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Julian Pearl OT Frank Crum OT James Williams (Safety that is likely to become an LB) Dalin Holker TE Cornelius Johnson WR Willie Drew CB Garrett Greenfield OT Jalen Coker WR

I'd like to see us select another tackle: C. Jones or J. Foster in th 5th, or W. Rouse in the 7th. A few quality CBs still available: Tampa, Hart, Jackson, Carson, etc. An LB to be groomed by Wagner would also be a good option. Trotter and Green will probably go in 4th. Eichenberg should be there for us in the 5th.

At this point it seems certain that Alt, Fashanu, Fuaga, Latham, Fautanu, and Mims will be taken in the top 20. Then there's Guyton, Morgan, Suamatia, and Paul who are likely to go between picks 24 and 45. I'd package picks to move up for Mims, Fuaga, or Fashanu. Otherwise, I'm content to see if I can land one or two of the next tier with 36 and 40. If I strike-out, I'd wait until the 3rd round to target Fisher, Rosengarten, and/or Amegadjie. With the exception of Amegadjie (a true mystery), these likely third rounders may not have nearly as a high a ceiling as Guyton, Suamatia, or Paul, but they should be solid players.

WAS 2. Drake MayeQB North Carolina 36. Kingsley SuamataiaOT BYU 40. Ladd McConkeyWR Georgia 67. Cedric GrayLB North Carolina 78. Kiran AmegadjieOT Yale 100. Khyree JacksonCB Oregon 139. Theo JohnsonTE Penn State 152. Jonah EllissEDGE Utah 222. Mark PerryS TCU

While I am confident that we have a group of coaches who can efficiently elevate the play of any quarterback we draft, I'm not as confident about our O-line coaching. That said, I don't think we're going to have enough ammo to trade up for Alt, Fashanu, or Fuaga, who seem most ready and talented. Trading up for Latham or Fautanu may prove difficult as well. They seem like solid if not great picks who would be ready to go sooner than later. That leaves Mims and Guyton as the remaining tackles likely to be taken between picks 18 and 24. I expect Suamatia and Morgan to be taken between picks 30 and 36. These last four prospects all need development. As does Patrick Paul, who is the next most promising tackle on my list. On the video I've been able to watch (not extensive) of these last five candidates, Mims seems to be the most athletic, natural talent, but I'm not confident that he can stay healthy. Morgan seems to be the most technically sound, but he doesn't flash anything special. He looks like Leno to me. Guyton and Suamatia will need development, but they flash. Paul seems to lumber, but he's huge. With all of this in mind, I'm against trading up because I have lingering questions about all of the tackles we would be most likely to get. I think there's a fair chance that Suamatia and/or Morgan will be available at 36. If not, then we should think about grabbing Paul at 36 or 40. After that, there seems to be a number of serviceable right tackles that will be available in rounds 3 and 5 (Fisher, Rosengarten, Amegadjie, C. Jones, Puni, Goncalves, C. Wallace, J. Foster). I would definitely take 2 tackles in the draft, with the hope of hitting on at least one who can play tackle and the other who could be moved to guard if needed.

Since it's unlikely that we'll be sitting either Maye or Daniels behind Mariotta, I'm hoping for a stout defense (anchored by Wagner, Luvu, and our tackles) and a run heavy offense to shelter our young o-line (which should include at least one rookie tackle) and our rookie QB.

Another tackle and a wide receiver please.

Relieved by Lucas's signing. I would not object to signing another FA offensive lineman....Josh Jones, for example.

I thought Niijman was a reasonable option for us at OT. Now, we need to sign one or two from the following likely options: Josh Jones, Cornelius Lucas, Donovan Smith, and Mekhi Becton. I doubt Bahktiari plays again because of his injuries, and I don't think our FO will want to work with injury plagued Trenton Brown. I'm hoping now for Jones or Lucas. Neither thrill me, and Becton is a greater risk.

Anybody else trying to research Yosh Nijman? He seems to be a younger version of Cornelius Lucas. Big. Has played both left and right tackle. Could/should he be on our radar?

Without doubt, we could have used T. Smith and, given our cap situation, we could have afforded overpaying him, but I'm glad we didn't. At this culture-building stage, the front office needs to exhibit the same dedication to discipline that it wants to demand of its players. I do worry that we're going to put our rookie QB in harms way (i.e. Brian Burns), so we will need to sign a vet LT before training camp.

conflicting stories on Isaac Y. Now Fowler is reporting that he's going to the 49ers.

By itself, signing Donovan Smith doesn't seem like a good idea, but I'm thinking that he played next to Nick Allegretti for KC in the Super Bowl. Could reuniting them at a reasonable cost be a good idea? Thoughts?

I've been wanting us to sign Josh Reynolds since I saw him in the playoffs.

Given the number and quality of players now available at Center and Safety, we should take advantage of what is likely a buy low market. Byard signed a two year deal for 15 million. That seems low to me. After Center and Safety, I'd look for fair prices at linebacker and maybe edge (Dorance Armstrong). If we spend premium money, it would be for a tackle (Onwenu, Williams, Smith). I'm okay with that. Then there's the rest...CB, RB, WR (Reynolds would be my choice), Guard.