Official 2023 NFL Draft Thread

[run pMc]

Pretty crazy when the DL and Edge players for these teams are running faster than the safeties.

Lot of scouts are going to go back to the tape.
Lot of safety prospects are going to rerun their 40s at pro day.
Wouldn't be shocked if some teams look at the corners and try to convert one to safety (Kelee Ringo?)

Gonna dig around for more video on the Taylor kid from OSU.
Heard somewhere that Martin played deep safety while Brown played up in the box for Illinois; I'd think GB would prefer the deep safety if they're going to play a lot of zone shells but who knows.

[call_me_ishmael]

Greg Jennings 2 is gonna be the first WR picked. Man he is silky smooth. Going to be a really good player. I want him on the Pack

[Joemailman]

Daniel Jeremiah thinks there could be as many as 4 TE's drafted in the 1st round and as many as 11 taken in the 1st 3 rounds. The TE class is as good as the Safety class is bad.

[Jaire]

Pretty weak draft class except edge.

[bobblehead]

Pretty weak draft class except edge.

CB is wicked deep as well. And TE is becoming more of a priority in the league and is very deep.

Most GMs consider CB and EDGE to be priorities so I think from that standpoint this draft is good if you are simply drafting BPA.

[texaspackerbacker]

They ought to be able to convert a lot of Corners to Safety - or just draft one as a Corner and commit to using Douglas as a Safety.

[Bretsky]

CB is wicked deep as well. And TE is becoming more of a priority in the league and is very deep.

Most GMs consider CB and EDGE to be priorities so I think from that standpoint this draft is good if you are simply drafting BPA.

While RB"s seem to be getting drafted much later, it seems that WR's and TE's are going higher than they used to.

What seems to have happened multiple multiple years when GB has drafted late round two (OBVIOUSLY they never draft offense in ROUND 1), is the real deal WR prospects, and somethings even the TE prospects, are all off the table by the time they get to their second round draft pick.

[run pMc]

While RB"s seem to be getting drafted much later, it seems that WR's and TE's are going higher than they used to.

What seems to have happened multiple multiple years when GB has drafted late round two (OBVIOUSLY they never draft offense in ROUND 1), is the real deal WR prospects, and somethings even the TE prospects, are all off the table by the time they get to their second round draft pick.

I think EDGE, CB and TE are above average depth this year. Other groups are average to below.
I also think you're right about the WR/TE prospects and GB's drafting order. There have been occasions where there was no trading partner or no real value at that pick for that position, and drafting for need gets you into trouble.
The counter argument is that there have been cases where a player WAS available but they didn't pick them (McLaurin, St. Brown), but it's not hard to argue that the higher you pick and the more (high) picks you have the more success you'll likely find -- unless you're scouting is terrible.

[Jaire]

Ok. I just glanced at prospects. this is uber weak imo. I think the TEs are getting overhyped because it's so weak elsewhere. CB's are intriguing.

My conclusion:

Just grab Duwand Jones and Darnell Washington and call it a draft.

[call_me_ishmael]

I’d be curious to know the average RAS of this draft vs others. It seems like more players are doing ability and doing it well this year. To me this sounds like a pretty good draft class for what the packers need.

[Joemailman]

Tony Pauline has 23 players with a solid 1st round grade and another 8 with a 1-2 round grade. 109 players have a day 1 & 2 grade. That's not bad. http://https://www.profootballnetwor...023-nfl-draft/ I think it's an unbalanced draft with CB, Edge and TE very strong. Teams may have differing views as to the strength of this draft depending on what they are looking for.

[call_me_ishmael]

Some historically good RAS at TE. Gooter must be sproutin' a woody.

[bobblehead]

Ok. I just glanced at prospects. this is uber weak imo. I think the TEs are getting overhyped because it's so weak elsewhere. CB's are intriguing.

My conclusion:

Just grab Duwand Jones and Darnell Washington and call it a draft.

I think something like 7 TE had over an 8.0 RAS. 5 of those are considered plus blockers. That is strong by any definition.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Taylor gets a mention as one of the players the Packers might be interested in.

https://packerswire.usatoday.com/lists/packers-position-by-position-look-at-the-winners-of-nfl-scouting-combine/

Some other guys mentioned that I like for the Packers - QB Clayton Tune, TE Sam LaPorta, and EDGE DJ Johnson. Tune is a guy I have rated higher than consensus and fits the Packers profile at QB. I liked LaPorta more than most before the combine, and he tested well. I don't know a lot about Johnson, but when I saw his size/athleticism ratio, it made me think the Packers would be interested.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Five more guys to add to my draft crushes. The list is up to 7. These are guys that I don't think are ranked as high as they should be:

RB Roschon Johnson
WR Jonathan Mingo
IOL Ricky Stromberg
LB Jack Campbell
CB D.J. Turner

A few of these guys will probably see their stock rise after the combine, but I felt good about all of these guys heading into the combine.

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