Here are the players from low-tier Division I schools, or programs outside the Division I-FBS level, that became top-10 picks in the NFL s common draft era (1967-present).
Here are some of the NFL (or AFL) defensive greats whose quality careers have, to some degree, slipped through the cracks. No Hall of Famers or one-year wonders here, just high-end performers who were among their era s best.