I know this is going to be long but I'm bored so wanted to assess all of the positions and where we might need to add either in FA or the draft now that things have settled down
QB: Jackson, McSroely, Huntley
We'll almost surely add a 4th guy here for camp, but I don't expect it to be anyone of note. McSorley and/or Huntley should be more than capable backups at the rookie minimum essentially.
RB: Dobbins, Edwards, Hill, T. Williams
This is another area that is pretty much locked down. I would anticipate we'll probably add a UDFA or 2 to the mix here for camp, and maybe someone off the streets at the minimum as some insurance. But we have a clear top 3 here so no need to focus heavily on the position.
WR: Brown, Watkins, Duvernay, Boykin, Proche, Cain, Moore, Victor
Okay the first obvious one that we need to add. Brown and Watkins give us capable starters, and I still think Duvernay can be a good player and would love to see what he does with a full offseason with the new staff. I still think Proche has some thing to offer as well. But we still need to add high upside talent here via the draft. You have 3 clear guys and then a whole bunch of who knows.
TE: Andrews, Boyle, Ricard (FB), Tomlinson, Oliver, Wolf, Breeland
I think they'd be alright with this group, but also wouldn't hesitate to add to it should someone better come along. Tomlinson is the insurance in case Boyle has a setback, and Oliver is their cheap shot at another receiving TE. I honestly wouldn't expect anything from Wolf or Breeland.
OL: Stanley, Powers, Bozeman, Zeitler, Brown, Phillips, Mekari, Bredeson, Colon-Castillo, Smith, Mancz
We have a metric ton of interior depth but none that are bonafide starters. We could be a lot worse off, but we could also be a lot better, so iOL remains a possibility early. T depth is absolutely putrid though, all marred by OBJ's trade request. Assuming we keep him, we have a starter locked in, but the only depth we have is Phillips who didn't look so great there, and Andre Smith who is 34 and opted out and has been garbage for years. At the very least, we need to add a swing T. We could need more depending on Brown.
DL: Campbell, Williams, Wolfe, Madubuike, Ellis, Washington, Crawford, Hoyett
We still have a very strong group here, but the starters are getting older and we might need to start looking younger. This could be another mid-late round shot, especially with Broderick Washington doing dumb shit. Madubuike should ascend as a starter next season, but still need to add some young pieces around him, whether that's this year or next year.
OLB: Bowser, McPhee, Ferguson, Rivers, Adeoye
This group is pretty laughable on the surface. I have little doubt that we'll try to bring a veteran in after the draft since the market is still plenty full. You can also expect an early draft pick or two to add to this group. They need some help big time.
ILB: Queen, Harrison, Fort, Board, Welch, Alaka
There's really nothing to worry about here. We have two ascending young players and were able to bring back a solid vet in Fort. This is the one position that you probably don't have to touch at all heading into camp. Maybe a UDFA camp body but you have plenty of talent and value here already.
CB: Humphrey, Peters, Smith, Young, Averett, Harris, Dorsey, Marshall, Westry
This is a very solid group but could still use a little depth and wouldn't be shocked if we take another mid-round swing. A true backup slot would be great. It also wouldn't surprise me if we try to find another long outside CB with Jimmy aging and Averett a FA after the year. You don't need to do anything here necessarily, but don't discount the possibility.
S: Clark, Elliott, Richards, Stone, Warrior
The unheralded need and this depth chart should show why. Richards is a STer. Stone was hardly active. Warrior was on the PS all year. Elliott is a decent little player but he's a FA after the year and we need to add some actual depth here at the very least. This is still an early round possibility though.
ST: Tucker, Koch, Moore, Khoury
It's weird not typing Cox here, but Moore is the new guy. I would anticipate we might add some competition for Koch as he's getting older, but that's not that big of a deal just yet. Camp legs at a minimum.
So with 7 picks, I think you'd ideally like to hit... WR, iOL, OT, OLB, CB, and FS in no particular order. It'd be surprising if we don't do everything we can to trade back and acquire more mid-round picks.
