You could see the war room lean forward. Cole Payton at the Round 7 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

If Halton pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.