With the NFL Combine and college Pro Days now in the rearview mirror, it’s crunch time for NFL teams as they prepare and revise their draft boards for the NFL Draft, which will start on April 28th live from Las Vegas. We’ll take a look at what teams will be looking for in the draft, from the early rounds to the end and how they can emerge from the draft a better team than how they entered it.
The talent pool is deep, though the draft is lacking in franchise-changing players, as evidenced by the fluidity at the top of the draft. For the owners of the first overall pick, this poses a conundrum – yes, you’ll get the player you covet the most, but what happens when you take a player first overall that won’t be a cornerstone player. The Jaguars made that pick last season when they took Trevor Lawrence first overall, but now that they find themselves in the same place again this year, what do they do?
Meanwhile, if you’re a team like the Texans, with 7 of the draft’s first 108 picks, you’ll see this draft as a much-needed opportunity to infuse your roster with good young talent.
Leading up to the draft, I’ll take a look at what teams need to do in this draft and how we can expect the events to unfold.