Trending toward WR/CB in some order rounds 1 and 2

From a draft standpoint, the premium positions that remain big needs are WR and CB. Schoen has stressed that high in the draft the preference is for the premium position. Mainly because it impacts your team more and you have 4 to 5 years of cost control on the player. If you try for the premium position to often in FA or via trade the cost is very, very high and can quickly destroy your cap space.

This offseason so far in Free Agency, he made the 'big' splashes at ILB and TE. He Franchised Barkley at the low-ish FT number for a RB.

WR is still a huge long term need moving forward as we take a closer look at the guys signed as our current top receiving options. Waller is past 30 and is essentially a year to year contract, Campbell has had trouble staying healthy and is on a 1 year deal, Slayton is on a 2 year deal with if I had to guess an 'easy out' in year 2, Hodgins is on his last year of a cost controlled contract, Shep is past his prime and breaking down. We need to hit a home run here in the draft to secure a long term cost controlled player that can hopefully become a staple in the passing game for at least the next 4-5 years at a cost controlled price.

As for CB, Wink's system screams for two high level M2M CB's on the boundaries. It allows him free reign to blitz from everywhere. He has been quoted as saying "Get me the Corners and I can manufacture the pressure". They haven't really upgraded this spot in FA (as of yet). Adoree is a bit injury prone and on the last year of his deal. After that we have a bunch of unknowns. Mostly young guys, some with upside but some injury prone and many unproven as of right now. Even though he still blitzed a lot, Wink was severely handcuffed last year in dialing up the type of pressures from anywhere and everywhere with the numbers he sometimes likes to send to.

You could make the argument if we go WR or CB round 1 with which ever is the better graded guy in round 1, you have a chance to end up with :

@WR:

Rd 1: JSN, Addison, Johnston, Flowers, Hyatt
Rd 2: TYLER SCOTT, Josh Downs, Cedric Tillman, Jayden Reed, Michael Wilson

@CB:

Rd 1: Porter Jr (doubtful), Deonte Banks, Tyreke Stephenson, Forbes
Rd 2: Garrett Williams, Ringo, Darius Rush, Cam Smith


A deep sleeper is IOL (most likely Center) with:

Rd 1 O'Cyrus Torrence
Rd 2 Schmitz(c), Tippman (c), Avila (g)
Rd 3 Luke Wypler, Olu Oluwatimi (c), Scruggs (c)