Every year there are a handful of players that NFL scouts fall in love with. Whether it be size, speed, intangibles, you name it, some players are a dream for scouts. They don’t always turn out, though. The skills and talent could be there, but they may not turn out in the NFL.
On the other hand, there are always players that have one or two limitations. It could be where they played in college, who their competition was, or how well they will translate. Each year a few of these players break all of the traditional molds and translate to the NFL exceptionally well.
The Iowa Hawkeyes have two players that CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco believes fit in the latter group of players who are better than NFL scouts rate them. The two Hawkeyes in that group are tight end Sam LaPorta and linebacker Jack Campbell.
Take a look at why these two project as overperformers and where their current draft status stands.