Montez Sweat, DE - Mississippi State. He's JPP 2.0. It's rare you find freak athletes at this position. It's even more rare to find freak athletes with the actual production on paper to support their freak athletic ability. His condition is also starting to peel back a little bit and it's not nearly as terrible as initially thought.

I would be happy with this selection. And wouldn't even bat an eye at it tomorrow night if they went in this direction. I would feel the same way about Ed Oliver out of Houston as well.

This is a defensive loaded first half in this year's draft. There's some offensive players here and there. But I don't want to see them reach just for the sake of having a guy at a position based on need. If Sweat is a monster off the edge or Oliver is a disruptive force within the interior? Take them. I would love to see a trade down though. I think we have a ton of holes on offense still. The more options we have going into Friday and Saturday the better.

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(04-24-2019, 01:13 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(04-24-2019, 01:07 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: Most TE prospects aren't as good as TJ though. No way do I see Hockenson making it to 15 when every one of those teams could use a TE

The NFL is very much about positional value. I love Hockenson and think he will be a great pro but at the same time, the NFL values pass rushers and tackles over TEs. Not to mention if there is a small run on QBs? Throw in Lock to Bengals or Miami and Hockenson moves down even further.

This is not a knock on Hockenson but more of how most NFL teams think.

I wouldn't be shocked if Hockenson went 7 or 8 but I also wouldn't be shocked if he fell to 15.

O.J Howard was graded much higher coming out of Alabama and he played in a tougher conference. He ended up slipping to Tampa Bay at 19 or 20 I think. I like Hockenson as well. But 7th overall just seems extremely steep to take him there. He's well rounded, he'll block, etc. 

If they went OT there and it's at RT I would be bummed out though. Would rather see Hockenson if that's the case. A trade down would be awesome too. And I agree. Good chance he's there with a trade down just based on how loaded this class is on defense from a pass rushing perspective. And OT's are favored more.

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