34th Overall Pick

[KI Skins Fan]

I think that anyone on this site would be hard-pressed to predict two dozen players who will be drafted in the first round. That goes for the media experts, as well. Based on all that I've read on the subject, there doesn't seem to be much separation between the players who will be drafted in the bottom third of the first round and those who will be drafted in the second round, or even the third round in some cases.

I'm guessing that a lot of teams will try to trade down during the draft but there's no way to know if many of them will be able to find trading partners who want to move up.

To be more specific, due to the widely perceived depth of this draft I'm more receptive to the Skins trading down this time around (with the #34 pick) than I normally would be, but only if they can get the return of a later second round pick and a third round pick.

I'm dead set against trading down in later rounds because our history of doing so shows that we have gained next to nothing from it.

[SirLK26]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

I think that anyone on this site would be hard-pressed to predict two dozen players who will be drafted in the first round. That goes for the media experts, as well. Based on all that I've read on the subject, there doesn't seem to be much separation between the players who will be drafted in the bottom third of the first round and those who will be drafted in the second round, or even the third round in some cases.

Teddy Bridgewater, Johnny Manziel, Greg Robinson, Taylor Lewan, Jake Matthews, Khalil Mack, Sammy Watkins, Justin Gilbert, Mike Evans, Odell Beckham Jr., Aaron Donald, Eric Ebron, Anthony Barr, Blake Bortles, Brandin Cooks, Zack Martin, Timmy Jernigan, Louis Nix, Xavier Su'a-Filo, Ha-Sean Clinton-Dix, Kyle Fuller, Darqueze Dennard, Jadeveon Clowney, CJ Mosley, and Marquise Lee. That's my 2 dozen, plus 2.

In my opinion, a lot of that supposed lack of separation in talent is mere media hype. For example, Teddy Bridgewater going in the 2nd round is simply bullcrap. He's just too talented a player at too important of a position to last that long. Same with any talk of Morgan Moses going in the 3rd. After the draft, I'll revisit this thread(if I even remember, that is), and see how many of those I listed were actually drafted in the 1st.

I mentioned "mere media hype", but it's sometimes difficult to separate that from what really is worth believing, since the vast majority of my information comes from the media. Common sense is a helpful tool.

[SirLK26]

Originally Posted by SirLK26

Teddy Bridgewater, Johnny Manziel, Greg Robinson, Taylor Lewan, Jake Matthews, Khalil Mack, Sammy Watkins, Justin Gilbert, Mike Evans, Odell Beckham Jr., Aaron Donald, Eric Ebron, Anthony Barr, Blake Bortles, Brandin Cooks, Zack Martin, Timmy Jernigan, Louis Nix, Xavier Su'a-Filo, Ha-Sean Clinton-Dix, Kyle Fuller, Darqueze Dennard, Jadeveon Clowney, CJ Mosley, and Marquise Lee. That's my 2 dozen, plus 2.

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