Allen Park — This wasn't the career envisioned for Connor Cook when he left Michigan State in 2016 as the school's all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns and wins as a starting quarterback.
Many thought he'd be a first-round pick — mock drafts the days leading up to the event suggested as much — and those attributes that made him a winner at MSU would lead to a similarly prosperous professional career.
Instead, he slid all the way to Oakland in the fourth round of the 2016 draft, struggled to climb the Raiders' depth chart prior to being released last September, and is now running short on opportunities to make good on his once promising potential.