The rest of the league will want that one back. Logan Jones tumbling to the Ravens in pick 115 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.
They are betting Randall proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.14
· Pick 14
· Olaivavega Ioane
· OG
· rank 22
They jumped the gun on Olaivavega Ioane, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.13
· Pick 45
· Joshua Josephs
· DE-EDGE
· rank 44
By-the-book stuff, Joshua Josephs at slot 45 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.16
· Pick 80
· Antonio Williams
· WR
· rank 64
The board had Antonio Williams higher than the 80th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.15
· Pick 115
· Logan Jones
· C
· rank 91
You do not let an offensive lineman like Logan Jones reach Round 4, Pick 15 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.14
· Pick 154
· Skyler Gill-Howard
· DT
· rank 150
Good price on Skyler Gill-Howard in the Round 5 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.22
· Pick 162
· Marlin Klein
· TE
· rank 157
Marlin Klein in pick 162 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.33
· Pick 173
· Dallen Bentley
· TE
· rank 194
Dallen Bentley at No. 173 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
R5.34
· Pick 174
· Jeff Caldwell
· WR
· rank 186
They liked Jeff Caldwell enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 174. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.30
· Pick 211
· Thaddeus Dixon
· CB
· rank 214
Thaddeus Dixon in the 211th pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.34
· Pick 250
· Jack Kelly
· LB
· rank 253
Jack Kelly at the 250th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R7.37
· Pick 253
· Adam Randall
· RB
· rank 276
Adam Randall at pick 253 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.