S. Mario Bates, second round, 1994, ASU/Amphi

S. Mario Bates, second round, 1994, ASU/Amphi 

He left ASU after his junior year, worried about a 1992 knee injury that cost him a full season. “A lot of people say if I’d waited another year I’d be one of the top five picked,” he said. “A lot of people say I would’ve dominated the college game.” He gained 3,048 yards in the NFL and was a starter for almost three years.

Life after football: He lives in Phoenix.