2024 1st round pick is...

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(12-26-2023, 04:31 PM)Synric Wrote: It's just impossible to guess teams needs at the moment because we are talking about 3 starters leaving in free agency with no real plan to replace them plus weird position groups like the RBs and TEs. Even tagging Tee is a temporary solution.

Free Agency is going to be as important as the draft this off-season. 

FA will be very important, no doubt.

Our four big pending FA's are Higgins, Boyd, Williams, and Reader.  I see no way Higgins agrees to a long term deal here, at least not before the FT deadline.  At best, he'll be on a one year rental deal with the FT.  So we're going to need an outside WR.  Boyd might resign, though we won't know til it happens.  Williams is looking to be the top OT in a weak FA T class.  I don't see how we can resign him, as some team will likely overpay big time for him.  Reader unfortunately can't be counted on, regardless of if he's resigned or not, due to his injury.

TE and RB are needs on paper, but there won't likely be one of either worth our pick.  NT is also a need if it doesn't get filled in FA, but unless Sweat leaps up draft boards, he won't be worth our 1st, either.  Plus all three are less expensive to fill in FA than WR and OT.  And, it's also a strong draft class at the top for WR's and T's.