NFL All-Time Undrafted Team

Evaluating players is not an exact science. Regardless of the constant study, the workout numbers and the hours of game film scouts and coaches watch, sometimes great players slip through the cracks and aren't drafted.
For every Manning, Sanders and Dickerson there's a Couch, McCown and Mandarich. That's the nature of player evaluation - no matter how sure someone is about a player, you just never know until it's time for them to step on the field.
This got me thinking about all the great players who were never drafted and went on to have highly successful careers. So I decided to do some research and the results were shocking to say the least.
Six, count 'em six, are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and more will be joining them soon. I decided to compile this research into my very own NFL All-Time Undrafted Team. This is just one individuals opinion, if you feel different, comment below with your choices.
Carson's Corner NFL All-Time Undrafted Team
Offense
QB: Warren Moon - Fourth on all-time passing list. Nine Pro Bowls. Hall of Fame. RB: Priest Holmes - Has rushed for 8,035 yards and 86 TDs. Four Pro- Bowls. FB: Kimble Anders - Went to three Pro Bowls, finished with 369 catches. WR: Rod Smith - Headed for Canton. 797 catches, 10,877 yards and 65 TDs. WR: Wayne Chrebet - Second in Jets history with 588 receptions. TE: Antonio Gates - Former hoops player who has 194 catches, 2,454 yards and 25 TDs in just three years. C: Jim Langer - Hall of Fame. Played in three Super Bowls and six Pro Bowls. Part of undefeated 1972 team. G: Larry Little - Teamed with Langer for Dolphins. Played in five Pro Bowls. Hall of Fame. G: Mark Tuinei - The late Cowboy guard played 15 solid seasons. T: Joe Jacoby - One of the famed Hogs. Played in four Pro Bowls. T: James Williams - Switched from defense and started nine seasons for Chicago. K: Adam Vinatieri - Mr. Clutch. Kicked game-winning field goal in two Super Bowls. Defense
DE: Coy Bacon - Came from semi-pro league and had great career. Played in three Pro Bowls. DE: Rich Jackson - 4x All-Pro with Denver Broncos. DT: John Randle - Future hall-of-famer who played in seven Pro Bowls and collected 136.5 sacks, the most ever by a tackle. DT: Keith Willis - Fourth all-time in Steelers history with 59 sacks. MLB: Antonio Pierce - Young guy only getting better. Over 100 tackles last two seasons. LB: Jessie Tuggle - Undersized backer who played in five Pro Bowls. Holds the NFL record for career tackles with 1,830. LB: Sam Mills - Another undersized linebacker with a huge heart. Five Pro-Bowl appearances and over 1,300 career tackles. Mills died of cancer in 2005. FS: Willie Wood - 10x All-Pro with 48 career picks. Played on five championship teams. Hall of Fame. SS: Donnie Shell - 5x All-Pro, Four Super Bowl rings and 51 career interceptions, the most in history by a strong safety. CB: Willie Brown - 54 career picks for the Hall of Fame inductee. Seven interceptions in the playoffs with three going for scores. CB: Dick 'Night Train' Lane - Seven time All-Pro with 68 career interceptions, third most in NFL history. Holds single-season record with 14 picks in 1952. Hall of Fame. P: Sean Landeta - Elected to two Pro Bowls. Played 22 years in the NFL.
About the Author
Brian Carson is a writer and sports fanatic who, along with a select group of coaches has created the ultimate multimedia guide to coaching youth football at http://www.pigskinplaybooks.com. To read more football articles go to http://carcorner.blogspot.com/