Thoughts on the draft

 Well, there were some surprises in the draft, and also some things anyone could see coming. Cam Ward ended up going number 1. Shadeur Sanders ended up getting drafted in the fifth round. I was not the biggest fan of Shadeur coming out of Colorado, but I think he is better than a lot of quarterbacks who got drafted before him. I think it's less on him as a player, and more on teams not wanting to deal with Deon. 

The Bears ended up having a great draft. I am a big fan of picking Colston Loveland at pick #10, even though many are saying it was a reach. I understand Tyler Warren may have been better in college, but Ben Johnson is looking for a Sam Laporta-type player. Not only that, but picking up Luther Burden in the second round is an absolute steal. He was a lock top ten pick if he had been able to declare for the draft last year, and I'm glad he fell to the Bears. The only player I thought they would've gone for is Mike Greene. He was still on the board, and they went with Turner instead. I really liked the runningback from Rutgers in the seventh round. I don't know much about him, but I saw highlights of him blocking that were very impressive. 

Another pick I really liked in the draft was Ashton Jeanty to the Raiders. I think the Raiders are really underrated. Geno Smith can be a solid NFL quarterback, Brock Bowers could be the best tight end in the NFL, and now Ashton Jeanty is running the ball. This offense has the chance to be very good. 

Now, to finish it off, I cannot believe that Cobee Bryant went undrafted. That is ridiculous. It is insane to think there were 26 better cornerbacks than him in the draft. He was a first-team all-conference player for 2 years in a row. Not only that, but he was really one of the only reasons Kansas was decent last year. I just cannot believe there weren't any teams willing to take a chance on him. 

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  1. Heidi RottierMay 1, 2025 at 6:11 AM

    I don't really pay attention to the NFL draft, but my husband kept giving me updates on the Sanders drama all weekend. Teams draft the whole package, not just the skillset on the field, and it seems like that was a big factor here.

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