Every pick has the chance to change a franchise. No matter the spot-first overall or Mr. Irrelevant-a player could flourish into a superstar.
This article highlights the biggest steal from each draft class in the NFC (and the overall biggest steal of the conference).
This article compiles winners from all our NFC Divisional Articles. Check them out here: NFC East, NFC South, NFC West, NFC North.
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NFC North: Chicago Bears’ Kyle Monangai, RB, Rutgers (Round Seven)
Monangai was a workhorse for Rutgers. His ability to bounce off tacklers is the perfect compliment to D’Andre Swift’s homerun-hitting ability.
Here is an excerpt from another one of the site’s articles on Monangai: “The blend of physicality, contact balance, and short-range burst combines well with his vision to give a formidable short-yardage back for any system. His athleticism may be limited (he ran a 4.6 forty-yard dash), but it rarely hampers Monangai’s effectiveness on the field.”
The comparison for the Rutgers product is a cheaper version of Ashton Jeanty. That sounds like an absolute fleece in the seventh round. Look for Monangai to potentially leap into the RB2 spot immediately.
Monangai could be an early contributor.
NFC South: Atlanta Falcons’ Xavier Watts, DB, Notre Dame (Round Three)
The Falcons were extremely aggressive once again in 2025.
In 2024, fans disintegrated as they felt each pick and move failed to meet the value given up. This year was different.
Watts was projected a near lock in the second round. His ball skills were among the best in the class. Maybe there were more reasons as to why he fell than the public knew, but the value was impeccable. That, combined with the fit next to Jessie Bates is incredible.
Seeing the Falcons get aggressive with a perfect fit most saw as a second-round pick at the end of the third round is too good to ignore. Watch out for this new dynamic duo to take advantage of a tumultuous division.
NFC East: Washington Commanders’ Trey Amos, CB, Ole Miss (Round Two)
It is hard to choose which pick was the biggest steal for the Commanders.
Amos won the raffle due to his day-one impact. He fills a massive need at boundary cornerback, and the value was impeccable.
Several scouts had Amos listed as a Bonafide late-first talent. His performance in Mobile at the Senior Bowl only backed up those claims.
Simply put, Washington got an absolute steal.
NFC West: Seattle Seahawks’ Tory Horton, WR, Colorado State (Round Five)
Horton missed time in 2025 with a knee injury.
If he were healthy, most would consider the Colorado State star a second-round pick. Horton’s after-the-catch ability is unmatched. Combine that with a 4.41-second 40-yard dash, and Seattle gets a contributor with the potential to flourish into a full-time starter.
Not many fifth-round picks have a high chance to pull that feat off the way Horton does.
Biggest NFC Steal: Trey Amos, CB, Commanders
It is hard to say a round-two selection is the biggest steal in the entire draft for the NFC.
What truly made this pick stand out is how desperate the Commanders were to fix their cornerback issue and the value they were able to fill it with. Amos also had a top thirty visit with the Philadelphia Eagles—a team that easily could have taken him with their second-round pick.
Filling a need with value while stiffing a division rival—that is a steal.
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