(04-06-2021, 03:45 PM)Upper Wrote:

(04-06-2021, 03:33 PM)Bullseye Wrote: It wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing for this team to pick up an extra 3rd round pick.

It also would not surprise me to see the team trade a 4th round pick or later for a veteran TE like Njoku if the draft doesn't net them the TE they want by round 3.

Something like 130 and 170 to get up to 90ish and then 145 and 249 to get Njoku would be a very wise way to use our late picks IMO.

Agreed. 

Looking at it further, we seem to have the advantage over the Jets when it comes to picks this year, even though numerically we have the same number of picks.

We both have two first round picks, but we have two second round picks while the Jets have one.  We have one 3rd round pick while the Jets have two.  We have two 4th rounders while the Jets have one.  Both the Jets and Jaguars have two 5th round picks.  Thanks to the Darnold trade, the Jets have two 6th round picks this year while the Jaguars have none.  The Jaguars have one 7th round pick.

So we would have more early round capital to trade up if needed.  The Jets advantage would come in the later rounds (3rd and 6th) and with next year's picks.

It would seem to lend itself to making the bigger move in the first round, while the Jets would seem to have the edge in smaller trades in the second round or later.

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