The NFL draft starts today! @TheMMQB has published a ton of great stuff over the last few weeks. I& #39;m going to share some now.
First, @Rosenberg_Mike wrote the definitive profile of Trevor Lawrence on the eve of his NFL career. The piece that basically predicted the news cycle it would launch: https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/14/trevor-lawrence-magazine-cover-story-daily-cover">https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/...
Then, @AlbertBreer had a lengthy interview with Shad Khan about Lawrence, Urban Meyer and a big moment in Jaguars history: https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/26/mmqb-shad-khan-trevor-lawrence-jaguars-nfl-draft-all-team-needs">https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/...
. @GregBishopSI spent months getting to know Trey Lance, the most extraordinary prospect in the most peculiar draft: https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/26/trey-lance-on-his-unique-path-to-nfl-draft-daily-cover">https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/...
(In @GregBishopSI& #39;s free time, he tracked down Alex Smith and his family in Hawaii.) https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/22/alex-smith-retirement-inside-comeback-tension-with-washington-coaches-daily-cover">https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/...
. @ConorOrr profiled three prospects he expects to go higher than most people think
Texas A&M QB Kellen Mond: https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/08/nfl-draft-prospect-stock-texas-am-quarterback-kellen-mond
Minnesota">https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/... WR Rashod Bateman: https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/16/nfl-draft-stock-minnesota-wide-receiver-rashod-bateman-opt-out-decisions
Georgia">https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/... CB Eric Stokes: https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/23/eric-stokes-potential-nfl-draft-steal-hiding-plain-sight">https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/...
Texas A&M QB Kellen Mond: https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/08/nfl-draft-prospect-stock-texas-am-quarterback-kellen-mond
Minnesota">https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/... WR Rashod Bateman: https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/16/nfl-draft-stock-minnesota-wide-receiver-rashod-bateman-opt-out-decisions
Georgia">https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/... CB Eric Stokes: https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/23/eric-stokes-potential-nfl-draft-steal-hiding-plain-sight">https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/...
Imagine seeing something with a @JennyVrentas / @GregBishopSI double-byline and not reading. Couldn& #39;t be me. What it means to be Pick 199: https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/29/shadow-of-tom-brady-stories-of-other-199th-picks-daily-cover">https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/...
. @alex_prewitt wrote about the players who opted out of the 2020 college season and the obstacles they are facing in the draft cycle: https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/07/daily-cover-nfl-draft-opt-out-covid">https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/...
. @AndrewBrandt did the math and says bad timing has cost Trevor Lawrence $150 million. Well that sounds like it sucks. https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/21/business-or-football-trevor-lawrence-victim-of-circumstance-career-earnings">https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/...
We brought back @kalynkahler to continue her always-fun Prospect X series. I don& #39;t know who Prospect X is, but I& #39;m confident it& #39;s not Kyle Pitts or Ja& #39;Marr Chase. https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/28/prospect-x-mystery-of-nfl-draft-deepest-sleeper">https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/...
We also did all the mock drafts, team needs and scouting reports, the exploring of rumors and the analysis of trades and pro days and such. Plus lots of non-draft stuff in the meantime.
Shout out to @GGramling_SI, and @adamduerson, and @jmkliegman, and the rest of the editors, and the copy desk and our photographers and the video team and others behind the scenes. The big feature stories, in particular, involve a ton of people.
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