Favorite player that was recruited at one position but played another...

[fraggle]

Mine is of course the one and only Warren Sapp who was recruited as a TE before being moved to the defensive line....

 

[pcitycane]

Damien Berry

 

[rustywalkedaway]

If Sean Taylor was recruited as a RB or ATH this is no brainer. But I straight up can't remember.

 

[Heart of The Playmaker]

Sapp...some people dont realize how super dominant this guy was. A DT that was at the Heisman trophy presentation and came in 5th iirc...not a DB or a LB....but basically a nose tackle. Won the Lombardi and Nagurski award among other awards. CFB HOF... Later Dominated the NFL...won a SB ring and a First Ballot NFL HOF. Dude is all time

 

[HurricaneHauk]

Sapp...some people dont realize how super dominant this guy was. A DT that was at the Heisman trophy presentation and came in 5th iirc...not a DB or a LB....but basically a nose tackle. Won the Lombardi and Nagurski award among other awards. CFB HOF... Later Dominated the NFL...won a SB ring and a First Ballot NFL HOF. Dude is all time

HOF of beating up prostitutes and then crying about it

 

[mirvin88]

Does Hester count?

Dude never found a position.

 

[Halcyon Daze]

Jimmy Graham....

 

[pramis]

Alonzo Highsmith was recruited as a DL and ended up at RB.

 

[charlietate]

Jimmy Graham- Recruited as a power forward, played tight end!

 

[rustywalkedaway]

Alonzo Highsmith was recruited as a DL and ended up at RB.

Good call, had forgotten all about that.

 

[RVACane]

Alonzo Highsmith was recruited as a DL and ended up at RB.

My junior year of high school, I watched him, Mike Shula and Columbus beat us (Beach High) in the District Championship game. He was dominant as a DL.

 

[JeffreyG]

DJ Williams

 

[CFLCane]

Not necessarily my favorite but def needs a mention

Eric Winston
HS All American TE
Switched to OT his sophmore year
College All American OT
11+ Year NFL career (127starts)
President of the NFLPA

 

[RVACane]

Was Danny Stubbs a TE in high school???

 

[fraggle]

Was Danny Stubbs a TE in high school???

Recruited as a LB, one of my favorite Hurricanes.
Stubbs

 

[plantcity3]

Sam Shields

 

[Alien]

Ray Armstrong corn elder both were ath. Corn mostly played running back in HS but a awesome ath. I think Armstrong played safety here because fans wanted him to be the next st26?

 

[Gatorhater]

Ray Lewis - safety - we all know what he ended up,

 

[Headhunter]

Vince wilfork, rusty Medearis, Kevin Patrick

After Alonso and Sapp

 

[Headhunter]

Vince wilfork was one nasty nasty OL