Teams Not Expected To Deal Future Picks
4 years agoNFL teams are not expected to deal future picks as often during this year's NFL draft, which begins with the first round on Thursday night. An executive said that teams are valuing 2022 draft picks "like gold" because there will be more talent, cleaner player evaluations and more scouting tape. "We could see an all-time low of future picks dealt," NFL Network's Ian Rapoport said. Teams are also wary of trading back into the late first round of this year's draft, with the talent drop-off after the first 16 or 17 picks to be quite significant. Because of all of this, there aren't expected to be as many trades in this year's draft.
Source: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
Source: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport