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2017 NFL Draft: Predicting This Year's Draft-Day Slides

An appearance on this draft sliders list does not mean a prospect is unfit for the NFL or doomed to the all-time bust bin. It does not necessarily mean he has bad game film, has bad workout results, is a bad apple or gave bad interviews with bad breath.

It just means there are only so many draft selections and lots of outstanding prospects in this year's class. When 22 players are touted as "surefire top-10 selections," some good ones—big-name quarterbacks, workout warriors, even draftnik darlings—will be waiting a while to hear their names called during draft weekend on April 27-29.