But he played just two more seasons. In , , and , he signed with different NFL teams but was cut before each season. He signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL in but was cut before ever appearing in a game. One thing to know: Griffin was the toast of the league after his rookie season, which ended with a Pro Bowl appearance and the Offensive Rookie of the Year award.
It was all downhill from there, as the dual-threat's play suffered thanks to a series of frustrating knee injuries, as well as a growing rift with the coaching staff. He was released in and signed with the Browns, but played in just five games thanks to a shoulder injury.
He has spent the last three seasons as a backup with the Ravens. One thing to know: Smith's smaller size and inexperience with an NFL-style offense provided meaningful question marks in the months leading up to the draft. But the Rams, in need of a franchise left tackle to anchor their rebuilding project, still jumped at him early. They were quickly disappointed by his slow transition to the professional game and growing injury history, eventually trading him to the Jets in He never started another game, bouncing around the league for a couple of years before hanging up his cleats.
One thing to know: Russell was the definition of a can't-miss prospect when he declared for the draft. With a 6-foot-6, pound frame and an absolute cannon for an arm, many scouts envisioned him developing into a superstar with the ability to beat defenses with monster passes and surprisingly nimble footwork.
It never happened. Russell completed Russell attempted multiple comebacks to the NFL but was never signed by a team. New York City police union files lawsuit to block vaccine mandate. Mitch McConnell slams Democrats' proposal to tax billionaires, calling it a 'hair-brained scheme' to penalize people who 'invested wisely'. Ad Microsoft. Full screen. The group includes 10 quarterbacks and four players drafted by the New York Jets.
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Morency actually had some decent success as a kick returner. He averaged During the season, Morency was traded to the Packers. He spent parts of two seasons there before washing out of the league. The Texans drafted Antwan Peek with the idea that they would use him in a variety of ways to maximize his talents. At the time, they were still predominantly using a defense under coordinator Vic Fangio. In that system, they wanted to use Peek as a pass rush defensive end and outside linebacker.
In his four seasons in Houston, Peek did have his moments. On some Texans teams horribly devoid of any athletes that could get to the quarterback, Peek gave the Texans an explosive athlete. His peak, pardon the pun, was the season when he totaled six sacks. It was his other seasons that were the problems. He had one sack as a rookie in He followed that up with two in In the season after his six-sack performance, he completely disappeared and finished the season was just a single sack.
Peek had better results then just about anyone on this list. The disappointment came from the fact that he could only channel his talent in small clips and he never seemed to give a consistent effort. He had a ton of potential, but never came close to realizing it. To some, the jury might still be out on Okoye. As far as I'm concerned, though, we can go ahead and call this one. Okoye has failed to live up to the hype that surrounded him coming out of Louisville in A wunderkind who was only 19 when he left Louisville after his junior year, Okoye was thought of as a high-ceiling player who was still growing into his body and was still maturing as a player.
Four full seasons later, the Texans and their fans are still waiting for Okoye to take a big step in the right direction.
Okoye put his best foot forward as a rookie and totaled 5. If Okoye produced that well in his rookie season at the age of 20, where was his ceiling?
A dozen sacks? Fifteen sacks? The sky, it seemed, was the limit. Unfortunately for the Texans and Okoye, that has by far been the highlight for him. Nico Collins went just inside the threshold for rookie year relevance he went in the third round. Pick 34 overall, 12th wide receiver off the board.
He is someone you should target to get in every single draft. I mean, I guess? It makes sense that no Houston Texans player is overdrafted because… nobody really wants to draft a Texan at all. David Johnson was a top running back on a per-game basis in , but that really felt like a best-case scenario. Since that point, the Houston Texans stacked the worst-case scenario on the worst-case scenario.
Given the format, stowing away a proven player at a significantly reduced cost could be deemed savvy. The litany of accusations against him, even if settled outside of court, are sure to prompt a deservedly harsh suspension by the league as a violation of the conduct policy.
At this juncture, any draft cost RB42, The Texans' situation is the stuff of nightmares for a running back, especially one on his last NFL legs. The former Cardinals star proved last year that his tank was sitting on empty, finishing outside the top 23 running backs in yards created, yards created per touch, and evaded tackles. Johnson will likely see committee work with Phillip Lindsay and Mark Ingram on the roster behind a porous offensive line. Houston didn't make any offseason additions to augment a line that ranked 27th in adjusted line yards and 32nd in second-level yards last season.
This backfield is one to avoid for fantasy purposes. Collins should start on the outside from Day 1, as he is currently competing with Andre Roberts and Isaiah Coulter for the role. Collins checks several under-the-surface analytical boxes with his 92nd percentile yards per reception With his 6-foot-4 frame and 4.
This team is a Pompeii-level disaster. An underdog in all 17 games, the Texans and their dumpster fire roster could conceivably join the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns as the most futile teams of the 21st century.
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