As human beings, we all love to be first to like something that becomes popular, from new bands and songs to gadgets. NFL scouts are no different when it comes to discovering prospects.
I'll never forget an area scout for an NFL team calling in 2016 to tell me about a quarterback at Wyoming "no one knows about yet." That quarterback was Josh Allen, and the scout was right. People weren't talking about Allen as a potential top-10 pick early in the 2016 season, but they would be soon enough, as the Bills picked him No.