Yet unlike in many years past, when the top pick is foretold weeks or months beforehand, there was little consensus as to who was going to be taken first this year.
Due to a number of trades, eight teams have two first-round picks, including the New York Giants at picks No.
In addition, different cities have taken turns hosting the draft since 2015, bringing in hundreds of thousands of fans to city centers.
The draft’s move to Vegas — two years after the Raiders franchise moved there from Oakland — further illustrates the NFL’s rapid embrace of sports gambling.
In Sin City fashion, a red carpet has been built over the Bellagio fountain for the 21 prospects set to attend, and NFL officials said to expect glitzy Vegas touches throughout the event.
