Probably my own 4 round mock

[Bengalstripes9]

I like this mock.

I know everyone is saying defense in round 1--but, you have to pick based on how the draft falls. If guards/centers are the value at our pick, why not solidify our offensive line for the coming years with great depth?

Any picks we make in this draft are for depth. I'm not against drafting a corner or defensive lineman for depth in round 1 if that's where the value is. These players tend to get drafted higher than guards and centers though. We'll see what happens. There may be a solid defensive player we can take in round 1. I've seen a lot of good corners picked at the top of round 2.

Tight end in round 2 makes sense if the right player falls to us. There's not much depth at the position in this draft. Corner and defensive line have more players in the 3rd/4th round range to pick from. I could see the good-to-decent tight ends all scooped up before our pick in round 2 though. But there will likely be a good player there at another position.

If the draft fell this way and we picked offense first again, I'd be happy that the offense is finally fixed. An elite offense (with amazing depth) is deadly in today's league. We would also be set up to pick defense first for the next few years.

If we pick defense first because that's where the value is, we can still add depth to the oline later in the draft. But we likely won't find a good TE outside of round 2 (if at all at the bottom of round 2).