Every year, first-round talent slips to Days 2 and 3 of the NFL draft. Teams study tape for months, look over workout numbers and still pass on some of the most productive playmakers once, twice or maybe even three times.
In 2019, two of the top five rookies in receiving yards came off the board after the second round. Terry McLaurin (No. 76 overall) and Darius Slayton (No. 171 overall) went to the Washington Redskins and New York Giants, respectively.
Two years ago, the Indianapolis Colts selected linebacker Darius Leonard in the second round out of small-school South Carolina State, and he was named the 2018 Defensive Rookie of the Year and a first-team All-Pro.