I agree that is often the case. But IMO that is also a mistake. In the draft a couple of years ago, I had Jonathan Taylor as the clear #1 best RB on my board. His running ability was special. But by all accounts, he wasn't nearly as good in pass pro as guys like Dobbins and CEH and there were rumors that Miami had Dobbins as their top RB on their board based on that (I don't know if it as true). IMO you take the great runner and teach him to pass pro, etc. You can't teach those great running instincts.
As a general philosophy, I believe that you don't take certain more fungible positions early (RB, interior OL, LB). But if you have a special talent then you make an exception b/c special players have an impact that out-performs their positional value. I wanted Taylor with that third 1st rounder that went for Iggy. The fact that it was our 3rd 1st round pick that year and late in the first round also helped. In retrospect, I don't think anybody would argue that it wouldn't have been a better pick. I did hear that Studesville was pounding the table for Taylor in that draft room but was Flores wanted Iggy.
