A lot of defensive value peppered throughout the 2nd Round (20 defensive players taken). Several guys probably would've been late 1st/early 2nd Rounders if not for the offensive run in Round 1 IMO: T'Vondre Sweat (surprised he get taken so high given his recent arrest but Titans gonna Titans), Eagles stole Cooper DeJean who should've been a Round 1 pick, Max Melton's gonna be a good Rutgers DB pipeline player IMO, Maason Smith & Kris Jenkins & Chris Braswell would've gone higher in another year. NFL evaluators love Ennis Rakestraw more than the media, glad to see Detroit take him in Round 2.
I just don't see it with Ladd McConkey, Pearsall, and Luke McCaffrey and they all went R2 and R3. I think whomever gets Ainias Smith today could get a steal due to his injury.
RBs continue to represent great value, both a blessing and a curse for the position. My RB5 went Round 2 while Benson (Arizona), Lloyd (Green Bay), and Corum (Rams) all went in the 3rd Round inside the top 85 picks.
Offensive Line continues to be super deep in this class. 25 offensive linemen taking within the Top 100 picks with big dudes (majority were 315+ pounds) reflecting the evolving at the college football level. This isn't your Daddy's "Zone Blocking" OL with dudes coming in at 280-285 who can pull like a TE. These are big, heavy maulers with some athleticism to match.
Loved DE Bralen Trice coming out, very productive player at a big program. Think Atlanta got a guy who could've been a late Round 1/early Round 2 pick if he'd tested better. Really liked LB Marist Liufau for Dallas too, great replacement for LVE. Plays with a 120% motor which can help him make big plays but also leads to missed tackles and overpursuit. Packers took one of my favorite LBs in Ty'Ron Hooper. Just super solid in the run game, a guy I was hoping the Patriots could get in Round 4 or 5 if he somehow fell.
Steelers getting LB Payton Wilson (such a Steelers LB pick in the mid-rounds tbh) and the Rams getting S Kamren Kinchens were incredible values if both can play up to their 1st round film/ability. Very boom/bust as both players fell for reasons but the upsides are tremendous.