Lunchbreak: CBS Sports Predicts '5 Biggest Surprises' for 2021 NFL Draft

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While the Lions could go after a defensive player, Wilson said they should "find some playmakers" for quarterback Jared Goff, whom they acquired via trade this offseason.


The Panthers sit at No. 8 and even though they've recently traded for Sam Darnold … If [Justin] Fields or Trey Lance is staring you in the face, you'll think long and hard about taking him here. Other options are offensive line or cornerback. The Broncos at No. 9 – and like a lot of other teams in the top 10 – could be in the QB business here, and trading down is also an option. That brings us to the Cowboys, who sit at No. 10. They desperately need defensive help and this is the first time where it feels like defense is more likely than offense to be the selection ... assuming Dallas doesn't trade down.


Other "biggest surprises" that Wilson projected included Kentucky's Jamin Davis being the first linebacker off the board, two running backs going in Round 1 and, lastly, that six quarterbacks come off the board the first night. He noted, however, that the latter seems "the least-likely scenario."


What we do know, however, is that five quarterbacks are bona fide first-rounders, and likely off the board by pick No. 14 or so. But what happens after [Trevor] Lawrence, Wilson, [Mac] Jones, Fields and Lance are gone? The two most popular names remaining: Stanford's Davis Mills and Texas A&M's Kellen Mond.
 
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