Sure, I'm not saying a trade is likely but non QB trade ups do happen occasionally.
I think most people have Banks as a tackle and while he did struggle against GA with length I think the people who see him at guard had more concern with flexibility and feet. Campbell had length issues and general size issues, for anchor. Below I'll link the BR scouting board which has Brandon Thorn's writeups on OL. He has Campbell as a guard, and Banks as OT2.
Let me preface this by saying that I don't know the difference in arm length in helping to determine good offensive tackle play and bad other than when they have to help their quarterback up repeatedly but I do know Michigan football. And while the Michigan DLine was excellent this year it wasn't their ends that were great it was their interior tackles. I doubt Banks really ever faced either Graham or Grant except maybe on a stunt. He did his job in that game but it was the interior of the Texas line that had to do the heavy lifting.
I think Campbell’s upside is greater at guard because his flaws are less worrisome inside. His arm length is a big part of that. He’s likely to struggle against high end edge rushers in the pros. He doesn’t really play with the meanness or strength you’d like to see and that’s exacerbated by the short arms.
| 2023 | 2024 |
| 1. QB, Bryce Young | 1. QB, Caleb Williams |
| 2. QB, CJ Stroud | 2. QB, Jayden McDaniels |
| 3. Edge, Will Anderson | 3. QB, Drake Maye |
| 4. QB, Anthony Richardson | 4. WR, Marvin Harrison |
| 5. CB, Devon Witherspoon | 5. OT, Joe Alt |
| 6. OL, Paris Johnson | 6. WR, Malik Nabers |
| 7. Edge, Tyree Wilson | 7. OT, JC Latham |
| 8. RB, Bijan Robinson | 8. QB, Michael Penix |
| 9. DT, Jalen Carter | 9. WR, Rome Odunze |
| 10. OT, Darnell Wright | 10. QB, JJ McCarthy |
| 11. OT, Peter Skoronski | 11. OT, Olu Fashanu |
| 12. RB, Jahmyr Gibbs | 12. QB, Bo Nix |
| 13. Edge, Lukas Van Ness | 13. TE, Brock Bowers |
| 14. OT, Broderick Jones | 14. OL, Taliese Fuaga |
| 15. Edge, Will McDonald | 15. Edge, Laiatu Latu |
I’m no SMU but I think Hunter, Carter, Johnson, and Graham are all very good talents who have Pro Bowl potential. Carter is especially intriguing to me. The guy has 11 sacks and 22 TFL this year. He’s everywhere I could see a Parsons-lite impact from him.
Definitely - you’ll love him. He does look a little on the smaller side but he’s a game wrecker off the edge.
PFF has the 2 QBs this year rated higher than they rated Young/Stroud a few years ago.
If the Pats could pull off these two big moves -- signing a stud LT in free agency and trading down from 1/1 to gain a few extra picks, I think they would be in great shape to make meaningful improvements to next year's team.
I think LB should be higher on the list than TE probably even higher than that.
Sorry, I was not intending the bullets as a sense of priority, mainly because I think if there is a terrific player at any of those 8+ positions when the drafts rolls around to NE, they should take him regardless of position. So if they use those 8+ picks for good players from that cluster of positions, it doesn’t matter to me which order.
Hey, at least I’m not suggesting spending any draft capital on special teams.
Smith is almost a lock to be a top 5 pick in 2027. Sadly he'll be the best WR prospect the next two years before he's draft eligible. Egbuka probably needs to test well to get drafted in back end of 1st rd this year. Solid but unspectacular production.
Golden from Texas was the guy I was watching. Would love to nab him early 2nd, if available. Though maybe he’s a bit too much like Higgins if you nab him…
Cam Skattebo NFL Draft 2025: How Arizona State star RB stacks up as pro prospect after doing it all vs. Texas - CBSSports.com
I was given the standard offer from CLE, their 1st, 2nd, 3rd round pick this year + 2nd next year. Then from 3, I traded down again to 8, plus more picks.
This draft is absolutely loaded at RB. Do hope NE uses a day 3 pick on an RB. This is the deepest RB class in a long time. Probably 6 RBs that would have gone ahead of Brooks last year.
I love watching him and I think he'd be a fan favorite and really productive player here. He's just a hard-nosed player. When his new coach challenged him to get leaner and faster to make it to the NFL, he responded in spades with a terrific year in part due to the extra speed. He also worked on being more of a team player so teammates wanted to block for him. When I think about rebuilding the Pats, he's the type of player I'd want more of on the team. As much as we have huge, gaping needs all over our roster, we need quality players to build a winning and tough culture around. I would love if we used a pick in the 3rd or 4th on him vs. reaching for needs on players who may be less talented overall (if that's the scenario).
I love the idea of Warren as that guy who can do multiple things. I do wonder how explosive athletically he is, in the NFL elite sense. Combine testing will be interesting with him.
I can never seem to figure out how to screen-cap and paste like you have here. Any advice for a non-tech-y middle-aged dad? Meanwhile...this is my trade-down-tastic draft:
If you are on windows search for "snipping tool" it's standard with windows and a simple way to clip stuff to save or copy.
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Love this, thanks for sharing! Out of curiosity, would you be able to assign a grade to what the Pats rolled out at LT and RT this year? Like, if there was a generic LT and generic RT that represented the play of those positions (across different players of course) this year, where would they fall? I know it's apples and oranges, but it'd be reassuring to know that we could be replacing a 5.75 with a 7.25 or something along those lines.Hey, for those who want to follow along with me this year:
My big board. I have done 22 OL so far. Going to shift gear to edge and IDL next. This is my grading scale. I don't do round grades but usually 6.5-6.99 players are top 100 guys. Once you get to 6.49 it's day 3 typically. It isn't always quite that neat. For the high picks: 8.25+ is a top 10 grade, 7.99 and 7.75s are mid-firsts to early seconds. 7.0-7.5 are typically late firsts or early to mid seconds. 6.5-6.99 are mid to late seconds to anywhere in the third round. I see guys in tiers and don't care as much about individual ranking. I rank by assuming their best scheme fit. So if you see a zone-only guy I have as a 7.0, don't assume that if your team runs gap-power or duo he is a 7.0 in your system
Excited.... can't wait for the Carter grade, he's quickly becoming my #1 guy for the #4 slot.Hey, for those who want to follow along with me this year:
My big board. I have done 22 OL so far. Going to shift gear to edge and IDL next. This is my grading scale. I don't do round grades but usually 6.5-6.99 players are top 100 guys. Once you get to 6.49 it's day 3 typically. It isn't always quite that neat. For the high picks: 8.25+ is a top 10 grade, 7.99 and 7.75s are mid-firsts to early seconds. 7.0-7.5 are typically late firsts or early to mid seconds. 6.5-6.99 are mid to late seconds to anywhere in the third round. I see guys in tiers and don't care as much about individual ranking. I rank by assuming their best scheme fit. So if you see a zone-only guy I have as a 7.0, don't assume that if your team runs gap-power or duo he is a 7.0 in your system
Carter or Graham are really the only guys who make sense at 4. I’d be happy with either. Fixing WR and OT will have to wait til 2026. Presumably another top 10 pick will be incoming
is what I’ve been waiting for!!!