The First-pick Draft game thread

[darren15]

Your score is: 24948 (GRADE: A+) 

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 4: Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State (A+)
Round 1 Pick 10 (OAK): Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma (A+)
Round 1 Pick 11 (MIA): Minkah Fitzpatrick, CB/FS, Alabama (A)
Round 2 Pick 5 (NYJ): Ronnie Harrison, SS, Alabama (A)
Round 2 Pick 9 (OAK): Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville (B+)
Round 2 Pick 32: Dallas Goedert, TE, South Dakota State (A+)
Round 3 Pick 11 (OAK): Mike McCray, OLB, Michigan (A-)
Round 4 Pick 1: Simmie Cobbs Jr., WR, Indiana (A+)
Round 4 Pick 23: Jerry Tillery, DT, Notre Dame (A+)
Round 5 Pick 1: Brandon Parker, OT, North Carolina AT (A)
Round 6 Pick 4 (IND): Cedrick Wilson, WR, Boise State (A+)
Round 6 Pick 21 (LAR): Adonis Alexander, CB, Virginia Tech (A+)
Round 6 Pick 27 (N.O.): Micah Kiser, ILB, Virginia (A+)
Round 7 Pick 1: Jack Cichy, ILB/OLB, Wisconsin (A+)
Round 7 Pick 3 (IND): Deadrin Senat, DT, South Florida (A+)

Your Future Picks: 
2019 Round 1 Pick
2019 Round 1 Pick (NYJ)
2020 Round 1 Pick

[darren15]

The 4 first rounders draft

 

Your score is: 24297 (GRADE: A+) 

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 4: Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State (A+)
Round 1 Pick 12 (CINN): Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma (A+)
Round 1 Pick 14 (G.B.): Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama (A)
Round 1 Pick 16 (BALT): Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State (A)
Round 2 Pick 9 (OAK): Billy Price, C/OG, Ohio State (A)
Round 2 Pick 14 (CINN): Dallas Goedert, TE, South Dakota State (A)
Round 2 Pick 32: Justin Reid, FS, Stanford (A-)
Round 3 Pick 11 (OAK): DeShon Elliott, SS, Texas (A)
Round 4 Pick 1: Greg Gaines, DT, Washington (A+)
Round 4 Pick 23: Holton Hill, CB, Texas (A+)
Round 5 Pick 1: Trey Quinn, WR, Southern Methodist (A+)
Round 5 Pick 22: Andrew Brown, DE, Virginia (A+)
Round 6 Pick 1: Azeem Victor, ILB, Washington (A+)
Round 7 Pick 1: Austin Corbett, OG, Nevada (A+)

Your Future Picks: 
2019 Round 1 Pick
2020 Round 1 Pick

[calfoxwc]

On 1/28/2018 at 1:22 PM, PoeticG said:

It is literally the same with EVERY position in the game. It's really about the player and the work you think they will be able to put in to become great at the next level. 

no, it isn't, really. It depends on the strength of the talent later on. Sometimes the later talent doesn't compare to the top one or two guys at all. Meaning, the talent/intangibles drop  off to unacceptable levels for an immediate starter. For example, drafting the OG from ND really high, when you could get Billy Price maybe? in the second round or a few other OG's? This year, the RB's are deep, so you could go deeper into the draft and get a very good/maybe great RB. There will be some RB's who become immediate impact players - despite not having the outstanding top abilities of Barkley. FS isn't a deep class, IMHO. CB is.QB is... WR - not a top heavy class...

[Tacosman]

if we end up with an undersized qb with a mediocre arm(Mayfield) and a freaking rb with the #1 and #4 picks in the draft, that would be an absolute disaster.

Mayfields game doesn't translate to the nfl as a quality starter imo.  When he's not on his spot he doesn't have an nfl arm.  And against nfl defenders he isn't going to be quick enough to get out of the pocket and re-establish a good launch point like he could in college. 

And even though barkley is a stud, no way should we take a rb in the top 4 overall picks. 

take rosen and then trade the #4 overall....

[blitzz2]

Your score is: 23758 (GRADE: A) 

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 4: Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA (A+)
Round 1 Pick 10 (OAK): Derwin James, SS/FS, Florida State (A)
Round 2 Pick 1: Ronnie Harrison, SS, Alabama (B)
Round 2 Pick 3: Sony Michel, RB, Georgia (B)
Round 2 Pick 6 (T.B.): Billy Price, C/OG, Ohio State (A-)
Round 2 Pick 9 (OAK): Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, Notre Dame (A-)
Round 2 Pick 32: Dallas Goedert, TE, South Dakota State (A+)
Round 3 Pick 1: Kevin Toliver II, CB, LSU (A-)
Round 4 Pick 1: Simmie Cobbs Jr., WR, Indiana (A)
Round 4 Pick 23: Jeff Holland, OLB, Auburn (A+)
Round 5 Pick 1: Folorunso Fatukasi, DT, Connecticut (A)
Round 5 Pick 22: Javon Wims, WR, Georgia (A)
Round 6 Pick 1: Azeem Victor, ILB, Washington (A+)
Round 7 Pick 1: JK Scott, P, Alabama (A+)

Your Future Picks: 
2019 Round 1 Pick
2019 Round 1 Pick (T.B.)
2020 Round 1 Pick

[TexasAg1969]

blitzz2-that program screwed you on Sony Michel @ #2 pick 3. That should be an A++ there. Hopefully they fix that program after the combine.

[jiggins7919]

If we don't get Kirk Cousins, which nobody on earth expects us to do, the ONLY THING I care about regarding the #1 pick is getting our top rated QB. I don't care where the analysts say this guy should go. I don't care if everyone calls us idiots. I don't care if this QB would've been available in the SECOND round, I just want us to identify our favorite QB, and DRAFT HIM #1. Don't get cute. Don't try to maximize the pick value. Don't try to put "your stamp on the draft". Identify your favorite guy, and freaking take him. We can do this because we have the #4, which hardly any other team has EVER had. We actually get to safely take our top QB and still get to play around with early picks. 

[blitzz2]

12 hours ago, TexasAg1969 said:

blitzz2-that program screwed you on Sony Michel @ #2 pick 3. That should be an A++ there. Hopefully they fix that program after the combine.

Made me do a double take for sure.

[darren15]

Your score is: 24807 (GRADE: A+) 

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 5 (DEN):  Barkley, Saquon, RB, Penn State (A+)
Round 1 Pick 7 (T.B.):  Rosen, Josh, QB, UCLA (A+)
Round 1 Pick 10 (OAK):  Fitzpatrick, Minkah, CB/FS, Alabama (A+)
Round 2 Pick 6 (T.B.):  Washington, James, WR, Oklahoma State (A-)
Round 2 Pick 8 (DEN):  Phillips, Harrison, DT, Stanford (A-)
Round 3 Pick 1:  Harrison, Ronnie, SS, Alabama (A+)
Round 3 Pick 5 (T.B.):  Oliver, Isaiah, CB, Colorado (A)
Round 3 Pick 11 (OAK):  Holmes, Jalyn, DE, Ohio State (A-)
Round 4 Pick 1:  St Brown, Equanimeous, WR, Notre Dame (A)
Round 4 Pick 23:  Warner, Fred, OLB, Brigham Young (A)
Round 5 Pick 1:  DeLuca, Nick, ILB, North Dakota State (A)
Round 5 Pick 22:  Richardson, Will, OT, North Carolina State (A+)
Round 6 Pick 1:  Madison, Cole, OG, Washington State (A+)
Round 7 Pick 1:  Izzo, Ryan, TE, Florida State (A+)

Your Future Picks: 
2019 Round 1 Pick
2019 Round 1 Pick (DEN)
2020 Round 1 Pick

[jcam222]

Cant believe I get only a B+ for this lol. Ton of trade downs then packaging like crazy for multiple move ups. Best secondary in football and a damn good chance at 2 FQB's AND a beast running back. 

 

Your score is: 20716 (GRADE: B+) 

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 10 (OAK):  Rosen, Josh, QB, UCLA (A+)
Round 1 Pick 11 (MIA):  James, Derwin, SS/FS, Florida State (A-)
Round 1 Pick 14 (G.B.):  Ward, Denzel, CB, Ohio State (A)
Round 1 Pick 16 (BALT):  Darnold, Sam, QB, Southern California (A-)
Round 1 Pick 17 (LAC):  Fitzpatrick, Minkah, CB/FS, Alabama (A)
Round 2 Pick 10 (MIA):  Guice, Derrius, RB, LSU (A+)
Round 5 Pick 22:  Burnett, Deontay, WR, Southern California (A+)

Your Future Picks: 
2019 Round 1 Pick
2020 Round 1 Pick

[Tour2ma]

Still love FirstPick... As I do every year I pick for other teams, mostly AFCN and the Texans, to see what the sim does for us. Have a bout a dozen in all that have been done over the past month. Here's a summary:

• #1.01... It's always a QB. Most of the time it's Rosen... very early Allen popped up in one (the very first one)... lately Mayfield and Darnold have popped up more.
• #1.04... early on WRs were taken here, usually Ridley, but Sutton once in a while... lately, post Combine, it's been Barkley... Barkley... and Barkley... or Minkah. The sim has never traded down the #4.
• Once the sim traded back up into late-R1 and it was for Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville
• #2.01... More variety here as you'd expect, but one name has appeared more than any other post-Combine... DJ Moore (WR)... I'd love him here, but am not sure he gets out of Rnd 1. Early Isaiah Oliver, CB, Colorado was a popular choice. In drafts where Barkley was not the 4th pick, then Guice was often taken here.
• In general the sim was more active trading in the second... up and down, but mostly adding picks.

Anyway it's a fun exercise that doesn't take much time since there's less concern about "getting it perfect" for another team. Plus it helps you see what our Div opponents may be needing and brings up some names for us that you might not have considered. Couple examples of the latter are:

• Round 5 Pick 22 (150) Browns: Olasunkanmi Adeniyi, DE/OLB, Toledo
• Round 6 Pick 9 (169) (MIA) Browns: Joel Iyiegbuniwe, ILB, Western Kentucky

Here's the highest scoring sim draft for us:

COMPUTER: 3. Cleveland Browns - 23006
Round 1 Pick 1 (1) Browns:  Rosen, Josh (QB) UCLA
Round 1 Pick 4 (4) Browns:  Barkley, Saquon (RB) Penn State
Round 2 Pick 1 (33) Browns:  Moore, DJ (WR) Maryland
Round 2 Pick 3 (35) Browns:  Alexander, Jaire (CB) Louisville
Round 3 Pick 3 (67) (IND) Browns:  Shepherd, Nathan (DT) Fort Hays State
Round 4 Pick 9 (109) (DEN) Browns:  Holland, Jeff (OLB) Auburn
Round 4 Pick 14 (114) Browns:  Watts, Armani (FS) Texas AM
Round 4 Pick 23 (123) Browns:  Thomas, Chad (DE) Miami (FL)
Round 5 Pick 22 (159) Browns:  Edmunds, Terrell (SS) Virginia Tech
Round 5 Pick 23 (160) (DEN) Browns:  Scales, Tegray (ILB) Indiana
Round 5 Pick 24 (161) (CAR) Browns:  Conklin, Tyler (TE) Central Michigan
Round 6 Pick 1 (175) Browns:  Quessenberry, Scott (C) UCLA
Round 6 Pick 23 (197) (CAR) Browns:  Toth, Brett (OT) Army
Round 7 Pick 1 (219) Browns:  Coutee, Keke (WR) Texas Tech

[Tour2ma]

Here's my highest scoring Draft... note the future picks. While not my favorite, it is one I could live with. And while it was done prior to our FA spree, I think it makes even more sense in light of what we have done in FA.

1. Cleveland Browns - 23893
Round 1 Pick 7 (T.B.):  Mayfield, Baker, QB, Oklahoma (A)
Round 1 Pick 25 (TENN):  Bryan, Taven, DT, Florida (B)
Round 2 Pick 1:  Jackson, Josh, CB, Iowa (A)
Round 2 Pick 3:  Johnson, Kerryon, RB, Auburn (A-)
Round 2 Pick 8 (DEN):  Vander Esch, Leighton, OLB/ILB, Boise State (B+)
Round 2 Pick 25 (TENN):  Allen, Marcus, FS, Penn State (A-)
Round 2 Pick 32:  Chark, DJ, WR, LSU (A)
Round 3 Pick 7 (DEN):  Ragnow, Frank, C/OG, Arkansas (A-)
Round 4 Pick 14:  Hill, BJ, DT, North Carolina State (A)
Round 4 Pick 23:  Lewis, Tyquan, DE, Ohio State (A+)
Round 4 Pick 34 (ARI):  Miller, Kolton, OT, UCLA (A+)
Round 6 Pick 1:  Scott, JK, P, Alabama (A+)
Round 7 Pick 1:  Apke, Troy, SS, Penn State (A+)

Your Future Picks:
2019 Round 1 Pick
2019 Round 1 Pick (T.B.)
2019 Round 1 Pick (TENN)
2020 Round 1 Pick

[LondonBrown]

Your score is: 21015 (GRADE: B+) 

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 1:  Rosen, Josh, QB, UCLA (A-)
Round 1 Pick 7 (T.B.):  Chubb, Bradley, DE, North Carolina State (A+)
Round 2 Pick 1:  Hughes, Mike, CB, Central Florida (A-)
Round 2 Pick 3:  Harrison, Ronnie, SS, Alabama (A-)
Round 2 Pick 6 (T.B.):  Chubb, Nick, RB, Georgia (B+)
Round 2 Pick 32:  Hill, BJ, DT, North Carolina State (A)
Round 3 Pick 5 (T.B.):  Moore, JMon, WR, Missouri (B)
Round 4 Pick 14:  Lauletta, Kyle, QB, Richmond (A+)
Round 5 Pick 22:  Ateman, Marcell, WR, Oklahoma State (A-)
Round 6 Pick 1:  Watts, Armani, FS, Texas AM (A)
Round 7 Pick 1:  Coutee, Keke, WR, Texas Tech (A+)

Your Future Picks: 
2019 Round 1 Pick
2020 Round 1 Pick

[darren15]

3 minutes ago, LondonBrown said:

Your score is: 21015 (GRADE: B+) 

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 1:  Rosen, Josh, QB, UCLA (A-)
Round 1 Pick 7 (T.B.):  Chubb, Bradley, DE, North Carolina State (A+)
Round 2 Pick 1:  Hughes, Mike, CB, Central Florida (A-)
Round 2 Pick 3:  Harrison, Ronnie, SS, Alabama (A-)
Round 2 Pick 6 (T.B.):  Chubb, Nick, RB, Georgia (B+)
Round 2 Pick 32:  Hill, BJ, DT, North Carolina State (A)
Round 3 Pick 5 (T.B.):  Moore, JMon, WR, Missouri (B)
Round 4 Pick 14:  Lauletta, Kyle, QB, Richmond (A+)
Round 5 Pick 22:  Ateman, Marcell, WR, Oklahoma State (A-)
Round 6 Pick 1:  Watts, Armani, FS, Texas AM (A)
Round 7 Pick 1:  Coutee, Keke, WR, Texas Tech (A+)

Your Future Picks: 
2019 Round 1 Pick
2020 Round 1 Pick

2 Chubbs in one team......key to success ?

[macula31]

Gave it a try.  It went bad at first, but worked out.

Your score is: 24961 (GRADE: A+) 

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 4:  Chubb, Bradley, DE, North Carolina State (A+)
Round 1 Pick 12 (BUF):  Ridley, Calvin, WR, Alabama (A-)
Round 1 Pick 22 (BUF):  Mayfield, Baker, QB, Oklahoma (A+)
Round 2 Pick 3:  Price, Billy, C/OG, Ohio State (B+)
Round 2 Pick 8 (DEN):  Harrison, Ronnie, SS, Alabama (A-)
Round 2 Pick 14 (CINN):  Michel, Sony, RB, Georgia (A-)
Round 2 Pick 32:  Allen, Marcus, FS, Penn State (A)
Round 3 Pick 11 (OAK):  Hill, BJ, DT, North Carolina State (A+)
Round 3 Pick 13 (CINN):  Baker, Jerome, OLB, Ohio State (A)
Round 3 Pick 32 (BUF):  Settle, Tim, DT, Virginia Tech (A)
Round 4 Pick 14:  Christian, Geron, OT, Louisville (A+)
Round 5 Pick 22:  Dickson, Michael, P, Texas (A+)
Round 6 Pick 1:  Madison, Cole, OG, Washington State (A+)
Round 7 Pick 1:  Young, Kenny, ILB, UCLA (A+)

Your Future Picks: 
2019 Round 1 Pick
2019 Round 1 Pick (DEN)
2020 Round 1 Pick

[LondonBrown]

38 minutes ago, darren15 said:

2 Chubbs in one team......key to success ?

If his medical checks out Nick Chubb in the 2nd is far far better value than Barkley in the top 10

[TexasAg1969]

Rolling with Taylor and adding defense and offensive weapons. A "B" grade on Sutton in the 2nd is ridiculous. He goes in the 1st in real life.

Your score is: 23254 (GRADE: A-)

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 4:  Chubb, Bradley, DE, North Carolina State (A+)
Round 1 Pick 5 (DEN):  Fitzpatrick, Minkah, CB/FS, Alabama (A)
Round 2 Pick 1:  Bryan, Taven, DT/DE, Florida (A)
Round 2 Pick 3:  Guice, Derrius, RB, LSU (A)
Round 2 Pick 8 (DEN):  Sutton, Courtland, WR, Southern Methodist (B)
Round 2 Pick 32:  Jackson, Donte, CB, LSU (A)
Round 4 Pick 14:  Smith, TreQuan, WR, Central Florida (A+)
Round 5 Pick 22:  Dickson, Michael, P, Texas (A+)
Round 6 Pick 1:  Carlson, Daniel, K, Auburn (A+)
Round 7 Pick 1:  Wims, Javon, WR, Georgia (A+)

Your Future Picks:
2019 Round 1 Pick
2019 Round 1 Pick (DEN)
2020 Round 1 Pick

[gumby73]

8 hours ago, LondonBrown said:

If his medical checks out Nick Chubb in the 2nd is far far better value than Barkley in the top 10

Here we are agreeing again..Aub.RB Kerryon Johnson may fall under that same medical check? Am having the hardest time separating all the good backs that may push down to Dorsey's separating round of choice..I have no issue with Dukes game on the field so that's not what I want to see replaced. So I rank them as a)D.Guice,b)Kerryon Johnson,c)Nick Chubb,d)Sony Michel,f)R.Penny. RB at USC is Duke Johnson imo ..so in top of 2nd does Dorsey dare start the run at RB's or slide up into C.Kirks than take backs left later in 2nd? sometimes it's good to be the dealer that starts with the lead?  

[LondonBrown]

Shmuck these grades

Your score is: Draft ended prematurely, no scores available.

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 5 (DEN):  Mayfield, Baker, QB, Oklahoma (B+)
Round 1 Pick 12 (BUF):  Landry, Harold, OLB/DE, Boston College (B)
Round 1 Pick 22 (BUF):  Hughes, Mike, CB, Central Florida (B+)
Round 2 Pick 1:  Harrison, Ronnie, SS, Alabama (B+)
Round 2 Pick 3:  Price, Billy, C/OG, Ohio State (B+)
Round 2 Pick 8 (DEN):  Kirk, Christian, WR, Texas AM (A)
Round 2 Pick 32:  Chubb, Nick, RB, Georgia (A+)
Round 4 Pick 14:  Brown, Andrew, DT, Virginia (A+)
Round 5 Pick 22:  Adeniyi, Olasunkanmi, DE/OLB, Toledo (A)
Round 6 Pick 1:  Jackson, Justin, RB, Northwestern (A+)
Round 7 Pick 1:  Bellamy, Davin, OLB, Georgia (A+)

Your Future Picks:
2019 Round 1 Pick
2019 Round 1 Pick (DEN)
2020 Round 1 Pick

[Tour2ma]

On 3/18/2018 at 9:11 AM, TexasAg1969 said:

A "B" grade on Sutton in the 2nd is ridiculous. He goes in the 1st in real life.

Seriously doubt that, Ag.

Right now I see two WRs going in R1: DJ Moore and Calvin Ridley. And more and more I think they go in that order.

Ridley hurt his draft stock at the combine. There's even a chance he falls out of the 1st via the combo of his falling stock and other position players rising.

[TexasAg1969]

1 hour ago, Tour2ma said:

Seriously doubt that, Ag.

Right now I see two WRs going in R1: DJ Moore and Calvin Ridley. And more and more I think they go in that order.

Ridley hurt his draft stock at the combine. There's even a chance he falls out of the 1st via the combo of his falling stock and other position players rising.

Well Kirk helped his. He was a catching fool in the gauntlet drills.

[Tour2ma]

27 minutes ago, TexasAg1969 said:

Well Kirk helped his. He was a catching fool in the gauntlet drills.

Yes he did... but he's still 5'10 and his drill results were not stunning enough to keep him in R1... IMO. I think he's one of those prospects that measured so "average-ish" that he's sent folks back to the tape to see how he did what they saw him do.

Never say never tho... if a WR run starts late, no telling how many get swept up in that.

[TexasAg1969]

2 hours ago, Tour2ma said:

Yes he did... but he's still 5'10 and his drill results were not stunning enough to keep him in R1... IMO. I think he's one of those prospects that measured so "average-ish" that he's sent folks back to the tape to see how he did what they saw him do.

Never say never tho... if a WR run starts late, no telling how many get swept up in that.

Rumor says he also killed the interviews and character background stuff.

[LondonBrown]

Bored at work so just nailed the draft on first-pick. With the future picks I think this would be a great draft and is my best effort...ever

 

Your score is: 22434 (GRADE: A-)

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 12 (BUF):  Mayfield, Baker, QB, Oklahoma (A)
Round 1 Pick 20 (DET):  James, Derwin, SS/FS, Florida State (A)
Round 1 Pick 22 (BUF):  Landry, Harold, OLB/DE, Boston College (A-)

Round 1 Pick 25

Team: Browns (received from TENN)
Pick traded from Tennessee Titans to Cleveland Browns. Details:
TENN receives the following picks: Round 2 Pick 1 (33) (CLE), Round 2 Pick 19 (51) (DET), Round 7 Pick 1 (219) (CLE)

Round 1 Pick 25 (TENN):  Alexander, Jaire, CB, Louisville (A)
Round 2 Pick 3:  Guice, Derrius, RB, LSU (A)
Round 2 Pick 8 (DEN):  Chark, DJ, WR, LSU (B)
Round 2 Pick 32:  Hill, BJ, DT, North Carolina State (A)
Round 4 Pick 14:  Smith, TreQuan, WR, Central Florida (A+)
Round 5 Pick 22:  Jackson, Justin, RB, Northwestern (A-)
Round 6 Pick 1:  Scales, Tegray, ILB, Indiana (A+)

Your Future Picks:
2019 Round 1 Pick
2019 Round 1 Pick (DEN)
2019 Round 1 Pick (DET)
2020 Round 1 Pick