Slater over Sewell

[Essex Johnson]

(03-02-2021, 02:05 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Yea, unfortunately for us, we needed an OT in the wrong year, at least relative to last season.

If I were to rank the OTs from this class and last class, I think Sewell is above all of them, but then Slater would be after Thomas, Wirfs and Wills. Becton may be behind Slater as a prospect since there was a question of whether he could play LT, but I think Becton is regarded better now than prior to the 2020 draft, so I think many teams would take Becton over Slater today.

Fortunately for us, I think this OT class is deeper than last year's, since after the top 4 of 2020 were Austin Jackson, Isaiah Wilson, Ezra Cleveland, Josh Jones, Lucas Niang and Matt Peart, none of whom I think are better than Slater, Darrisaw, Jenkins, Radunz, Eichenburg, Mayfield or Cosmi, with the possible exception of Jackson being somewhere in the middle if he fulfils his potential.

So if we don't get Sewell and cannot trade down to get Slater or Darrisaw, I think it's conceivable to wait until the 2nd round to grab a Jenkins, Mayfield or Radunz at 38. 

I don;t think you ever know how well I class is till after they start playing... also the pandemic I believe puts a bit of a damper on this draft .. but even the top 10 of last year, 1/2   did not perform at  the level of elite can't miss rookies, some underperformed rookie years :  Tua, Jeudy, Henderson, Okudah, Thomas and even Brown and Simmons had seasons that were solid but still maybe below expectations.   So to me Slater and Darrisaw can't just be passed over in top 10