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NFL Rookies Who Already Look Like Draft-Day Steals

After the NFL draft, many teams are ecstatic with their hauls. The event instills false hope, because the majority of picks won't succeed at the next level.

There will be a multiple picks, however, who exceed expectations. These men will be lauded for outperforming their draft slots. Their teams will be deemed brilliant for seeing something no one else did.

Every year, NFL analysts re-draft the previous year's class to determine how teams hit and/or missed on their evaluations.

It's amazing to realize the Oakland Raiders selected Derek Carr (the league's highest-paid player) in the second round after Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel and Teddy Bridgewater were scooped up.