Delpit Falling?

[Teague31]

Listening to some podcasts and they were saying scouts now think Delpit will be the 4th safety drafted (behind McKinney, Chinn and Duggar). If he falls far enough would he be a trade up target in the second?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Listening to some podcasts and they were saying scouts now think Delpit will be the 4th safety drafted (behind McKinney, Chinn and Duggar). If he falls far enough would he be a trade up target in the second?

I think it’s hard to trade up early in the 2nd. A lot of teams like the value there because some first rounders slip to that spot. Might be too rich for their blood.

 

[tm1119]

Was he ever really ranked highly by anyone credible? I think he just got overrated by fans very early on in the process and now you’re seeing appropriate rankings

 

[SportsGuru80]

His 2018 tape is much better than 2019 but if he's there in the 2nd round I would draft him.

 

[KingintheNorth]

Don't forget this is lying season.

NFL teams have been known to talk down a player in hopes to get that player to slip. Especially teams in the late 1st round.

Chinn is intriguing. Duggar over Delpit is a significant gamble IMO.

 

[cowboyec]

let him fall to us @51.
he'd be great with a ☆ on his head.

 

[ultron]

I think Winfield jr will be taken quick as well

 

[Hardline]

Even when Delpit was getting all the hype I was telling everyone I would take Xavier McKinney over him.

 

[morasp]

NFL.com rankings since the combine
McKinney 6.38
Winfield 6.36
Davis 6.33
Dugger 6.32
Delpit 6.3

 

[Daygoboy6191]

NFL.com rankings since the combine
McKinney 6.38
Winfield 6.36
Davis 6.33
Dugger 6.32
Delpit 6.3

That would be amazing, Delpit will be the best of them all.

 

[morasp]

That would be amazing, Delpit will be the best of them all.

Actually the fifth best McKinney is ranked the best. Tackling is part of a safeties job and missing 25% is historically bad.

 

[Future]

Was he ever really ranked highly by anyone credible? I think he just got overrated by fans very early on in the process and now you’re seeing appropriate rankings

Literally everyone had him high. He was way better in 2018.

 

[Daygoboy6191]

Actually the fifth best McKinney is ranked the best. Tackling is part of a safeties job and missing 25% is historically bad.

???

 

[RS12]

Actually the fifth best McKinney is ranked the best. Tackling is part of a safeties job and missing 25% is historically bad.

Yeah and this was one of the worst tackling teams in football last year. So emphasizing a weakness makes sense?

 

[beware_d-ware]

Delpit has basically done nothing for "the process" since he walked off the field in the Superdome. No all-star games, no Combine, no Pro Day, I don't think teams have done on-site interviews... it's kind of natural that people have forgotten about him. Some players like Dugger have participated in the process and gained momentum from it, and they're kind of the shiny new toy versus the one that's just been laying there since January.

But Delpit's evaluation has remained unchanged since January for me. Still a day 1 starting FS, and that should be worth a first rounder.

 

[LatinMind]

Listening to some podcasts and they were saying scouts now think Delpit will be the 4th safety drafted (behind McKinney, Chinn and Duggar). If he falls far enough would he be a trade up target in the second?

You hve to ask yourself how do players fall when theres no football being played.

 

[morasp]

Yeah and this was one of the worst tackling teams in football last year. So emphasizing a weakness makes sense?

I remember Heath getting flamed if he missed one tackle in a game.

 

[ultron]

If we somehow land CJ Henderson in the 1st and Delpit in the 2nd (may have to move up) that would be amazing.

 

[vnick]

Delpit to us in the second would be a bargain. I still like his ball skills very much.

 

[KingintheNorth]

If we somehow land CJ Henderson in the 1st and Delpit in the 2nd (may have to move up) that would be amazing.

Would be an amazing draft.

We could draft Spaulding Jones over and over again with remaining picks and I would still grade it an A.