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Super Bowl LII: Top five players who weren’t first-round NFL Draft picks

By Maxwell Ogden

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - FEBRUARY 01: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots warms up during the New England Patriots practice on February 1, 2018 at Winter Park in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The New England Patriots will play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII on February 4. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - FEBRUARY 01: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots warms up during the New England Patriots practice on February 1, 2018 at Winter Park in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The New England Patriots will play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII on February 4. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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FOXBOROUGH, MA – JANUARY 21: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots holds the Lamar Hunt trophy as he is interviewed by Jim Nantz after the AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA – JANUARY 21: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots holds the Lamar Hunt trophy as he is interviewed by Jim Nantz after the AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images) /

1. Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Drafted: Round 6, Pick 199 (2000)
Position: Quarterback
2017 Season Statistics: 16 games played, 66.3 completion percentage, 4,557 yards, 32 touchdowns, 8 interceptions
2017 Pro Football Focus Grade: 95.5 (No. 1 amongst quarterbacks)

The greatest NFL Draft sleeper in league history may also be the greatest quarterback to ever play the game. Tom Brady was a sixth-round draft pick in 2000, which essentially displayed the belief that he wasn’t going to be anything more than a decent backup.

It’s fitting that Brady will be going for ring No. 6 on Sunday, Feb. 4 in a game that he’s now a favorite to win—oh, how the tables have turned.

At 40 years of age, Brady recently became the oldest player in NFL history to win MVP. It was his third career MVP award, which is tied for second in NFL history behind fellow future Hall of Famer and longtime rival Peyton Manning

That alone provides perspective that can only lead to one determination: Brady is a legendary force of nature whose greatness simply can’t downplayed or overlooked.

Brady continues to dominate games at the highest possible level, and may be the best player in the NFL today. He’s proven as much by throwing for 627 yards and five touchdowns to zero interceptions during the 2017 Playoffs.

No player has ever been more of an NFL Draft steal than Brady. Come Super Bowl LII, he’ll have a chance to take his story to an even greater level.

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The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles have stars on each side of the ball. They’re living proof of how the NFL Draft is bigger than just the first round prospects.

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