Who’s the greatest 1st rounder ever? Hard to say, so many. Peyton Manning? Greatest 6th round steal? Easy. Tom Brady. There’s even quick recall answers to rounds 2 (Favre, Brees, Strahan) 3 (Montana, anyone?) 4 (Haley, Largent, Marshall) and 5 (Tyreek, Diggs, Herschel, Harrison) if you ask the right person.

The NFL used to be a billion rounds, then narrowed to 7 for production purposes...and that’s when it happened. The last and final round of the NFL draft became the afterthought. Finding a stud this late in the process is thought to be rarer than a well received Jets first rounder. Even undrafted FAs are more likely to find their place in this competitive cut throat nature of the NFL.

(Side note) I finally sat down to watch Ted Lasso on Apple TV this past week, starring Jason Sudeikas. Amidst the unrelenting optimism and captivating stories of hope, Ted delivers a motto to live by (and draft by) during an unsuspecting game of darts. “Be curious, not judgmental.” Ask questions, and don’t assume why things are. The 7th round is a great example. The players we’re about to list slipped to the abyss of late afternoon ESPN programming because somebody, somewhere judged them by a stat or a sprinting time. They never asked the questions.

So how about these 7th rounders? Somehow in a round that features Mr. Irrelevant, and a half conscious Mel Kiper- there are still Super Bowl MVPs and Hall of Famers to be called. Less celebrated? Certainly. Less known? Possibly. Less talented? Not a chance. Every round has potential to deliver stars, if you’re willing to be curious.