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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
For posterity's sake:
29: George Karlaftis -- Set and forget strong-side DE
30: Nakobe Dean -- Excellent WLB and complementary pass-rusher with elite range and developing ball skills.
50: Robert Metchie -- Outstanding combination of upside and floor. Very versatile; could be a very good X with his physicality but also has the athleticism to play as a Z. Ultimately just a very nice piece that can move as needed as other pieces fall into place.
62: Drake Jackson -- Have warmed to him throughout the draft process. Plus athleticism and bend, good length and has added some weight to make up for some of my pre-combine concerns. Additionally would be a very strong complement to Karlaftis.
94: Calvin Austin -- My sweet baboo and if you don't love him you're wrong and **** you.
103: Zyon McCollum -- SCREAMS Brett Veach pick. Measurables and size, competition concerns and technique lapses will push him a bit but as raw clay, they don't get much better than this.
121: Matthew Butler -- Just hard to see him not being a quality NFL player. He won't be a difference maker, but I think he has a nice career.
135: JT Woods -- Like McCollum, a measurables/talent pick. And like McCollum, put up some unreal testing numbers. We can afford to work him in slowly with Thornhill and Reid already under control this year. Can be a significant ST contributor in the interim.
If I were sitting at 121, I might flip the order of those last 2 picks thinking maybe Woods will be less likely than Butler to be there at 135. Hard to know without seeing the board.
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I have a hard time envisioning Karlaftis falls all the way to 29 but you never know. I think Metchie is a massive reach at 50. The guys on NFLN were talking about him as a late 2nd if he didn't have the injury but probably a late 3rd to early 4th post-injury. I don't know if I'd expect him to be quite there at 94 but no way I'd go for him at 50 and I don't know if I could do it at 62 but maybe if there were a strong run and I'm staring at that next tier down.
If I were doing something for sitting on our ass being reactive, it'd look like this:
1-29 | ER Arnold Ebiketie, Penn State - Explosive and has long enough arms to be effective despite his lack of overall length.
1-30 | CB Kyler Gordon, Washington - One of the best press-man corners in the draft.
2-50 | DL Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma - I really like this kid, very explosive. Would try him at SDE before deciding if he should move inside.
2-62 | WR Alec Pierce, Cincinnati - I like the upside he shows as a potential X receiver. I'd imagine MVS is going to fill the Z role so I don't know if I'm looking for a move guy here unless he projects well to the slot. I wouldn't mind Tolbert or Watson here. Shade early for Metchie for me but maybe if the pickings are getting slim.
3-94 | LB Brian Asamoah, Oklahoma - Tons of athleticism, very rangy, excels in space and I think will be a hell of a good WLB.
3-103 | SS Tycen Anderson, Toledo - Very athletic, even better 3-cone than Woods and same 40. Safe more than he is aggressive but that's not always bad. Not the type of kid that's likely to get burned but may not be a big-play factory either.
4-121 | OT Braxton Jones, Southern Utah - Chiefs have to get a tackle prospect before the end of the 4th, without a doubt. I'm super-high on Jones' upside.
4-135 | RB Pierre Strong, Jr., South Dakota State - Just a playmaker from the RB spot and would inject some serious speed there.
6-200 | RB(WR) Tyler Goodson, Iowa (f/NE) - Would still make a move for this kid as future slot. I love how much Iowa split him wide and how effective that was. Better WR prospect than RB prospect IMO.
7-251 | CB/FS Nazeeh Johnson, Marshall - Athletic as hell and gets his hands on the ball, good nickel.
7-259 | DT Dion Novil, North Texas - If I get a LB early, less inclined to go LB again late and would probably opt for a shot on a D-Lineman of one type or another. I like Novil as a rotational NT.