A linebacker who didn't care that he was three inches and 40 pounds under the norm, and is winding down his collegiate career as a Butkus Award finalist. There are nine players now on scholarship who started out as walk-ons. Getting a chance College teams today are allowed 85 scholarships. He was a big, blond kid named Nick Nolte, who never played a down but ended up being a pretty decent movie actor. It's not an exact science.
Pros show that every year.
You have to give kids a chance. A number of guys become outstanding. Guys like Adam Archuleta, a 1996 Chandler High graduate who was considered too small and too slow by college coaches who failed to evaluate his heart. But they didn't. I don't know if there's a message in that.