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I'm super lazy and would be largely KCCrow (apart from the Willie Gay thing, though I believe some of his concerns do have merit, the talent is just unreal). So I shall teal his format and remove all analysis.
Overall Grade A-
1-32 Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, LSU - Grade B+
A player + B positional value = B+ grade. Don't love the idea of RB in 1 but man does he fit nicely.
2-63 Willie Gay, Jr., LB, Mississippi State - Grade A-
I'm willing to gamble on the come here; unreal ability. Gotta get smarter and be put in the right places to succeed.
3-96 Lucas Niang, OT, TCU - Grade A-
Mentioned Niang as a viable 2nd round pick in the lead up to the mock. I worry about a should issue with an OL, but he could be a long-term starter at both G or even T. And if his warts remain, he's almost still going to be a damn nice pass-blocker. His strengths are where we need them to be. That's a spectacular pick in the late 3rd.
4-138 L'Jarius Sneed, CB/S, Louisiana Tech - Grade A-
"Here Spags, make this guy great..." -- I can live with that.
5-177 Michael Danna, DE, Michigan - Grade C-
I gave it a C because this is a pretty average 5th round pick but a guy who's an odd fit here to my eyes. And there were some guys on the board I'd have liked more.
7-237 Thakarius Keyes, CB, Tulane - Grade A-
Because the pick is so late it's hard to care much either way - the draft capital expended is deminimis. But like Sneed, this is a really toolsy kid and Veach trusts his staff.
All told I'm extremely happy with this draft. Just felt like I should ultimately end up on record somewhere so here it is.
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