Justin Layne wasn’t exactly a scrub prospect at wide receiver coming out of high school. His resume at that point included being an All-Ohio performer at that position, and he was good enough in doing that that he was able to earn a scholarship to play at Michigan State.
Of course he would end up starting games at cornerback by the end of his freshman year. And that would ultimately result in his being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers, as a cornerback, with the 83rd pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Would have had anywhere near that fortune if he stuck at wide receiver?