The thing I hate about first pick is their trades are soooooo unrealistic. Fanspeak imo is much more realistic.
RD2- Chris Weavers OLB/EDGE Boise State
Dupree I feel gets tagged but I’m not sold a long term deal can be worked out with Watts looming contract. Weavers dominated lesser competition but I feel a year of NFL training and coaching can bring him up to speed. Weaver has a relentless motor, long arms, great first step, and even though hand placement isn’t ideal he uses them and wins with it. He looks like he could drop 15lbs and gain functional strength and speed.
RD3- Najee Harris RB Alabama
We need a reliable feature back and even though I love Conner he is just not it. Coming into a contract year we need to figure this out now. Harris is a big back with nimble feet, good long speed, and A+ hands.
RD4a- Antoine Winfield jr. S/DB Minnesota
I love Mike Hilton but I feel we RFA tag him a 2nd round tender and let him walk next year. Winfield IMO can play safety or nickel/dime back. I feel Edmunds is better off at rover/hybrid/UT and in passing downs I bring him in the box to cover backs or chase down scrambling QBs (Lamar) and put Winfield at SS. You could also put Winfield at nickel and leave Edmunds at SS. He’d be a nice chest piece to keep QBs and offensive coordinators guessing.
RD4b- Colby Parkinson TE Stanford
Vannett is a FA, Gentry didn’t show much, McDonald is injury prone and didn’t have a good year. Parkinson needs work blocking but as a pass catcher uses his 6-7 frame and natural hand catching ability to be a matchup nightmare for defenses.
RD4c(Bell)- Gabriel Davis WR UCF
Big bodied receiver who has above average hands and great RAC yards. Gets off the line well and tracks the ball well. Needs to learn how to sell routes better.
RD5- Benito Jones DT Ole Miss
Grave Digger is all but gone and McCullers likely goes into 2020 as the starter but Jones likely takes that role by year end. Jones is stout at the point, high motor, good inside push. Not Hargrave but considering the limited snaps our DT’s Jones/McCullers shouldn’t be a huge loss unless Tuitt gets hurt for the 5th year in a row.
RD6- Davon Hamilton DL OSU
A guy who came on late in his career with 9.5 TFL and 6 sacks as a red shirt senior. What I saw this year was a lot of double teams on Hamilton and he held his own. Usually wins the one on one matchups. From years past got more pressure than stats as he seemed always a step late. Kind of reminds me of Buggs. Should give depth at the DL at the very least.
RD7- Elex Woodworth OC North Texas
Probably need a backup to a Pouncey and even though I’ve only seen a few games of Woodworth I liked what I saw. Long arms, nimble feet, strong hands. Might not be the biggest but he definitely is athletic.
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