10 biggest NFL draft busts in Clemson football history
With the season over, players are declaring for the NFL draft, but these are a few cautionary tales of Tigers who went to the NFL and it didn't quite work out.
By Josh Yourish
. Tye Hill, DB. 6. 2006. No. 15 overall. Tye Hill, DB. player. 51. Clemson Tye Hill.
Tye Hill was a three-time ACC Champion on the track at Clemson, so it was no surprise when he ran a 4.30 40-yard dash. His speed was tantalizing and St. Louis couldn’t pass it up in the 2006 draft.
However, there’s more to being a successful cornerback in the NFL than just straight-line speed and Hill proved that. After three underwhelming seasons in St. Louis, he was traded to the Falcons for a seventh-round pick in the 2010 NFL draft and only played two more seasons.