The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Oscar Delp, pick No. 115, roughly 33 picks past where he belonged.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They will need Lawson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.
They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.19
· Pick 19
· Deone Walker
· DL
· rank 11
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a load in the middle, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
R1.20
· Pick 20
· JT Tuimoloau
· DE-EDGE
· rank 19
JT Tuimoloau in the 20th pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.19
· Pick 51
· Josh Conerly Jr.
· OT
· rank 53
No edge and no loss on Josh Conerly Jr. in the 51st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.19
· Pick 83
· Jay Higgins
· LB
· rank 81
They paid sticker price for Jay Higgins in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.20
· Pick 84
· Jonah Monheim
· OT
· rank 86
Jonah Monheim at slot 84 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.19
· Pick 115
· Oscar Delp
· TE
· rank 82
Oscar Delp at No. 115 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
R4.20
· Pick 116
· Wyatt Milum
· OT
· rank 112
Wyatt Milum at pick 116 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.19
· Pick 147
· Fentrell Cypress II
· CB
· rank 169
They reached a country mile for Fentrell Cypress II at pick No. 147, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.20
· Pick 148
· T.J. Sanders
· DT
· rank 156
They jumped the gun on T.J. Sanders, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.19
· Pick 179
· Tony Grimes
· DB
· rank 193
The board had cheaper options than Tony Grimes at slot 179, and it noticed. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
R7.19
· Pick 211
· Deontae Lawson
· LB
· rank 244
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Deontae Lawson. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.20
· Pick 212
· Jordan Burch
· DE-EDGE
· rank 222
A conviction pick on Jordan Burch at the 212th pick that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.