Both Nakobe Dean and Malik Willis falling to the third round just showed how unpredictable it was. Dean and Willis were players who were on most mock drafts as first-round talent and they just kept falling.
Another shocking scenario was the New England Patriots selecting Cole Strange with the No. 29 pick in the first round. Patriots fans were highly upset and most of the public didn’t have a clue who this offensive guard out of Chattanooga was.
The Athletic’s Mike Sando wrote an in-depth piece on the first round and he included quotes from NFL executives and talent evaluators.