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2nd Round

Broncos DE Jonathan Allen (39th overall) - Talk about a great landing spot! Now I should note that two members of the starting DL will probably retire after the season, but if Allen does succeed Chris Johnson at RE next season, then he will still be starting next to DT Robert Satele and LE Cameron Wake while playing in front of an excellent LB corps and secondary. The history of high-ranking DEs the past four or so seasons have been weird to say the least, but Allen is at least landing on a team that is historically great at DL production and development.

Jets MLB Tanner Vallejo (50th overall) - Some 4-3 teams just seem to have more of a focus on OLBs and some MLBs. I don't know why, but they just do. The Jets have been one of those MLB focused ones until Darryl Miller came along and he was adequate but underwhelming. Perhaps Vallejo will suffer the same fate or even fail to beat out Mike Greer for the starting job, but if Vallejo does earn the job right away, I have a feeling he will be more like Michael McDonald than Miller. That could be, along with DeShaun Watson getting his act together, what the Jets need to get over the hump and back into the playoffs.

49ers OT Reginald Thomas (53rd overall) - I can't think of another team that has seen better OL performance through this project's history than the 49ers. It doesn't matter who is throwing or running with the ball, they all seem to do their job at a very high level. The depth is also pretty thin now. With Tavita Thompson 36, and the aforemention depth, Thomas could see a lot of playing time along the line and eventually become the next great 49ers starting OL

Honorable Menton
Browns QB Ryan Finley (55th overall)

Regret Pick - Giants selecting DE Rich Stevens over a QB, WR, or OLB

I don't hate this pick, but William Gholston put up 7 sacks in half a season, and they spent the 42nd overall pick on a DE last season. While I am a fan of position competition, I would have much rather seen them grab better QB insurance, a WR to probably replace one of their underwhelming non-Maclins, or even a high-end backup OLB. Five of the next seven picks were WR Jakeem Grant, QBs Drew Lock and Kyle Allen, and OLBs Lorenzo Carter and Duke Riley. It will be interesting to see how all these expected backups impact their clubs during their first contract.