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Originally Posted by RunKC
Chris Jones DL MSU
KeiVarae Russell CB ND
Parker Ehinger G/T Cincinnati
Eric Murray CB Minnesota
Demarcus Robinson WR Florida
Kevin Hogan QB Stanford
Tyreek Hill RB/PR West Alabama
DJ White CB Georgia Tech
Dadi Nicolas OLB Virginia Tech
What are your thoughts? Any steals? What's your initial grade?
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Jones - Once Lynch and whichever CB Dorsey desired most were off the board, trading down made sense. If he can get rotational snaps this season (which seems to be a struggle with Sutton in charge of the defense, but whatever) it's a decent pick. It's an even better if he proves to be a starter in light of a Poe FA departure.
Russell - Odds are he's going to have a rough time if he winds up being the corner opposite Peters by Week 1. Probably going to need safety help to minimize being exposed by better passers. Boom or bust pick in a boom or bust phase of the draft. Don't mind the pick even with his injury and disciplinary history.
Ehinger - My feeling is he'll be a big factor -good or bad- if Morse gets another concussion is forced to miss several games. Fulton to center, Ehinger to guard if that were to occur.
Murray - If he plays the whole season as a quality STer, the pick is a win. If he plays this year and beyond as a solid NB then it's icing on the cake.
Robinson - Developmental WR that has discipline issues. Not going to be too much of a surprise if he flames out and never breaks into the top four receiver slots. Given the knock on him his apparently unpolished route running, it feels like a stretch to say he'll be supplanting any of the WRs on the depth chart ahead of him any time soon. Pick would be worth it if he makes the field as a return man. Obviously it'd be a coup if he stays on the straight and narrow and is able to use his physical gifts as a WR #3 or (best case) WR #2.
Hogan - Bye bye, Bray. Hogan got comped to Palko.. that's less than optimal. But hey, at least they don't have to go out and spend money on a backup for the next two or three seasons.
Hill - I'm amazed Clark Hunt didn't veto this pick in light of Belcher's murder/suicide three years ago. Pretty much the defintion of an indefensible pick in a post-Belcher /Greg Hardy NFL. If Oakland or Denver picked this guy or even signed him as a UDFA there'd be much cackling about how ****ed Mackenzie and ELway are for taking a flier out on a wifebeater. Don't like this pick at all -I don't care if he's a lab experiment freak combination of Darren Sproles, Dante Hall and Devin Hester combined.
White - Peace out, Marcus Cooper. Safe to say the Chiefs have the nickel covered and he'll be a steal of the 2016 draft if he snakes the second corner spot between now and next year. Should be a solid, dependable guy worth dressing out weekly if he stays healthy.
Nicolas - Keep throwing out pass rush projects and surely one of them along the line will stick.