I believe we are taking a LB with our first pick

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(04-08-2019, 03:45 AM)Bilbo Saggins Wrote: NFL.com lists 9 combine participants who were graded 5.5("chance to become an NFL starter") or higher at the LB position.  Those players and their respective grades are:

Devin White - 6.24
Devin Bush - 6.09
Mack Wilson - 5.84
Germaine Pratt - 5.63
Jahlani Tavai - 5.55
David Long - 5.55
Cameron Smith - 5.54
Te'von Coney - 5.53
Vosean Joseph - 5.50

It's interesting to read their analysis and descriptions of the prospects past the top two.  You'll find some concerns with being productive but undersized, a bit too stiff, raw, not explosive, arrest history, etc.  Perhaps the supposed dearth of talent after the two Devins is a bit overblown.  I stumbled upon this little tidbit which I found interesting: "Personally, I would rather have David Long over Devin Bush for a round or two discount. They have about the same size but Long is more productive and maybe less prone to injury." -- NFC executive

https://www.nfl.com/draft/tracker/prospects/LB?college=allColleges&page=1&status=ALL

I have mocked David Long, Jr. to us a number of times in the 3rd round.  I love him and his leadership as well.  Plus, what he had to cover in the wide-open Big 12 was more like what the NFL is progressing to than the Big 10, and Bush got schooled on wheel routes again and again against the Buckeyes.  

I would honestly LOVE to go White in Rd 1, OT in Rd 2, and David Long in Rd 3.  We would have depth, and sideline-to-sideline range like we have never had in the LB corps.