Connecticut was a toss-up between the OG, Floyd Little, and defensive end Dwight Freeney. While Little is a 5x NFL Pro Bowler and Football Hall of Fame inductee, Freeney has a longer list of notable accolades. Ironically, both Little and Freeney attended Syracuse for their collegiate football stints. Freeney was drafted eleventh overall by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2002 NFL Draft and a fifteen-year career flooded with accomplishments many NFL alumni never got the opportunity to experience.
First and foremost, Freeney is a Super Bowl Champion as a member of the Colts team who defeated the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. In regards to his personal accomplishments, Freeney has notched seven Pro Bowl nods, three All-Pro First Team selections (2004, 2005, 2009), and named the 2004 NFL sack leader. With 332 tackles and 125.5 sacks, Freeney could be on his way to becoming a Hall of Famer himself.