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OJ Howard or Christian McCaffrey


TheSpecialJuan

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With 13 days until the draft it's looking like we might have to decide between Howard or McCaffrey @8. We know Gettleman will take the best player available. Assuming Dave believes these two are the best available, who is the better player?

Let's take a closer look via the internet's prominent draft sites:

 

 

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Scott Wright’s Draftcountdown.com

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Player

School

Height

Weight

40-Time

1.

Myles Garrett

Texas A&M

6-4½

272

4.64

2.

Leonard Fournette

L.S.U.

6-0½

240

4.51

3.

Jonathan Allen

Alabama

6-2⅝

286

5.00

4.

Solomon Thomas

Stanford

6-2⅝

273

4.69

5.

O.J. Howard

Alabama

6-5¾

251

4.51

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

27.

Christian McCaffrey

Stanford

5-11¼

202

4.48

 

Tony Pauline’s Draftanalyst.com

4.85

1st

Myles Garrett

DE

3Jr

Texas A&M

4.78

1st

Leonard Fournette

RB

3Jr

LSU

4.77

1st

Solomon Thomas

DE

3So

Stanford

4.7

1st

Jonathan Allen

DE

4Sr

Alabama

4.69

1st

Malik Hooker

S

3So

Ohio State

4.62

1st

Jamal Adams

S

3Jr

LSU

4.61M

3-4

Sidney Jones

CB

3Jr

Washington

4.46

1st

O.J. Howard

TE

4Sr

Alabama

4.32

1st

Christian McCaffrey

RB

3Jr

Stanford

 

NFLDraftscout.com

Rank

Player

Pos.

Pos. Rank

School

Class

Ht.

Wt.

Proj. Round

1

*Myles Garrett

DE

1

Texas A&M

Jr

6-4

272

1

2

*Solomon Thomas

DE

2

Stanford

rSo

6-3

273

1

3

*Jamal Adams

SS

1

LSU

Jr

6-0

214

1

4

Jonathan Allen

DT

1

Alabama

Sr

6-3

286

1

5

*Marshon Lattimore

CB

1

Ohio State

rSo

6-0

193

1

6

O.J. Howard

TE

1

Alabama

Sr

6-6

251

1

16

*Christian McCaffrey

RB

3

Stanford

Jr

5-11

202

1

 

NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein

McCaffrey’s GRADE:

6.02

 

OJ Howard’s Grade:

 

6.51

 

SI.COM            

OJ Howard – 11th overall prospect

MCaffrey – 13th overall prospect

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I prefer OJ but understand the logic of both. Both would aid in not one but two areas of need  (OJ Another receiving playmaker/blocking.....Mac Slot receiver/running back). Either way I have confidence in whoever we decide to roll with in the first. Outside of Otah (injuries) and Butler (jury still out) I haven't been disappointed in any of our first round draft picks lately at all.

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McCaffrey. I love Howard's potential, but one thing that people tend to forget is that it usually takes TEs a couple years to develop into great players. We have the chance to win a Super Bowl now, and I'd rather not waste the pick on a player who needs time to develop rather than someone who could get at least 1,500 all-purpose yards for us starting immediately.

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Can you approximate Howard's skill later in the draft? How about McCaffrey,? Which one is more unique and fills needs. I want an offensive guy. I would be happy with each. The best tight end or second best back....    Tough choice......I would love either....

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6 minutes ago, Carolina Cajun said:

McCaffery.  You end up getting 3 needs filled with 1 pick.  OJ howard is a backup next season and at best a third option in our passing game.  Give me the guy that helps us out today.

He fills one need not three.

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