2023 DL Draft Prospects Group Assessment

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

Updated with Basham's contract. 

Position Group #8: Defensive End/Edg

I.  2023 Roster Status

A. Signed = 8. Cap Hit: Dead Cap; FA Year/Type

1. T. Hendrickson (RDE#1): $15,476,460; $5,000,000; 2025 UFA
2. S. Hubbard (LDE#1): $9,970,588; $6,000,000; 2026 UFA
3. J. Ossai (RDE#2): $1,416,168; $568,224; 2025 UFA
4. C. Sample (LDE#2/DT#3): $1,137,036; $394,072; 2025 UFA 
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5. T. Basham (Reserve): $961,000, $0, 2024 UFA
6. J. Gunter (Reserve): $889,510; $58,530; 2026 UFA 
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7. R. Johnson III (PS DE): $870,0000; $0; 
8.  O. Carney (PS DE): $750,000, $0

B. Unsigned = 0.  2022 Cap Hit; FA Type

[WVUHomer]

We brought (are bringing) in Myles Murphy from Clemson for a visit. If he's there at 28:

a. Do you draft him?
b. If you do draft him, does this spell the end for Trey?

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(04-10-2023, 09:47 PM)WVUHomer Wrote: We brought (are bringing) in Myles Murphy from Clemson for a visit. If he's there at 28:

a. Do you draft him?
b. If you do draft him, does this spell the end for Trey?

A. Depends on who else is on the board. I still like Wright better. Mayer, too. Bijan if there. Kancey probably as well. Banks/Washington/Forbes probably not, but it's close. 

B. No. Trey is signed for 2 more years, and Murphy will be cheap for 4 and we have team control on a 5th. You can never have too much pass rush/line depth. Hubbard thru 2025. It would mean the end for Gunter & Basham or maybe Cam Sample. Though I doubt it for Cam. 

[WVUHomer]

(04-19-2023, 02:44 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: A. Depends on who else is on the board. I still like Wright better. Mayer, too. Bijan if there. Kancey probably as well. Banks/Washington/Forbes probably not, but it's close. 

B. No. Trey is signed for 2 more years, and Murphy will be cheap for 4 and we have team control on a 5th. You can never have too much pass rush/line depth. Hubbard thru 2025. It would mean the end for Gunter & Basham or maybe Cam Sample. Though I doubt it for Cam. 

Considering our desire to get Karlaftis last year instead of Dax, its what makes Murphy feel like he would be much higher on their board. 

CB, OT and DE being expensive position means it would raise Murphy much higher on my board than Mayer/Bijan. 

Kancey and him would be about equal in my eyes with Murphy getting the slight edge since we already have Carter to rotate with BJ compared to mainly Ossai to rotate between both Sam/Trey. I could see Murphy being a Sam back fill more than Trey since we have Ossai for speed.