(12-27-2020, 05:40 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(12-27-2020, 05:37 PM)Bullseye Wrote: I thought about trading up for Pitts and such a move is doable, provided Pitts falls down to about 16.

There are lots of teams between 5-15 or so that are in good shape at the TE spot.

Per PFNs mock draft simulator, picks 5-16 look like this

5.  Atlanta
6.  Miami
7.  Philadelphia
8.  Dallas
9.  Chargers
10.  Giants
11.  Lions
12.  49ers
13.  Broncos
14.  Vikings
15.  Patriots
16.  Bears
17.  Raiders
18.  Ravens

25.  Jaguars

First off, typically speaking TEs don't go in the top 5.  Usually, if they go in the first round. they typically go around mid first round, but quality TEs are found in the 3rd round by good drafting teams.

Secondlly assuming the draft sequence looks like this, most of those teams are pretty decently stocked at TE.  Atlanta made the trade for Hayden Hurst.  Miami has Mike Gesicki.  The Giants have Engram.  There is the Iowa contingency headed u by Hockenson (:ions). Kittle (49ers) and Fant (Denver).  The Vikings have Irv Smith.  The Bears just drafted Cole Kmet, and the Raiders have Darren Waller.  To me, this leaves The Patriots and Ravens as teams most likely to draft Pitts.

Let's say we have to jump ahead of the Ravens.

Per the trade value charts, it would likely take the 25th pick the top pick in the 3rd and a 4th to move up that high.

Now if we had the first pick in every round, we could trade back from the top of the 2nd and pick up an extra 3rd  to essentially recoup that trade cost.

Something tells me the Chargers are gonna let Henry walk in free agency. Maybe I'm wrong, but if they do, they'll be all over Pitts.