Breer Column - Depth of Top Prospects Lacking

[Plankton]

https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/19/alex-smith-retirement-49ers-jaguars-trey-lance

• One other thing to add about the draft class: One team told me over the weekend that it expects to be into its second-round grades somewhere in the mid-to-late teens. Now, for context, it’s rare that any teams would have 32 first-round grades on players in any class.

Still, the idea we could be there at 16 or 17, where some teams are looking at the guys available as second-round values, is telling on the composition of the class. After the first three receivers, first three corners, the quarterbacks and top two offensive linemen, and Pitts, it seems things start to flatten out to where a player taken after that group might ultimately resemble a guy taken 30 or 40 picks later in the league.

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While trading down may make some sense, this is really not a draft where you want to have a large amount of selections. Trading up into the second and third would be a better option, IMHO.

 

[jterrell]

https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/19/alex-smith-retirement-49ers-jaguars-trey-lance

• One other thing to add about the draft class: One team told me over the weekend that it expects to be into its second-round grades somewhere in the mid-to-late teens. Now, for context, it’s rare that any teams would have 32 first-round grades on players in any class.

Still, the idea we could be there at 16 or 17, where some teams are looking at the guys available as second-round values, is telling on the composition of the class. After the first three receivers, first three corners, the quarterbacks and top two offensive linemen, and Pitts, it seems things start to flatten out to where a player taken after that group might ultimately resemble a guy taken 30 or 40 picks later in the league.

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While trading down may make some sense, this is really not a draft where you want to have a large amount of selections. Trading up into the second and third would be a better option, IMHO.

That's actually pretty common.
DAL usually has 17 to 19 R1 grades.
Or at least that was the case when they use to "leak" their draft board yearly post draft.

But keep in mind not all teams have the same guys in R1 so you may have 24-25 guys with R1 grades between various teams.
And my guess is that 3-4 of those guys will be QBs who are on some boards and not others.

BUT it does make you take note as we discuss trades down with 15 and 20 being possible landing spots.
If DAL has 15 R1 grades will they risk the biscuit to move down to 20? Doubtful. But 15? probably more likely.