By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern – Round 1 I think the Chargers made a mistake in taking Slater over USC tackle/guard Alijah Vera-Tucker and Alabama offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood. Around the NFL, many other teams had Vera-Tucker graded higher than Slater because Vera-Tucker is bigger and plays longer. Leatherwood…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Trevon Moehrig, S, TCU – Round 2 Throughout the leadup to the 2021 NFL Draft, Moehrig was the consensus top-rated safety, so it was surprising when he slid in the second round and was the third safety taken. Once Moehrig started sliding on Friday night of the draft,…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama – Round 1 It was shocking when the Broncos took Surtain over Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, but perhaps they believed they would be able to pull off a trade for Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Perhaps Denver still can still acquire Rodgers,…

This series was created a number of years ago in response to questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For these articles, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed on drafting a given player, and/or, what were the reasons for other teams to…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Creed Humphrey, C, Oklahoma – Round 2 The Chiefs needed to reconfigure their offensive line in the 2021 NFL Draft, and they got it started by trading their first-round pick to move down into the second round with the Baltimore Ravens while adding veteran offensive tackle Orlando Brown….

This section will feature a review of all the teams’ rookies, including which ones are most likely to bust and surprise. This is written by Charlie Campbell (@draftcampbell). NFC West: Arizona Cardinals – 6/9 Los Angeles Rams – 6/8 San Francisco 49ers – 6/6 Seattle Seahawks – 6/7 AFC West: Kansas City Chiefs – 6/2…

This series was created a number of years ago in response to questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For these articles, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed on drafting a given player, and/or, what were the reasons for other teams to…

This series was created a number of years ago in response to questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For these articles, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed on drafting a given player, and/or, what were the reasons for other teams to…