Thanks! And thoughts on the final draft grade?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by fuzzy

Simmons is the best Tackle in the draft. If he recovers from his injury will be a good player.

The most highly rated LT in any given draft is still a bust about 1/3 of the time. And this was a particularly soft draft for LTs anyway.

And that 'best OT' statement is based on 6 games of tape against bad teams.

No, there's absolutely no way to take as a given that a healthy Simmons WILL be a good player.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

The most highly rated LT in any given draft is still a bust about 1/3 of the time. And this was a particularly soft draft for LTs anyway.

And that 'best OT' statement is based on 6 games of tape against bad teams.

No, there's absolutely no way to take as a given that a healthy Simmons WILL be a good player.

In the spirit of fairness, you need to acknowledge at least that Simmons did start all of 2023 at LT for Ohio State, so he does have more than 6 total games there and against better competition in the 2nd half of 2023.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by kccrow

In the spirit of fairness, you need to acknowledge at least that Simmons did start all of 2023 at LT for Ohio State, so he does have more than 6 total games there and against better competition in the 2nd half of 2023.

I have acknowledged that.

And he entered the season anywhere from 50-75 as a prospect.

It was those six games that had people moving him into the first round, let alone top 10.