It is the swing that defines the weekend: Garrett Dellinger in pick 215, a good 82 spots before the room expected him. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.
Stutsman at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The phones were where this weekend was really won. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.12
· Pick 12
· Will Johnson
· CB
· rank 5
In the 12th overall pick they get an island corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.21
· Pick 21
· Tetairoa McMillan
· WR
· rank 11
In the 21st pick they get a matchup problem out wide, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.1
· Pick 33
· Jihaad Campbell
· LB
· rank 39
They took Jihaad Campbell at par in pick No. 33, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R2.5
· Pick 37
· Xavier Watts
· S
· rank 43
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Watts. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.3
· Pick 67
· Quinshon Judkins
· RB
· rank 65
They paid sticker price for Quinshon Judkins in slot 67, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.26
· Pick 90
· Darien Porter
· CB
· rank 75
A tidy bit of business in the Round 3 slot, where Darien Porter graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.37
· Pick 101
· Jalen Milroe
· QB
· rank 94
A tidy little value on Jalen Milroe in pick No. 101, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.6
· Pick 108
· Cam Skattebo
· RB
· rank 100
Cam Skattebo at pick 108 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.21
· Pick 123
· Anthony Belton
· OT
· rank 110
A quiet steal in No. 123: Anthony Belton for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.5
· Pick 143
· Danny Stutsman
· LB
· rank 84
Circle this one: Danny Stutsman at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R6.4
· Pick 180
· Bhayshul Tuten
· RB
· rank 155
They robbed the room for Bhayshul Tuten here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.37
· Pick 213
· Isaac TeSlaa
· WR
· rank 236
Value said wait; Isaac TeSlaa in Round 6, Pick 37 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.39
· Pick 215
· Garrett Dellinger
· OG
· rank 297
They left a pile of value on the table to take Garrett Dellinger this early at the 215th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.