Jelani Jenkins (Florida, OLB, 4-6) Jenkins made a mistake of leaving Florida a year early, and that compounded with the fact that he missed a lot of the year with an injury has a player once projected in the first/second range way down as far as the sixth round in some places. While the injury to his hand may have hurt his draft stock, it doesn't change the fact that as his skill-set is really not that different from Arthur Brown's, a nearly unanimous first round mock selection. Even as early as the fourth, Jenkins is a steal with the speed of a safety (4.53 40!). Here he is in action in 2011. Focus on his speed sideline to sideline. Kevin Reddick (North Carolina, ILB, 4-5) Reddick is part of the last generation of the UNC Butch Jones speed era. He didn't go the to play school, he went to play football. Like many of his teammates (for example Giant Marvin Austin) he is an athletic freak, which is why I put him on this list. The Giants, as you are likely well aware of, are known for their fetish infatuation with those who show superior athletic ability. Reddick fits the mold. Here is some game tape. The Maryland game film is crazy impressive. Michael Mauti (Penn State, OLB, 7-UDFA) Another injury casualty, Mauti comes from a school with a tremendous track record of churning out stellar NFL LBs. Mauti would've been an early to mid round pick, but due to another brutal knee injury will fall. Here are his highlights from this year before getting injured.

Even if a team hits on its first pick every year, which is unlikely to begin with, they still need more than one starter from every draft in order to remain relevant. While the most glamorous, glorified, and over-studied college stars find themselves picked in the first few rounds, teams that are perennial contenders also have success in the later rounds of the draft, plucking starters and quality depth while other teams pick warm bodies that continue the perpetual turnstile of late drafted player in, and promptly out, of the league. After really beginning to study the college game and prospects a few years ago, I finally have a base of knowledge on a class that has accumulated over a few seasons. With that in mind, be excited that I find the class this year to be one of the deeper ones in recent memory. Here is a late round breakdown of the LB, OL, CB, and TE classes.This list is a comprehensive look at Soon In Sports' favorite players at these positions late in the draft. Thanks for reading.