Yeah, really all the 7th round pick is a UDFA that you have rights to instead of having to call their agent after the draft and convince the UDFA to come to your team.
Jermar Jefferson
Jashon Cornell
Isaac Nauta
PJ Johnson
Nick Bawden
Pat O’Connor
Dwayne Washington
Corey Robinson
Nate Freese
Michael Williams
Brandon Hepburn
Travis Lewis
Johnny Culbreath
Willie Young
Tim Toone
That’s like the last 12 years of 7th round picks. I think Willie was the only one that really did much of anything. 7th round picks aren’t really that big of a deal.
It almost seems like some … maybe even most NFL GMs have a better chance of landinga good UDFA than drafting a decent player in the 7th round for some reason.
I fully acknowledge that most teams sign about 8-12 more UDFAs than they have 7th round picks… but it still seems like having your choice of player with a pick would help versus signing a guy who is free to choose his destination.