You could see the war room lean forward. Daequan Hardy at the Round 7 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

If Bortolini pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

The back end got a real overhaul.

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