When the story of this class is written, it opens with Myles Cole at the Round 7 slot, a reach of 56 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Davis pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.
Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The back end got a real overhaul.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Terrion Arnold
· CB
· rank 21
In pick 25 they get a sticky cover corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Calen Bullock
· S
· rank 46
No drama and no debate, Calen Bullock went about where he belonged in pick No. 41. A minor itch, scratched.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Jonathon Brooks
· RB
· rank 61
They took Jonathon Brooks at par in No. 58, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Caelen Carson
· CB
· rank 85
Caelen Carson in Round 3, Pick 25 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Zak Zinter
· OG
· rank 94
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zak Zinter. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.27
· Pick 127
· Max Melton
· CB
· rank 112
Max Melton slipping to the 127th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.32
· Pick 168
· Edefuan Ulofoshio
· LB
· rank 160
Edefuan Ulofoshio at the 168th overall pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.29
· Pick 204
· Curtis Jacobs
· LB
· rank 185
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Curtis Jacobs in No. 204, plain and simple. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Isaiah Davis
· RB
· rank 190
Steal is underselling it; Isaiah Davis at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.23
· Pick 243
· Myles Cole
· DE-EDGE
· rank 299
They left a pile of value on the table to take Myles Cole this early at slot 243. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.31
· Pick 251
· Anthony Gould
· WR
· rank 282
This one needs a full-page explanation: Anthony Gould in Round 7, Pick 31, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.