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Originally Posted by kccrow
Serious question for the masses since you brought this up...
Why do people assume (and I'm not saying YOU are specifically but it's pertinent here), that because a class is "bad" at a position, the players all suck at that position?
Because that ALWAYS happens. Just because the OT class is weak, doesn't mean they all suck. LT Simmons, LT Campbell (if he sticks due to arm length), RT Membou, LT Conerly, and LT Banks are all pretty well CONSENSUS 1st round picks. None of them are bad and most all are widely considered to be top-25 players.
The depth of the class is weak, absolutely. There are a few developmental LTs and a few developmental RTs but it's not like last year where it was stronger into the 3rd round.
We should not assume a prospect in this class is somehow less of a prospect than Suamataia because that is simply not true. Conerly is about the same prospect this year as Fautanu was coming out last year from build, to athleticism, to the way they play the game. Fautanu was drafted at #20.
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I think the guys you listed outside of Conerly go in the top 18 picks so that’s another conversation.
Fautanu was Daniel Jeremiah’s 11th ranked player and Dane Brugler’s 9th in their final big boards.
Conerly is currently 38th on Daniel Jeremiah’s board and 31st on Dane Brugler’s.
It’s early but I don’t see how Conerly is close to Fautanu as a prospect