Back in 2007 Arkansas was surprisingly giving us 3 potential first round picks...all at premium positions. Jamaal Anderson ended up being a top 10 pick at DE to Atlanta....Chris Houston, the highly athletic corner slid into the early second, again to Atlanta. And Tony Ugoh went early round 2 to the Colts...but for a steep price. They traded their 2008 first round pick for him.
Well where are these guys now? Anderson is a huge bust. Through his first two years he totaled 3 sacks...thats it. He was so bad as a pass rusher, Atlanta tried him out at DT in 2009. He still didn't make much of an impact.
Chris Houston? Bust again. After being buried on the Falcons depth chart (who aren't exactly deep at corner), Houston was traded to the Lions for a 6th round pick this year and a conditional 7th in 2011....yikes. Houston had the potential and the athleticism, but its safe to say he busted.
Finally we have Tony Ugoh. He was supposed to be Peyton Mannings blind side protector but instead he rides the bench...and its not exactly like the Colts are deep at tackle. Charlie Johnson, a natural guard, starts in his place. And Johnson isn't very good... most people have the Colts looking to address tackle once again this year.
What does this mean? That Arkansas is a bad school in developing NFL talent? That their players are over-rated? No... but you can't deny that its pretty interesting to note that 3 of the biggest busts in 2007 all came from one school
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