Ah, the pre-combine mock draft: the boardwalk tarot-card reading of NFL content. We don't know how big or fast the rookies are, don't know how free agency will shake out and aren't even totally clear about who is getting franchise-tagged just yet, but let's make bold predictions about the futures of individuals and franchises anyway. Because it's fun!
This particular first-round mock draft features:
• Three quarterbacks landing in unexpected places
• Eighteen defenders to harass, mangle or otherwise hinder those quarterbacks
• A theological explanation why the defender-to-quarterback ratio is so high this year (it was more interesting than talking about the Falcons)
• Three Clemson players and three Alabama players, and two Ohio State and two Michigan players, because we're all about balance
• Two Iowa tight ends.