Is Schillinger capable of living up to these rookie seasons? Pictured clockwise: Chris Harris, Al Afalava, Marquand Manuel, CC Brown, Antoine Bethea.
All photos courtesy of YardBarker.com except: Manuel photo source: Ballen-Photos.com and Schillinger photo source: NFLNext.blogspot.com

What can we expect from 6th round draft pick Shann Schillinger during his rookie campaign? It’s a crowded secondary in Atlanta and there’s no guarantee Schillinger will even make the roster, but I wanted to focus on his best case scenario.

Taking a look back at the last 10 years of drafts, I focused on Safety’s drafted in the 6th round to give us an idea of what Schillinger’s best case scenario looks like. What have players, who play his position and were drafted in the same round, done in the last 10 years?

Hit the jump for the comparison.

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