03-22-2025, 05:33 PM
(03-22-2025, 05:26 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: I would, too. But when I mock, I usually feel the best available DTs at #17 (Nolen, Harmon, Grant) are a bit of a reach. Either a better player at another spot drops (Warren, Walker, Johnson) or I think there is a better option at #17 (Emmanwori, J. Campbell, Loveland, Green).That is who I was specifically thinking about. I see he has been creeping up on draft boards, I had originally thought S, OG and then Alexander in the 3rd, but now it might be too late to grab him there.
Plus, I want a starter at #17. And as much as we need interior pass rush, blowing the #1 on a rotational level guy (for this year) when an impactful starter is available is hard to justify.
The only times I have done it and felt good about it is when I traded down and got more picks.
A lot of the good DTs are also run stuffers (Collins, Walker, Williams) and we have that covered with Slaton/Jackson. I take Alexander if he us tgere at #49, but he often isn't. After that, I get into round 3-4 for a DT quickly. And then there are good DEs, safeties, LBs, IOL, TEs, and corners.
DT gets squeezed in my mocks often.
