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.