The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Danny Stutsman, the 186th overall pick, roughly 99 picks past where he belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.
They are betting Wedig proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.12
· Pick 12
· Abdul Carter
· DE-EDGE
· rank 7
Good price on Abdul Carter in slot 12, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R2.14
· Pick 46
· Kenneth Grant
· DT
· rank 23
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Kenneth Grant in No. 46, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
R3.12
· Pick 76
· Kaleb Johnson
· RB
· rank 40
They barely believed it either: Kaleb Johnson still on the board at pick 76. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.14
· Pick 115
· Deontae Lawson
· LB
· rank 82
Circle this one: Deontae Lawson at the 115th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.15
· Pick 116
· Savion Williams
· WR
· rank 112
Nothing to complain about; Savion Williams went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.11
· Pick 148
· Kevin Winston Jr.
· S
· rank 93
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at pick No. 148 for years; that is how good the value is. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R5.31
· Pick 168
· Eli Stowers
· TE
· rank 171
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eli Stowers. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.33
· Pick 170
· Addison West
· OG
· rank 191
Addison West in Round 5, Pick 33 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.36
· Pick 173
· Theo Wease Jr.
· WR
· rank 203
They talked themselves into Theo Wease Jr. at the 173rd pick, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.11
· Pick 186
· Danny Stutsman
· LB
· rank 87
Danny Stutsman at the 186th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.34
· Pick 209
· Raheim Sanders
· RB
· rank 149
Steal is underselling it; Raheim Sanders at pick 209 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.16
· Pick 232
· Thor Griffith
· DL
· rank 283
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Thor Griffith. The roster fit checks out.
R7.31
· Pick 247
· Trey Wedig
· OT
· rank 300
They reached into another round for Trey Wedig, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.