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Poll: What grade would you give our 2023 draft?
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Grade the Draft

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(This post was last modified: 04-30-2023, 12:48 PM by Caldrac. Edited 2 times in total.)

At the moment. I am going with a B-.

I don't like the idea that we picked up a bunch of day three picks and then completely failed in doing anything noteworthy by moving back up or by trading for an NFL ready player at an area of need. They did manage to flip one of their choices into a fourth round pick next year. Which isn't too bad. We should be getting a 3rd and 4th/5th round compensatory pick in next year's draft as well for Taylor and Key leaving in free agency.

We also have to have some fallback options if Ridley ultimately lives up to our hopes and we have to fork over a higher draft pick to Atlanta next year.

Selections I like:
Anton Harrison - Obvious need, can play either tackle position.
Brenton Strange - Fills a need and firepower in the H-Back role. Something we lacked last year.
Tyler Lacy - Fills a void Smoot left behind.
Yasir Abdullah - Fantastic value where we landed him. You don't accidentally rack up nearly 20 sacks in two years.
Antonio Johnson - Fantastic value where we landed him. Another in the box option with the ability to help in the nickel if needed.
Derek Parish - Versatile value here, makes special teams, adds a position back to the roster we haven't had in a few years.

Selections I am neutral on:
Parker Washington - Decent slot compliment potentially with solid hands and special team's value.
Christian Braswell - By all accounts, really solid and sound coverback.
Cooper Hodges - By all accounts, classic overachiever. Has a shot, albeit, a long shot, but, it's there.
Raymond Vohasek - Big body with elite, short line speed. Long shot to make it but offers PS value.

Selections I didn't like:
Tank Bigsby - Taking another back in the draft? Fine. With the 88th pick? Not fine. He has to not only CLEARLY separate himself as the #2 back but he has to hit very specific marks for me to be okay down the stretch. I want to see ball security out of him, quick, decisive decision making with the running lanes available to him and at least 600+ yard of total offense and 5+ TD's out of him.

Ventrell Miller - Taking another ILB after two picks were made there last year with Oluokon being our best FA pick up on defense there last year? Head scratcher. Depends on what they do with Lloyd now I guess. If he's not moving to outside. What the hell is Miller going to be doing? He seems very one dimensional and better in run support and he's going to have to replace somebody on ST's.

Erick Hallett II - Nit picky with him being the 208th pick but I would have preferred Zack Kuntz there instead. Still feel like our TE room is lacking going into training camp. Hallett seems like a solid prospect. I just hate that we took Johnson and Braswell and then added another DB here when it could have been thrown at the TE room. Especially with Kuntz being a freak athlete there. Or even Brayden Willis out of Oklahoma. Kuntz to the Jets. Willis to the 49ers. Wouldn't be surprised if both of those guys are contributing late this year as a rookies.

Had they taken Herbig, another solid pass rusher that the Steelers ended up getting instead of Miller. I bump them up to a B. Had they taken Kuntz? I would have bumped them up to a B+. Had they managed to trade back up into RD2 or RD3 and landed another starting quality offensive lineman. I probably would have given them an A for it. Even if it means losing out on some of the late day steals they managed to pick-up.
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Messages In This Thread
Grade the Draft - by flgatorsandjags - 04-30-2023, 11:43 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by NYC4jags - 04-30-2023, 12:36 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by ChrisJagBoy - 05-03-2023, 08:48 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Caldrac - 04-30-2023, 12:42 PM
Grade the Draft - by I am Yoda - 04-30-2023, 01:04 PM
Grade the Draft - by Caldrac - 04-30-2023, 02:34 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Jagulars - 04-30-2023, 04:40 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by TheDuke007 - 04-30-2023, 11:37 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by jaglou53 - 04-30-2023, 11:37 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Dimson - 05-01-2023, 03:20 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by The Real Marty - 05-01-2023, 05:35 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by NH3 - 05-01-2023, 06:03 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by The Real Marty - 05-01-2023, 06:06 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by MarleyJag - 05-01-2023, 06:31 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Newton - 05-01-2023, 06:54 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by RicoTx - 05-01-2023, 08:18 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by MarleyJag - 05-01-2023, 08:26 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by NYC4jags - 05-01-2023, 08:31 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by The Eleventh Doctor - 05-01-2023, 11:54 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by flsprtsgod - 05-01-2023, 12:01 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Jag88 - 05-01-2023, 12:36 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Mikey - 05-01-2023, 12:56 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by NYC4jags - 05-02-2023, 09:16 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by HURRICANE!!! - 05-02-2023, 09:50 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Mikey - 05-03-2023, 08:49 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by homebiscuit - 05-02-2023, 10:12 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Jaguarmeister - 05-02-2023, 11:04 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Caldrac - 05-02-2023, 11:14 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by flsprtsgod - 05-02-2023, 01:28 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by ChrisJagBoy - 05-02-2023, 02:23 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by flgatorsandjags - 05-02-2023, 02:59 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by ChrisJagBoy - 05-02-2023, 02:19 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Mikey - 05-03-2023, 08:55 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by ChrisJagBoy - 05-03-2023, 09:00 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Mikey - 05-04-2023, 01:00 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by NYC4jags - 05-04-2023, 01:12 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by ChrisJagBoy - 05-04-2023, 04:47 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by NYC4jags - 05-04-2023, 08:49 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by jaglou53 - 05-02-2023, 02:22 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Cleatwood - 05-02-2023, 04:12 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Caldrac - 05-02-2023, 04:26 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by JagFanatic24 - 05-02-2023, 04:59 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by flsprtsgod - 05-03-2023, 09:22 AM
RE: Grade the Draft - by NYC4jags - 05-03-2023, 07:22 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Dimson - 05-03-2023, 09:41 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Dimson - 05-04-2023, 04:51 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Jag88 - 05-04-2023, 05:10 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by jaglou53 - 05-04-2023, 10:57 PM
RE: Grade the Draft - by Mikey - 05-05-2023, 08:36 AM



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