Big Blitz

And my hunch is we want Franklin. Anyway: On the class….. The best? Almost certainly not. ESPN’s Matt Miller speculated we could see eight WRs drafted in Round 1. But I’d give only three WRs from this class a Round 1 grade. Granted, those three WRs are freaking awesome — I have this year’s WR3 ranked above any WR from the last two Draft classes. But after the Big-3, I’m not seeing any WRs with real WR1-upside. I’m just seeing a whole lot of landing spot-dependent WR2s and WR3s. The most overrated? Possibly. This is not a great draft class based on the analytics. At the very least, it doesn’t look anywhere near as strong or as deep as 2021. Genuinely, I don’t ever remember a WR class where the film and analytics were so misaligned. And it almost felt as though the less I liked a player’s analytics, the more highly regarded they were by the Mock Draft Industrial Complex. (The inverse of this was true as well.) What metrics are actually predictive at the WR position? Basically, all of the stats I’m using in this article. Generally, the more often a stat is referenced (such as career YPRR), the more predictive it is. Worthy: Without getting too deep into the weeds here (we’ll save that for the footnotes), I’ll just say that… Worthy’s 22.8 BMI ranks the 10th-lowest of any WR since at least 2000. Among the 45 lightest WRs, DeVonta Smith (24.1)[16] is the only one to post a 1,000-yard season in the NFL. So, even if the NFL appears to care less about low-weight / thin-frame WRs in recent years[17], the overall track record is pretty abhorrent. It’s much easier to argue that Franklin has no worse than the fourth-best production profile in this class than to argue that he’s the WR9 https://www.fantasypoints.com/nfl/articles/2024/pre-nfl-draft-rookie-wr-dynasty-rankings

These folks thought we were going to trade up to 9 to pick a WR. A fantasy that was never ever happening. They also think our nemesis is going to trade us Higgins. And the 49ers are going to trade us their WR 1 A. Also a fantasy. So much delusion.

The clutching of the pearls on WGR this am is absolutely embarrassing. As of now - Beane did great work. Work that had to be done.

I bet they knew we weren’t taking him, called b.s. but we managed to work something out. They still had to worry if another team would jump them for him. The package even says they weren’t running thru walls to get him.

It would have been negligent to trade numerous assets to get one the WRs considering the roster reboot we’re doing. Any objective outsider looking at our draft capital plus needs before tonight would have said “yea you guys got a tough hill to climb.” Now we have 3 top 100 picks. 11 total. We still have our first and 2 seconds next year. After Thomas went I felt all options in trade backs were on the table and honestly, necessary. And we’re still in a position to get the WR we want. My guess is it’s Franklin or Mitchell.

This. We weren’t taking Legette either.

They drafted Sky Moore the year they lost Hill. Rashee Rice seems like a quality human.

He is nothing like Smith.

I also love Worthy’s elite drop rate - fits right in with KC

165 lb monster!

It was always AD or Franklin - that makes sense. Completely disagree on Worthy

I bet we had other offers someone else wanted him. Chiefs stepped it up?

Finally tho - PICK 32!!! WE DID IT!!!

They were going to get him anyway.

165lb WR 1s all over the league ………

Not sure the issue. We clearly didn’t want him the Chiefs were going to get him anyway. We get a 3rd. Fine.

To KC!!

Carolina apparently really wants Legette.

Frazier still on the board!!

I just would like to get as close to finding out who Beane had in RD 1 - there are 4 WRs I’m good with.

All clear to a WR now. Don’t see any golf these 4 going WR

4th place AFC South.

Well, we are definitely going to know which WR we had at the top of the board. I can only see Dallas going one here.

Another QB to the NFC. Bout time.

Please Chicago just take Odunze. Top 3 WRs to the NFC.