Will Hunt & Veach try to make a splash at the draft? If so, what?

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Originally Posted by O.city

I'm not sure Paris is a slam dunk LT is he?

No draft pick is a slam dunk man. Look at you talking about trading for Chase Young as a case point.

Lance Zierlein doesn't like this OLine class that much at tackle if you go through and read his scouting reports and grades.

If I'm looking at how I personally value prospects and using his grades, only one really would carry 1st round value, one 2nd round value, and six with 3rd round value. That's not a ringing endorsement. Of course, that's not how they fit into the draft overall. Of his top 32 prospects, 4 are in it (Skoronski, B Jones, Johnson, and Bergeron). The next 32 have 3 more (Mauch, Wright, D Jones). The 3rd group only adds 1 more in Harrison. Eight prospects he'd see as 1st-3rd round prospects based on grades and 3 of them he sees more as guards. Eek. Not good from a solid grader of talent.

Here are his grades and position projections (ST = Swing Tackle/Reserve) I took some notes on:

Peter Skoronski, Northwestern - 6.73 - OG
Broderick Jones, Georgia - 6.44 - LT
Paris Johnson, Ohio State - 6.39 - LT
Matthew Bergeron, Syracuse - 6.39 - OG
Cody Mauch, North Dakota State - 6.36 - OG
Darnell Wright, Tennessee - 6.34 - RT
Dawand Jones, Ohio State - 6.32 - RT
Anton Harrison, Oklahoma - 6.27 - LT
Carter Warren, Pittsburgh - 6.16 - ST
Asim Richards, North Carolina - 6.15 - OG
Braeden Daniels, Utah - 6.14 - OG/ST
Tyler Steen, Alabama - 6.13 - ST
Richard Gouraige, Florida - 6.10 - OG
Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland - 6.00 - OG
Blake Freeland, BYU - 6.00 - OT
Warren McClendon Jr., Georgia - 6.00 - OG/ST
Connor Galvin, Baylor - 5.92 - OG/ST
Wanya Morris, Oklahoma - 5.91 - ST
Ryan Hayes, Michigan - 5.90 - OG/ST
John Ojukwu, Boise State - 5.89 - OG
Earl Bostick Jr., Kansas - 5.87 - ST
Dalton Wagner, Arkansas - 5.80 - RT
Mark Evans II, Arkansas Pine Bluff - 5.69
Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, Oregon - 5.67 - OG

Grading scale:
8.0 The perfect prospect
7.3-7.5 Perennial All-Pro
7.0-7.1 Pro Bowl talent
6.7-6.9 Year 1 starter
6.5-6.6 Boom-or-bust potential
6.40-6.49 Will become good starter within two years
6.30-6.39 Will eventually be plus starter
6.20-6.29 Will eventually be average starter
6.10-6.19 Good backup with the potential to develop into starter
6.0-6.09 Traits or talent to be above-average backup
5.80-5.99 Average backup or special-teamer
5.60-5.69 Candidate for bottom of roster or practice squad
5.50-5.59 Priority undrafted free agent