Small-school cornerbacks draw big-time attention.(NFL)

Teams shopping for cornerbacks can fill up their carts at superstores from the Southeastern Conference or the Pac 10, but discriminating buyers might find better values at out-of-the-way roadside stands.

Tusculum, for instance.

Tusculum, a Division II school in Greeneville, Tenn., is where Ricardo Colclough played his college football. Colclough, who is expected to be a first-day pick in the April draft, is part of a larger trend: cornerbacks taking the small-school route to the NFL. Since 2000, 10 small-school corners have been drafted in the first four rounds, and several others have been taken from Division I-A schools that aren't exactly football ...