The rookie everyone passed on twice
Undrafted, unranked and currently leading the league in the only statistic that matters.
Two drafts came and went. Both times the phone did not ring, and both times he went back to the gym the next morning.
The scouting reports were consistent: good motor, wrong body, ceiling too low to spend a pick on. All three assessments have aged badly.
He arrived on a training-camp invitation with no guarantees and outworked two players on guaranteed money.
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