NFL Draft Predictions and hopes.

Submitted by Eli on April 25th, 2019 at 8:36 AM

What is a prediction or two that you have? What team do you root for and who do you hope / think they will take? 

nerv

April 25th, 2019 at 11:04 AM ^

I am just praying the Lions don't take a TE top 10. I'd prefer to not have one in the first round at all but if they trade back and select one it won't be quite as bad. That said the Lions have holes up and down their roster and I don't see a TE moving the needle much for the team over the next couple of seasons.

Perkis-Size Me

April 25th, 2019 at 12:21 PM ^

Would be a great fit in either of those places, but I would be very, very surprised if he fell far enough for Pittsburgh to grab him at 20, or Baltimore at 22. Unless one of those teams was head over heels in love with him and traded up to get him. 

There's chatter about the Lions grabbing him at 8, or Denver getting him at 10. 

VintageRandy

April 25th, 2019 at 12:25 PM ^

Gary falls to Seattle at 21, Bush goes to Atlanta at 14, Chase goes to the Pats at 56, David Long falls to the third to (hopefully) Baltimore. 

And maybe the Cards wise up and trade out of #1 

Ezekiels Creatures

April 25th, 2019 at 2:35 PM ^

Kyler Murray is a great player. But he is just under 5'10". I don't know if it would hurt for Arizona to pass on taking a QB this year, and trade down. The trade off might be worth it. There will be other QBs. Heck, maybe they can get Shea Patterson next year.

Mongo

April 25th, 2019 at 1:03 PM ^

My predictions:

  • Bush stock is on the rise - top 10 (Broncos, Lions or Steelers trade-up)
  • Gary is getting the Mo Hurst treatment (Raiders at #24)
  • Winovich stock is rising (Seattle at #41)
  • Long is a solid 2nd round (Falcons at #45)
  • Higdon in the 5th round (Raiders at #140)
  • Gentry in the 7th round (Patriots at #252 - boom/bust project)

 

Perkis-Size Me

April 25th, 2019 at 1:43 PM ^

Prediction: Bush isn't the first LB off the board, but he goes to the Lions at 8. And we'll all mourn the death of his pro career before it even starts. 

I don't really have an NFL team I root for much anymore. Love watching the game, but the team I grew up with (Tampa) has been so bad for so long, and I haven't lived there in a decade, so I'm not much more than casually invested in them at this point. Arians has at least a 2-3 year rebuilding project on his hands. And that's being optimistic. The entire defense is a complete mess, and while the offense has quite a few skilled individual players, it hardly ever functions as a single coherent unit. 

They've got needs all over the field. DL, LB, CB, and OL, but my guess will be they take Devin White to replace the loss of Kwon Alexander. Either that, or they take Josh Allen. Bosa or Quinnen Williams aren't going to be around unless they trade up, so they take the next best option. Anything that helps them get Brees, Ryan or Newton on the ground faster than what they're doing right now. 

As far as where I live now, here in Atlanta, the scuttle is that the Falcons are gunning for Christian Wilkins, but if he's off the board by the time they pick, some have talked about them taking Rashan. 

UM Fan from Sydney

April 25th, 2019 at 3:04 PM ^

Excuse me. The draft was YESTERDAY. I know this because there was a "happy draft day" thread. SHEESH...

UM_Ftown

April 25th, 2019 at 4:30 PM ^

Seems like there’s a lot up in the air this year than in years past.

The Lions have so many needs I’d be happy with just about anything, even trading down. The only thing that would irritate me is if the Lions took Gary in the first round.