Offensive Lineman seem to be the most reliable 1st round picks.
If I owned a team, my marching orders would be to build the team from the inside out. Use the 1st and 2nd rounds to draft linemen, edge rushers, linebackers, and tight ends.
Use free agency and rounds 3-7 for skill positions.
But there are always exceptions, when a player like Love is available who is a special talent, a game changer. Albeit the genuine concern that RBs are injury prone, does one pass up the pick, only to see Love wearing a different uniform and lighting up the league?
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For good reason. But, Love is an exception in the risk/reward calculus.
Replies to: "For good reason. But, Love is an exception in the risk/reward calculus."
- Love's draft possibilities just shifted - D2 - 10:07pm 3/9/26
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- This mock says Commanders at 7, and Chiefs & Saints signed RBs b/c Love won't last to picks 8&9 [NT]
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- jrdjr84 - 8:32pm 3/10/26
- I'd love it. My daughter a Double Domer, former athlete and big sports fan is in DC. She also has a - THEISMANCARR - 8:59pm 3/10/26
- Oh he's not getting past the Titans. Even with a def coach. He puts butts in seats and... - Karamello - 3:35am 3/10/26
- Please have him go to DC, more exposure and more than ready fans. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 9:00pm 3/10/26
- They signed those players because he won’t last until #8. [NT] - LanceHarbor - 1:25am 3/10/26
- Where he gets picked is not indicative of his talent level. Someone has to need a RB - ndphysics - 12:59am 3/10/26
- It is just a position that has become "less valued" - D2 - 1:23am 3/10/26
- For good reason. But, Love is an exception in the risk/reward calculus. - conorlarkin - 10:20am 3/10/26
- It is just a position that has become "less valued" - D2 - 1:23am 3/10/26
- This mock says Commanders at 7, and Chiefs & Saints signed RBs b/c Love won't last to picks 8&9 [NT]
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- jrdjr84 - 8:32pm 3/10/26
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