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NFL Draft: Top 5 players selected with compensatory picks

By Maxwell Ogden

PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 30: Former Philadelphia Eagles safety Brian Dawkins acknowledges the crowd after being introduced before the start of the Eagles and New York Giants game at Lincoln Financial Field on September 30, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 30: Former Philadelphia Eagles safety Brian Dawkins acknowledges the crowd after being introduced before the start of the Eagles and New York Giants game at Lincoln Financial Field on September 30, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS-NOVEMBER 17: La’Roi Glover #97 of the Dallas Cowboys taunts the crowd during their game against the Indianapoilis Colts on November 17, 2002 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Colts defeated the Cowboys 20-3. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS-NOVEMBER 17: La’Roi Glover #97 of the Dallas Cowboys taunts the crowd during their game against the Indianapoilis Colts on November 17, 2002 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Colts defeated the Cowboys 20-3. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

5. La’Roi Glover

Finding a player who can create penetration from the interior of a defensive line is an unenvious task. A great defensive tackle is as elusive a target as any in the NFL Draft, as upside is too often complemented by a poor motor or unideal conditioning.

One of the players who best fit the bill of the elusive draft steal at defensive tackle was NFL 2000s All-Decade Team selection La’Roi Glover.

Glover was one of the best penetrating defensive tackles in NFL history. The fifth-round draft pick led the NFL in sacks in 2000 with a downright unbelievable 17.0— just one shy of the all-time record for a defensive tackle.

That tremendous feat enabled Glover to win the 2000 NFC Defensive Player of the Year award, which validated his emergence as a star of the sport.

Glover finished his career with 83.5 sacks, including two seasons with at least 10.0 sacks. He finished his career with four All-Pro selections and six Pro Bowl appearances, and is a member of the New Orleans Saints’ Hall of Fame

Not bad for a player who was selected with a compensatory pick in the 1996 NFL Draft and was cut after his first season with the Oakland Raiders.

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