The war room fell hard for Landon Robinson, and it showed at pick 193: 27 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.
They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Delp. On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.
The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.5
· Pick 5
· Sonny Styles
· LB
· rank 11
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value. More want than need.
R1.10
· Pick 10
· Mansoor Delane
· CB
· rank 8
In No. 10 they get an island corner. A real need, handled.
R2.5
· Pick 37
· Caleb Banks
· DL
· rank 42
Caleb Banks in slot 37 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.5
· Pick 105
· Bryce Lance
· WR
· rank 96
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Bryce Lance graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.5
· Pick 145
· Oscar Delp
· TE
· rank 133
The board had Oscar Delp higher than the 145th pick, and the tight end fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
R6.5
· Pick 186
· Domani Jackson
· CB
· rank 180
Fair-plus on Domani Jackson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.11
· Pick 192
· Kaleb Elarms-Orr
· LB
· rank 183
Kaleb Elarms-Orr is a better player than slot 192 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R6.12
· Pick 193
· Landon Robinson
· DT
· rank 220
Landon Robinson in pick 193 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.