Personally, I'm a fan of Lance Zierlein's grades for the NFL Combine site. This year, he has 28 prospects graded a 6.4 or higher, with a 6.40-6.49 grade translating to "Will become a good starter within two years". He then has 31 prospects with a 6.30-6.39 grade, translating to "Will eventually become a plus starter". I would say, at least in his opinion, the 28 spot is actually the end of that first major cutoff.
That's not to say a trade down should be off the table. You have to look at the offer and who's there on your board. Should we necessarily be looking to trade down? Personally, trade downs tend to work out when you're going to throw multiple draft picks at a single position group. For example, we had the Devon Still/Brandon Thompson draft after we traded down and Carl Lawson came from a draft where we traded down and double dipped at Edge.
That's not to say a trade down should be off the table. You have to look at the offer and who's there on your board. Should we necessarily be looking to trade down? Personally, trade downs tend to work out when you're going to throw multiple draft picks at a single position group. For example, we had the Devon Still/Brandon Thompson draft after we traded down and Carl Lawson came from a draft where we traded down and double dipped at Edge.
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