Four UDFAs to Watch: NFCW

By Kent Lee Platte

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Continuing around the league with our Four UDFAs to Watch series, we now have a chance to concentrate on a division with arguably one of the best Wide Receivers in the league yet has four teams that have struggled to find a solid passing game.  It is fitting, then, that this year's Undrafted class would be dominated by pass catchers, with three Wide Receivers and a Tight End standing out in camp or having a solid chance to make the roster.  With a division that has been thin at those positions in recent years, it suddenly has the opportunity to be overflowing with talent that was overlooked by the league.  Without further ado, here are four Undrafted Rookie receiving options in the NFCW with a good chance to make the final roster on their respective teams.

NFCE: Four UDFAs to Watch

By Kent Lee Platte

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Continuing around the NFL, we're going to tackle the Beast and one Undrafted Free Agent per team in the NFC East.  The NFCE boasts three QBs that are either considered elite or on the cusp and a fourth that was one of the highest touted draft prospects of 2012, Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III.  With so much talent at QB, you'd expect a heavy focus on the passing attack, but two of those QBs are dangerous threats to run presenting some interesting options on both offense in the NFCE and the defenses used to counter it.  One of the most famous examples of an Undrafted Free Agent who makes it big in recent years is represented in this division, with Victor Cruz setting the league on fire in 2012.  If you go back a ways, though, you'll see an even bigger example in the Cowboys starting QB, Tony Romo.  The best Undrafted Free Agent in the NFCE, and possibly the NFL, however is on the Eagles.  Jason Peters went Undrafted as a Tight End, but his frankly ridiculous knockdown numbers in college (61 his final year) got him a look from the Bills.  He was converted to OT and did nothing but impress, but was eventually traded to the Eagles for a 1st, 4th, and conditional 6th round pick.  The former Undrafted TE has shown nothing but excellence, growing into one of the best LTs in the NFL and hasn't missed a Pro Bowl yet.  With such a good track record of UDFAs, are there any other standouts in this year's draft class in the NFCE?