Who will be the head scratcher pick(s) in the first round?

[strive_for_five_guy]

26 minutes ago, OldTimer1960 said:

Thomas’ physical tools are tremendous and you can see he has a lot of upside, but right now he isn’t a finished product.  Baja admittedly has great corners, but they basically erased Thomas in that game.  He is an outstanding prospect, but I don’t think he would step into lead dog role right away, maybe not even this season.

Would you think he’d be a step up over Gabe right away though, even before any potential polishing?  And then the team can lean on the likes of Kincaid, Samuel, Shakir and Cook to fill the rest of the role we lost in Diggs.

 

Watching Jayden Daniels freelance to Thomas, I could totally see him and Josh  hooking up for some huge plays.

 

[OldTimer1960]

11 hours ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

Would you think he’d be a step up over Gabe right away though, even before any potential polishing?  And then the team can lean on the likes of Kincaid, Samuel, Shakir and Cook to fill the rest of the role we lost in Diggs.

 

Watching Jayden Daniels freelance to Thomas, I could totally see him and Josh  hooking up for some huge plays.

 

I am not saying that they shouldn’t draft Thomas and let him develop and yes I think he would probably be a starter right away and a strong deep threat from the start.  I would be very happy to get Thomas as long as it doesn’t cost too much in picks to get him.

[peterpan]

Jj  McCarthy as anything more than a late round pick is the real head scratcher in this draft.  

[boater]

15 hours ago, MJS said:

And he can't screw up their draft because he is unemployed.

My wrong. Oh my. It's been a long off-season

15 hours ago, Chaos said:

Plus Belichek is no longer with the Patriots.  So there is that. 

Yep. My bad. With all the Bills drama going on, I forgot the NE news.

[NickelCity]

4 hours ago, OldTimer1960 said:

I would be very happy to get Thomas as long as it doesn’t cost too much in picks to get him.

 

This about sums it up. Anything more than a 4th (and flipping firsts) and I'm out the trade. 

[OldTimer1960]

Other head scratchers if picked in the first (of course, just my $.02):

- Troy Franklin (size and hands questions and shaky combine)

- Darius Robinson (can play both DT and DE, but first round?)

- Any safety (unless you count Cooper Dejean as a S)

-Braden Fiske (arm length)

- Xavier Worthy (size & hands)

 

[Don Otreply]

18 hours ago, Chaos said:

Plus Belichek is no longer with the Patriots.  So there is that. 

The ghost of Belichek will still have an unnatural influence,

[Augie]

10 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:

The ghost of Belichek will still have an unnatural influence,

 

He took his dog with him, right? 

[GunnerBill]

19 hours ago, GASabresIUFan said:

NC States Payton Wilson. Best ILB on the board but with a second round grade.

 

Yea I can see him being a "surprise" first rounder. A bit like when Green Bay took your guy Quay in the first a couple of years back. Wasn't a bad prospect by any meana but wasn't a first round talent and reaching, even if only a bit, on a prospect at a non-premium position in round 1 is always a head scratcher.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

6 hours ago, peterpan said:

Jj  McCarthy as anything more than a late round pick is the real head scratcher in this draft.  

Yeah this was my take. The fact he may go top 4 is insane. Harbaugh is probably laughing his ass off. 

[akcash]

I feel like a lot of qbs after Caleb and Maye have a lot of chances to bust.

[Norcalbillsfan]

Worthy, I don't know if he goes in the 1st, but he's going to go way too high because there's always a team looking for the next tyreek.

[BobbyC81]

If Al Davis was still alive, the Raiders would take Worthy at pick 13.

[The Jokeman]

The Raiders are always a team to surprise. Xavier Worthy seems an obvious connection since they love speed. They might also take a QB.

[RyanC883]

On 4/6/2024 at 4:06 PM, BuffaloBillyG said:

Maybe not as much of an overdraft, but I think at least 1 of the WRs people see as late 1st early 2nd may go ahead of Brian Thomas. 

 

On the flip side one of McCarthy, Penix or Nix will slide way further than most mock drafters want to believe. 

 

I could see this being Franklin or McConkey.  

[mushypeaches]

Aaron Maybin

[Sestak4ever]

2 hours ago, mushypeaches said:

Aaron Maybin

Could be the case with another Penn State player this year, Chop Robinson.

[SoonerBillsFan]

On 4/6/2024 at 2:40 PM, Sestak4ever said:

Every year there are teams that take a player most had pegged as third rounders in the first round, whether it be the Raiders, New England, whoever. Who will it be this year? Which team, or teams, will reach for a player that makes everyone say “Huh?”. I love when this happens because it just means someone is falling closer to the Bills.

Whomever the Raiders take for 1000 Alex 🤣

[TheyCallMeAndy]

I think whoever we draft 🤣🤣 There are about 6 WRs in play, but could be a dark horse WR projected to go early round 2 like Legette.
 

Speaking of RD2, I’m calling it now: Running Back

Edited April 8 by TheyCallMeAndy

[Dunkirk Donski]

On 4/6/2024 at 3:40 PM, Sestak4ever said:

Every year there are teams that take a player most had pegged as third rounders in the first round, whether it be the Raiders, New England, whoever. Who will it be this year? Which team, or teams, will reach for a player that makes everyone say “Huh?”. I love when this happens because it just means someone is falling closer to the Bills.

The Raiders will come through for us