Sports Illustrated has a profile of Washington Redskins SS Chris Horton, one of the last players taken in the 2008 draft and one of the best rookies from that draft.
The Redskins took him with their last pick in the draft, 249th overall. Only three players were drafted after Horton. If the Redskins were looking for a safety to help replace Taylor, one who could bait and blitz opposing quarterbacks, surely they could not find him in the seventh round.
And yet, thanks to Marques Colston, every seventh-round pick must now be taken seriously. Two years ago, the Saints drafted Colston 252nd overall, and watched him catch more than 1,000 yards worth of passes as a rookie. This year, Horton has become the new Colston. He leads the Redskins in interceptions, ranks third on the team in tackles and is the leading vote-getter among NFC safeties for the Pro Bowl. “People tell me all the time that I remind them of Sean Taylor,” Horton said. “I tell them, ‘No.’ I give it everything I’ve got and I always will, but I will never be Sean Taylor.”
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