WR draft pick at #27 versus #58

The combo aspect was part of looking at this. As the draft unfolds the decision makers might have to evaluate sumpin along the lines of...

Beckham/Cooks/Benjamin #27
and
Breeland/McGill #58

OR

Fuller/Roby/Verrett #27
and
Adams/Robinson/Moncrief/Landry/Bryant #58

The quality of who you might get at those spots makes WR at #58 much more attractive IMO.

Moncrief is serious

I see no reason to take a wr in first round unless thy are elite (CJ, Julio, AJ, etc)

Watkins and Evans are the only two worth looking at in the first this year. Neither will be there at 27

Draft db

that's another angle of this discussion...

for me at #27 Watkins & Evans will in no wise be available but are slam bang must picks if they were.

Lee, Beckham, Cooks, & Benjamin are in the fair value range but not table pounding Take him!

At #58 there is a high chance you could have a selection of more than one incredible value WR selection. Value-wise a Matthews or Moncrief at #58 would be A++ over Beckham or Cooks at #27 (B to C)

Like you said before it will depend on what they are looking for a big body guy or a smaller speed guy. I think they are going speed guy for whichever pick they choose for wr.

solid post. this is exactly the type of thing I was looking for. it really all depends on how the draft begins to shake out. i think theres a lot of need at WR this year all around. but its looking more and more likely WR in the 2nd.

Verrett at 27
Landry at 58

my preference

I really think that we could trade back to 35-40 with a team with a hard-on for a player and still get Verrett there.

Blues youre so against taking a WR at 27

Only thing for me is who is gonna be there at 27? I dont think Mosley or Shazier will. Nor Dennard or Gilbert. I like Verrett, but he is better suited as a slot CB. We need a split out wide CB. I like Roby.

And at the same time, what WRs would be there at 58? Robinson and Adams are the only ones that I think could be there, and im not a fan of them. The rest will go before 58. Everyone is high on Moncrief, not just us. Hes been moving up draft boards since the combine.

It all depends on who is there at 27, and while we can speculate who might be there, we arent sure. A lot of things can happen during the draft. Any team could move up or move back. And we can use previous drafts to tell us how many players at each position go, but that doesnt mean that itll happen this year.

If we cant trade back, and there isnt a defensive guy we like at #27, I would hope we take Matthews at 27. Hes the only guy I wouldnt mind us reaching for because I think he ends up being the 3rd best WR in the draft behind Watkins and Evans. And hes mature, experienced, and polished enough where he can come in and be our #2WR immediately. Total package guy. Reminds me of Reggie Wayne, just a bit taller. Great routes, polished, great hands, wants the ball in crunch time, and best of all hes reliable and clutch.

Hes a great fit in our offense and for what we need. What killed us this past year was Moore and Colstons drop in production. They do work in the middle of the field on those medium length routes like seems, posts, drags, digs, post corners, etc. Matthews would be perfect in our O.

This is a loaded WR class. But, at 27, it all depends on who we can get at other positions. And just because its a deep class doesnt mean that they all pan out. So we can wait for a WR in the 2nd or whatever, but that doesnt mean that hes going to pan out.