2026 NFL Draft Discussion

[JosephC]

4 hours ago, OldHeidelberg said:

I didn't watch last night for an obvious reason but reading this morning the Vikings pick was a real head scratcher. #39 on JosephC's list above and broke his foot in offseason.

Looking forward to tonight, sort of expect the Packers to move up and snag a player they like higher in 2nd round since they lacked first rounder.  

 

I wouldn't have touched Banks where the Vikings took him.  IMO, if health was not a concern, that is about where his max grade should be.  I think he's had 2 different foot surgeries in the last 8 months.  Big guys with foot problems scare me.  Obviously their doctor's feel OK about him, but no way I take this risk that high.

I also thought the Lions pick was interesting.  Obviously they needed a left tackle.  I thought trading up for Freeling or Proctor was a very real possibility, and if not, they could just take Lomu which may be a tad bit high but not unreasonable.  Instead they take Blake Miller, and that is with Freeling still on the board.  Miller is a right tackle.  Sounds like Sewell is moving to left tackle.  Seems a bit questionable to me.  I think the Lions tried that before and Sewell ended up at right tackle because he is much better there.

The Bears good fortune continues with Thieneman dropping to their spot.  They may have needed DL more, but S was a pretty significant need area for them as well, and Thieneman looked better than any of the remaining EDGE/DL available.  He'll probably end up being a real good player for them.

 

[CheezWizHed]

18 minutes ago, JosephC said:

I still think Lee Hunter might be the best guy the Packers could take, maybe it could happen if Gannon loves him and is in Gutekunst's ear.  But I think Gutekunst would shy away from taking a player that might only be on the field for 30-35% of the defensive snaps.

Hunter's college production and pre-draft testing (RAS) don't line up... I'd guess that his visit was to vet out the discrepancy (Not sure if they can test on a visit or not?).  

Whatever the result of that visit is probably what will determine if the Packers go after Hunter or not. 

[CheezWizHed]

I wonder if Aaron Rodgers reached out to Matthew Stafford today since both got Favred!

But ironically, Bart Starr was the last QB who won the MVP and have his team pick a QB in round 1 of the next year's draft...