That had something to do with why I picked the Giants first. But the league seems to think somewhat positively about Wentz. Teams have given up a 1st and 3rd, and now a 2nd and 3rd provided he play 70% of the snaps. You think any team would give that up for Hurts?
Some players are still living off their draft status all these years later. See: Jadeveon Clowney, Mitch Trubisky, Amari Cooper, Eric Fisher
We did a trade in 2015 that was a perfect anecdote for this. Sam Bradford was 5 years removed from being first overall, and a consensus bust. Nick Foles just came off a 27-2 season the year before, one I still consider the best eagles regular season I’ve ever seen. Better than Wentz. But Nick was a third round pick.
Moral of the story: we had to give the Rams a 2 and a 4 for them to take the deal. Because Sam’s draft status loomed over their decision-making.
So no, I don’t think Jalen will go for as much because he’s a second round pick as opposed to the second pick. But Jordan Love is going to garner way more than anyone expects, because he has fresh day 1 status.