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Prospect X sits down at the upscale Italian restaurant. There’s no seating chart for this dinner, and he doesn’t know anybody that he’s eating with in this group of seven, so he takes the first available chair to avoid the awkward dance. He’s dressed nicely for the occasion: khaki jacket, jeans and a polo tucked into his belt. Tomorrow at the facility, he’ll wear khaki pants and one of only two button-down shirts he owns.An employee for the team sits down next to X.
X isn’t shy, so he asks the team employee questions about his life. “How cool was it to play at ?” X asks him. “Must be a lot cooler than .” The team employee laughs at this precocious straight shooter. After dinner, X shakes the employee’s hand and returns to his hotel. The next day at the team facility, a different employee who organized the visit pulls him aside. “Hey, really liked you,” they said.
I spent the last two months searching for the most overlooked prospect in the 2023 NFL Draft after starting this project four years ago at Sports Illustrated . This year, after polling NFL scouts, tracking pro day workouts, watching tape and thinking like a general manager, I picked a player I believe is the draft’s best-kept secret: no combine invite, no all-star game appearance, but a legitimate shot to get drafted.
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