This one has Benjamin Morrison, Howard Cross and Mitchell Evans all going in the first round.
Link: 2025 NFL Draft
Though we did draft a TE this year.
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I know Safeties are generally not a high valuer position in the draft, but if Watts has a year nearly as impressive as 2023, it would be hard to ignore him.
Ben Morrison will certainly get drafted as a top 10 pick, as long as he stays healthy. He's easily the best cornerback we've had since the Holtz era, when Todd Lyght, Tom Carter, Bobby Taylor, etc., were patrolling the defensive backfield.
Howard Cross is on the smallish side. While people will point out that he has similar physical attributes as Aaron Donald, he would be a similar situation, that he'd have to play the three technique tackle position (DT), and certainly isn't a nose tackle at the next level. I could see his possibly creeping into the 1st round if he can pack on another 10 pounds of muscle and have an amazing year, but I'm not sure how much more his frame can hold.
Mitchell Evans had a really good year for us in 2023, but with the ligament tear, along with having missed a good bit of last year, that's going to make the draft scouts rather wary.
Also, the tight end position typically doesn't get much draft glamor. After all, Mike Mayer had 3 excellent seasons, and stayed healthy pretty much his entire time here (just a couple of dings that didn't stop him from playing).
While Brock Bowers did go this year in the 1st round, he also had 3 excellent seasons, and except for that high ankle sprain (which tightrope surgery fixed and had him playing again after just 2 weeks), has stayed quite healthy.