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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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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

The New England Patriots received a compensatory pick in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. Many assumed it was a meaningless selection to acquire, but the Patriots turned it into a franchise quarterback for the ages.

Thanks to the compensatory pick it acquired in 2000, the Patriots managed to draft Tom Brady at No. 199 overall in the NFL Draft.

Brady has pieced together what may be the greatest resume in football history. He’s a three-time NFL MVP, five-time Super Bowl champion, four-time Super Bowl MVP, three-time First Team All-Pro, Two-Time All-Pro, and two-time Offensive Player of the Year.

Brady is also a 13-time Pro Bowler and the 2009 Comeback Player of the Year who overcame a gruesome injury to become an even greater player.

Brady is also No. 4 on the all-time passing yards list and No. 3 on the all-time passing touchdowns list. Even if he were to retire today, the Patriots superstar whom no one expected to amount to anything would be a first ballot Hall of Famer and a GOAT candidate.

If Brady isn’t proof that compensatory picks in any and every round can be of profound value, I’m not entirely sure what one’s standard is.

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The lesson: Every one of the 15 teams that received a compensatory choice in the 2018 NFL Draft has a chance to do something special.

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