Some picks age like wine; Myles Cole at the 169th overall pick will need to, sitting 28 spots clear of his grade.
Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Landing Cooper that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.
Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Quinyon Mitchell
· CB
· rank 19
In No. 25 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Jordan Morgan
· OT
· rank 37
Jordan Morgan in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 49
Edgerrin Cooper in the 58th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
· S
· rank 86
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at pick 88 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· DeWayne Carter
· DT
· rank 101
They went early on DeWayne Carter in Round 3, Pick 28, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Isaac Guerendo
· RB
· rank 129
A straight-up fair deal on Isaac Guerendo at the 126th pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Myles Cole
· DE-EDGE
· rank 197
Myles Cole in pick No. 169 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Garret Greenfield
· OT
· rank 216
They jumped the gun on Garret Greenfield, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Tylan Grable
· OT
· rank 231
Tylan Grable in the Round 6 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Daijahn Anthony
· CB
· rank 237
The board had Daijahn Anthony higher than Round 7, Pick 25, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Trey Taylor
· S
· rank 267
A reach on Trey Taylor in the 255th overall pick; the board had better options right there. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.