If you will allow me some leeway here, I want to try and change your perspective. Not only was this GM Jon Eric-Sullivan’s first NFL Draft experience, but it’s very important to remember that he was drafting to try and replace nearly half the roster. Chris Grier, our former GM left this team in an awful state. The most obvious issue to anyone from the outside was the cap situation, we came into the season over the cap. Before undertaking his, or really their, because Sully and Haf are really the synergistic duo who are in charge of the team. Together, they just purged the roster of a bunch of high price salaried players that let’s face it, didn’t have what it takes to get it done here. QB Tua Tagovailoa, WR Jaylen Waddle, EDGE Bradley Chubb, WR Tyreek Hill, OL Liam Eichenberg, OL James Daniels, WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, FB Alec Ingold, and K Jason Sanders. If you loved any of these players, forgive me, but they were part of the problem here. They’re part of the reason this team has been considered “soft”, and why this team could never really contend during the Grier/McDaniel. All the shiny stars in the world weren’t going to win here in Miami with the weak type of mindset of Grier/McDaniel, routinely rewarding players with salary bumps and contract extensions during a period where we made the playoffs twice and were out and out embarrassed looking like we didn’t belong on the field with the other team. Those days are OVER!!!!
We all need to realize the tremendous undertaking it was for Sully and Haf, knowing this team in tremendously disadvantageous cap situation. There will be no big spending to help fill the roster and better the roster once Free Agency begins and teams start cutting veteran players. I’m not saying we won’t make any moves, but we simply don’t have any space to make big purchase. Sullivan realized he had to fill the roster through the draft and UDFA’s, and we made 13 selections in the 2026 NFL Draft. Some of you hated at least half of them, and maybe national talking heads did too, but none of that matters. I explained yesterday that Sully and Haf may have changed the entire culture here in just one draft. The guys selected are “their guys”, and it was quite clear to me that Sully and Haf wanted physical players that want to get at it. These guys will run through a wall for HC Jeff Hafley and for their teammates. Do you not see the contrast to what we had here before? “Me” guys, not team players. There will be no “You get to pick the music for today’s practice Jaylen because you had a very good practice today!” I could vomit just thinking of that. Good practices will now be expected from every player and will be rewarded by playing better in the games and remaining on the roster.
Despite taking players that weren’t high on many boards, throughout the draft we Sully took physical players, because he wants this team to be a bigger, more physically imposing team. Our new OL Kadyn Proctor sure enough is big at 6’7 352. CB Chris Johnson isn’t really big, but he’s a “dog” and big enough at 6’0 193. LB Jacob Rodriguez who’s selection was blessed by none other than former Texas Tech LB and Hall of Fame LB Zach Thomas tells you all you need to know. This guy forced the most fumbles in the history of college football with 12, and had 7 FF’s last season. The WR’s we picked are also “dogs”, physical guys that are either difficult to bring down after the catch and aggressive making contested catches.The TE we drafted Will Kacmarek is hands down the best blocking TE in the draft. One guy who probably can’t wait to see these guys is RB De’Von Achane because Proctor and Kacmarek mean more yards for him! We drafted LB Kyle Louis who will be a chess piece. Undersized as a LB, Louis has very good cover skills and excellent athleticism and will be used like a LB/S hybrid.
We took our first EDGE rusher in RD 4 taking yet another player from Texas, Trey Moore. Not sure how much he can help this season, but the draft is never only about one season. That’s even more clear with the selection of WR Chris Bell in RD 3, who is coming off a late 2025 ACL tear. He will probably start the season on IR, and who knows, may finish on it too, but when healthy, Bell was a potential 1st RD pick.Bell is a big, thick WR at 6’2 222. He’s a tough receiver thats willing to fight for the ball and extra yards as well after the catch. IN RD 5 the Dolphins took, whaddaya know, another Texas player in S Michael Taffe. An undersized S with solid ball skills with 7 INT’s in his 5 year career and apparently he is QB Quinn Ewers best friend. We took a TE, a receiving TE in RD 5 Seydou Traore who is an international player, but a developing player at the TE position. We finally took another OL in RD 6, OG DJ Campbell from none other than Texas. We finished off the draft with another EDGE rusher Max Llewellyn. Here’s our entire draft haul . . .
RD 1 #12 OT Kadyn Proctor 6’7 352 – Alabama
RD 1 #27 CB Chris Johnson 6’0 193 – San Diego State
RD 2 #43 LB Jacob Rodriguez 6’1 238 – Texas Tech
RD 3 #75 WR Caleb Douglas 6’3 206 – Texas Tech
RD 3 #87 TE Will Kacmarek 6’5 261 – Ohio State
RD 3 #94 WR Chris Bell 6’2 222 – Louisville
RD 4 #130 EDGE Trey Moore 6’2 243 – Texas
RD 4 #138 LB Kyle Louis 6’0 220 – Pittsburgh
RD 5 #158 S Michael Taaffe 6’0 190 – Texas
RD 5 #177 WR Kevin Coleman 5’10 179 – Missouri
RD 5 #180 TE Seydou Traore 6’3 233 – Mississippi State
RD 6 #200 DJ Campbell 6’3 313 – Texas
RD 7 #238 EDGE Max Llewellyn 6’6 258 – Iowa
So, 13 players in all, quite a haul. Once again my friends, culture change, and lord knows we need that so badly here. I think it’s the thing I hated most about this team was their inability to ever step up in a crunch moment. There are always exceptions on a big 53 man roster, and believe you me, ILB Jordyn Brooks, who is a “DOG”, will love playing next to Jacob Rodriguez, also a “dog” and fellow Red Raider. How many times did we hear from former Dolphins player how soft our team was? How many times did we witness how soft this team was, and that was partially HC Mike McDaniel, and certainly the players like Tua who never met a big moment he didn’t melt in, Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle. None of those guys showed up big in big moments when it was needed.
I’m so looking forward to “seeing” the culture change, not hearing about. I can’t wait to see these guys in action. I’m not expecting to compete for a divisional crown this year but I expect this team to win at least half a dozen games or more this season. To me, that would be impressive after the extensive purge we went through. I want to observe a more physical team, we’ll know it when see it, and I think we’;re going to see it a lot. We’re going to see what big collection of “dogs” can do and how infectious it is to the entire team. Can’t wait to see it!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Got to get ready for work but I am really stoked about getting Reiger and Konga. Konga could be the future replacement for Sieler. Same type of DT, he can anchor really well and has that lateral quickness to beat OL and get up field with pressure up the middle. Sieler was a UDFA also.
I agree about Konga. I was calling for him to be drafted by us @180, @200, and @238. LOL
Kong looks better than Reiger, and could replace or take Butler’s spot
If he makes the 53 man roster and he plays either DE or DT, or anywhere else on the D-line, can we call it a Konga line?
I like it. We could have a lot of fun with his name. The 8th wonder of the world, King Konga.
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if he makes the 53, it’s CavalierKonga
LOL, numerous times I’ve seen his name mentioned as I scan through comments and have to double back to make sure it wasn’t my name.
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call the D Miami Pound Machine 🙂
ummmmmmmm
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Mike E,
Gary Oldman was amazing in True Romance. I didn’t even realize it was him at first.
”White Boy Day” 😂
He thinks he’s Charlie Motherfuckin Bronson
”I know I’m pretty , but I ain’t as pretty as a couple of titties.”
I no longer think this pick was a reach. I love it! He’s better than Jackson Hawes was coming out for sure. Nice breakdown by Ryder.
I did a 180 on this pick too
saved us a late round FB pick, blocks better than Jonah (not saying much), can block at the second level, can play Hback and this only block TE can also catch
his hands are under 10″, but the way they measure hands is retarded, because they don’t account for 3 middle fingers length
I have short fingers, my hand length is over 9″ and I can’t palm a basketball, without maneuvering in perfectly
he didn’t drop a pass in 2025
he said, they had so many weapons at OSU, that he didn’t get many targets
he could be a draft steal, if we use him properly and with our lack of weapons we should
Like I said last night, I like the Bell pick as he’s been on my radar since 2024. I think he was the only “steal” of the draft. Having him fall that far due to the ACL. I pray he gets back to 100% with no limitations and he will be that steal.
Yeah, I did it. BBM’s First 2027 Mock Draft
2. Jeremiah Smith WR Ohio State A
34. Darian Mensah QB Miami (FL) D-
66. Clev Lubin EDGE Louisville A-
101. Trevor Lauck OT Iowa A-
140. Adon Shuler S Notre Dame C
152. Ja’son Prevard CB Kansas State C+
187. Luke Reynolds TE Penn State C
227. Carson Hinzman OC Ohio State A
251. Daniel Wingate LB Maryland B
No matter who the QB I select I get a D-
love Smith. Which QB’s were in the board?
Only Manning, Moore and Sorsby went before #33. Mensah was the top QB on the board.
Mensah was the top QB on the board at pick 33
I wonder if Llewelyn is related to Doug Llewelyn of Peoples Court fame?
Google uses this brand new tool its called AI, that means artificial intelligence, you should try it
LMGTFY
Based on available search results, there is no indicated connection between Max Llewellyn, the EDGE rusher drafted by the Miami Dolphins from Iowa in 2026, and Doug Llewellyn.
BBM, would you rather
Waddle and his 30m cap hit or (Chris Johnson and Chris Bell)
I will take Johnson and Bell in a heartbeat
No more softies!!!!!
Mike just took his viagra😜
I’m afraid to take viagra – I’ll be THAT guy with a 24 hour hard on
I was sitting here thinking of my conversations with Confucius. I remember him telling me that patience is important and “The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones”.
He also used to say that Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be failure….and I was like Confu….I called him that…Confu, if preparation is key to success, why the hell didn’t the guy moving a mountain rent a backhoe?
Have the released anyone yet? They are still 5 or 6 players over the 90 man limit.
I am more excited to see Le’Veon Moss and the DT Konga than I am about half of our draft.
He could easily become our #3RB if not even #2.
I read this article, the entire time thinking “How does he / she know this shit?”
This seems to be a lot of projection.
https://dolphinstalk.com/2026/04/why-the-miami-dolphins-offense-looks-different-in-2026/
Well, the writers last name is Munson. You’ve been Munsoned. lol
sounds like someone read some, didn’t do her homework and made assumptions, but doesn’t know the obvious
These changes have made the team less predictable. While in 2023 everyone knew the ball would go to Atwell or Tolbert within the first two seconds of the snap, in 2026 the threat came from any player on the field, including blockers.
must’ve been an AI article
somehow the clock stopping on an incompletion doesn’t count as actual time, like actual time stops, when the game clock does
I’m referring to the running the ball to keep the D fresh myth
Have the released anyone yet? They are still 5 or 6 players over the 90 man limit.
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Rock, they don’t have to until all are officially signed. Therefore, half of our rookie class probably won’t get signed until after 6/2 when we clear more cap. We will probably start seeing cuts after OTA’s.
Sorry guys, I am totally going to get a Thumbstache Jersey. I might even go so far as to get a jersey with his number on it and a custom “Thumbstache” on the back.
10 is available since Hill got released
lol, great name
in January I was at a Dick’s sporting goods in Miami, there were hundreds of #10 jerseys marked down
We will have to see if Rodriguez shaves this offseason before I invest in a custom jersey. LOL The porn stache might not be there when he plays for Miami.
It looks like a family thing and it represents more cowboy.
And his wife likes it, the Apache Helicopter Pilot.
Someone at work today told me that it was a team thing, he and a bunch of his guys decided to grow them.
Rock, I would not be surprised to see them trade 1 or 2 guys post draft for a future pick. This was something GB has done recently.
Looking at projected salaries for rookies and where they are drafted, only our top 7 draftees will affect the top 51 and 4 of them by not much. We actually have enough cap right now to sign all but the top 3 picks.
Right now, pick 75 is only going to affect the top 51 cap by about 230K.
I see we are adding 1 more UDFA bringing the total to 9 UDFA’s. The last one is OT Kevin Cline from BC. I think this puts our roster at 97 players.
Dolphins exit draft with holes, not sure who wrote the article, looks like another Brian Mil, I mean Chris Perkins retarded article, behind paywall didn’t read it, just the title reeks of ignorance
we’re rebuilding, with a youth movement, why on earth would we sign FA vets to take away precious exp play time from the young guys?
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/onsi/2026-post-draft-53-man-roster-projection-how-many-picks-make-it-01kq7phrwjme
What I’d do is put Bell on PUP, give Atwell and Tolbert some time up until a decision needs to be made on Bell, then trade or release one or both, especially if they don’t plan on bringing either back
with the possible extra roster spots it would be between Wease and Tahj
we better not rush Bell in too soon, we do need to see him play this year 6+ games
Both Atwell and Tolbert got 100% guaranteed contracts. Hopefully you could trade them.
Tolbert signed a one year contract with the Miami Dolphins for $1,402,500 with $1,262,500 guaranteed. The contract qualifies for the veteran salary benefit.
if you trade him the receiving team pays the rest of the per game salary
Tutu’s is 1.2625m fully guaranteed, but we know both are making the roster, so it would be guaranteed the first week of the season anyways
the guarantees are to make the roster or pay contract anyways
Crabbs says we got sniped by NYG, we wanted Malachi Fields, they traded 1 spot before us and took him
Douglas is a similar player, 15 lbs lighter
think we were shocked, then panicked
Crabbs has a good video out today, he talks about the signs our GM and HC put out there before the draft, like guys that play well in space, we took Kyle Louis who was supposed to be the best LB in space
what’s worse drafting a guy you really like a round early or waiting only to see him drafted before your next pick?
I believe this what they did in this draft, just took their guy, instead of waiting
Culture really means the type of people you want on your team – good football players who fit your style of play and are reliable.
BPA is a mix of best talent available that fits your culture.
Drafting for need is kind of obvious but you’re supposed to avoid reaching. It really only applies at the top of the draft though because all drafts thin out as it goes on. There is no vertical order.
I see him becoming our SS. Hafley likes to play a lot of Cover 3 so there is a lot of 8 in the box. Louis has range to cover TE, RB and some WR. But he hits and tackles like a LB.
that would be great, where ever he plays he won’t be staying there, he’ll be moved around to fit the situation and / or player
Hafley loves guys that can move around, so you don’t have to change personnel
Moore fits with that too
For the record, I haven’t been sour on Kadyn Proctor since drafting him. We HAD to do something on our O-Line, and I think he can do it. My only issue? His weight issue.
Get him on a weight-regimen and I think he’ll be great.
Here’s Lance Zierlein talking about Proctor 9 days ago. And yes, he thinks Proctor should start on the right-side of anybody’s O-Line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmhsm4PjoOM
Everyone keeps talking about this weight “issue.” He started last season overweight, got a nutritionist, put himself on a weight loss/maintenance program and lost about 50 pounds. What else do you want from the kid?
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The self-control to not put on 50 fucking pounds
when I was old enough to set my own sleep time, I thought it was great, stay up late on school nights, but then in the morning I had to get up and go to school, didn’t take long to figure out, when to go to sleep and not feel like shit in the morning
Proctor said, when he’s too heavy he can’t play all 3 downs, he’ll figure it out, the same way I did, that he has to stay on schedule or feel like shit during games
I’m not worried about his weight
Proctor said, he found the magic to keep his weight under control, don’t eat after 7pm
To be honest, I wasn’t thrilled when they passed on Downs. He was my co-#1 with Sonny Styles, but I got over it by the Chris Johnson pick.
With that said, Proctor is now a Dolphin, so I’ll be rooting for him to plow the road for Achane. Go Phins!!!
Someone said, there’s no way Proctor was BPA over Downs
for the Dolohins he was, if you consider more than just player ranking
Crabbs’ big board was Fins specific, he considered the things Hafley and Sully mentioned, then gave higher grades for having those traits
with that in mind, Proctor has more Fins types of traits/needs
Proctor gets extra pts for being versatile, for playing RT to replace Jackson, athletic ability for someone his size, power, plays premium position…
I think his intangibles far outweigh those of Diwns
Hafley said, (predraft) we were going to run the ball and be physical, this was one of Crabbs’ tells from Hafley
Crabbs’ poll was trading Waddle a smart move?
Dolphins fans said, 61.56% no
what a bunch of narrow-minded ID 10 Ts
the money/cap alone should make it close to 50/50 getting Bell and Johnson too I’d have thought it would be 90/10 yes votes
Me too. I rather have Chris Johnson, Chris Bell, and the 30 million per year.
Rockphin
says:
April 27, 2026 at 2:29 pm
Sorry guys, I am totally going to get a Thumbstache Jersey. I might even go so far as to get a jersey with his number on it and a custom “Thumbstache” on the back.
lol, I said this a day or so ago.
Tough crowd this evening, I see.
I said I’ve had NO regrets about drafting Proctor(!), and to get/keep him on a weight-regimen and I think he’ll be GREAT! No, not barely treading water… not just mediocre, not just an above average starter… but GREAT!
In the meantime, y’all missed where Lance Zierlein was talking about how ideal it would be a start him on the right-side of an O-Line, and particularly at the RG position to begin his career. Sounds like what somebody else has said here since he was drafted.
Sheesh!
I only replied because I accepted the pick too, even if it took me until our next pick. LoL I’m worried about the weight issue too, but I’m trying to be positive for once. LoL
Me, too, Bro! Trying to stay positive, but I’m also positive Proctor is going to be a BEAST!
I wasn’t calling YOU out, by the way.
if you were talking about my post, I was referring to Brian’s post saying Downs was absolutely the BPA
We’re good, Steve!
And as far as I’m concerned, Phelon and Tim are good with me — and vice-versa — as well.
I just felt there was some reading comprehension issues, that’s all. 😉
I’m quite interested to see who will be vying for the LG position and who ultimately wins it. Do we keep Big Jonah at LG? Will he win the starting position?
I will say Brewer, Paul and Proctor will be starters. Jackson probably will be too. I don’t care who plays which side at guard. One spot open?
Yeah, I feel (and it’s early) there’s only one starting spot open. We’ll see!
LG is between Jonah, Campbell and Salyer
Whoever starts probably earned it, so there’s that
we pretty much what Salyer is, and right now he’s the best, but has peaked, hopefully one of the other two improve enough to grab it
Agreed… but both Jonah and Campbell are NATTY right-siders.
At this very early stage, I’d have to give the early nod to Salyer. JMO
Dude (Sully) is building the team in his image. No one else. Sorry, not sorry….lol.
Can’t wait to see how this draft translates…good or bad!
Thank you, Mike E.!
This GM has a vision, a plan, and conviction….fucking ay. It’s about fucking time….no more pussies…lol.
Respect.
I just don’t see it with Proctor. To me he’s just big. He doesn’t seem to move well and at times he just looks off balance. I don’t see any “dawg” in him either. Someone show me some film to prove me wrong.
Caleb Douglas doesn’t look like he has it either.
Need to see more of Chris Johnson. There’s some things in his highlights that concern me, but he does look like he’s got that dawg in him.
hopefully it works out. I remember a time when a certain Tuna was drafting character guys: team captains, leaders etc. that didn’t pan out too well. At some points you have to prioritize talent . Maybe now is not that time.
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STELLAR points.
Best point of all, “hopefully it all works out”. That’s what we hope to see after 3 years.
I wouldn’t re-do our Round 1 at ALL. Yeah, it sucks we didn’t land Caleb Downs, but I have (blind) faith (at least for the time being) that Sully and Haf KNOW what they’re doing at the Safety position.
Luv the pick of J-Rod in the 2nd round, though I didn’t find it necessary with our in-house LB corps. Doesn’t matter: J-Rod will ROCK!!!
Proctor: keep up the habit of not eating after 7, continue to cut out Krispy Kreme, get a chef to make you healthy meals and drop another 20-25 lbs and kick some ass for us please. I’d love for you to make me not regret taking Downs.
EXACTLY!
And I’m sure he’s capable of doing as much, both (now) financially and responsibly… being he’s now a professional NFL player.
I EXPECT as much.
And with that EXPECTATION, I presume he won’t fail. Again, I’m good with drafting Proctor.
Sully said Kacmarek will play a huge role in the run game and be a viable receiver. He considers him an elite blocker at the NFL level as a rookie.
Nah, wasted pick (see my tough guy post below)😜
a reason we couldn’t win against good teams was, because we had 5’9 receivers who’d get manhandled in the 4th qtr, when the zebras would keep their hankies in their pockets
soft teams don’t win many big games
MM hasn’t figured that out yet
Dan Campbell runs the Oklahoma drill, MM calls off practice for a field trip to the bowling alley
But, but, but… we want to be able to have our own song playlist blared over the speakers at practice! LOL 😉
AND, because we couldn’t convert 3rd and 4th and short and move the chains!!!!!
It all goes back to tough guys vs whatever that was MM rolled out there
sb7mvp
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April 27, 2026 at 7:29 pm
…Caleb Douglas doesn’t look like he has it either…
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If I were to call my shot as to who would be the BIGGEST bust of our ’26 draft, it would be Caleb Douglas.
However, I’m NOT going to call my shot (oh, but I just did, LOL)… he may surprise. Seems Sully and Haf saw something to warrant his selection over… like nearly a DOZEN players who were rated MUCH higher by most.
My mind is still blown over this one selection.
Back-to-back Texas Tech selections in J-Rod and Douglas.
Are we sure Wes Welker isn’t still our WR coach (LOL), or at least an advisor at some level within our organization?
Ha, interesting.
Safety Michael Taaffe played against Quin Ewers in the Texas State Championship game.
Taaffe’s team beat Ewers’ team and Taaffe intercepted Ewers twice in that game.
Ewers then gets a scholarship to play at Texas and Taaffe has to walk on at Texas.
Can a 3rd RD pick really be a draft bust? We’ve had some awful 2nd and 3rd RD picks but not sure if they would be classified as busts
I guess technically yes, but I tend to agree with you.
We had 3 3rd RD picks. You pick differently when you have 13 picks. We spent a 2nd RD pick on Channing Tindall when we had no 1st RD pick and maybe 5 picks total, I forget. That’s a BUST!
I think Tindall was a third, but yes he was a bust
Brian,
I had noticed that Proctor was off balance or just seemed kinda discombobulated sometimes too. This was long before the draft. After watching him longer, I think it’s because he has a tendency to lift his feet too high. He doesn’t really shuffle like you’re supposed to. Couple that with the fact that his pad level is too high, and you look kinda out of sync. A guy his size usually plays high, but I don’t quite get the feet. Both correctable.
I’d said earlier that seeing him at the combine kinda improved my take on him. He still stumbled too much, but he was slimmed down and moving pretty well. I think there’s a pretty good player in there, but he’s got work to do…like all rookies.
He and Grant are examples of young guys who need to be coached hard to reach whatever their potential may be. Hopefully these new guys will.
Good to hear- I definitely trust your opinions on the OL!
he’s so big and strong he could get by without having good mechanics, until now
good thing is he can always fall back on his strength, when he gets in a bad situation, hopefully they can get him up to speed at some point this year
Mike E.
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April 27, 2026 at 8:03 pm
Can a 3rd RD pick really be a draft bust? We’ve had some awful 2nd and 3rd RD picks but not sure if they would be classified as busts
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IMO (and I think many others), day 2 draft selections should become reliable starters. Maybe not superstars, but reliable starters.
YES… a 3rd round pick can be considered a draft bust. And especially (only in retrospect after 3 years), when looking at the talent that was passed over.
Day 3 picks? That’s another matter, altogether.
I think draft busts are 1st RD picks. Anything past RD 1 it’s a mistake, not a bust. Especially considering we had 13 picks, and three in the 3rd RD, the gravity of that pick is greatly diminished in my opinion
I think I’m living in an alternate universe here. 3rd rounders can easily be considered busts. They are automatically in the top 100 picks of any draft. Just because Sully had 13 picks his year doesn’t mean we’ll have 13 every year or that we’ll have four 3rds to play with all the time. He gutted our entire team to help get those picks. In a league with a salary cap, the cheaper draft picks are gold and 3rd rounders are extremely valuable.
Anyone in the 4th and higher should be considered a limited opportunity cost wasted or gained in every draft. The lower rounds are just flinging darts, but any decent GM should have an idea of what the top 130 players bring to the table and if it’s a decent potential match.
The rookie I’m going to root for the most will be Caleb Douglas. 😉
Me too. Because if the guy who looks like the biggest reach of our draft is a huge winner, that probably means the rest of the draft was a massive success. And it also means that Willis and Douglas found their groove and he’s helped our QB a whole lot.
🙂