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Here is how I see the first part of the second round going down:

33. Buffalo:  They need a WR above all else, but they could use DL as well.  Johnny Newton has to look like the best value here, but I expect the pick to be Adonai Mitchell, WR Texas.

34. New England:  They would ideally like to add a LT here, but that would be a reach.  Johnny Newton would also fill a key secondary need, but since Maye is likely to start in September, a WR might be the pick.  WR Ladd McConkey Georgia seems to be a Patriot if you think about it.

35. Arizona:  They need a true stopper at CB.  Cooper DeJean CB Iowa, your wait should end now.  This pick could be Kool Aid, and that would be more appropriate in the desert.  I feel 60% confident that DeJean is a Cardinal if he survives Buffalo, but I feel about 30% confident this could be Kool Aid.

36. Washington:  A team with so many needs is hard to gauge.  They got their QB.  This pick could be Kool Aid, but they could also use OT, WR, TE, and Edge.  They have 2 picks in round 2, so they should take the best available player in a need area:  Kool-Aid McInstry, CB Bama.

37. LA Chargers:  Hard to say what Harbaugh will do, but he needs WR and he could go Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State.  However, I think he could use a bit of DL help, and Johnny Newton DT, sitting there with a mid first round grade is too much value to pass up.  They lost Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, however, and they must be replaced.  The Chargers need multiple WRs.  Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State is the pick.

38. Tennessee:  If Johnny Newton, DL Illinois is there, they RUN to turn in the card.  DL is a huge need.  However, I expect a trade up to snatch Newton before he falls this far.  If he is not there, they could take Jackson Powers-Johnson, C Oregon, giving them 2 stud OL.  The pick is very important because the Titans do not have a third rounder.

39.  Carolina: The Panthers definitely need CB and ILB.  There is some debate over C, and there is a quality C on the board--I do not see them going that route, however.  I think they love Cooper and Wilson, ILBs.  I think they like CB Saintrisil.  All are Dawgs.  They could double dip at WR, but I doubt it here at 39--with 2 LBs on the board and a few CBs as well, they could trade back a bit.  Instead of picking a player, here is a list of Best available that seem to be fits and positions of need:

  • EDGE Marshawn Kneeland. 
  • C  Jackson Powers-Johnson
  • CB Enis Rakestraw
  • LB Edgerrin Cooper
  • LB Payton Wilson
  • CB T J Tampa
  • LB Junior Colson
  • CB Max Melton
  • CB Mike Saintrilsil
  • CB Kamari Lassiter
  • DT Brandon Fisk
  • WR Ja’Lynn Polk
  • WR Jalen McMillan
  • WR Troy Franklin
  • WR Dez Walker
  • WR Roman Wilson
  • WR Brenden Rice
  • WR Malachai Corley
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JPJ just feels right you went out and spent 150m on OGs and although I think Corbett will be an above average C (he has played it in the NFL and graded well) his injuries are a worry.... might as well get the C of the future....

Also wouldn't be opposed to Jonathan Brooks Good dual threat RB.

 

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2 minutes ago, PantherChris said:

JPJ just feels right you went out and spent 150m on OGs and although I think Corbett will be an above average C (he has played it in the NFL and graded well) his injuries are a worry.... might as well get the C of the future....

Also wouldn't be opposed to Jonathan Brooks Good dual threat RB.

 

I would love to have him--the personality alone makes him seem like a leader-Corbett is gone after this season, imo.  Watch Tennessee--they may take him.  I am guessing a ton of trades early in round 2--so who knows?

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1 minute ago, CPF4LIFE said:

JPJ

Edgerrin Cooper

Tampa

Franklin

Im good with any of these guys.

Im not high on Payton as everybody else

If it were me, I would take the Center.  I just do not see them doing it.  I see Cooper or Saintisil.

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I like JPJ, but it would hinge largely on the medical. Same for Payton Wilson.

But I think they really do like Sainristil. I'm not keen on taking a nickel in the 2nd round, but they emphasized needing "system" guys. If I had to guess, I think he is the target in round 2. But I hope they trade back a bit and acquire more draft capital before they take him.

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22 minutes ago, PantherChris said:

JPJ just feels right you went out and spent 150m on OGs and although I think Corbett will be an above average C (he has played it in the NFL and graded well) his injuries are a worry.... might as well get the C of the future....

Also wouldn't be opposed to Jonathan Brooks Good dual threat RB.

 

Doesn’t jpj have injury issues….think I read that somewhere 

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18 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

If it were me, I would take the Center.  I just do not see them doing it.  I see Cooper or Saintisil.

I tend to agree with you. I would love to get a center for the future but I think they are looking at other positions first. At this point we cannot be too picky about what we get in the draft because we could honestly use help at nearly every position outside of guard. I think we have enough of those to last a while. 

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Just now, WestPanthers said:

Those C and LB are RD 1 talent and hard to resist.......but my gut tell me they go for the CB4 or 5....

Kool-Aid is a legit first round talent! He could end up being the best of them after all us said and done, but he's arguably a top 3 talent at the position in this draft class.

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