Increase in 1L Biglaw Offers

Is it just me or do firms seem to be making way more 1L SA offers than in previous years? Last year, maybe 10-15% of the 1Ls at my school got offers--basically just diversity fellowships and people with really good grades. This year, it seems like at least 30% of the 1Ls have offers, a fair amount with around median grades (which was almost unheard of last year). Have y'all noticed the same at your schools? Can anyone at a firm weigh in?

Is this the natural continuation of the trend of firms moving earlier and earlier in the talent race given the death of OCI?