The NFL Draft can be quite the crapshoot in a normal year. 2021 is anything but normal.
As if the draft isn’t challenging enough, this rendition of the NFL’s front office Super Bowl is further convoluted by player opt outs during the 2020 collegiate season, the absence of in-person visits and uncertainty about medical evaluations. All of these added elements of confusion will certainly influence draft boards across the league.
Consequently, this draft more so than any other in recent history, is likely to be full of surprises. Fans, inspired by draft “experts” who pretend to be as astute as NFL personnel executives, will scream “REACH” throughout the first and second rounds.