Dimitrius Underwood, Defensive End – 29th overall to Minnesota Vikings, 1999
Yes, I’m aware of who is coming up on this list, but Dimitrius Underwood’s story might be the saddest as it relates to Michigan State football and the NFL Draft. Underwood struggled with bipolar disorder during a time in which mental health treatment didn’t have a place in football. He left the Minnesota Vikings training camp after the first practice and eventually had to forfeit his signing bonus money. Eventually he latched on as a backup with the Dallas Cowboys. He reportedly was tormented by visions of an impending apocalypse and spent time in protective care and psychiatric facilities, and jail before his football career came to an end.