Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
I’d puss out and take him at the back of 2.
I know I wouldn’t be willing to risk it. Oh I can play with draft simulators all day but there’s no harm if I get it wrong.
And ultimately if I take him at the back of 2 it still leaves a 3 for a guy like Tolbert or Pierce.
I can’t talk myself into 50 - that’s Sam Williams pick. But use that 62(ish) on him without blinking at this point.
That’s kinda where I’m at. I don’t trust that he makes it to 94.
Metchie and Austin on the board at 62, who are you taking?
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
A week ago - Metchie.
Today - Austin.
I have a really hard time getting excited about WRs under 5'10" but I definitely get his appeal. After all, Hill is 5' 8-1/8" and he's been amazing (although that's EXTREMELY rare, you can count sub-5'10" stars on one hand). Austin is 5'7-6/8" and also weighs 15 pounds less than Hill coming out (185 vs 170). He's a near carbon copy of Isaiah McKenzie, for good or bad.
It's not that I won't champion taking Austin but I wouldn't touch him earlier than the 3rd, and it's 100% about lack of size. In the NFL, everyone is fast and physical. He's going to struggle on the outside with press, no doubt. He already struggles mightily with something Hill was extremely good at, and that's competing in traffic for the football.
The two speed-merchant guys for me are Bo Melton and Danny Gray.
Melton: 5'11-0/8" 189 with a 4.34 40, 6.98 3C, 38" Vert, 10'1" Broad.
Gray: 5'11-7/8" 186 with a 4.33 40, 34" Vert, 10'6" Broad.
I especially like Melton, who wasn't going against the Nicholls State's and Tulsa's of the world every week and he had a shit QB but still put up respectable stats.
Gray is a guy I just like his physical profile a bit more and he had some talent there with him to split up some production (Reggie Robertson is going to get drafted too).
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I’ve been sick and have barely left bed the last 24 hours so hell if I can remember who was on my board (at work - didn’t take a picture yesterday)
I think Mathew Butler was near the top of it and I don’t believe he’s been taken so we’ll go that route.
The Jets select Matthew Butler, DT - Tennessee
He’s fat. He played in the SEC. That’s the extent of my scouting report of this pick.
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