Serious question.

[CJD]

The problem I have with the OTs in the 2nd round or later is that many of the options feel like risks if they had to give us any real playing time in 2024 and the ledge (at which you fall from "good value at the draft position" to "bad value at the draft position") of the class is much earlier than DT or WR.

There are a few that I would be willing to draft past the first round, but they all have question marks and I would be worried about starting them too early.

Kiran Amegadjie, OT Yale has the size (6'5" 232 lbs), length (36 1/8" arms), strength and starting experience to play tackle in the NFL. He appears to have the athleticism as well, but he wasn't invited to the combine so he hasn't been given an RAS yet (He likely had a pro day and Mathbomb just hasn't gotten to him yet). The problem is he went to Yale, which is an FCS school and it will take him time to acclimate to that jump in competition. He isn't a refined blocker in many ways (hand placement, footwork, angles, etc) so he would be a disaster if Trent Brown gets injured in training camp or something.

Blake Fisher, OT Notre Dame isn't an athletic marvel like Amegadjie, but he's an above average athlete (RAS 7.72). He has the experience against the highest competition in college football and is more refined because of this. The question with Fisher is his ceiling. He could probably start early in his career, but he isn't particularly strong or athletic, relatively speaking. Would he be the anchor at RT that would justify drafting him in the 2nd or 3rd round? My concern is he will be drafted before the Bengals would be comfortable taking him. If you want Fisher, you may need to take him at 49. I question if the value is there. Especially since he may be a technically sound OT, but would struggle with speed rushers off the edge as well as being pushed back by power rushers.

Roger Rosengarten, Matt Gonclaves and Dominick Puni are all guys who would fit that same Blake Fisher mold of guys that have the experience to start and are not considered "raw" prospects, but may not have the athletic upside to be considered safe picks to start on day 1.

With all that said, I really hope we just draft our RT in the first round.