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0 of 9 Steals, surprises and reaches are what drives the intrigue of the NFL draft. If everything went according to consensus, the draft wouldnt be the most-watched offseason event in all of sports. Broken down to its most basic element, its about the commissioner (or sometimes celebrities, former players and fans) reading the names of players who are being selected. The intensity, though, comes in the battle between what we expect and what actually goes down. Perceived value drives what we con...

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The Ravens elected to use both of their first-round picks in Day 1 of the 2021 NFL Draft last night. Rashod Bateman is already a fan favorite, and the promise that Odafe Owah shows is exciting for many, as well. The Ravens front office was getting a lot of praise last night and it seems that Pro Football Focus has hopped onto the hype train, as well. Baltimore Ravens: #NFLDraft RD 1 Winners In PFF’s 6 Best Biggest Steals of the Draft, both Bateman and Ow...

0 of 9 Tony Dejak/Associated Press If youre an NFL draft viewer, three short phrases likely dominate your living room during Round 1 every year.  1. "Thats a steal!" 2. "Thats a reach!" 3. "Thats a surprise!" Steals, of course, are players who should have come off the board earlier than they did. Reaches are players in the opposite circumstance. Surprises are, well, surprises—sometimes positive, sometimes negative, always unexpected by definition.  With that in mind, lets review the opening...