• I asked some teams on Wednesday how many points in the first round they have on their board. One told me 18, another 16 and two others told me, without giving a specific number, their number is in this range. Which means that depending on how things turn out, and taking into account the quarterbacks, these teams will most likely make it to the second round in the 1920s. Now this does not sound great, but it’s not uncommon. And that, I think, is quite indicative of this category – lack of blue-chippers, but reaching normal value around teens, with solid, spectacular start-up talent available in the third round. Here I tell you again: This draft reminds me of 2013, from the lack of talent of top soldiers to the strengths of the category (attackers / passers-by), to the fact that there are good prospects for the second and third of Friday. rounds. And that makes it a bit of a blueprint, as he’s in the staff department to find a Travis Kelce or Zach Ertz that could be turned down. Kareem Elgazzar / USA TODAY The biggest question I have when I ask about team trading this weekend is “Why?” I think I can now answer this question – angles. Depending on how long Cincinnati Sauce Gardner and Derek Stingley Jr. will be on the board. of LSU, there could be action in the back half of the top 10, with teams climbing to land one of the two. Both could become, in the right situation, the best player in the whole class. And so some groups sitting between nine and 14 had conversations about moving with the groups in front of them. For what it’s worth, Seattle has done a lot of work at Stingley. Getting him in the top 10 would be a pretty big departure from the standard running process of the team under Pete Carroll and John Schneider — they have not made an angle higher than 90th overall in the 12 drafts they have run together. There is a real chance this will happen this year, with new moderator Clint Hurtt in the saddle. The way I think the league is looking at the moment — Gardner and Stingley, in a row, after a fall, then Trent McDuffie of Washington, then Kair Elam of Florida, Kyle Gordon of Washington and Clemson’s Andrew Booth in a row. And McDuffie’s behind Gardner and Stingley mainly because of his size / short arms. “There is a difference,” said one GM. “But McDuffie is a very good player, a really healthy player.” And an AFC official added that McDuffie’s “is cleaner than Stingley for many reasons. Size is really the only hit for McDuffie. He can cover, he can tackle. He is not very big or strong, but he can “Play inside and out, belt or man. It’s a safer choice than Stingley.” As for the next group, Booth’s medicine is an issue for many teams and Gordon did not run as well in the Indy as expected. So I think Elam, who scored 40 better than one thought and did very well in interviews, has a great shot to be the fourth off-board corner, maybe in his late teens or early twenties. 20. • I could also see traffic for passers-by (a Philly team that has been explored to move upwards and could be for a corner or a rush) or receivers. In the first, there is a real drop after the first four prospects – Aidan Hutchinson of Michigan, Travon Walker of Georgia, Kayvon Thibodeaux of Oregon and Jermaine Johnson II of Florida. Scroll to continue As for the latter, I’ve heard the Giants are connected to the Bama burner Jameson Williams and the Falcons are considered strong candidates to get one at No. 8 – the two names I’ve heard of are USC Drake London and Ohio State Garrett Wilson. So it is possible, with the Giants very open to advance to their second first round (seventh selection), or even to go out next year, and the Panthers with a similar motivation at No. 6, for a team to try to jump in front of Atlanta to pick up the trash. While we’re there, there’s been a lot of speculation about the Chiefs ‘dealings — and they’ve been making those calls in the’ 20s for the last two days. I understand why many believe it is for a receiver. And it can be. But I’m heard that it could be a hurry pass or a corner, and I have a scenario that I think is realistic. The first piece would move from 29 to the top 20 to choose Elam or Gordon. The second part would be to get a receiver at 30. And for that purpose, watch out for George Pickens of Georgia as a possible wild card. Pickens, I was told, is completely out of line with some teams due to concerns about maturity and credibility. That said, he’s extremely talented, and the kind of risk that Andy Reid and Brett Veach consistently face. In fact, if Pickens’s character was clean and had not torn his ACL last spring (which cost him most of his last season), there is a decent chance he was a top-10 pick. So while the 30th option may be a bit rich, I could see the logic in doing so – and other teams can too. “It’s too early for the child,” said one executive. “But it’s not too early for the player.” • The greatest of Pickens’s teammates in Georgia, the mammoth defensive tackle Jordan Davis, has been very much in my conversations over the last two days. I could see him going to Philly, Baltimore or New Orleans, choosing 14th, 15th and 16th in the middle of the first round. To get Davis so high, you have to be comfortable, you can get a little more consistent effort than it appeared on the tape last year, when even on a heavy spin with other players, his effort can sometimes be abnormal. . • I’ll take into account what GM Panthers, Scott Fitterer, said in his press conference the other day about examining transactions in teens. Going so far, instead of making a shorter move, would allow Carolina to regain the second-round option it lost in Sam Darnold’s trade. If you’re thinking about a deal with Houston, you can see how it would work. The Eagles choose 13th place overall, and this choice is worth, according to the value chart of the project, 1,150 points. The second round of Houston, 37th in total, is worth 530 points. This brings you to 1,680 points, which is right next to the value of the sixth choice (1,600 points). Also, for what it’s worth, we did a fake trade in Tuesday’s rumor column that featured all of this, and showed that to get Washington’s runner-up to a shift from 11 to six, they had to pack a quarter with their own . choose. • I have a pencil for the Bills at 25, but their flexibility reflects the work they have done making the roster. Someone told me on Wednesday how the Bills are at a point now where they need to take a more targeted approach just to make sure they have the right job open for the guy to follow in the first round. This is what could actually lead them to think about returning if, for example, there is no right angle. • I still do not rule out the possibility of an attacking lineman going to Jacksonville first overall. More NFL Coverage:
