Typically, the NFL draft is a crapshoot in and of itself. Every year, there are far less as many boons as there actually are busts.
This year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a shortened 2020 college football season with many players deciding to opt out and the lack of a regular scouting combine in addition to limited medical research and personal background checks, it might be a lot worse.
It’s not just a crapshoot. The 2021 NFL draft, which begins next Thursday night, could be as risky as shooting dice over the phone.
“I think the biggest deal is the (lack of) medical information,” former NFL scout and longtime draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah said this week during a conference call with reporters.