Ten NFL Draft prospects that Rivals underranked out of high school

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We get plenty right but also some wrong. Here is a look at 10 NFL Draft prospects who could go in the first round Thursday night that we missed our rankings on (and, to be fair, so did many college coaches as well).

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A two-star prospect out of New Iberia (La.) Catholic, Amos had no other offers coming out of high school and signed with Louisiana. He wasn’t a major contributor until his third season when he had eight pass breakups.

He then transferred to Alabama for a year and he broke up five passes. Amos then went to Ole Miss for his final year and he was outstanding, leading the team with 13 pass deflections along with 50 tackles and three interceptions.

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Yahoo! Sports’ Nate Tice projects him late in the first round.

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An early TCU commit, Barron backed off that pledge and signed with Baylor as a three-star cornerback coming out of Pflugerville (Texas) Connally. But Barron backed out of that NLI and signed with Texas in April before his freshman year in Austin.

After two quiet years at Texas, Barron emerged as one of the best defensive backs in the country and this year won the Jim Thorpe Award. He finished with 67 tackles, five picks and 11 pass breakups and then ran a 4.39 40-yard dash at the combine.

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