DeMeco Ryans was the Texans' second pick in the 2006 NFL draft. If that's news to you, chances are you never got over the team's bizarre decision not to pick Vince Young or Reggie Bush in the first round. Ryans, a linebacker, averaged almost ten tackles a game and wound up as the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year, taking the heat off a certain defensive end we'll spare from naming. (Okay, it was Mario Williams, a.k.a. The Guy Picked Instead of Vince or Reggie.) This Alabama native truly was a shining star in what otherwise was a black hole of a season.