day 2 picks i loved

10 picks I loved

1. Randy Gregory, OLB Dallas            - I understand the kid has off the field issues galore. But the kid is arguably the best pure pass rusher in this draft class. Dallas was in desperate need of help off the edge and the kid could be a double digit sack guy in the league, and those guys don’t fall off trees. With the 60^th pick, the risk was more than worth the selection. 

2. Jaelen Strong, WR Houston – I would have pulled the trigger on Strong at 16^th overall. The kid was the fourth wide receiver on my board and to get him with the 70^th pick in the draft was the epitome of a draft steal. He could get you 80 catches per season out of the third round.

3. Landon Collins, SS New York Giants – He was clearly the best player left on the board to begin day 2 and the Giants made the move to make it happen. The guy is going to be a really good player in the league, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he ended up making 100 tackles a season. High floor pick.

4. Maxx Williams, TE Baltimore – The team needed weapons for Flacco and they went out and got an exceptional player in round two. He can block and he is a really good athlete who catches everything in the passing game. Excellent value from Ozzie.

5. Lorenzo Mauldin, OLB New York Jets – The Jets defense is going to be scary good and they added a versatile athletic guy on the outside. The kid should have gone 20-30 picks earlier and they got a good one with their third round pick.

6. David Johnson – RB Arizona – He was the third ranked running back on my board as he has exceptional pass game skills. Adding him to Ellington gives that team a really nice one-two punch and I think he could end up being a 1000 yard rusher and a 500 yard per season receiver.

7. Eli Harold – OLB San Francisco – There wasn’t a gigantic need here but you can never have too many good pass rushers. Harold should have been off the board way before the 49ers picked him with the 79^th pick. The kid was a borderline first rounder, you just have to pull the trigger when he’s there 40-50 picks later.

8. Tyler Lockett – WR Seattle – Really good schematic fit who can do a lot of what Seattle wanted Percy Harvin to do but for a third round rate. He’s a tough undersized kid who can work the slot but also run that interior seam route. Plus he’s an elite return man and special teams player. 

9. Clive Warford, TE Oakland – He’s a really good player in both the run and pass game. Warford can make people move and he’s deadly when you get him in a one on one situation as a pass catcher. I compared him to a poor man’s Jason Witten. The Raiders have had a solid first two days.

10. Carl Davis, DT Baltimore – What do you know Ozzie has another good draft pick. Davis has some serious and real motor questions, but late in the third round it’s not a bad risk at all. The kid has borderline first round talent so to get him at the end of round three is just simply a terrific risk/reward selection.