In some ways, this will be the weirdest NFL draft in modern league history. Last year's at-home experience might have been the strangest in recent memory, but this year, teams will be picking players who just finished a scattered, bizarre college football campaign. One prospect, North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance, had his final college season consist of one single game. Others, like Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell and LSU wideout Ja'Marr Chase, opted out of the 2020 season altogether.
Something else that is unique about the 2021 draft, though, is becoming more common: A lot of quarterbacks are coming off the board, and fast.