2021 NFL Draft: Biggest risers since start of regular season

Knoxville News Sentinel-USA TODAY Sports If the 2020 NFL Draft taught us anything, it’s that top prospects can come from out of nowhere.

Joe Burrow was widely seen as a Day 3 pick heading into the 2019 season, but a historic season that resulted in an undefeated championship season with LSU saw him jump to the first overall pick. Now, he’s looking like the long-term savior of the Bengals’ franchise, even if their team isn’t winning too many games this year.

One of the most fun things about college football is seeing which under-the-radar players break out of near obscurity and become household names across the country. It happens every year, and the Bears have plucked some of those breakout…