It’s far from a rarity that late-round picks get overshadowed by those who come before. Generally, the higher a player is selected, the more likely that he is to be successful in the league, because, after all, at least one team though that he was better, or a better fit, than everybody else for that moment for their team.
That doesn’t mean late-round players are to be forgotten about. There are plenty of success stories to be had in the late rounds, and among players who weren’t even drafted. And one of the most recent hopefuls to write such a story is Antoine Brooks out of Maryland, whom the Pittsburgh Steelers selected in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.