How did David Bailey end up at Stanford? Recruiting backstories of top NFL Draft prospects

The NFL Draft begins Thursday night when the nation’s top college football players will officially become professionals. Just a few years ago, these future first-rounders were high school prospects trying to navigate the ever-chaotic process of recruiting.Some were five-star prospects with their pick of any school in the country. Others were two- or three-stars just hoping to get noticed. It goes to show that not every path to the NFL is linear.Advertisement