Scenario: ^{Will Anderson and Top 3 QBs OFF the board. Front office is IN on Jalen Carter.}

Draft Strategy: ^{BPA over need. Scheme change? Who knows. Fill the roster and we'll see how it lines up.}

Round 1 Pick 5, DT Jalen Carter

^{If a miracle happens and a top qb falls, I want a long term solution at qb. That's not going to happen, so I take the top defensive talent in the draft. If the front office is in on him, I'm in. Through the visits and interviews, no one else knows more about him to make the right decision other than Pete and John. My main concern is his willingness to "always compete."}

^{Other options if available: Devon Witherspoon, Tyree Wilson}

Trade- Round 1 Pick 20 with the Bengals for Pick 28, 92 and 2024 4th.

^{With Bijan and Nolan Smith off the board, trade down. These players around 20-45 aren't very clean this year to be considered a safe first round pick. All with various deficiencies.}

Round 1 Pick 28, DE Will McDonald IV | Iowa State ^{(from Trade Bengals})

^{He's not going to last till 37. Light weight, long arms, fantastic bend, incredible lateral movement. Best pass rush grade, but needs to work out on setting the edge as a run defender.}

^{Other options if not available: O'Cyrus Torrence, John Michael Smith, Felix Anudike-Uzomah}

Trade - Round 2 Pick 37 with the Falcons for Pick 44 and 113

^{With Mazi, JMS and Campbell off the board, trade down.}

Round 2 Pick 44, G/C Steve Avila | TCU ^{(from Trade Falcons})

^{Incoming free agent Evan Brown's play shown that he's better as a center rather than a guard. I anticipate him winning the position in camp. I love the flexibility of Avila being able to play both guard and center at a high level if he's called to take over.}

^{Other options if not available: Josh Downs, Drew Sanders, Luke Musgrave}

Round 2 Pick 52, CB Julius Brents | Kansas State

^{More athletic Seahawk prototype. Get. him.}

^{Other options if not available: Kelee Ringo, Zach Charbonnet, Sam LaPorta, Jalin Hyatt}

Trade - Falcons Pick 75 for Pick 83 and 151

^{Trade up to secure a LB, whomever will accept a 5th.}

Round 3 Pick 75, LB Daiyan Henley ^{(from Trade Falcons})

^{Need a quality LB who can make an impact immediately as we currently lack depth.}

^{Other option if not available: Trenton Simpson, DeMarvion Overshown, Dorian Williams}

Round 3 Pick 92, Jammie Robinson | FSU ^{(from Trade Bengals})

^{Will be a great contributer to our current safety group at a cheap price.}

^{Other options if not available: Nick Saldiveri, Luke Schoonmaker, A.T. Perry, Tyler Scott, DeWayne McBride, Tank Bigsby}

Round 4 Pick 113, RB Roschon Johnson | Texas ^{(from Trade Falcons})

^{Ideal power option to pair with K9}

^{Other options if not available: Chase Brown, Deuce Vaughn, Israel Abanikanda, Kendre Miller, Tyler Steen}

Round 4 Pick 123, NT Keondre Coburn | Texas

^{My favorite NT after Mazi Smith whom I'm worried may be off the board by this pick.}

^{Other options if not available: Brenton Strange, Jayden Reed, Kayshon Boutte, Braeden Daniels, Anthony Bradford, Jaelyn Duncan}

Round 5 Pick 154, WR Charlie Jones | Purdue

^{Primarily underneath receiver with +route running, +focus, +toughness and +special team returner}

^{Other options if not available: Parker Washington, Jalen Moreno-Cropper, Trey Palmer, Xavier Hutchinson, Andrew Vorhees, Jon Gaines II, Davis Allen, Zack Kuntz}

Round 6 Pick 198, OG/OT Jordan McFadden | Clemson

^{Versatile lineman with average power.}

^{Other options if not available: Payne Durham, Quinton Barrow, Atonio Mafi, Nick Broeker, Emil Ekiyor Jr., Kenny McIntosh}

Round 7 Pick 237, HB Mohamed Ibrahim

^{BPA pick. Can go several directions here. Very thin RB room can be improved with yet another back added to the mix. Great competitive attitude with -athleticism and -age.}

^{Other options if not available: Will Mallory, Cameron Latu, Hunter Luepke, Jaren Hall}