NFL Draft 2019: Kennesaw State's Darnell Holland highlights small-school sleepers you should know (1 Viewer)

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by Ryan Wilson | CBS Sports

The first round of the draft will garner the most attention this week -- what was once a lazy weekend affair is now a primetime spectacle -- but successful NFL teams separate themselves on Day 3. It's in these late rounds that good scouting departments add quality roster depth, find special teams contributors and unearth those diamonds in the rough.

Grady Jarrett, Stefon Diggs, and Tyreek Hill were all late-round gems in recent drafts and last season, an undrafted Phillip Lindsay parlayed a 1,000-yard rookie season into a Pro Bowl appearance. Kennesaw State running back Darnell Holland hopes to be the next off-the-radar prospect to be an NFL difference-maker.

Last season Holland had 80 carries for 949 yards (that's a whopping 11.9 yards per carry) and nine touchdowns. He added nine receptions for 182 yards (20.2 YPC) and two more scores. He's not a one-season wonder either; Holland has been a big-play threat since his freshman season:

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