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Starting this to get people to give their prediction on who we will take. This is not a who we think we should take thread.
Let's try to keep it to one pick per poster, because anymore than that and it is no longer a prediction.
You can predict a trade up or down but still include who you will be drafting and try to guess who we would trade with.
Feel free to try to justify your guess.

My prediction is:

We stay at #44 and select Nik Bonitto Edge Rusher Oklahoma

We have 3 needs that we have to address before the season starts, either in free agency, the draft, or both. That would be Wr, Edge Rusher, DT. We are set everywhere else except depth and special teams, which won't be addressed in the 2nd round.

I think there are 8 wr's that are taken before our pick leaving a dearth of 2nd round talent available at wr. The player we would get with one of our 3rd round picks won't have a significantly different level of talent. So we wait.

At DT, I think the 2 Georgia DT's will be long gone. Of the ones to fall I don't think any have the talent to overcome our front office's lack of respect for the position. I don't don't think we value the DT position. So unless one of the Georgia guys happen to fall (which they won't) then we will not be taking a DT at #44.

Bonitto is a talented player with lots of energy and is fast. We value speed. Additionally PFF has him with one of the highest rates of beating blockers when rushing and we seem to have an evaluation system similar to PFF's. The downside to Bonitto is that he is unlikely a day 1 starter. He just isn't big enough to hold up against the run. He would fit best as a 3-4 rush OLB. For us, he will be a "3rd down"rush package pass rush specialist. But it seems as if teams are in that defense 60% of the time now. He will be very valuable on passing downs and incredibly impactful in the 4th quarter when we are trying to protect a lead. Also, having him on the field against Lamar will really be helpful as well.

Give me your prediction.

At #44 - PERRION WINFREY - Interior DL - Oklahoma.

I would like a Sky Moore or Pickens ... but I think there is going to be a run on WR.

If we trade up I think it will be for a WR. Maybe one of those two or someone like Burks who may drop.

The interior DL has been addressed with band-aids for several drafts. Perrion Winfrey should be one of two interior selections made in this draft. We have a #1 receiver. Depth at that position can be found later in the draft. So I hope AB works some trade-down magic so that we select somewhere in that pick 118 - 202 hole.

I've seen Winfrey ranked in the low 40s and as a 2nd round pick. I like his flexibility to play multiple positions on the OL and I'm relying on Berry getting Clowney back for 2 years. Some of the projected edge rushers around this part of the draft seem a little light in the pants or are mostly potential. I think we are in a good slot.

You say Winfrey should be the pick. Is that who you are predicting we actually will take?

yes, that's my pick.

I predict we take a younger than average players with a high raw athletic score at a premium position (receiver, edge, or corner).

Now, there is a wild prediction that comes out of nowhere.

Gun to my head, I'd say Drake Jackson, as I'm the most confident that he will be there at #44 out of the other options, and he checks all AB's boxes.

If they make it to pick #44, I think Skyy Moore, George Pickens, and Travis Jones would be the pick over Drake, in that order of preference.

It's just so hard to know who will be available at pick #44. Who thought JOK would fall like he did last year?

You could well be right there. I think it was Bone talking about as a fan base we are all fixated on DL and WR while in reality BPA and best value may end up being a different position. Bryant flashed as a rookie but really didn't seem to progress. TE is definitely in play. I think a MLB may be in play with one of the first 3 picks we have also.

Yes, the point of this thread is for each poster to give one swing at predicting our pick.

I really like McBride. IMO he plays like George Kittles.

Just using your comment as a taking off point to re-stress my point of starting this thread.

I think we will take George Pickens, WR Georgia.

Drake Jackson is my guess as well.

He would be an excellent pick if available.
I am predicting that he gets taken in round 1

Arnold Ebiketie DE Penn State

Ebiketie is high on my want list of guys who could potentially fall to #44
1st would be his teammate Johan Doctson Wr
Ebiketie would be 2nd.

There is another thread discussing draft pick age and how Berry tends to draft younger.
Ebiketie is already 23.
Between that and the high possibility that he will already be gone is why I didn't predict him.

Yeah, Ebiketie is too old.

I say this as I'm in my mid 30's, haha.

If Karlaftis falls to the the 2nd round, I think AB trades up to get him.

PFF has him at 10 on their big board - the analytics love him. Newsome and JOK were both top 20 on the PFF big board last year. He got so much attention last year being the only threat on Purdue's defense, but he still was very productive.

I think you are underselling Karlaftis's athleticism, especially at his weight. He's got a nice first step off the line, and he uses his hands so well. I guess maybe he lacks upside? I would have been fine picking him at #13 though, so 2nd round is a no-brainer.

You know what would be nice.
If the Browns somehow made a trade for either Deebo Samuel (49ers) or Kadarius Toney (Ny Giants) and that freed up pick #44 for the possibly still on the board TE Trey McBride,

Then the offense... Think about it!

No offense to anyone and we are all sharing our opinions, but I don't like Karlaftis at all. I have seen him get thrown around like a rag doll when facing decent to good OTs. I think he will get manhandled in the NFL. But again, that is just my opinion as an amateur.

Based on age and Berry's history in rounds 1-3, I'd say there is slim to no chance of Berry drafting Ebiketie, Jermaine Johnson, Boye Mafe (assuming all were available), and possibly Bonitto as well as Paschal.



Only 3rd round pick Jordan Elliott was over the age of 22.

It's going to be the edge rusher from Houston.

Travis Jones DT UCONN

We are pretty fixed on #44. I think trading back out of 44 is a real possibility.

Watson is our "get" for this year. I think we might want to add a 2nd rounder next year to supplement the draft giving us a better chance of adding a few good players since we won't have a first, or a "get" player like Watson. I could see trading to the end of round 2 or near the top of round 3 to get another 2nd for next year.

To me, next years draft is the draft where lacking a 1st rounder could hurt us the most, so picking up a 2nd might be critical. If we trade to the top of the 3rd this year, it will be to a losing type team, so even with improvement we will probably still get a mid 2nd rounder. Couple that with our 2nd rounder which should be near the end of the 2nd, that will give us the chance to properly stock the team with several good players.

As for the last year with no 1st rounder, I am not all that worried about that. It's just 1 year at that point. Any team can deal with that.

Next years draft is the draft which could hurt us if we don't gain a pick or two.

Absolutely cannot get down with Pickens. I don't care what the circumstance, I cannot get down with a guy in round 2 that had 5 receptions last year......absolutely not.

4.5 the combine
Ran 4.73 at his pro day?????

5 catches last season.

Zero chance he is a first round pick. I mean I hope he is so that someone drops to us but no, can't see it.

I've been seeing his 40 times in the high 4.4's
Do you have a link to that 4.7?

Treylon Burks at #44.

So sorry you are right I was looking at this....

https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/stats/George-Pickens-WR-Georgia

It has 2019 college combine....my fault on the 40, I was mistaken.


Either way, his 10 yard split and absolute baby hands are not great either. Combine that with 5 catches, this is all hype.

Measurable Measurement %tile
Height 6' 3¼" 86
Weight 195 lbs 34
Wingspan 77⅜" 59
Arm Length 32⅜" 61
Hand Size 8¾" 9
10 Yard Split 1.59s 36
40 Yard Dash 4.47s 63