NFL draft parlance often attaches a negative connotation to the use of the team "project," particularly when specific prospects are taken early in the process.
Projects are conveyed as physically gifted individuals who sit much further behind comparable options on the developmental curve. Yet the script can be flipped with an argument that supposed projects present far more upside to become elite performers (See: Allen, Josh).
Today's prospects come into the game more prepared than ever. Even when they're not, professional coaches are far more flexible than they've ever been, with a tendency to build systems around mega talents.