OVERHYPED: Athletes Who Flopped After Landing Huge Magazine Covers

Magazines are incredibly good at nailing Next Big Thing cover stories.

Sports Illustrated wrote stories about Michael Vick and LeBron James before they got big.

And ESPN's "Next" series has been pretty fantastic at pinpointing future stars.

But every once in awhile sports mags overhype a player — sticking him on the cover only to see him flop immediately.

Where does this "ENTER TEBOW" cover rank in the list of biggest gaffes?

Todd Mandarich flopped hard after being declared the "best offensive line prospect ever" in 1989

Danny Fortson and Cincinnati lost in the second round of the 1997 NCAA Tournament after this intense cover

Shane Spencer lost his stroke after SI asked if anyone could stop him in 1998

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