Grade This Draft

[Luvnit2]

As the OP stated, hard to tell how the draft shapes out. Injuries may dictate success or failure, but only one player had serious injury concerns in college.

I rated it a solid "B" with potential to be an "A+".

I feel the IOL group was very weak, so I am glad we did not reach for one yet seemed to have a potential very good center in round 7.

I am glad we did not draft another punter but grabbed a good one to compete with Robbins in camp. May the best man win.

I think Burton will end up being one of the biggest steals of the draft.

I give us an "A" for value picks. We got a projected 3rd TE in round 6 is one example. We got a center in round 7 who could be a major contributor when Karras runs out of gas. If Lee progresses and wins the job in 2025, we also will win on the cap front which matters in building our team.

All is a major risk. He is the biggest boom or bust in my opinion, but I gamble, and it appears he is a savvy blocker who can stretch the field, a 3 down TE so I understand the pick.

CB concerns me, but not sure if we should have drafted a CB over Mims and Jenkins.

I don't see Mims as a high-risk pick. People want to point to our poor picks of Ced and Fisher years ago, but Mims is a beast of a man. Mims has something those guys and Jonah lacked, brute strength. How many times did we see Jonah on the left or right side get pushed into our QB by bull rushes? I don't see Mims having that happen much.

Rumor has it the Steelers wanted Mims. We alway say the Steelers seem to take our guy. But, in this case I am very glad we got Mims and the Steelers did not.