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Kleven and Zub are out. Jensen was already on IR. All 3 are D-men. This is who they called up:

The Browns, lol. This got me thinking though, if they pass on proctor at #6 (likely) and he's still on the board at #19, we trade back with them. The reason? The team most people have Lomu married to just re-signed their LT, Williams with the 49ers. If both guys are there and the team feels #19 us a little rich for Lomu, trade back to #24, The Browns get their tackle and we get ours, oh, and some draft capital to boot.

This tells me that they are going all in the next 2 years for a SB and if that fails they will be moving all their stars

Here's a different spin from ESPN's Jordan Reid's final mock: (thank goodness) https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/48480079/2026-nfl-mock-draft-seven-rounds-257-picks-predictions-jordan-reid-fits

The KC talk reminds me of the Walker smokescreen last year

I would love to trade back with the 159th pick. Having back to back picks gives that luxury. When mocking, I really need 9 picks to give me the sense of hitting all the need areas. While I doubt we pick up two extra picks, at least one more will help.

This was a really dumb trade by the Bengals. Lawrence is knocking the door of 30 and is coming off of a very down year. When you're closing in on 30 it's fair to wonder if it was a down year or are the wheels falling off? Huge explosive guys often age like dairy products (Kris Jenkins comes to mind). Meanwhile, their OL is still a disaster and Burrow is getting the hell beat out of him every year and is already starting to openly talk about potentially retiring. Given their massive investment in him and WRs, I would've gone all in on OL this offseason. They had a decent chance to have their pick of the OL litter with that pick. If he's not washed, Lawrence should help their anemic defense, but it won't help their superstar QB from rising off into the sunset because he's tired of getting beat to hell every Sunday and that would've been my priority.

This is my thought too. Even Canales' receivers are expected to block well.

PFF: Chau Smith-Wade is a cornerback for the Carolina Panthers who earned a 57.0 overall PFF defensive grade in the 2025 season, 79th among 114 qualified cornerbacks. His PFF coverage grade of 57.2 ranked 79th among 114 qualified cornerbacks. His run-defense grade of 55.4 ranked 77th at the position. He recorded 1 interceptions on the season. Smith-Wade broke up 1 passes in coverage. He allowed a 98.8 passer rating when targeted by opposing quarterbacks. He surrendered 41 receptions in coverage. He also contributed 50 solo tackles in run support and open-field situations. (Damn! 50 SOLO? MHS: This is a weakness. As you imply, 45, he may be better as a Swiss Army DB than a nickel.

The run heavy team proves my point. It's all about opportunities in which both players had limited college opportunities due to their offenses they were in. Both had 50ish catches that final year with similar numbers. Both McCarthy and Moore had/have issues with the deep ball in college. The point of Sadiq also being a good blocker is Oregon using him for that role as well. Not just a jumbo WR which limited his receptions as well as the Oregon offense focusing on spreading the ball. He is a solid prospect, probably not one we need to draft but still a good one. We also are not locked in on the players were brought in. Having a later pick kind of throws that out the window to a degree. We visited these players at pro days, individual workouts, combine etc as well.

The only way I see that NOT happening is if they do not draft a WR in round 1 and one falls--but the second round LBs a month ago seem to have been rising. I think Morgan will go after Rodriguez in some way--and take Hill if he fails--and settle for Golday.

This why CB is in play, his versatility and while a utility knife, can be upgraded. Doing a lot of things decently and doing one thing really well are completely different.

I have head several sources say it--it could be one person says it and everyone repeats it. I think S-W played S at some point before turning pro and someone commented on it. I heard someone on TV (I only watch NFL Network and some ESPN, so there's that) THis is what AI reports: The Charlotte Observer mentioned that Carolina Panthers cornerback Chau Smith-Wade is a candidate to move to safety. The Charlotte Observer reported on March 13, 2026, that with the Panthers looking to upgrade their safety position, there is "potential for nickel corner Chau Smith-Wade to move back there, as well". CatCrave (FanSided) also noted in July 2025 that Smith-Wade's ability to play corner, nickel, and safety makes him valuable, as his versatility allows for movement across the secondary. While primarily playing nickel corner, teammates and coaches noted his intelligence and ability to make calls for the safeties during 2025 OTAs, making a transition a possibility.

I think we all can agree pick #51 is the best off-ball LB remaining on the board. Right?

I feel like he checks most of these boxes. Definitely has a robust route tree, great blocker, and is explosive after the catch. I do think his drops were up this year and I haven't checked his or the other players peripheral stats. He isn't my first choice, but I can see his appeal as a prospect. I just don't know how good we are at developing TEs. JT never got better like I thought he would. We might be better off signing a vet like Joker or Jonu IMO.

They will do something like draft Tyson at 5 and then take Downs at 10. Styles won't be there at 10....hell, he might not be there at 5.

Hard to tell the impact on the Giants Bengals trade panthers have no true receiving threat over the middLe…they need to get one…one that doesn’t have an injury history, drop history, has body control, can block and must have speed that combination doesn't grow on trees or found round 2 forward the offense as a whole lacks speed, whether that is talent, play calling, young’s vision…who knows to fix that to me that is Cooper or Sadiq With the recent trade, not sure if they will be there if not, they will probably go best defensive player on their border I believe wr/te first Safety in second if Halsey is there Lb in 3rd the rest oline and cline Anything else they will get in August after cuts anyway, the draft is ‘nfl Christmas in April’. Let’s enjoy the packages and hope it isn’t all socks and underwear…or coal

Loveland was at Michigan who was a run heavy team. I was unsure about him because of it, and the very reason I thought McCarthy was a questionable pick where he got selected. Also, we've got blocking TEs already; we need a Greg Olsen 2.0. There are decent options for TE in every round. Based on who we brought in, you can take a educated guess when we might be targeting a TE. Literally this one sight has the guys we brought in for visits raked sequentially, so rounds 4-5.

Yeah, but most of these tight ends 1) Were effective y-tight ends (both blocking and running routes) 2) Had a fully (or mostly fully) developed route tree 3) Had good peripheral stats (YRR, YAC/RAC, Air Yards, etc.) 4) Had low drop percentages And it's hard for players like Kittle, Loveland, and Laporta to get stats when they are playing for run first Big 10 teams. And yes, I know Oregon ran it more than they passed, but those teams were probably like 60-65% run with QBs far worse than Dante Moore

If they take a receiver it will be Lemon. If he's not there it will be Miller or their best OT prospect. If neither of those 2 are there it's panic time for a trade down. If no trade it's the best defensive player on their board.

The reason I hate the Sadiq link to us is as follows: -Shallow starting LT draft. We've got to sh1t or get off the pot. If we don't get a first round LT, it's a wasted pick to slow roll a developmental type later in the draft. -WRs might drop. If a legit WR drops to #19, why would we pass them up? -McNeil-Warren or Thienemen: We have got to upgrade safety. -Slot CB. We could upgrade over Smith Wade. -Better production TEs later in the draft. .

Kittle, McBride (actually had one great year), Kraft, Loveland, Kelce, LaPorta would all have to be exceptions which is now making the high production guys more of the exception. Look at Warren's stats before that final year he was featured in his offense. A fraction of the yards and 2 TDs over 3 years. That is my case and point. They featured this talented TE his senior year and his stats were amazing. TE's college receiving stats are tough to translate in the NFL.

I don't understand where this idea of Smith-Wade being an effective safety came from. I am all for adding a CB in the draft, but I want no part of Smith-Wade being anything more than a depth safety at best if we move him to safety. At the end of the day, Smith-Wade is a JAG, whether its at nickel or safety

I think it's less pushing him out the door and more making sure his knee can hold up and not overpaying him.

IF Smith-Wade moves to S, we could be adding a CB. Mind blown. Not many people are talking DT/DE I see movement for a LB. Up or down. Crystal ball getting foggy--image of a.....Can't tell. Gone.