![Steve McNair went third in the NFL draft 25 years ago. We may never see another HBCU player go as high. Steve McNair went third in the NFL draft 25 years ago. We may never see another HBCU player go as high.](https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Steve-McNair-1.jpg)
Steve McNair went third in the NFL draft 25 years ago. We may never see another HBCU player go as high.
![Alcorn State on Twitter: "Steve McNair '95 won the Walter Payton Award, finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting and set career records for the FCS. #AlcornHistory https://t.co/moZ76Io1Sn" / X Alcorn State on Twitter: "Steve McNair '95 won the Walter Payton Award, finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting and set career records for the FCS. #AlcornHistory https://t.co/moZ76Io1Sn" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4pLrA_WYAAa_l6.jpg)
Alcorn State on Twitter: "Steve McNair '95 won the Walter Payton Award, finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting and set career records for the FCS. #AlcornHistory https://t.co/moZ76Io1Sn" / X
![Paul Zeise on Twitter: "And now I've come across my Steve McNair Alcorn State jersey. Some things I just can't let go of.... https://t.co/5AoyqVjxBp" / X Paul Zeise on Twitter: "And now I've come across my Steve McNair Alcorn State jersey. Some things I just can't let go of.... https://t.co/5AoyqVjxBp" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DB_1s1uXYAAPAd3.jpg)