four seasons with the New England Patriots before moving on to the New Orleans Saints in 2019. The defensive tackle will head into his second season in the Big Easy with 10.5 career sacks.

NFL Draft: The No. 2 overall pick every year since 1960

A look at players who were chosen immediately following the NFL Draft’s first pick.

Everyone remembers who went first in the NFL Draft. However, who were the players taken in the second slot over the last 60 years?

1960: George Izo

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George Izo played quarterback at Notre Dame and was the second overall pick by the Chicago Cardinals as well as being a territorial selection of the New York Titans in the new AFL. He played for four teams in an NFL career that ended in the 1966 season.

Ranking the quarterback situations for all 32 NFL teams heading into the draft

Ranking the quarterback situations for all 32 NFL teams heading into the draft

Ranking the quarterback situations for all 32 NFL teams heading into the draft

What NFL teams are in great shape and which ones need to work on their quarterback situation approaching the draft?

Quarterback is the position that makes everything go — or stop — when it comes to football. A look at how each of the 32 NFL teams is positioned at the critical position heading into the NFL Draft.

32. Washington Redskins

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Dwayne Haskins was a risky pick based on the history of Ohio State quarterbacks in the NFL. His rookie season did nothing to end those who doubt his ability. There are going to be serious issues in Washington for Ron Rivera if the former Panthers coach has to call on his former QB in Carolina to start in 2020.

NFL: The first 100 days of a tumultuous 2020

The first 100 days of 2020 saw lots of news and movement in the NFL.

The tumultuous year 2020 is 100 days old. It feels like it has lasted a century. A look at the first 100 days of the year through the NFL news cycle, which, as we know, is always in full spin.

January 1: Redskins hire Rivera

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The Washington Redskins named Ron Rivera their new head coach, and he promptly hired Jack Del Rio as his defensive coordinator.

Ranking the uniforms of all 32 NFL teams

Ranking the uniforms of all 32 NFL teams

Ranking the uniforms of all 32 NFL teams

What are the best uniforms in the NFL and which ones need makeovers?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have a new quarterback, Tom Brady, for the 2020 season. They also will have new uniforms. Where do they rank among the 32 teams in the NFL? Whose are the best and who needs to look at redesigning theirs.

32. Washington Redskins

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The colors are cool. However, the nickname and what it stands for take down what could be a classic look.

NFL Draft 2020: Current order from the first pick to No. 255, the last

The Cincinnati Bengals currently hold the No. 1 pick the Giants the last one in the 2020 NFL as trades continue to see team slots change.

The NFL Draft remains scheduled for April 23-25, although it will have a far different look than any selection process in the past due to the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s an updated look who will choose when, going from No. 1 to 255.

Round 1

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1. Cincinnati
2. Washington
3. Detroit
4. NY Giants
5. Miami
6. LA Chargers
7. Carolina
8. Arizona
9. Jacksonville
10. Cleveland
11. NY Jets
12. Las Vegas
13. San Francisco f/IND
14. Tampa Bay
15. Denver
16. Atlanta
17. Dallas
18. Miami f/PIT
19. Las Vegas f/CHI
20. Jacksonville f/LAR
21. Philadelphia
22. Minnesota f/BUF
23. New England
24. New Orleans
25. Minnesota
26. Miami f/HOU
27. Seattle
28. Baltimore
29. Tennessee
30. Green Bay
31. San Francisco
32. Kansas City