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Originally Posted by RunKC

Few things to ponder:

-why do we need an ILB if DJ is back? I think they are happy with Mauga and Wilson/March as developmental prospects with nice potential. You also have Alexander who has been money on ST's. I'd love to see him get some more reps in preseason.

Alexander is the Hemingway of MLB. If neither he nor Wilson can push Mauga out of the starting spot, then we need to look at someone who can. Mauga is literally the slowest player at his position in the league and doesn't fill holes very well. And if he's continuing to beat out Wilson or Alexander, well then...

-from the looks of things now, it looks like CB or DL will be the best prospect on the board.
You have the 4 good CB prospects and then follow that up with guys like King/Fuller who should be available. You could also have multiple DL from the powerful trio of Bama DL.

I agree and our depth behind Smith/Peters is obviously horrendous. However, DL is looking pretty solid. DeVito is playing exceptionally well right now and both Nunez-Roches and Williams have looked good in spot play. All three will be relatively cheap in terms of a resign versus Howard.

At this point, I think WR and ILB are not big needs. We just need depth. I think an OT would be ideal for this regime (they won't draft QB rd 1. We all know it). I would love to see OL and CB in the first 2 rounds.

They need to get a quality RT in. Reid is great for a backup, but he gets smoked by speed rushers. Stephenson looks great for a game or two and then just falls off the map. But he knows the system and can play four positions. I hope that they re-sign him, even if it costs a little more to do so.

They do need to get a QB in though. Daniel and Murray are the exact same dude and Bray is Bray. They need to get a possible QBOTF in here soon to learn the system and play behind Smith to understand what professionalism at the NFL level is supposed to look like. Lynch, Hogan, Hackenberg, Wentz would all be a solid fit for the system.

Now is that more important than a starting RT or a #3 CB? Perhaps.

I think that they will be looking at the potential of picking in the first round between guys like

Germain Ifedi, OT, Texas A&M
Tre'Davious White, CB, LSU
Carson Wentz, QB; North Dakota State
Austin Johnson, DT; Penn State
Michael Thomas, WR; Ohio State
Josh Doctson, WR; TCU
Jack Conklin, OT; Michigan State
Hunter Henry, TE; Arkansas
Corey Coleman, WR; Baylor

That's a lot of freaking talent right there and I'm not sure which direction I'd take at that point. How much is Kelce going to cost you on the FA market? Henry has a chance to be a better Kelce. I absolutely love Ifedi as an NFL RT. Coleman looks to be a Maclin clone. Wentz oozes poential. So does White..

Personally I'd go with Ifedi in the first and try to pick up Hackenberg or Hogan in the second and then fill the remaining positions as it goes along with CB and ILB as priority after that.