After the top group, and perhaps even after the top five, there is a significant drop in talent, according to several league personnel men. There are questions about many of the players, perhaps more that in past years. They all have problems, which is why there is such a mess at the top. That's not to say this isn't a good draft. It's just not one loaded with blue-chip prospects.
Some positions are deep, but others are extremely thin.
After the first four defensive tackles, it drops way off. There are also no linebackers worth a first-round pick after Morgan. By contrast, as many as six receivers could be taken in the first round and five cornerbacks could also be selected. This receiver draft might be one of the deepest since 1996, when Keyshawn Johnson, Marvin Harrison, Eric Moulds and Terry Glenn were first-round picks. Terrell Owens went in the third round that year, while Muhsin Muhammad went in the second.