From a Steelers article in 2019 assessing lineman, all pro and pro bowlers along with draft position.
Tldr, if you need to find a top prospect OL - draft them early.
https://steelcityblitz.com/where-to-...-in-the-draft/
From a Steelers article in 2019 assessing lineman, all pro and pro bowlers along with draft position.
Tldr, if you need to find a top prospect OL - draft them early.
https://steelcityblitz.com/where-to-...-in-the-draft/
Yeah there have been other studies on where All-Pros have been taken. (I think Andy Mertig on Pack-a-day podcast?)
Shocker - most of the time it's in the first round. That's where you'll find highest level of talent. That said, some positions have enough later round picks where a case can be made for drafting later.
Just going by process of elimination, it's unlikely Gute will take a CB in R1 because they have plenty signed and paid Nixon like a starter. RB? No prospects. Same for S and LB, unless they really reach. They aren't taking a QB. History plus the roster likely rules out WR and TE.
That pretty much leaves you with OL or DL (including EDGE).
To paraphrase Tex, who gives a fuck about the other teams? Ever since Wolf took over as GM, the Packers have been miserable at drafting Yokozunas in the first round - that is a fact.
Clifton, Tausher, Bak, Lang, Sitton, Wells, Linsley, hell, even the Fucking Center, among others, weren’t 1st rounders. If German Shepherd is smart, he’ll heed historical data, 1992-onwards, and refrain from drafting an offensive lineman in the first round in the upcoming draft. Avoid a defensive tackle like the plague, too.
I'm not going to stop the wheel. I'm going to break the wheel.