Yeah - that's a terrible, terrible idea.
If we go LT in the first, I'll go with Conerly and by a fair bit.
I think the ceilings are awfully close and the floor for Conerly is substantially higher.
Simmons is a guy you take if you HAVE to find a starting OT this year. You take him because if he's healthy, he's probably capable of being an adequate starter in year 1. Conerly, OTOH, I think will get pushed around a fair bit in year 1.
But with Moore in the fold, you don't need that. So you're really looking at 2026 and I think a year of technique/strength worth for Conerly puts him on a similar tier as Simmons (and that's presuming health from Simmons).
If you take either guy expecting a redshirt 2025 then Conerly is an easy call, IMO. It's not the direction I'd go, but it's eminently defensible.
And I just have no interest in Kaleb Johnson at all.
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