The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, Round 7, Pick 23, roughly 45 picks past where he belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.
Every board in the league had Hartman lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.
On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.
Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Byron Murphy II
· DL
· rank 20
Byron Murphy II at the 25th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.22
· Pick 54
· T'Vondre Sweat
· DT
· rank 48
T'Vondre Sweat in pick 54 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Terrion Arnold
· CB
· rank 24
They will replay Terrion Arnold at the 58th pick for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.22
· Pick 85
· Cooper Beebe
· OG
· rank 76
The board had Cooper Beebe higher than the Round 3 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Blake Corum
· RB
· rank 86
A tidy little value on Blake Corum in Round 3, Pick 28, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.30
· Pick 93
· Dominick Puni
· OT
· rank 91
By-the-book stuff, Dominick Puni at No. 93 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.27
· Pick 127
· Mohamed Kamara
· DL-EDGE
· rank 130
Mohamed Kamara in slot 127 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.31
· Pick 131
· Nelson Ceaser
· DL-EDGE
· rank 143
They went early on Nelson Ceaser in pick No. 131, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.32
· Pick 168
· Marist Liufau
· LB
· rank 148
Marist Liufau at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.29
· Pick 204
· Javontae Jean-Baptiste
· DE-EDGE
· rank 229
A wild overpay on Javontae Jean-Baptiste in No. 204, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Josh Proctor
· S
· rank 215
Josh Proctor at pick No. 216 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R7.6
· Pick 226
· Kenny Logan Jr.
· S
· rank 251
Kenny Logan Jr. in slot 226 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R7.23
· Pick 243
· Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
· WR
· rank 198
Circle this one: Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at pick 243 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.31
· Pick 251
· Sam Hartman
· QB
· rank 283
Sam Hartman at Round 7, Pick 31 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.