It is the swing that defines the weekend: Kedon Slovis in the 244th pick, a good 61 spots before the room expected him. For now it grades a C, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.
They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On value alone, Hart makes the weekend a net positive.
The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.24
· Pick 24
· Brian Thomas Jr.
· WR
· rank 26
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.24
· Pick 56
· Patrick Paul
· OT
· rank 69
Patrick Paul in pick 56 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.24
· Pick 87
· Trey Benson
· RB
· rank 87
Trey Benson in the 87th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.11
· Pick 111
· Cam Hart
· CB
· rank 101
They let Cam Hart come to them and pounced at Round 4, Pick 11. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.35
· Pick 135
· Tommy Eichenberg
· LB
· rank 145
They jumped the gun on Tommy Eichenberg, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.38
· Pick 174
· Tanor Bortolini
· C
· rank 187
A conviction pick on Tanor Bortolini at the 174th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Keith Randolph Jr.
· DL-EDGE
· rank 218
They took Keith Randolph Jr. at par in pick No. 216, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R7.13
· Pick 233
· Zion Logue
· DL
· rank 286
A big swing on Zion Logue at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.24
· Pick 244
· Kedon Slovis
· QB
· rank 305
They reached into another round for Kedon Slovis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.