rfournier103 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 I was watching a 2018 Patriots highlight video on YouTube yesterday, and I’m more amazed at Julian Edelman every time I see him. The stats aren’t crazy eye-popping, but he does have a career 10.8 yards per reception in the regular season, and career 12.3 in the playoffs. Not bad for a former QB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVScout Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 The list is quite long. For the Cowboys it includes Darren Woodson who went from OLB to pro bowl SS. Mark Tuinei UDFA DT to pro bowl OLT and a founding member of the Great Wall. Drew Pearson, college WR > PB WR. The GOATs would be Antonio Gates and Cornell Green who went from basketball to the pro bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livewire Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Lott and Rod Woodson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 (edited) 21 hours ago, Fl0nkerton said: Ty Montgomery from WR to RB to cut. traded doe. Since it's mostly modern players being named, and IDK how much this counts, but IIRC almost all of Night Train Lane's experience in football was at WR, sure he played both ways at JUCO and in HS but when I was more into this history **** I'm pretty sure most everything you found about him before the LARs was about him on offense. Emlen Tunnell is another one that was known as an offensive player in college and became a HOF DB. Edited June 29, 2019 by Norm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siv Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 UDfa Sam Shields a 3 yr WR at Miami before switching to corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Keith Traylor went from 250-pound linebacker to 340-pound nose tackle. That certainly has to be in the running for some kind of superlative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dll2000 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Joe Thomas was a college TE for a time. Boldin started out as a QB. Randel-el was a QB. Another QB switched to WR and played for Steelers. Was CO QB. Forgetting his name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 1 hour ago, dll2000 said: Another QB switched to WR and played for Steelers. Was CO QB. Forgetting his name. Kordell Stewart? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceinthehouse Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Maybe not a position change, but LB London Fletcher was told he was too short to be any good at football. Not only was he too & Undrafted Free Agent, but a HoFer in my book. I have no idea, if he ever changed positions or not, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neumatic Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Alejandro Villanueva was originally a TE for the Army before converting to LT. Then to make it even better his Senior year he converted to WR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drfrey13 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 The best switch for me has to be Antonio Gates. Never played a down of football in college and the NFL was an afterthought when the NBA did not look like a good option. UDFA PF to Hall of Fame TE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 2 hours ago, drfrey13 said: The best switch for me has to be Antonio Gates. Never played a down of football in college and the NFL was an afterthought when the NBA did not look like a good option. UDFA PF to Hall of Fame TE. Similar story with Jimmy Graham - was a scholarship athlete at the U as a PF, caught the attention of the football coaches and eventually turned into one of the better TEs in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENINCH Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Chris Doleman - came into the league as a linebacker. Vikings moved him to DE and he became one of the greatest of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullsandBroncos Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 John Lynch started off as a QB at Stanford. Became an all time great Safety. Marlon Briscoe went from CB to QB, to a nasty receiver with Buffalo and Miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoric Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Positional change is great and all but let’s give respect to pro bowl OG Kris Dielman. Was an UDFA who played DT in college. Chargers brought him in because of his connection with OC Cam Cameron. He converted to playing offense as a guard and ended up changing the entire attitude of our offensive line. Was a large part of LaDainian Tomlinson’s record breaking season and one of the best pulling guards I’ve ever seen. When he went down, the whole team chemistry changed. He was a true leader in the locker room and on the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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