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The NFL season is over, the Senior Bowl and NFL combine are in the books, the wheels are moving on free agency and pro days are in full swing as well. Put differently: all the mock drafts we've done up to this moment are about to be rendered moot as teams begin the process of reshaping their rosters. But the point of mock drafts isn't about nailing every single pick six, five, four, even two months out from the actual draft, but instead about giving passionate fans something to be, well, passionate about. With that in mind, it's our first (of many) multi-round mock drafts. This one's a three-rounder, and for the first time since early fall, we have quarterback Sam Howell making an appearance among the top 32 picks. (Confession: Back in November, we re-watched UNC's lackluster season-opening effort vs. Virginia Tech and had some serious doubts about Howell's game without much help around him. But last week, we finally got around to studying three more of his games and now feel much better about what he was able to do and how that might translate to the next level.)