Barrett Jones

[xwalker]

Originally Posted by supercowboy8

Too small? He is 300 pounds and can get stronger. He handled Slyvester Williams and Sheriff Floyd just fine. Also had a great game vs UNC.

He is strong for his size and has really good technique; however, he was quoted as saying that he is playing at about 284 lbs. He said that he bulked up over 300 lbs but couldn't play effectively and that his knees were killing him.

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[JoeyBoy718]

We have the #18 pick and I'm guessing around the #50 pick in the 2nd round. I would be happy if we traded back to the 25-30 range with our 1st round pick and that allowed us to move up to around 35-40 or so with our 2nd pick (I have no idea what the trade values would be with those picks). If we could get Barret Jones with the 25-30 pick and safety Matt Elam with the 35-40 pick, I would be very happy. What do you think?

Edit: I just looked it up. The trade calculator says the #18 and 50 picks would be worth the #25 and 33 picks.

[xwalker]

Originally Posted by JoeyBoy718

We have the #18 pick and I'm guessing around the #50 pick in the 2nd round. I would be happy if we traded back to the 25-30 range with our 1st round pick and that allowed us to move up to around 35-40 or so with our 2nd pick (I have no idea what the trade values would be with those picks). If we could get Barret Jones with the 25-30 pick and safety Matt Elam with the 35-40 pick, I would be very happy. What do you think?

Edit: I just looked it up. The trade calculator says the #18 and 50 picks would be worth the #25 and 33 picks.

There is no need to "force" those picks, IMO.

There is good chance that Jones is available later. I would not be surprised if Elam get picked before Jones.

If you were talking about the last really good player at a position, then you might force the pick a little bit; however, there are going to be several really good OLinemen and Safeties in the 2nd round of this draft, IMO.

If you're targeting Jones as a Center, then I think Frederick has similar or possibly better talent and Khalad Holmes is not far behind.