With the NFL Playoffs about to commence, it is great time to remind young players that they don't need to be a 5-star recruit to make it into the League. The playoff pool is chock full of example of guys who weren't highly touted, but made it anyway due to their grit and grind. With that in mind, let's take a look at the underrated prospects that found their way to the NFL Playoffs this season.
Writer's note: I deemed anybody with two stars or less as underrated and used 247Sports to compile this list. Also, some of the players on the list pre-date online recruiting rankings (looking at you, Tom Brady) so keep that in mind as you go through the list.
Chicago Bears
WR DeAndre Carter - not ranked
TE Jimmy Graham - not ranked
TE Demetrius Harris - 2-star
DB DeAndre Houston-Carson - not ranked
LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe - 2-star
LB Khalil Mack - 2-star
DB Sherrick McManis - 2-star
WR Anthony Miller - 2-star
WR Darnell Mooney - 2-star
DT Bilal Nichols - not ranked
P Pat O'Donnell - 2-star
LS Patrick Scales - not ranked
OL Lachavious Simmons - not ranked
DB Buster Skrine - not ranked
LB Danny Trevathan - 2-star
Buffalo Bills
DE Mario Addison - 2-star
K Tyler Bass - not ranked
WR Cole Beasley - 2-star
P Corey Bojorquez - 2-star
WR John Brown - not ranked
DT Vernon Butler - 2-star
OL Dion Dawkins - 2-star
LS Reid Ferguson - 2-star
TE Reggie Gilliam - not ranked
DE Jerry Hughes - 2-star
DE Darryl Johnson - not ranked
CB Taron Johnson - not ranked
RB Taiwan Jones - not ranked
TE Dawson Knox - not ranked
DB Dean Marlowe - not ranked
LB Tyler Matakevich - 2-star
DB Siran Neal - 2-star
DB Josh Norman - not ranked
OL Ty Nsekhe - not ranked
WR Andre Roberts - not ranked
DB Levi Wallace - not ranked
OL Brian Winters - 2-star
DT Justin Zimmer - not ranked
Cleveland Browns
TE Stephen Carlson - not ranked
OL Jack Conklin - not ranked
OL Michael Dunn - not ranked
OL Anthony Fabiano - not ranked
P Jamie Gillan - not ranked
LS Charley Hughlett - not ranked
DB Robert Jackson - 2-star
FB Andy Janovich - not ranked
QB Case Keenum - 2-star
OL Kendall Lamm - not ranked
DB Jovante Moffatt - 2-star
DT Larry Ogunjobi - not ranked
DB Tavierre Thomas - not ranked
OL JC Tretter - not ranked
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
DB Andrew Adams - 2-star
TE Antony Auclair - not ranked
LB Shaquil Barrett - unranked
QB Tom Brady - not ranked
TE Cameron Brate - not ranked
WR Antonio Brown - not ranked
OL Alex Cappa - not ranked
LB Cam Gill - not ranked
OL Joe Haeg - not ranked
TE Tanner Hudson - not ranked
OL Ryan Jensen - not ranked
DE Jeremiah Ledbetter - not ranked
OL Ali Marpet - not ranked
WR Scott Miller - not ranked
DB Sean Murphy-Bunting - not ranked
DE Pat O'Connor - 2-star
DB Ryan Smith - not ranked
OL Aaron Stinnie - not ranked
K Ryan Succop - not ranked
LS Zach Triner - not ranked
OL Josh Wells - not ranked
Kansas City Chiefs
WR Gehrig Dieter - not ranked
OL Eric Fisher - 2-star
DB Antonio Hamilton - not ranked
LB Darius Harris - 2-star
TE Nick Keizer - not ranked
TE Travis Kelce - 2-star
DB BoPete Keys - not ranked
OL Daniel Kilgore - not ranked
DE Tanoh Kpassagnon - not ranked
OL Austin Reiter - 2-star
OL Mike Remmers - not ranked
DT Khalen Saunders - not ranked
DB Charvarius Ward - 2-star
DE Tim Ward - not ranked
DT Tershawn Wharton - not ranked
LS James Winchester - not ranked
OL Andrew Wylie - 2-star
TE Deon Yelder - not ranked
Indianapolis Colts
TE Mo Alie-Cox - not ranked
DE Ben Banogu - 2-star
DB T.J. Carrie - not ranked
TE Jack Doyle - not ranked
WR Ashton Dulin - not ranked
LB Jordan Glasgow - not ranked
WR De'Michael Harris - not ranked
WR T.Y. Hilton - 2-star
OL Will Holden - not ranked
LB Darius Leonard - not ranked
DB Kenny Moore - not ranked
DB George Odum - not ranked
DB Zach Pascal - not ranked
OL Danny Pinter - 2-star
LS Luke Rhodes - not ranked
QB Philip Rivers - not ranked
DB Isaiah Rogers - 2-star
P Rigoberto Sanchez - not ranked
DB Tremon Smith - not ranked
LB E.J. Speed - 2-star
DT Grover Stewart - not ranked
DB Rock Ya-Sin - not ranked
Green Bay Packers
WR Devante Adams - 2-star
DB Henry Black - not ranked
LS Hunter Bradley - 2-star
TE Dominique Dafney - not ranked
DT Damon Harrison - not ranked
DB Ka'Dar Hollman - not ranked
LB Preston Smith - 2-star
DB Chandon Sullivan - 2-star
LB Ty Summers - 2-star
WR Malik Taylor - not ranked
TE Robert Tonyan - not ranked
OL Billy Turner - not ranked
OL Rick Wagner - not ranked
Los Angeles Rams
RB Raymond Calais - 2-star
OL Austin Corbett - not ranked
LB Samson Ebukam - not ranked
TE Gerald Everett - not ranked
DE Morgan Fox - not ranked
K Matt Gay - not ranked
P Johnny Hekker - not ranked
TE Tyler Higbee - 2-star
DB John Johnson - 2-star
WR Cooper Kupp - not ranked
LS Jake McQuaide - not ranked
DE Derek Rivers - not ranked
OL Coleman Shelton - 2-star
WR Nsimba Webster - not ranked
DB Darious Williams - not ranked
Baltimore Ravens
LB Chris Board - not ranked
WR Dez Bryant - not ranked
LS Morgan Cox - not ranked
DT Justin Ellis - 2-star
LB L.J. Fort - not ranked
LB Matt Judon - not ranked
DB Anthony Levine - not ranked
OL Patrick Merkari - 2-star
FB Patrick Ricard - not ranked
WR Willie Snead - 2-star
DT Brandon Williams - not ranked
DB Tramon Williams - not ranked
DE Derek Wolfe - not ranked
New Orleans Saints
OL Terron Armstead - not ranked
QB Drew Brees - not ranked
RB Michael Burton - not ranked
WR Austin Carr - not ranked
DE Marcus Davenport - 2-star
LB Demario Davis - 2-star
OL Nick Easton - not ranked
LB Kaden Elliss - not ranked
DE Carl Granderson - 2-star
OL Ethan Greenidge - not ranked
DE Trey Hendrickson - 2-star
TE Josh Hill - not ranked
K Wil Lutz - not ranked
P Thomas Morstead - not ranked
DT David Onyemata - not ranked
OL Ryan Ramczyk - not ranked
LB Craig Robertson - 2-star
WR Emmanuel Sanders - 2-star
TE Adam Trautman - not ranked
Seattle Seahawks
FB Nick Bellore - 2-star
P Michael Dickson - not ranked
TE Will Dissly - 2-star
TE Jacob Hollister - 2-star
DE Benson Mayowa - not ranked
WR David Moore - not ranked
K Jason Myers - not ranked
DB Ryan Neal - not ranked
LS Tyler Ott - not ranked
DB D.J. Reed - not ranked
DE Alton Robinson - 2-star
LB Bobby Wagner - 2-star
Pittsburgh Steelers
LB Ola Adeniyi - 2-star
P Jordan Berry - not ranked
DB Antoine Brooks Jr. - 2-star
LS Kameron Canaday - not ranked
DB Jordan Dangerfield - not ranked
OL Kevin Dotson - 2-star
LB Jay Elliott - not ranked
LB Alex Highsmith - not ranked
WR Diontae Johnson - not ranked
TE Vance McDonald - not ranked
DT Henry Mondeaux - not ranked
QB Ben Roethlisberger - not ranked
OL Alejandro Villaneuva - not ranked
Tennessee Titans
WR Cameron Batson - not ranked
OL Aaron Brewer - 2-star
DB Malcolm Butler - not ranked
DB Kevin Byard - 2-star
WR Corey Davis - 2-star
OL Nate Davis - 2-star
LB Nick Dzubnar - not ranked
RB Darrynton Evans - 2-star
TE Anthony Firkser - not ranked
RB D'Onta Foreman - not ranked
DB Chris Jackson - 2-star
OL Dennis Kelly - 2-star
P Brett Kern - not ranked
OL Marshall Newhouse - 2-star
DB Kareem Orr - not ranked
LS Matt Overton - not ranked
TE MyCole Pruitt - not ranked
OL David Quessenberry - not ranked
WR Kalif Raymond - not ranked
OL Rodger Saffold - 2-star
TE Jonnu Smith - 2-star
DB Tye Smith - not ranked
Washington Football Team
LB Thomas Davis - not ranked
WR Antonio Gandy-Golden - not ranked
QB Taylor Heinicke - not ranked
LB Cole Holcolme - not ranked
OL Keith Ismael - 2-star
DB Danny Johnson - 2-star
DB Cole Luke - not ranked
RB J.D. McKissic - 2-star
DB Jimmy Moreland - not ranked
DB Jeremy Reaves - 2-star
OL Chase Roullier - 2-star
OL Wes Schweitzer - 2-star
QB Alex Smith - 2-star
OL David Steinmetz - not ranked
LS Nick Sundberg - not ranked