Couch’s Pre-Super Bowl Mock Draft

Resign:
OG Smith, DE Omenihu, WR Brown, OT Humphries, QB Wentz, RB Hunt+ other minor deals.

*I’m prioritizing Smith over everyone else, since entering the league only Thuney has a higher avg PFF rating. Restructuring or extending a couple contracts to pay for the rest.

FA:
LB Bobby Wagner + RB Nick Chubb

*Wagner’s older, but 1/3rd cheaper and outperformed Bolton this season per PFF. Nick Chubb’s also older, but was ranked as a top 5 RB in a survey of NFL coaches last season (before he returned) and might have some juice left we can harvest in KC.

Trade:
RB Pachecco + #62 to CAR for 2.57 & 5.141

*Meh, he’s never been that great just one of Veach’s really solid value picks. If he has any value, why not move him?

Draft:

1. DL Harmon #32

*Unclear if he’ll fall to us but his 17.6% pass rush % from the inside would be awesome next to Chris Jones!

2. RB Henderson #57

*We need a solid 3rd down back and a successor to Pachecco.

3.a DE David Walker #66

*There are a few pass rush specialists with high sack numbers in this draft, but Walker has better size than most of them and falls to us after playing for a smaller program in college. Insurance for FAU’s limited development.

3.b WR Tory Horton #96

*He was injured this year, but feels like a steal to me at his current projection. 1k+ seasons every year he played, size and speed, what’s there not to like and why isn’t he projected higher?

5.a OT Logan Brown #141

*Do we have a 4th or 5th? Anyways, If there’s no immediate starting options in the 1st, I don’t think Humphries would be the worst stop gap. I can’t understand why Brown’s projected so low in the draft. Sure, he’s got Type 1 Diabetes, but credited with zero sacks and only 6 hurries last season. Has size and athleticism. I’m throwing him into the mix for competition at either OT spot in the coming years.

5.b CB Nole Williams #169

*Great size, had 7 interceptions last season and we could use some ballhawks in our secondary.

7.a LB Cody Lindenberg #232

*Had some injuries in college, but is apparently healthy now and shined in Sr Bowl practices. Described as a “ballhawk” by the coaching staff after the Sr Bowl concluded

7.b S Shilo Sanders #257

*He has the pedigree, Draftbuzz believes he has enough talent to be a top 5 Safety in this draft if he eventually reaches his full potential.

Roster:
QB: Mahomes, Wentz

RB: Hunt, Henderson, Chubb
FB: Steele

WR: Rice, Worthy, Brown, Horton, Smith-Schuster, Remigio
TE: Kelce, Grey, Wiley

LT: Humphries, Suamataia
LG: Thuney, Morris
OC: Creed, Nourzard
RG: Smith, Caliendo
RT: Taylor, Brown

DE: Karlaftis, Thompson
DT: Jones, Tuipulotu
DT: Harmon, Pennell
DE: Omenihu, FAU, Walker

WLB: Tranquill, Lindenberg
MLB: Wagner, Cochrane
SLB: Chenal, Jones

CB: McDuffie, Watson, Williams, Johnson, Williams
S: Hicks, Cook, Conner, Sanders

K: Butker
P: Araiza
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Originally Posted by htismaqe:
There's no way I would pay Smith after Sunday. He's simply not worth the money.

Bolton just is. He was a big part of shutting down Barkley. With the way things are going with NFL offenses, guys like him are going to increase in value.

Were in a weird spot where I don't really like Tranquil and Bolton on the field together. Tranquill drop off has me yearning for Gay a little bit. I'd like to upgrade a line backer spot but its near impossible to do without a pretty good asset being given up. It should be fine for another year or two but if Tranquil takes another step back things may be ugly.
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