The thing about edge rusher is that there is Chubb and then a lot of question marks. He will be gone. Then you’re talking about Landry and Davenport. I’m not ruling either out at this point, but they aren’t slam dunk values at 14 either. Landry needs to answer questions about his dropoff in 2017, and Davenport needs to demonstrate that his tools are genuinely rare enough to overlook his lack of development. It’s just something to continue monitoring.
Personally, I think 3 QB’s is a lock, 4 is reasonably likely, and 5 would be sweet. Barkley’s gone. Guice is a dark horse as well. Nelson should go in that range, as should Chubb, Edmunds, and Fitzpatrick. I would love it if someone took Derwin James. So say that’s ~9-10 picks accounted for.
That means that a number of the following could be in play at #14: Calvin Ridley, Connor Williams, Vita Vea, Da’Ron Payne, Roquan Smith, Denzel Ward, Harold Landry, and Marcus Davenport.
That’s a higher class of prospect than the Packers have had a shot at in some time. I just hope they’re open minded about positions and take the best impact player rather than reaching down the board to address a need. For instance, if Vea is their highest graded prospect by a good margin, take him and stack up strength on strength along that defensive front. Frankly, I think that kid will explode at the next level if he’s allowed to play 50-60% of snaps instead of 90+.
