The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Trevin Wallace, Round 7, Pick 35, roughly 22 picks past where he belonged.
They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Jefferson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.
Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Cooper DeJean
· CB
· rank 26
In pick No. 25 they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Chop Robinson
· DE-EDGE
· rank 21
Chop Robinson at the 41st pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Javon Bullard
· S
· rank 42
Nice patience on Javon Bullard, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Sedrick Van Pran
· C
· rank 72
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 25, where Sedrick Van Pran graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Max Melton
· CB
· rank 76
The board had Max Melton higher than pick 91, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Ben Sinnott
· TE
· rank 129
A straight-up fair deal on Ben Sinnott at slot 126, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Jordan Jefferson
· DT
· rank 183
They liked Jordan Jefferson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 169th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Tanor Bortolini
· C
· rank 187
Tanor Bortolini at No. 202 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Kendall Milton
· RB
· rank 201
Kendall Milton in No. 219 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Jalen Sundell
· OT
· rank 246
By-the-book stuff, Jalen Sundell at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Trevin Wallace
· LB
· rank 233
Trevin Wallace in Round 7, Pick 35 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R7.36
· Pick 256
· Trey Taylor
· S
· rank 267
The board had cheaper options than Trey Taylor at pick 256, and it noticed. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.39
· Pick 257
· Sam Hartman
· QB
· rank 258
They took Sam Hartman at par in the 257th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.