Not talking me into this being a good pick, sorry

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He wasn’t a reach at all.

He’s been ranked top 20 by almost every respected person I’ve seen.

Define "respected."

He has been mocked to the Cowboys by several, but that's characteristically a reflection of what the mocker believed the Cowboys would do, not what they necessarily thought of the player... and sure, there's been consistent buzz around this guy for weeks.

For the most part, I've seen him rated in the 25-35 range.

Having said that, to be fair, I'm intrigued that both James Daniels and Will Hernandez are still on the board... if we somehow land one of those guys tomorrow, I'll feel relieved.
 

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Define "respected."

He has been mocked to the Cowboys by several, but that's characteristically a reflection of what the mocker believed the Cowboys would do, not what they necessarily thought of the player... and sure, there's been consistent buzz around this guy for weeks.

For the most part, I've seen him rated in the 25-35 range.

Having said that, to be fair, I'm intrigued that both James Daniels and Will Hernandez are still on the board... if we somehow land one of those guys tomorrow, I'll feel relieved.

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https://www.nfl.com/prospects/leighton-vander esch?id=32462018-0002-5602-32a6-0b4e5b5e883e
 

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It might be. Raw. Talented. We should know sometime in the 19 season.
 

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Hopefully this is the one that is right, and all those others I've read are wrong. Hopefully. No bull.

I'm not a professional scout and don't claim to be anything more than a very typical lifelong football fan. But this kid isn't remarkable to me when I watch his highlights. Yes, he's big and he's fast. But it's an understatement to say he's not physical, imo.
 

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Oh c'mon. Really? Google and just go down the list. CBS Sports?... #27.
 

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It really depends how much the other team wanted. Sure it would have been nice to trade up. Unfortunately, there are other factors to that, mainly a trade partner.

As far as it being a reach, I preferred a good amount of players over LVE, but the team does their own draft grades and they got a guy they clearly liked. There is a lot of draft left and some prospects still available. Maybe they'll appease our feelings tomorrow.
 

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Mocking me @zrinkill ?

No surprise, I suppose that its easier to take that route than to actually do a little internet research.

  • Draftek = #30
  • CBS Sports = #27
  • Mayock = #20
  • NFL Draft Geek = #50
  • USA Today = #30
  • Pro Football Focus > #25 (... only lists the top 25, then goes to positional rankings)
  • Hero Sports = #18
  • NFL Draft Countdown = #23
  • SI = #23
  • Fantasy Pros = #27
  • DraftBlaster > #25 (... only lists top 25, then goes to positional rankings)
  • Sporting News = #31
  • NFL Draft Scout = #19
  • Football Dungeon = #33
  • NFL Draft Days = #20
  • Kiper > #25 (... I don't have Insider, maybe others do, but there's an ABC News story that lists his top 25)
  • Draft Analyst = #12

Is that enough?

17 googled, and how many of those have him at #19 or better? How many have him something below #25?

Talk to me.
 
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