re: If Brock Bowers or Rome Odunze are still on the board at 14, do you take one of them?

Bowers is a must draft if he’s there, no questions asked.

You take Bowers.

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But your odds of getting a legit OL outside of the early 1st is way lower than any other position

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Show your work.

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2023 Highest graded OTs per PFF and draft pick:
1. Penei Sewell............7th
2. Trent Williams..........4th
3. Jordan Mailata.. 277th rugby/inter.pathway program
4. Tyron Smith.............9th
5. Tristan Wirfs.......... 13th
6. Braden Smith .......... 37th
7. Christian Darrishaw.... 23rd
8. Bernhard Raimann....... 77th
9. Taylor Decker.......... 16th
10. Morgan Moses.......... 66th

avg. excluding Mailata: 28

Current highest paid OTs Avg./year per sportrac.com
1. Laremy Tunsil...........13th
2. Andrew Thomas...........4th
3. Trent Williams..........4th
4. Lane Johnson............4th
5. Dion Dawkins............63rd
6. Jawaan Taylor...........35th
7. Ryan Ramczyk............32nd
8. Mike Onwenu.............182nd
9. Tytus Howard............23rd
10. Brian Oneil............62nd

avg.: 42

2023 Highest graded TEs per PFF and draft pick:
1. Kittle...............146th
2. Kelce................63rd
3. Andrews..............86th
4. Hockenson............8th
5. Laporta..............34th
6. Trey Mcbride.........55th
7. Taysom Hill......... undrafted
8. Jake Ferguson....... 129th
9. Kmet.................43rd
10. Tanner hudson ....... undrafted
11. evan engram......... 23rd

Avg. excluding UFA = 65

Highest paid TEs per sportrac
1. Waller.............204th
2. Hockenson..........8th
3. Kitlle.............146th
4. Kelce..............63rd
5. Goedert............49th
6. Andrews............86th
7. Engram.............23rd
8. Njoku............. 29th
9. Kmet.............. 43rd
10. Schultz.......... 137th

avg.= 79


Only one top 10 tight end was drafted in the early 1st round. I understand Bowers is special but this should show you how valuable OTs are compared to TEs. Its really not comparable.