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The football season is around the corner and during the summer NFL.com releases its top 100 list for the upcoming season. Years ago, all these players were ranked and went through the recruiting process. We take a look back on how those things played out.
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No. 80 Sam LaPorta
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Iowa offered after a huge senior season where LaPorta caught 68 passes for 1,457 yards and 19 touchdowns at Highland, Ill., and about a week later he was committed to the Hawkeyes. A bunch of MAC programs were the only other ones involved.
In his final two seasons in Iowa City, LaPorta caught 111 passes for 1,327 yards and then was an early second-round draft pick in 2023 by the Detroit Lions.
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No. 79 Minkah Fitzpatrick
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There was a long list of programs involved with Fitzpatrick, including Ohio State, Georgia, Florida State and many others, but during his trip to Alabama’s spring game, the five-star safety committed to the Crimson Tide.
Fitzpatrick totaled 171 tackles, nine interceptions and five sacks in Tuscaloosa before going No. 11 overall in the 2018 draft to the Miami Dolphins. Now with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Fitzpatrick has 512 career tackles and 19 INTs.
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No. 78 Kyren Williams
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Publish date : 2024-07-30 12:48:51
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