The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kamal Hadden, the 202nd overall pick, roughly 35 picks past where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.
Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Cooper DeJean
· CB
· rank 27
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a ballhawk on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.19
· Pick 51
· Cooper Beebe
· OG
· rank 47
Cooper Beebe at pick No. 51 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. The roster fit checks out.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Payton Wilson
· LB
· rank 58
No drama and no debate, Payton Wilson went about where he belonged in the 58th pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.20
· Pick 84
· Renardo Green
· S
· rank 78
Good price on Renardo Green in the 84th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Dominick Puni
· OT
· rank 88
Dominick Puni in slot 88 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Trey Benson
· RB
· rank 87
Trey Benson in No. 91 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Tyler Davis
· DT
· rank 120
Nothing to complain about; Tyler Davis went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Walter Rouse
· OT
· rank 163
A reasonable price with a little left over, Walter Rouse in the Round 5 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Kamal Hadden
· CB
· rank 167
Steal is underselling it; Kamal Hadden at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Jaylan Ford
· LB
· rank 205
Jaylan Ford slid further than he should have, and pick 219 is lovely value for the linebacker. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Trevin Wallace
· LB
· rank 233
They let Trevin Wallace come to them and pounced at slot 245. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Jordan Whittington
· WR
· rank 248
Jordan Whittington at the 255th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.