Smooth Idler Roll for Corn Header

A pair of forward-extending row units wherein a first row unit of said pair of row units comprises a first stripper plate and wherein a second row unit of said pair of row units comprises a second stripper plate, said first and second stripper plates opposing one another to at least partially define a first crop passage for receiving crop stalks and to remove useable parts from the crop stalks gathered in said first crop passage, said first row unit further comprising a first snap roll and said second row unit further comprising a second snap roll wherein said first and second snap rolls oppose one another on opposite sides of said first crop passage and wherein one of said first and second snap rolls is substantially smooth along its length.