Ethan Smith | Player Evaluation

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Picks 29-32
29. Curious how they will use woods with Chris jones on the d-line

30. Jets add another weapon and I like this one a better.

31. Not a huge fan of Keldric Faulk. But they needed an edge.

32. Surprised they took him here but he will pair well with Zach Charbonnet.

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Picks 26-28
26. Might be stretch for Rutledge, although I do like taking a guard in this spot.

27. I really like chris Johnson for Miami just don’t know if you needed trade up this far to get him.

28. Drake maye is your franchise guy and he needs to be protected, great pick.

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Picks 23-25
23. I like the edge pick here for Dallas, great pair for Dallas in RD1

24. I actually really like Conception. I think he will be a great weapon for any of the qbs in CLE.

25. Love this pick. Don’t know how he fell that far, and you’re filling a big hole on defense.

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Picks 20-22
20. Aj brown is definitely gone, surprised lemon fell this far. I like the pick for it being this late.

21. I really like Iheanachor but might’ve been a reach at 21.

22. A lot of people don’t like Akheem, I personally like him a lot, I like this pick at 22.

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Picks 17-19
17. I like Blake miller, I just like Monroe freeling better.

18. If he’s healthy it’s a good pick, that foot injury was his drawback in this draft.

19. Love the pick. Protecting Bryce young is key and this will help.

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Picks 14-16
14. Protecting Lamar early. Didn’t overthink it. I like the pick

15. Bain at 15 is a good pickup for the bucs, I’m not a huge fan of Bain but at 15 it’s a good pickup.

16. I would’ve taken defense. Guys later in the draft will give you the same production as sadiq.

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Picks 11- 13
11. Caleb downs is a steal at 11. Honestly don’t know how you let him fall this far.

12. Kadyn proctor at 12 is a reach for me personally

13. WOW. First pick I absolutely don’t agree with. Rams are a win now team, they should’ve got somebody who helps with that.

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Picks 8-10
8. Again I love Jordyn Tyson but I think the saints have bigger needs than another WR

9. Spencer Fano is great, great move to move back and take the guy you wanted

10. I like Francis Mauigoa, protecting that backfield will be important.

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Picks 5-7
5. I love Arvell but this pick was weird to me, I don’t feel like the giants needed another pass rusher.

6. Love the Mansoor pick but I don’t think the chiefs needed to move up to get him.

7. Sonny will change that defense day 1

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Interesting start to the first round
Picks 1-4
1. Obvious pick for the raiders

2. It was either that or arvell, can’t go wrong either way

3. Jeremiyah love is great player, he will change that offense immediately

4. Surprising pick but I like giving cam a good weapon.

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@Fartknocker_81 Well like I said I appreciate it, this is all just my opinion and what I would do in these scenarios.

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Cowboys mock draft 🟦⬜️

Adding to the cowboys defense early. Offense doesn’t need a ton of work. Very defense heavy in this one.

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Vikings mock draft 🟪🟨

Filling in the defense in the first few rounds. If they are going to stay with JJ McCarthy he needs a great o-line, and a good run game.

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Packers mock draft 🟩🟨

Add depth everywhere with the packers, Kevin Coleman can turn into a solid WR option late.

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Lions mock draft 🟦⬜️

Lions desperately need to fill in the defensive gaps this draft. Adding some o-line in the mid rounds will also help the depth.

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Bears mock draft 🟧🟦

Lost some key pieces on defense so replacing those is huge.

I don’t think Brenen Thompson and Noah thomas will be able to replace DJ Moore, but they will be solid options for Caleb in the passing game.

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Browns mock draft🟧🟫

Browns need weapons and o-line no matter who they decide to go with at qb

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Steelers mock draft🟨⬛️

Steelers have a ton of picks late in this draft. Hopefully Mike McCarthy continues to stack the defense.

I don’t love any of the qbs in this draft after Mendoza but that being said if they wanted to take a shot, I’d pick Carson Beck.

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Bengals mock draft 🟧⬛️

Bengals have done a lot for this defense in the off season but I think some of these additions could really take this defense to the next level.

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Ravens mock draft 🟪⬛️

Ravens need a WR 1. Full out the defense and o-line with the rest of the picks and this team becomes serious contenders.

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Commanders mock draft

Big on defense with the commanders, Jayden Daniel’s will be healthy this season and that offense can get back to what it was in 2024