Day 3!

[Joelist]

Something to consider is lately the difference between analysts draft boards and the draft boards of the teams has gotten larger. You saw it this year in that the analyst boards had offensive linemen ranked too low almost universally by at least a round. A lot of teams (not just us) went OL higher than analyst boards would say. LB also showed up more than the analysts forecasted. Makes one wonder why the difference?

To our draft.

I still don't like our first round pick - that type of player profile busts at a very high rate. So...

1) Shemar Stewart - Don't like this pick for the reason I stated above. First rounders need to be safer bets.

2) Demetrius Knight - I've warmed to this pick as unlike Stewart he has real production, turns out he can play three downs and while older it's not as bad as originally thought. I'm cool.

3) Dylan Fairchild - Outright good pick. Starter level needs a bit of polish and addresses a hole.

4) Barrett Carter - Another good pick as this is another starter quality who need some work on technique. All three defensive picks are FAST .

5) Jalen Rivers - Cool pick. Not a starter yet but has that upside. Between him and Fairchild this is the first draft I can remember we paid legitimate attention to the Guard room.

6) Tahj Brooks - I had him mocked to us to be honest (I also had Fairchild and Knight mocked to us) . Brooks is a big powerful downhill back with that extra pop in his step so he can get chunk gains if he gets loose. Perfect complement to Brown.

I can't call this a super draft because of Stewart but I am willing to give it a B / B- right now.