As an aside, McDonald is at #25 in the consensus big board.
1. He is an elite 2 down NT... In the future (not at present) he might be useful in passing situations
2. Flores will be the one effectively picking the defensive players and not sure how he would view a pure NT. Then again, some players are so good at what they do moving around the line is not necessary. So if it is a defensive player it will be a guy Flores wants.
I don’t watch college ball during the year at all, so no idea who these guys are yet, but I like it in terms of position/round. My only two draft takes to this point are that Love is overrated (skinny, runs tall, has a ton of spin move and hurdle highlights that aren’t repeatable in the NFL) and Skyler Bell is underrated by at least a round. Round 2 seems like a good place for RB this year, but I think they probably just try to get a vet who they know can pass protect.
The perpetual seasonal shifts between offense and defensive strategies leave me clueless as to who Flores will need to execute his scheme. I trust his judgment…
Like the trade down but.... But looking at your actual picks (using NFL Mock draft database
https://www.nflmockdraftdatabase.com/big-boards/2026/consensus-big-board-2026
Miller is a large over reach #21 vs #39
Price is a small reach #49 to #57
Slaughter a very small reach a #82 to #87
Clark... small #97 vs 101
Muhammad would be a very large pick up #99 vs 99
Outside of Miller... The overreach is pretty minimal but the Miller pick would be.... questioned...
Agreed if hte fit/value is not there at 18 (or you have 4-5 guys who you would get) a trade down )like you did would be excellent
As an aside, McDonald is at #25 in the consensus big board.
1. He is an elite 2 down NT... In the future (not at present) he might be useful in passing situations
2. Flores will be the one effectively picking the defensive players and not sure how he would view a pure NT. Then again, some players are so good at what they do moving around the line is not necessary. So if it is a defensive player it will be a guy Flores wants.
I don’t watch college ball during the year at all, so no idea who these guys are yet, but I like it in terms of position/round. My only two draft takes to this point are that Love is overrated (skinny, runs tall, has a ton of spin move and hurdle highlights that aren’t repeatable in the NFL) and Skyler Bell is underrated by at least a round. Round 2 seems like a good place for RB this year, but I think they probably just try to get a vet who they know can pass protect.
The perpetual seasonal shifts between offense and defensive strategies leave me clueless as to who Flores will need to execute his scheme. I trust his judgment…
Fano and Mauigoa both played RT, O’Neill is not getting younger