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2026 NFL Draft General Discussion

How much input ya’ll think Harbaugh had when it came to drafting? I’m excited to see how we draft with the new staff in place. Like I know it’s EDC’s show but it’s gonna be interesting to see what the class looks like post-Harbs
 
rossihunter2 said:
combination of factors:
fewer picks in the round than you'd expect (since 2018 we've only made 4 2nd round picks... that's only 4 in 8 drafts)
late picks in the round (only 1 pick, until this year's, has been in the top 55)
bad luck (JK Dobbins injury, Ojabo re-injury - that's half the 2nd round picks we've made in the last 8 years)
chasing fallers (JK 1st round talent fell because RB, Ojabo fell because of injury, Green fell because of off-field)

and as we were talking about... not drafting enough OL on day 2

the positions with the highest hit rates in R2:
IOL, LB, DB, OT, WR

the positions with the highest hit rates in R3:
IOL, TE, LB

OL is by far the strongest hit-rate position in day 2 (possibly partly because there's more starting spots for OL in the NFL tbf)
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The positions with highest hit rate, where did you get those metrics? I'm not trying to challenge them, just trying to understand them. That's interesting data. OL used to be the spot you take as a "safe" pick years ago. I do think we need to do better at OL in the second. I also think Green could turn it around for us, too, at EDGE.
 
JAAM said:
How much input ya’ll think Harbaugh had when it came to drafting? I’m excited to see how we draft with the new staff in place. Like I know it’s EDC’s show but it’s gonna be interesting to see what the class looks like post-Harbs
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Think he got his way in the mid-rounds at times per my understanding, but the draft is largely the FO show. I'd expect some minor changes.
 
Simba said:
I have no qualms about us taking BPA. What I do have a problem with is taking BPA and then having no resources left to fill the hole once it never lines up for the draft. Feels like we've gotten a little away from the idea of heading into the draft with no holes and we bank on the board falling our way. When it doesn't, that's when we find ourselves in trouble.
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100%
not protecting ourselves from guys not working out
it's what the eagles have done well - thrown lots of options at a solution to a problem - taken lots of low risk bets to fill holes

john simpson is the platonic ideal of this - you bring him in for cheap and then if no better option comes up, you're fine with where you ended up
i would like us to get some cheap vets at CB, S, OG and TE
 
Deebo813 said:
Im probably the only one but i actually hate the nfl combine lol and always have
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good for confirming things
not good for evaluating

if a guy runs fast who i wasnt expecting, that'll send me back to the tape to see what i can find - or it might be that a guy i've not studied has an elite athletic profile and i want to check him out (especially at CB)
if a guy needs to run fast and doesn't, that may well tank his grade if he misses certain benchmarks

i've got some guys that i'm going to be interested to see how they test (based on things ive seen on film):
Elijah Sarratt - 40 and jumps
Mansoor Delane - 40
Makai Lemon - 40
Malachi Fields - 40 and jumps
Denzel Boston - 40 and jumps
Max Klare - 40 and jumps
Dallen Bentley - 40, jumps and agilities

and it'll be interesting to see the 10 yard splits on a lot of the EDGE and DL guys

that's obviously secondary to just getting the weigh-ins and arm lengths of a lot of these prospects - i've got a fair few guys where i don't believe they played at the weight they were listed at
 
JAAM said:
How much input ya’ll think Harbaugh had when it came to drafting? I’m excited to see how we draft with the new staff in place. Like I know it’s EDC’s show but it’s gonna be interesting to see what the class looks like post-Harbs
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im assuming there will be some changes as we adjust to scheme and work out what players fit into the new systems (probably less change on defence and maybe some more change on offence)

but i think largely it won't change much
 
Grim said:
The positions with highest hit rate, where did you get those metrics? I'm not trying to challenge them, just trying to understand them. That's interesting data. OL used to be the spot you take as a "safe" pick years ago. I do think we need to do better at OL in the second. I also think Green could turn it around for us, too, at EDGE.
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there was an old "study" done by a KC newspaper a few years ago
i've actually just found this by PFF from May which has a few different positions (might be because the NFL and CFB has changed or just slightly different methodology and that they're not differentiating by round but by day): https://www.pff.com/news/draft-what-historical-hit-rates-reveal-about-positional-success

but based on that article - IOL and S are by far the highest hit rate positions on day 2
 
Nick singleton caught my eye big time. That mf hits full speed so easy and I love the way he slashes around without losing a step. Haven’t watched enough film to get a gauge on his vision and the finer aspects of rb play, but as a pure runner goddamn is he impressive to watch.
 
Simba said:
The more I look into guys, the more I'm glad we shit the bed this year. Feels like we're on the right side of the drop off in talent.
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i mean next year's class looks like it has more blue chips
but definitely think if we'd been anywhere in the mid-to-late 20s we'd be looking at a very different class of prospect
 
rossihunter2 said:
i mean next year's class looks like it has more blue chips
but definitely think if we'd been anywhere in the mid-to-late 20s we'd be looking at a very different class of prospect
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Oh agreed. Maybe "this year" wasn't the right way to frame it. More that being 14 vs. 20 in this class feels a lot more advantageous right now.
 
Simba said:
Oh agreed. Maybe "this year" wasn't the right way to frame it. More that being 14 vs. 20 in this class feels a lot more advantageous right now.
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i've got 16 guys (right now) worth taking at 14 (which is good) and there's a couple of guys outside that group of 16 who might possibly go in the top 14 which would obviously push better players back

but if i was picking at 20-22 i'd be really nervous about the drop-off happening right at my pick
 
rossihunter2 said:
i've got 16 guys (right now) worth taking at 14 (which is good) and there's a couple of guys outside that group of 16 who might possibly go in the top 14 which would obviously push better players back

but if i was picking at 20-22 i'd be really nervous about the drop-off happening right at my pick
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That's kind of what I'm seeing. Feels a lot like last year where the latter half of round 1 kind of melds into the first half of round 2. Teams will reach and push talent down per usual, but it's nice to not have to bank on that.
 
Simba said:
That's kind of what I'm seeing. Feels a lot like last year where the latter half of round 1 kind of melds into the first half of round 2. Teams will reach and push talent down per usual, but it's nice to not have to bank on that.
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it does feel like there's a pretty decent shot that we could get a pretty high value prospect at 45 too because of that large late 1st/early 2nd round group

obviously that relies on teams picking off different boards to us
 
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