Every small school prospect dreams of putting his program on the map. Once upon a time, a kid from Greenwood, South Carolina did just that. When the Carolina Panthers selected Josh Norman with the 143rd pick in the 2012 NFL draft, it was a “who?” moment for many. Norman played his college football at Coastal Carolina, a program that had seen just two players drafted into the NFL before him.
Norman was one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL for a period of time and certainly brought some notoriety to Coastal Carolina. However, it didn’t lead to much future success for the program in terms of sending talent to the NFL.