Pitts Calijah Kancey

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(01-26-2023, 11:20 AM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Agreed. Rd1 gets interesting if, as is most likely,

1) The top CBs are gone 
2) The top OT's are gone 
3) No blue chip/top 20 guy falls to us 

Reid at ESPN has a pretty good take on the 20 guys who have across the board Rd1 grades, those would be my blue chips in this scenario. QB: Young, Stroud, Levis. RB: Robinson. WR: Smith-Njigba, Addison, Johnston. TE: Mayer. OT: Skoronski, Johnson, Jones. Edge: Anderson, Murphy, Wilson, Van Ness. DT: Carter. CB: Witherspoon, Porter, Gonzalez. S: Branch. 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2023/insider/story/_/id/35180722/2023-nfl-draft-every-prospect-first-round-grade-plus-comps-including-top-quarterbacks-edge-rushers-wide-receivers-round-1

Do we do a bit of a reach for an OT/CB/DE? A lot of guys may be a reach at 29-32 but will be long gone by 60. Harrison at OT? Forbes or Banks or Phillips at CB. Foskey at DE. 

Or do we take a guy who is a bit higher on the rungs of the ladder, positionally, but at a lower priority position? Torrence at G. Kincaid or Washington at TE. Ika at NT. Sanders or Simpson at LB. Johnson at S. Kancey at DT. A RB? 

How guys like Carman, Adeniji, Apple, CTB, Wilcox, & Scharping play may shape our FA & draft approaches. 

Honestly, this year, if available, I'd go Simpson. We are likely losing Pratt so I would take Simpson and add to LB room with an athlete.

I just can't see OG at all. NTs rarely, if ever go in 1 anymore. Johnson only if Bell leaves and they don't feel Andersen is capable at all.

Harrison gives me Ced vibes with the lack of power in punch but I guess its something that can be improved upon. Forbes/Banks feels like a 2nd rounder. Phillips could only fill slot imo and I don't want to think about Hilton pricing himself out of Cincy.

TEs I don't think are used enough to justify 1st round for us almost at all.