(04-23-2024, 01:44 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Following up on yesterday's CB thread, this one is the same idea but with defensive linemen, both Edge (E) and Interior (I). According to PFF's Big Board, the following linemen rank around the Jags' picks at 48 through 114. Which one and in what round makes sense for this team?

38 - Adisa Isaac, E
40 - Chop Robinson, E
44 - Braden Fiske, I
50 - Kris Jenkins, I
55 - Jonah Elliss, E
58 - Chris Braswell, E
61 - Darius Robinson, E
63 - Marshawn Kneeland, E
65 - Brandon Dorlus, I
67 - Ruke Orhorhoro, I
83 - Xavier Thomas, E
86 - Jalyx Hunt, E
88 - Austin Booker, E
91 - Javon Solomon, E
98 - Bralon Trice, E
107 - Michael Hall, Jr., I
115 - Brennan Jackson, E
122 - T'Vondre Sweat, I
131 - Mekhi Wingo, I

The exercise is to choose one of these with the pick around where they are ranked and make the case for why that's the 1 guy this team should take.

My pick from this group is T'Vondre Sweat at 96 in the 3rd round. He's fallen a bit because of a recent misdemeanor DWI issue but that likely will be resolved before the summer. In his college career he earned Big 12 DPOY and the Outland Trophy in 2023 as the best interior lineman in college football. Physically he's a mountain of a man at almost 6'5" and 366 lbs. On the field he logged 25 tackles. 13 assists, 23 hurries, and a couple of sacks for the Texas defense. He translates to a 0 Tech Nose Tackle in the NFL because he ain't fast, but you can't get around him either. I think he's the prototype of what this team lacks on the defensive line and plugging him in will immediately stop them from being gashed by the run. He's likely there in the 3rd but might still be there Saturday at 114.

I'mma cheat and say McKinnley Jackson (I) is my target in the fourth. If Sweat lasts till the fourth he's a run to the podium type of selection. It's not a negative on any of the guys before these, but when you see Sweat and Jackson available later in the draft, it makes it easier to pass the other guys and address other positional needs with similar grading or value.

E is almost off my board, but Booker is the kind of guy I think would fit well - reserve depth that isn't going to be obligated to playing time based on draft capital, but someone with enough talent that you don't fall completely off a cliff performance wise when he's on the field instead of the starter. He's usually on the board at 96 in the sims I run, and that seems where he would fit logically.

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