Every year, there are those draft prospects who manage to catch the attention of NFL scouts despite hailing from smaller programs. Of course, once you get to the NFL, if you can line up and get the job done, it doesn’t matter where you matriculated.
Though many of the prospects listed here may have ceilings as undrafted free agents and bit players, you never know when one guy will break through and exceed all expectations, despite his small-school status.
JORDAN McCLOUD, QB, TEXAS STATE
Last season for the Bobcats, McCloud completed 273-of-390 passes for 3,227 yards, 30 touchdowns, 13 interceptions and a passer rating of 106.4. McCloud is undersized at 6-foot-0 and 200 pounds, but he has a quick release, he can go through progressions and he can get the…
