Building the NFL's All-Time Undrafted Starting Lineup

In forming a team full of the best undrafted players in NFL history, the ideal spokesman for the team would be the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield: those that are mentioned in this group failed to get any respect upon their departure from the college ranks.

The players on the squad confounded the pro scouts. All became one of the best at their position. Some are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, while others will likely obtain enshrinement in Canton in the near future.

QB: Warren Moon

Career: 1984-2000

Pro Bowls: 9

All-Pro Selections: 3

After being shunned by the NFL coming out of the University of Washington, Moon continued his passing prowess in the CFL. His performances there caught the attention of the Houston Oilers.

From there, he threw for 21,288 yards and 144 touchdowns and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

RB: Joe Perry

Career: 1948-1963

Pro Bowls: 3

All-Pro Selections: 2

"The Jet" was as powerful as he was elusive. In 1954, the Compton Community College product became the first running back to post consecutive 1,000 yard rushing seasons.

Perry, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1969, was a key member of the famed "Million Dollar Backfield" with Hugh McElhenny, John Henry Johnson and Y.A. Tittle.

RB: Marion Motley

Career: 1946-1953, 1955

Pro Bowls: 1

All-Pro Selections: 1

One of four players to break the professional football barrier in 1946, Motley was a wrecking ball with the pigskin.

Playing all but one season with the Cleveland Browns, he finished his career with 828 carries for 4,720 yards.

WR: Rod Smith

Career: 1994-2007

Pro Bowls: 3

All-Pro Selections: 2

Of all the undrafted wideouts, Smith is the only one to have eclipsed the 10,000-yard receiving mark. On the all-time list, he is ranked 15th. Not many could have expected this when he signed with the Denver Broncos after his days at Missouri Southern State.

He remained in the Mile High city for the entirety of his career and established himself as one of the most consistent pass catchers of his era.

WR: Drew Pearson

Career: 1973-1983

Pro Bowls: 3

All-Pro Selections: 3

Roger Staubach's favorite target was a player that made several clutch catches during his days with the Dallas Cowboys. Pearson eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark in receiving twice and scored at least two touchdowns in each of his 11 pro seasons.

TE: Antonio Gates

Career: 2003-present

Pro Bowls: 7

All-Pro Selections: 5

Gates mainly went overlooked due to getting more recognition for his talents on the basketball court while with Kent State.

But then when you see what he has done with the San Diego Chargers, he was clearly worthy of a first-round draft pick.

OT: Jason Peters

Career: 2004-present

Pro Bowls: 4

All-Pro Selections: 3

Rarely do players that play at an SEC school like Arkansas get bypassed in NFL Draft, but that's what happened to Peters in 2004.

However, the Buffalo Bills saw talent in him. Peters hasn't been a disappointment, as he has reached the Pro Bowl in each of the past four seasons.

OG: Larry Little

Career: 1967-1980

Pro Bowls: 5

All-Pro Selections: 5

Little's road from Bethune-Cookman to Canton started in San Diego. However, his best days came in Miami. He was a key contributor to the Dolphins' powerful rushing attack in the early and mid-1970s.

C: Jim Langer

Career: 1970-1981

Pro Bowls: 6

All-Pro Selections: 4

Lining up next to Little was Langer. The former South Dakota State player was a member of two World Championship clubs and was named to the 1970s All-Decade Team.

In 1987, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

OG: Brian Waters

Career: 2000-present

Pro Bowls: 5

All-Pro Selections: 2

After being signed by the Dallas Cowboys in 1999 out of the University of North Texas, Waters made his pro debut the next season with the Kansas City Chiefs.

On Oct. 24 2004, he was part of an offensive line that paved the way to eight rushing TDs against the Atlanta Falcons. Prior to the 2011 season, Waters signed with the New England Patriots.

OT: Lou Groza

Career: 1946-1959, 1961-1967

Pro Bowls: 9

All-Pro Selections: 4

Although he was better known as a kicker, "The Toe," was also proficient on the Cleveland Browns' offensive line.

His legacy is seen each year in the college ranks, as the Lou Groza Award is given out annually to the NCAA Bowl Subdivision's top kicker.

DE: Adewale Ogunleye

Career: 2000-2010

Pro Bowls: 1

All-Pro Selections: 0

Even though he was a four-year starter at Indiana, no pro team saw fit to have him on their roster when the NFL Draft took place. He latched on with the Miami Dolphins, where he recorded 15 sacks in 2003.

As a member of the Chicago Bears, Ogunleye posted five or more sacks in each of his six seasons there.

DT: John Randle

Career: 1990-2003

Pro Bowls: 7

All-Pro Selections: 6

A 2010 inductee into the Hall of Fame, Randle was one of the NFL's greatest characters. He was also a heck of a defensive lineman, posting 137.5 career sacks (fifth all-time) in 219 games.

His best year in getting to the quarterback came in 1997, when he had a league-best 15.5.

DT: Bill Willis

Career: 1946-1953

Pro Bowls: 3

All-Pro Selections: 8

Like Motley, Willis also was part of breaking the color barrier as a member of the Cleveland Browns. Undrafted out of Ohio State, he made the All-Pro squad in all eight seasons he played professional football.

Willis won a handful of league titles with Cleveland, and his touchdown-saving tackle against the New York Giants preserved the Browns' 1950 NFL Championship run.

DE: Coy Bacon

Career: 1968-1981

Pro Bowls: 3

All-Pro Selections: 3

A player with a superb combination of size and speed, Bacon was a top-flight pass rusher.

Although sacks were never recorded as an official statistic during his playing days, the Jackson State product is said to have totaled 22 of them in 1976.

LB: Sam Mills

Career: 1986-1997

Pro Bowls: 5

All-Pro Selections: 4

Like many others who came out of college in the 1980s, Mills bolted to the USFL when the NFL wouldn't take him. After three years with the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars, the linebacker from Montclair State inked a contract with the New Orleans Saints.

Mills became the anchor of one of the game's greatest linebacking corps and finished his career with 1,319 tackles.

LB: James Harrison

Career: 2002-present

Pro Bowls: 4

All-Pro Selections: 4

Harrison may be one of today's most controversial figures, but he still remains one of the NFL's best defenders. He officially burst onto the scene in 2008.

That season, en route to being named NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Harrison had 101 tackles and 16 sacks. It ended with Harrison taking an interception 100 yards for a touchdown and the Steelers claiming their second Super Bowl trophy in four seasons.

LB: London Fletcher

Career: 1998-present

Pro Bowls: 2

All-Pro Selections: 0

For more than a decade, he has been a consistent and reliable linebacker that put up the numbers while remaining highly underrated.

He put up a career-high for sacks (5.5) in 2000 as a member of the St. Louis Rams and tackle output (157) five years later in Buffalo. Fletcher has had at least 128 tackles in 10 of the past 11 seasons.

Safety: Cliff Harris

Career: 1970-1979

Pro Bowls: 6

All-Pro Selections: 4

Ouachita Baptist isn't exact a place that produces a ton of football talent. That's a good reason why all teams passed on Harris during the 1970 NFL Draft.

Shortly after signing with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent, he went from obscurity to notoriety as one of the decade's best and toughest safeties. "Captain Crash" finished his 10-year career with 29 interceptions.

Safety: Willie Wood

Career: 1960-1971

Pro Bowls: 8

All-Pro Selections: 5

The Green Bay Packers were the team of the 1960s. Willie Wood was arguably the best defensive back during that span. A USC quarterback, Wood switched to free safety and immediately became the starter at that position.

He finished with 48 career interceptions, including a key pick in Super Bowl I that set up a Green Bay touchdown.

CB: Dick 'Night Train' Lane

Career: 1952-1965

Pro Bowls: 7

All-Pro Selections: 6

It's hard to believe that "Night Train" went undrafted, especially when you consider that he intercepted 14 passes in his rookie campaign of 1952.

A product of tiny Scottsbluff Junior College, Lane had 68 picks in his career and was also one of the game's most feared tacklers.

CB: Emlen Tunnell

Career: 1948-1961

Pro Bowls: 9

All-Pro Selections: 8

When he left the game, Tunnell was the NFL's all-time leader in interceptions with 79. As a member of the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers, he made six All-NFL teams.

P: Sean Landeta

Career: 1985-2006

Pro Bowls: 2

All-Pro Selections: 3

When the NFL wouldn't take him after his college career at Towson University, he gave the up-and-coming USFL a shot.

He later joined the New York Giants and would lead the league with a 37.8 net average in 1989. In total, he punted more than 60,000 yards.

K: Adam Vinatieri

Career: 1996-present

Pro Bowls: 2

All-Pro Selections: 2

It's hard to argue that Vinatieri is not the greatest clutch kicker the game has ever known. He punctuated two Super Bowl victories for the New England Patriots with game-winning field goals.

Of the 452 field goals he's attempted, 82.5 percent of them have gone through the uprights.