Trades May Be Rare In First Round This Year
4 years agoThere isn't a whole lot of trade activity just two days ahead of the NFL draft's first round on Thursday, so we may not see many trades go through. This draft class may not be rich in elite-level talent at the top. "Now, depending on which quarterbacks are available in the top 10, I would expect there to be at least serious discussion about trading up for one quarterback in the top 10 just based on who probably is taken and where that quarterback ends up going. Absent that, I just don't hear a ton of trade chatter," NFL Network's Ian Rapoport said. Teams may be nervous about trading out of the top 10 to 20 picks because of the drop-off in talent. The NFL draft has averaged 5.2 trades in the first round since 2011.
Source: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
Source: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport