2023 NFL Draft: 6 Shocking Picks That Might Happen in 1st Round

One of the beauties of the NFL draft is that evaluating prospects is an ambiguous process. Scouts, general managers, analysts and fans can all watch the same player and have a different perspective, leading to various grades and big boards that are dramatically different from one another. That's how the draft keeps us on our toes, and there ends up being at least one surprise pick every year.

Whether it's Cole Strange going in the first round to the New England Patriots while Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay reveals they thought Strange would be available in the fourth round, or Al Davis trusting his height, weight, speed method with Darrius Heyward-Bey back in 2009, there's a Day 1…