They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Frank Crum, 65 picks early at pick 255. The bottom line is a respectable B.
The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Landing Jacobs that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.
Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Brian Thomas Jr.
· WR
· rank 23
In pick 25 they get a true top target. A real need, handled.
R2.11
· Pick 43
· Jonathon Brooks
· RB
· rank 44
Jonathon Brooks at Round 2, Pick 11 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Junior Colson
· LB
· rank 50
Value with a capital V on Junior Colson in the 58th overall pick, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
· S
· rank 83
A tidy little value on Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in the 88th pick, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Dominick Puni
· OT
· rank 91
Dominick Puni at pick No. 91 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.25
· Pick 125
· Tyler Davis
· DT
· rank 119
Tyler Davis in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.32
· Pick 168
· Jarrian Jones
· CB
· rank 149
Jarrian Jones at pick No. 168 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.26
· Pick 201
· Tanor Bortolini
· C
· rank 217
They liked Tanor Bortolini enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 26. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Curtis Jacobs
· LB
· rank 197
Curtis Jacobs at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Tyler Owens
· S
· rank 228
Nice patience on Tyler Owens, who had no business lasting to pick 245. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Frank Crum
· OT
· rank 320
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Frank Crum. It patches a soft spot without any drama.