You could see the war room lean forward. Terrance Ferguson at pick 247 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.
The cost of the Sorrell reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball. The dealing was even money, start to finish.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.12
· Pick 12
· Travis Hunter
· CB
· rank 1
In slot 12 they get a ballhawk on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.13
· Pick 45
· Kaleb Johnson
· RB
· rank 43
No edge and no loss on Kaleb Johnson in the 45th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.12
· Pick 76
· Carson Schwesinger
· LB
· rank 83
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Carson Schwesinger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.15
· Pick 117
· Azareye'h Thomas
· CB
· rank 59
Taking Azareye'h Thomas in No. 117 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.11
· Pick 149
· Kyle McCord
· QB
· rank 120
You do not let a quarterback like Kyle McCord reach pick No. 149 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.33
· Pick 171
· Nick Nash
· WR
· rank 142
They barely believed it either: Nick Nash still on the board at pick 171. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.36
· Pick 174
· Chase Lundt
· OT
· rank 161
They read the board right and Chase Lundt was the payoff at Round 5, Pick 36. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.28
· Pick 204
· Miles Frazier
· OG
· rank 240
Miles Frazier at the 204th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.35
· Pick 211
· CJ West
· DT
· rank 213
CJ West at No. 211 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.23
· Pick 239
· Barryn Sorrell
· LB-EDGE
· rank 315
Barryn Sorrell at slot 239 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R7.31
· Pick 247
· Terrance Ferguson
· TE
· rank 118
A tight end of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.