Also thought Fan Speak - Jake, Bleacher Report - Matt Miller, Fan Speak - Steve, and Kingdom Connection - Brad Norris were all good Big Boards. They had different grades than I had, but it all looked valid.
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player evaluations are just all over the place.
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Yep. Every single board has players just everywhere and nobody is in agreement except for the top 10 in general. Some boards have players in the top 40 that others have as 3rd rounders. Really awkward year for evaluations.
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I did comparisons on a few players -

CB Jeff Gladney TCU - was probably one of the most consistent with 6 boards rating him in the 30s or end of 1st round or top of the 2nd. One guy had him at 121 though. So you could probably throw out the high and low.

LB Zack Baun, Wisconsin - was pretty consistent with being in the 30s or 40s but one had him at 135 and another at 112. Zack is not a 3rd or 4th round LB.

TE Thaddeus Moss was all over from being a 2nd rounder to a 6th rounder to not even being on their board.
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32: R1P32
S XAIVER MCKINNEY
ALABAMA

63: R2P31
EDGE CURTIS WEAVER
BOISE STATE

96: R3P32
G NETANE MUTI
FRESNO STATE

135: R4P32
WR DEVIN DUVERNAY
TEXAS

177: R5P31
RB MICHAEL WARREN II
CINCINNATI

Pretty screwed not taking a single corner in the draft right?
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Yeah, that draft works better if you take a corner at 32 instead of McKinney. Otherwise, I like it.
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32: R1P32
CB JEFF GLADNEY
TCU
63: R2P31
CB A.J. TERRELL
CLEMSON
96: R3P32
LB TROY DYE
OREGON
135: R4P32
WR LYNN BOWDEN
KENTUCKY
177: R5P31
G JON RUNYAN
MICHIGAN
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32: R1P32
CB JEFF GLADNEY
TCU
63: R2P31
CB JAYLON JOHNSON
UTAH
96: R3P32
LB MALIK HARRISON
OHIO STATE
135: R4P32
WR K.J. HILL
OHIO STATE
177: R5P31
RB MICHAEL WARREN II
CINCINNATI
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I like XAIVER MCKINNEY, he and Matheu would be a great duo!
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I did this draft on First-Pick instead so I could simulate a 1st & 3rd for Chris Jones trade with SEA. In this scenario, we work out restructure with Sammy Watkins and let Colquitt, LDT, and Erving go.

Round 1 Pick 27 (SEA): Xavier McKinney, SS/FS, Alabama (A)
Round 1 Pick 32: DAndre Swift, RB, Georgia (A)
Round 2 Pick 31: Justin Madubuike, DT, Texas A&M (A)
Round 3 Pick 32: Ben Bredeson, OG, Michigan (A+)
Round 3 Pick 36 (SEA): Lavert Hill, CB, Michigan (A+)
Round 4 Pick 32: Matt Hennessy, C, Temple (A+)
Round 5 Pick 31: Joseph Charlton, P, South Carolina (A+)
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Interesting. I think the team is better if it takes Baun or Gross Matos instead of McKinney.

Also: Never draft a punter. Use that 5th on a developmental OL or something like that.
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I agree, that late in the draft I was having trouble finding a best fit. Lots of likely starters in that draft tho!
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32: R1P32
CB JEFF GLADNEY
TCU

63: R2P31
S KYLE DUGGER
LENOIR-RHYNE

96: R3P32
RB CAM AKERS
FLORIDA STATE

135: R4P32
LB JORDYN BROOKS
TEXAS TECH

177: R5P31
OT SAAHDIQ CHARLES
LSU
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This one is outrageous. Player rankings/big board is very different from most:

Deep Fried Draft board, User voted, Difficult

32: R1P32
EDGE A.J. EPENESA
IOWA

63: R2P31
RB CAM AKERS
FLORIDA STATE

96: R3P32
LB ZACK BAUN
WISCONSIN

135: R4P32
LB JORDYN BROOKS
TEXAS TECH

177: R5P31
G BEN BREDESON
MICHIGAN
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It's a good thing we didn't draft a punter in 2005!
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