They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Trevin Wallace, 94 picks early at the Round 5 slot. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.
They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.
The Gore Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Cooper DeJean
· CB
· rank 27
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a potential shutdown corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.1
· Pick 33
· Kingsley Suamataia
· OT
· rank 61
A real head-scratcher, Kingsley Suamataia in the 33rd pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 49
A premium they did not need to pay, Edgerrin Cooper a notch or two before his time. A minor itch, scratched.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Jermaine Burton
· WR
· rank 56
Jermaine Burton at pick 58 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Cole Bishop
· S
· rank 104
The board had cheaper options than Cole Bishop at the 88th overall pick, and it noticed. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Christian Mahogany
· OG
· rank 98
Christian Mahogany at No. 91 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.37
· Pick 100
· Ben Sinnott
· TE
· rank 129
They reached a country mile for Ben Sinnott at slot 100, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Jarrian Jones
· CB
· rank 136
Jarrian Jones at the 126th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.4
· Pick 140
· Trevin Wallace
· LB
· rank 234
A big swing on Trevin Wallace at pick No. 140, well ahead of any board in the building. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Khristian Boyd
· DL-EDGE
· rank 178
A reach for Khristian Boyd in Round 5, Pick 33; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Rasheen Ali
· RB
· rank 207
Rasheen Ali in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Garret Greenfield
· OT
· rank 217
By-the-book stuff, Garret Greenfield at No. 219 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Omar Brown
· S
· rank 285
A wild overpay on Omar Brown in the 245th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Frank Gore Jr.
· RB
· rank 229
Frank Gore Jr. at pick 255 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.