09-10-2018, 06:07 PM
(09-10-2018, 02:24 PM)Andy2AJ Wrote: Looking at 2016 we have used everyone of these guys and they are still with the team. Not only have they contributed but have played key roles with the exception of core this was a hell of a draft.
Round Player Position College Pick Announcement Pick A
Round 1 William Jackson III CB Houston
Round 2 Tyler Boyd WR Pittsburgh
Round 3 Nick Vigil LB
Round 4 Andrew Billings DT Baylor
Round 5 Christian Westerman OG Arizona State
Round 6 Cody Core WR Ole Miss
Round 7 Clayton Fejedelem S Illinois
Looking at 2015;
Round 1, pick No. 21: Cedric Ogbuehi, OL, Texas A&M
Round 2, pick No. 53: Jake Fisher, OL, Oregon
Round 3, pick No. 85: Tyler Kroft, TE, Rutgers
Round 3, pick No. 99: Paul Dawson, LB, TCU
Round 4, pick No. 120: Josh Shaw, DB, USC
Round 4, pick No. 135: Marcus Hardison, DL, Arizona State
Round 5, pick No. 157, C.J. Uzomah, TE, Auburn
Round 6, pick No. 197, Derron Smith, DB, Fresno State
Round 7, pick No. 238, Mario Alford, WR, West Virginia
What an awful defeat, Cj, and kroft have been good but man we struck out big time. My question would be, besides Marvin what scouts help decide who to draft. I never thought I would see a 7th round pick be more valuable than that of our 2015 first and second round picks.
clearly the draft is important...and we've had some really good ones which fuelled the core of the playoff team.
The reason that 2016 draft is looking particularly strong as whether early or late round we have a starter or key contributor nearly across the board (2012 was also great in that respect...MJones and Iloka both in 5th round for goodness sake!)
Some of our drafts have been good but top heavy with nothing at all from mid/late rounds...other times we've found gems later.
Based on what we saw yesterday i think the 2017 draft could be one we look back on as a turning point (Ross, Mixon, Willis, Glasgow, Lawson, Evans, Wilson) ...that's a lot of talent in all 3 phases to get from one draft.
I've a feeling that this years class will not be seen as stellar long term - Price and Hubbard as steady contributors...maybe Bates will be the best of the lot
