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I don’t think Dave wants a repeat of last year when XL announced to the world he was our target. I think he wants to throw people off the scent more this year, which makes me think TMac might be the pick if he’s available. No one would feel really good about our WR room right now. A second-year WR with a lot to prove, a promising second-year UDFA, a WR who’s about to retire, and David Moore. The only reason you talk about being satisfied with that room is if you truly think you’ve found studs in XL & Coker, or you’re hoping a WR falls to you in the draft.

I wouldn’t hate it. He flashes on film similar to Brian Branch.

Give me Tet

What if it works out in a big way? Sure doesn’t hurt anything to take the swing.

We shall see

I think it’s far too early to know which side of the scale Shemar Stewart will land. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s a top 10 EDGE in 3-4 years. I also wouldn’t be surprised if he has a career like YGM.

Thanks for this excellent post OP. We definitely upgraded our DL this year like we did our IOL last year. Hopefully we’ll see similar results.

In that range, I’d prefer Jayden Higgins or Kyle Williams. Two different types of WRs. Select Williams to replace AT if we feel good about XL/Coker. Select Higgins if we’re still unsure about XL/Coker.

What do you make of him apparently ranking #1 in FBS in time to first pressure?

Need an OT

If we draft well at OLB this year, no one on that list is a must keep outside of maybe Moton.

Yea, I didn’t say I expect it. Ha But it would be nice.

I was talking about 2026. We need to draft at least one OLB and get them in our program so they can hit the ground running when Clowney/Wonnum’s contracts expire.

Agreed. The only OLBs we have under contract for 2026 are DJ Johnson and newly acquired Patrick Jones. It would be great if Johnson made some noise this year.

Higgins won’t be there past Rd 2 imo

I get it. It’s no slam dunk. I think TMac would be for our team. Moving forward in 2026 with a core of 3rd year XL/Coker & 2nd year TMac for Bryce sounds nice. I think Stewart is the better prospect than Mykel though. From what I see on film, Stewart’s first step is much better than his.

The counter argument could be that he was playing around 20-30lbs heavier than his ideal playing weight. I don’t know this to be true, but it’s possible he lost some agility/flexibility beefing up to play his role.

It was often a 3-3-5 and he was rarely free to pin his ears back from the edge.

Played close to 290 for A&M and was used more on the interior similar to our DEs. He was tasked primarily with stopping the run. He slimmed down to 267 in preparation for the combine. I like the flexibility he would provide being able to play OLB or rush DE for us.

I would like TMac to be the pick, but I’m fine with Stewart. He might not blow us away his rookie year, but he’ll be a really good player for us for a long time. My nightmare draft scenario is we pass on TMac and the Saints select him and we have to deal with another Mike Evans type WR for the next decade.

We’re more insulated to injury problems with the additional bodies on the defensive line. That I can appreciate, but we can assume Milton was Plan A for us for a reason. Like those guys mentioned, having an adequate Plan B is a good sign for our front office. Hopefully, it materializes on the field this year.

All Texas fans say Golden was the far superior player to Bond. I didn’t watch them play a ton, but I’ll take their word for it. Why do you think Jayden Higgins doesn’t get separation?

Higgins or Higgins? I’d rather draft Jayden Higgins in the 2nd, if he’s still there, than trade for Tee. They are nearly identical in height, weight, wingspan, and hand size. Comparing Jayden’s combine to Tee’s pro day, Jayden seems to be the faster and more explosive athlete. He’s also known as a savvy route runner. Plus, we wouldn’t have to pay him near $30mil per year for a while. Tee’s Pro Day:

Demani’s name was flashing in camp last season. Seemed he was getting INTs more than other members of our secondary. Maybe, and hopefully, it wasn’t a fluke.

I like this signing. Cheap too unless he has a huge year for us, which in that case we’ll all like it. For those who don’t like it, try and view the $ as potentially a draft pick. Dowdle on a one year, incentivized deal is an attractive trade option for a contender who loses their starting RB to injury.