The war room fell hard for Bryce Foster, and it showed at pick No. 189: 63 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.
Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.
That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.
In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.5
· Pick 5
· Spencer Fano
· OT
· rank 9
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Jacob Rodriguez
· LB
· rank 52
A conviction pick on Jacob Rodriguez at slot 41 that the board grades a round light. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.11
· Pick 75
· Elijah Sarratt
· WR
· rank 78
Elijah Sarratt in the 75th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.30
· Pick 94
· Nicholas Singleton
· RB
· rank 112
Value said wait; Nicholas Singleton in pick No. 94 says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.5
· Pick 105
· Davison Igbinosun
· CB
· rank 82
They robbed the room for Davison Igbinosun here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
R4.10
· Pick 110
· Mason Reiger
· LB-EDGE
· rank 148
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Mason Reiger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.30
· Pick 130
· Beau Stephens
· OG
· rank 160
They talked themselves into Beau Stephens at the 130th pick, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.5
· Pick 145
· Eric McAlister
· WR
· rank 200
They left a pile of value on the table to take Eric McAlister this early at No. 145. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.5
· Pick 186
· Aaron Graves
· DT
· rank 207
They reached a country mile for Aaron Graves at the 186th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.8
· Pick 189
· Bryce Foster
· C
· rank 252
Bryce Foster at Round 6, Pick 8 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.11
· Pick 192
· Lander Barton
· LB
· rank 234
Lander Barton in pick 192 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R6.12
· Pick 193
· Isaiah Nwokobia
· S
· rank 233
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Isaiah Nwokobia well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.10
· Pick 226
· Chase Roberts
· WR
· rank 215
A slide stopped in pick No. 226, with Chase Roberts worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.