04-28-2024, 11:57 PM
(04-28-2024, 04:57 PM)I gave it a B- for now. Wrote: Mims
"ABSOLUTELY nailed the top pick. Like Mel Kiper says, with more experience, he could have been a top five pick."
Literally no one knows if we nailed this or not, but I would bet that he becomes very good.
Jenkins
"We need a run stopper on our D and Jenkins is a hell of a run stuffer. He doesn't offer much in the pass rush department but our division had two of the top five teams in rush attempts in 2023 and three in the top ten, so this was a genius pick and well thought-out by our coaching staff."
The most solid pick in the draft as of today.
Burton
"Dude is a speedster and has the big play ability. He needs to work on his route-running a bit, but that's not too hard to fine-tune with NFL coaching. I didn't really understand the pick since we have Higgins, but either getting jump-started for life after Higgins or planning on trading him. Either way, great pick. He makes our offense that much more dangerous."
I think Burton will transform the offense.
Jackson
"Bring him in on pass downs and let him get to the quarterback. Has good speed and agility for his size, which I think will make him a nightmare to block. They say his size might be a problem, but you know who else was a smaller DT? Geno Atkins. I'm not saying he'll be as good as Atkins, but he is a little bigger and has nice potential."
Jackson is not small at all, the kid is 330 pounds and his game is not remotely close to Geno. He has quite a bit of development to undergo and even then he will never be a DJ Reader, much less a Geno. But hopefully he can grow into a short yardage ball stopper. I wouldnt expect too much early.
All
"He was on a bad team and still looked good, so I'm excited about this pick. He's going to be a reliable target for Burrow and has a lot of upside and potential. If he were on a better team than Iowa, I believe he would have been taken higher than here. It's hard not to like a guy that's 6'5 and will be a safety outlet for Burrow. He's too athletic for backers and too big for safeties, so choose to double him but then who's left for Chase and our other receivers?"
Im pretty sure All's issues were 99% his injuries, not his team, but I agree he has very good potential.
Newton
"Would have liked them to go corner a bit earlier, but Newton is good value for where they got him and, with Dax Hill looking like he'll play corner, it's a good pick to bolster our DB room."
Newton is likely battling for a roster spot every year he is with us.
McLachlan
"I didn't really see the point in doubling up here at TE, especially when we need IOL so bad, but he's not the worst pick because he was good value for where he was expected to be drafted. He's a good blocker and can get YAC, so looks like a good pick."
McLachlan can become an excellent weapon and he has the potential to be the reason we do not resign Gesicki next season.
Johnson
"Athletic freak. I don't have much faith in him against the run, but I think he can offer something as a pass rusher if he can get coached to use his hands better,"
Young player who never took the next step after his sophomore season. Likely practice squad candidate.
Anthony
"Depth and special teams player. Not a bad pick this late."
Another practice squad candidate.
Lee
"Like I said, not much faith in Pollack but I think Lee has the ability to be a solid center with a little coaching."
Lee has starter potential in 2 years, I assume we extend Karras next season.
B- for me for this class with some risky guys that could turn into stars.
