The NFL Draft is over, I think. Sure, the last player has been picked (UCLA’s Caleb Wilson by Arizona), but it never really ends. ESPN will bombard us with made-up terms such as “catch radius” and “arm talent” until Roger Goodell walks back across the stage and starts getting booed before he can announce the first pick in 52 weeks.

The NFL Draft is important solely because of one thing — the NFL tells us it’s important. And the lapdogs (here’s looking at you, ESPN) fall right in line.

It’s hard to imagine that anybody could have possibly watched the entire three days of coverage (on THREE networks), but for those who were like me and occasionally dropped by during the televised marathon, there were a few tidbits:

** I knew Josh Jacobs was a running back for Alabama but that was about it. After hearing his story and watching his interview, he may be my new favorite player. Raised by a single dad and sometimes forced to sleep in the family car because they had nowhere to go, he made himself into a first round pick. You’ll hear the story again, Pay attention.

** LSU’s Devin White to the Tampa Bay Bucs just seems like the best fit for any team in the entire first round. In an unpredictable first round, this seemed very predictable.

** Why do we have to sit through the same old tired story of someone being upset with where they were picked and how they are going to make those teams that passed him by pay for it? Hey Dwayne Haskins, just be happy you got chosen by a team that wants you. Quarterbacks fall all the time; even this year, when Missouri’s Drew Lock was supposed to go in the first round. Instead, he went in the second round to the Broncos and was thrilled about it.

** Dallas has never had a player from Shreveport’s Woodlawn High. After drafting Donovan Wilson from Texas A&M in the sixth round, all of that can change.

** How did Washington stockpile all this talent and not do a whole lot with it? The Huskies had nine picks, topped only by Alabama’s 10.