trends and other important factors to keep in mind when you enter your own personal Draft Room are born now. And they don't die.

Let's prove the point. Here are some notes we gleaned from our mock drafts from Feb. 2010 and Aug. 2010:

• Of the 180 players drafted in February, 91 moved up or down at least 12 spots (one round) in August.

• Of those 91 players who moved up or down at least 12 spots in February, 30 were undrafted in August. It should be said here that nine rookies were taken in August, so they were responsible for about a third of the early-drafted players getting the boot.

• Of the remaining 61 players who moved up or down at least 12 spots in February, 21 movedup -- gained value -- come August. That means two-thirds of those players who had significant movement -- 40 total -- lost value.

• Here's where you need to pay attention: Of the players drafted in the first seven rounds (84 players) of February's draft, 18 moved down at least 12 spots, four moved up at least 12 spots and none went undrafted come August. By comparison, of the last 36 players drafted in February, 20 weren't picked again in August and only two made a leap.

What does this mean? For starters, owners could conceivably begin making judgments on the elite players available on Draft Day -- those top players who go in the first seven rounds or so. Established, talented players don't see their value change much during