"Blue chip prospects are truly elite talents that are projected to have an immediate impact at the NFL level and are likely to become some of the best players at their position. Depending on your exact definition of the term - and the talent available in a given draft - there are roughly between five and nine of these prospects every year, and usually all of them get picked within the top 10 picks of the draft."
"Steve Palazzolo of PFF.com argues there may be as little as eight players with a first-round grade in this draft. ESPN's Matt Miller also suggests a low number of true "first-round talents," and pegs 11 players as such. Every team builds its draft board a little differently, but most teams assign grades based on player's projected round in the draft."
Blue chip prospects are elite talents projected to have immediate NFL impact and usually include roughly five to nine players annually, typically selected within the top 10 picks. With the Cowboys holding the 12th overall pick in 2026, a shallow blue-chip cohort could leave the team without such a prospect. Analysts estimate unusually few first-round graded players this year, with Steve Palazzolo suggesting as few as eight and Matt Miller pegging eleven. Most teams grade players by projected draft round. The Cowboys typically give about 20 first-round grades, and past leaked boards show first-round-graded players can fall out of the first round.
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