It wasn't supposed to happen.
Rodney McLeod wasn't supposed to flourish at Virginia. Going into his junior year, McLeod was the only member of the Virginia secondary without an interception. Out of high school, many teams were actually recruiting him to convert him into a wide receiver.
Rodney McLeod wasn't supposed to make an NFL 53-man roster after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft. Injuries to Darian Stewart and Craig Dahl left an opening, and McLeod made the most of it finding a way onto the Rams' roster as a special teams contributor.