I heard Trent say we traded down and still got the players we wanted. I also heard him say we tried to trade up, but we weren’t able to.

Either way you cut it, they still got the players they targeted. If you take the extra picks they gained away, it still means they picked the players they wanted. The extra picks were just that.

They wanted to use those extra picks to move up but wasn’t able too. Meaning they still got the player they targeted but wasn’t able to get an additional player they targeted.

Foyesade Oluokun was drafted in the 6th round. Rashawn Jenkins was drafted in the 4th round. Telvin Smith was drafted in the 5th round. The list goes on.

Even if they were able to trade up, there’s no guarantee those picks pan out. Or they may all be hall of famers. We drafted Lloyd in round 1 and he got benched last year. Then he comes back and sets a franchise record with 10 assists. A 6th round pick and a 4th round pick both tied the combined tackles record in a single game with 18, Oluokun and Jenkins. A 3rd round CB set the franchise record for most solo tackles in a game with 16, Derek Cox.

Fred Taylor got picked in round 1 and became the all time leading rusher but never made an All Pro. MJD goes in the 2nd round and makes an All Pro. Robinson goes undrafted and takes 1st round pick Fournette’s job.

Keenan McCardell was selected in the 12th round and he was a bazillion times better than 1st round Reggie Williams. They all still have to go out and perform. The draft is a crap shoot.

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