NFL Draft 2013: Selecting the Top Prospect at Each Position  By
(NFL National Lead Writer) on April 16, 2013  80,948 reads   1
of 15 Joe Robbins/Getty Images  The NFL draft is an exercise in
immediate returns and delayed gratification.  Take any draft
prospect—anyone at all—and it's possible to fit them on a
sliding scale where one extreme is "plug-and-play" (meaning:
ready for the NFL) while the other is "raw untapped physical
tools." Ideally, draft prospects should be right in the middle.
Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and Trent Richardson were guys
who had that trait.  However, when the elite prospects are off
the board, much of a team's draft strategy hinges on what
they're looking for on that scale. Sure, the untapped talent
looks promising, but is it worth the risk? Grabbing guys with
high talent floors is "safe" and appealing, but can you give up
the high ceiling?  Different teams will have very different
strategies—even more so depending on which round they're
drafting in.  Take the quarterback posit