(03-20-2022, 09:47 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Now that the free agency market has a solid week behind it. Time to start trying to get a feel for what the team might do next month during the draft. After the below additions:

Christian Kirk, Zay Jones  WR
Evan Engram  TE
Cam Robinson and Tyler Shatley retained at LT & C
Brandon Scherff G
Foley Fatukasi  DT
Foye Oluokun LB
Tre Herndon retained at CB
Darious Williams  CB

So, two receivers added, a LT and C retained with the addition of a top notch G. The bolstering of the interior of the defense at ILB and DT. A solid addition made at CB. This leaves the team in a number of unique positions to add quality players to raise the level of quality up on the depth while adding more key contributors at glaring positions of need. 

So, here's my first run at it (Using the PFF simulator with Drafttek's and NFL Draft Buzz's big board positional rankings and my own personal opinions).

RD1:1 Aidan Hutchinson DE  Michigan
RD2:33 Trey McBride  TE  Colorado State
RD3:60 - Jalen Tolbert - WR - South Alabama
RD3:70 - Jamaree Salyer - G - Georgia
RD4:106 - Luke Goedeke - T - Central Michigan 
RD5:157 - Sterling Weatherford - S - Miami (OH)
RD6:180 - Chigoziem Okonkwo - TE - Maryland
RD6:188 - Hassan Haskins - RB - Michigan
RD6:197 - Danny Gray - WR - SMU
RD6:198 - Jeremiah Moon - LB - Florida
RD7:222 - Doug Kramer - C - Illinois
RD7:235 - Cameron Dicker - K - Texas

Next version I'll try to incorporate some trades or use a completely different website. Felt like overall I got some pretty good value and athleticism at some positions that still seem to need it on this current roster. Guys like Weatherford, Okonkwo, Gray & Moon offer some versatility and have unique speed/size for their respective positions. Kramer and Dicker in RD7 are probably camp fodder but with Linder's future up in the air I felt like we need to try something there late just incase and Dicker has a pretty good leg to push Wright this summer. 

Salyer and Goedeke offer immediate competition to the right side of the offensive line. Especially with Taylor. Sayler can also play G or T during his rookie year. Tolbert has some good size to him. I don't know if he can play X receiver but I think he has some good ability for his size that can allow some one-on-one, jump ball opportunities. Hutchinson and McBride were no brainers for me personally. Haskins is a good pick at RB given the recoveries with Etienne and Robinson.

I could live with that draft. I really like the picks of Hutchinson, McBride and Salyer. I personally, don't see Salyer lasting that long, but I would love to get him. He's my 2nd rated OG behind Ikem Ekwonu. I also think Tolbert and Gray have a lot of upside as well. I'd like to target a Center a lot sooner though. Kramer is one of the Center prospects I would pass on. I'm not a fan of his at all and I don't even think Moon gets drafted, but otherwise I don't mind this one at all.

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