Schefter: 'Some speculation' this sequence of picks could give Cowboys elite pass rusher

That sound you hear is the NFL draft rumor mill cycling itself into its highest gear, with under 100 hours to go before the first card is turned in.

Just about every mock draft that can be done has been done, and every team's roster needs heading into Thursday night are more than well-documented. But every draft springs a handful of first-round surprises, too, and this year figures to be especially unpredictable, with multiple clubs reportedly ready to do some serious dealing, to trade either up or down in the order.

ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter chummed the waters on Monday morning with a collection of nuggets, intel and insights he's gathered from front offices, coaching staffs, and team sources around the league.

Perhaps most unsurprisingly, the Cowboys and Gambler-in-Chief Jerry Jones is right in the thick of it, at the center of one of the most compelling hypotheticals of all.

Schefter calls the following scenario a "long shot," but one worth keeping an eye on. It requires a lot of other stars to align in just the right way, but he claims that two different teams have raised this exact chain of events as a possibility, meaning there may be some actual fire to go along with the supposed smoke.

It starts with the No. 2 overall pick, where the Jets are expected to take either Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey or Ohio State edge rusher Arvell Reese. One of those two (but more often Bailey) is widely expected to be the pick for Aaron Glenn's defensive rebuild.

The Cardinals provide the first big plot twist with the No. 3 selection. Despite the team's many obvious needs and an apparent desire to trade back- maybe with an eye toward snagging Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson- Schefter reports there is growing sentiment that Arizona could stay put at No. 3 and take Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, seen by many as the best athlete in the draft class.

Tennessee is up at No. 4. While the Titans are thought to be watching Love carefully, defensively-minded head coach Robert Saleh would likely be just fine with Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles as a consolation prize.