I'll admit, I'm woefully under-educated on who is likely to be available at 18 with all the intrigue of our first pick plus with all the other draft stories going on. And it's funny, because 18 is in the range we've been in quite frequently for our first round pick, so normally I'd know a lot of our potential targets. For the ones who know better, who are some possible targets for us at 18 that I should NOT be happy about us drafting?
Who should we NOT draft at 18?
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For those pure BPA, anyone, as long as they're, well, BPA
For 'normal' people, anyone NOT at a position on need
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Dont know if he is a target but Najee Harris
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the RB position in general.
I want us to go RB in this draft, but I'm definitely not the least bit excited about Najee. I don't understand how a guy who manages to make no big plays despite being at Alabama, which is practically a pro team playing in college, manages to be a first round candidate.
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all 50 of his touchdowns were from inside the 10?
I don't mind drafting an RB like 25-32 if there is a good candidate there. You can get a good RB there and get that 5th year option, which on a position where people don't want to sign guys to second contracts, can actually be pretty valuable. But I don't know if there is value in this draft at that range, and I just don't get Najee Harris.
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i need a first round RB to be explosive (that's just me).
take it to the house from anywhere on the field at any time (plus well rounded in other areas).
and, right now, we don't have a late first rounder.
so i'm out on running back until round 2 (or later), unless we trade down, or pick up a very late first rounder somewhere.
We should not draft a DT like Barmore
They absolutely should not draft Paye at 18. If they do, he will be their next Charles Harris.
Only 25 carries of 20+ yards, only 89th in the NCAA at yards after contact.
If there were two things you were looking for to make a guy a first round RB, it would be ability to generate big plays consistently and ability to generate yards after contact. Without those two things, he's JAG.
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i have etienne above him.
but i don't watch enough college football to opine on his JAG-ness.
I've heard Paye's name but only today started seeing him mocked to us today. Seems like an overdraft.
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I would be disappointed with Rousseau or Jaelan Phillips at 18.
Positions to skip at 18:
RB
C
TE
Edge
DT
RB
C
TE
Edge
DT