Jadeveon Clowney and Khalil Mack were the first two defensive players taken in the 2014 NFL Draft.
Clowney, the highly-touted defensive end from South Carolina was the first overall pick, and Mack, the then-linebacker from Buffalo was taken four picks later at No. 5 overall.
The journey of each player, both before, and now in the years following the NFL Draft, has been different. Mack became the first player to be named a First-Team All-Pro at two positions in 2015, while Clowney has yet to play more than 13 games in a season.
Now entering their third seasons in the NFL, Robert Klemko of the MMQB took a look at the pair of defensive players, and examined if their respective journeys to the NFL helped shape the players they have become.