Fencer
Pro Bowl Player
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Berry: I have yet to see a safety that was highly regarded to much to transform a defense, let alone a secondary.
Troy Polamalu says Hi. The Steelers, who had a reputation for never trading up, traded up big to get him. The Steelers have good defenses most years, but clearly he's central to them.
Come to think of it, the Steelers also traded up once to get a DROY with what was originally our pick, namely Bell. But we got Matt Light, so it's all OK.
I'm hard-pressed to think of a second example. I wasn't following the draft when Ed Reed came out. And Sean Taylor, despite being a great player, didn't seem to transform the Redskins.