- This was indeed a deep draft, with more prospects than ever evaluated as worthy of being drafted. Because of this, I expected most teams to have a great 1st round.

- My draft board had 42 prospects worthy of 1st round grades. Compare that to a year ago when only 19 prospects carried a 1st round grade.

- Deep draft or not it was unpredictable at times. No one expected Blake Bortles to be drafted so quickly. Tennessee took the OT the Giants' coveted. The NYG took the WR that several teams were targeting. The Rams took Chicago’s DT (Donald). Chicago may have taken Pittsburgh’s CB (Fuller). That was the theme in the middle of the draft. Safe moves? Cincinnati and San Diego going back to back with CB’s. Baltimore going with LB Mosley.

- Best value pick? Green Bay getting Clinton-Dix at 21.

26 of my 42 players with 1st round grades were drafted on day one. The six with lower grades were LB Shazier (but I expected him to go in the 20’s), OT James (Miami had to go OT), DE Ford (another I expected in this round as pass rushers are valued), LB Marcus Smith (for Chip Kelly, speed kills, but I had him at the top of the 3rd round), safety Bucannon (very good player) and DT Easley (2nd round grade due to multiple ACL injuries).

- Biggest surprises? Bortles early, the Rams going Donald and not DB, Pittsburgh and others letting CB Dennard slip, KC missing badly on value and need, Philly taking LB Smith too early (actually not a surprise if you read my Intel report).

- Additional surprises: The Rams staying put. Dallas staying put. Arizona making a rare trade. San Francisco not moving up.

- Nine OL were drafted in ’13. Only five heard their name called in ’14, and none after pick #19.

- What was Buffalo thinking? They went from 9 to 4, but gave up 1st and 4th round picks in ’15. That’s a steep price.

- Person-team fits: CB Fuller fits the Bears. LB Mosley fits Baltimore. WR Cooks did not fit the Jets. Why do I adjust some grades after the draft? Because Cooks fits the Saints, and his coach will use him well. Great fit. The CB’s in Cincy and San Diego.

Finally, Teddy Bridgewater. He can succeed with the Vikings, and while it is not the fit of the century (that was Ben Roethlisberger in Pittsburgh and Kaepernick in SF, both predicted in advance), I’m rooting for it to work.

- Ah, Detroit! Everyone said CB. I could not. TE Ebron will be productive, but once again we wait on CB talent.

- Each year in this spot I list players who will be high targets for the next round. This is such a deep draft that I could list 50 names here! Here’s a really short list: QB Carr, RB Hyde, WR Lee, TE Sefarian-Jenkins, OT Bitonio, OG Su’a-Filo, DT’s Tuitt and Ealy (may slip), DT’s Nix, Jernigan and Hageman, LB Van Noy (could slip).

- Here are some additional players that I want to see drafted in the 2nd round: WR’s Matthews, Robinson and Adams, TE Amaro, OT Kouandijo, safety Brooks.

- If you follow quarterbacks, here is my take on the next batch: Carr will go next. I hope he goes to a team that can protect him well. Murray will go in the 3rd or 4th round. I like him a lot if he gets to the right team. McCarron should not be taken in the 2nd round. Don’t be surprised if his NFL career is filled with more turnovers that he had at Alabama. Garoppolo should be a day two pick. Mettenberger’s back concerns caused him to fall. Having some off the field issues makes it difficult to risk a high draft pick on him. I’d prefer him in the 3rd round but I think he could go a bit sooner. Will Tom Savage or Logan Thomas be a day two selection? Savage belongs in the 4th round but some team will try to coach him up. I would not draft Logan Thomas as a QB. He has been rumored to be a 3rd round pick. That would be a mistake.

- Round two positional runs will include WR, DL, and OL. I expect at least six WR’s in this round. Only five DL heard their names called Thursday. That’s an unusually low number so I expect a spike up on Friday. Like I said above, the OL run ended early at pick 19. Get ready for an OL run on Friday.