The 2026 Draft Thread - Day 3

[clskinsfan]

Lemme guess

He was the top guy on our boards

We were thrilled that he fell

We had a second round grade on him

He's a competitor, a true Commander

He loves the game, high football IQ

I mean. You kind of have to stick to your board man.

 

[method man]

I swear this happens every single year...

Guys we can't believe are sitting there to be taken late are passed on.

We proceed to pick someone else we aren't too familiar with.

We immediately associate it with being a bad pick because our guys weren't selected.

Player X, Y, or Z that we all wanted continue to get passed over by teams picking after us.

Sometimes teams just have more information than we do.

Yes and we the fans tend to be right in the end

 

[36ST21]

Gotta stop blaming Ron. The Pats were in the SB and they had as little talent as we did at the start of the 2024 offseason

That is why I mentioned the current regime's impactful inaction as well

 

[Bulldog]

Because, and this is my opinion, he is not all that. Dude is raw, lumbering, and Tennessee manufactured opportunities by CONSTANTLY stunting him inside to the B and A gap.

I don't see it here.

I see long term development potential. But I'm not sure he's a fifth rounder.

The fact the bio I read said he doesn't have natural bend or twitch to him is an indication he can play stiff and be a guy that fails to develop a superior outside in move from the EDGE.

Does anyone else read it that way?

 

[clskinsfan]

Here's the deal with Josephs: he's going to need time to develop into a complete three-down player. The tackling issues and anchor problems against power are real concerns that will show up against NFL offensive lines with better technique and more strength. His situational college usage, with only 17 career starts and 626 pass rush snaps over four years, means he hasn't been tested as an every-down defender against top competition. Teams with strong rotational philosophies will get more immediate value than those expecting a day-one starter who can handle 50-plus snaps.


OK. So THAT to me sounds more like a 5th or 6th round pick not a 2nd.

This is your best post in months. Did you start taking shots or something?

 

[prodigy]

6 feet tall with 34 and half inch arms.

Ruben Bain must be like, w.t.f.

Oh hes 6'3 nevermind I misread that.

arm length envy is so hilarious

 

[Dah-Dee]

Josephs had a 24% missed tackle rate? Oh my.

 

[KDawg]

Well, we started off well. I think this was a massive reach.

 

[Dah-Dee]

Sneaky Browns taking their killer draft to another level in the 5th, picking Justin Jefferson. Vikings gonna let them just do that?

 

[RWJ]

Brutal run on centers right before our pick. Unbelievable. I think Center is even more so a major concern now. Might need to sign a Vet after cuts.

Yep. AP did this with WRs last year and now is doing it with the OC. Someone please make me believe that Allgretti is a starting OC for this team. I don't see it. It was reported that we went hard for Linderbaum and to not have a quality OC playing on a line that needs to protect their franchise QB is a mystery to me.

 

[Bulldog]

This is perhaps one of the most polarizing players we have drafted recently in terms of the difference of opinion of various draft and media sources.

Some have him as a steal and others think he is a guy that takes 2-3 years to develop into something worth talking about.

But that's OK if Peters knows what he's doing.

Beathard often made draft choices that other personnel and media guys criticized as being less than value at the time of the pick and they ended up being pro bowlers.

We saw that with Russ Grimm in 1981 and Charles Mann in 1983.

 

[Dlts20]

He's probably our primary ball carrier.

Stop it

 

[skinsinparadise]

I never watched him but whenever I watched draft videos and i watched a ton, he's name would pop up quite a lot. Like I showed he's not just liked by the draft media but ranked 8th by scouts.

So profile wise its not a reach its closer to steal. But I don't ultimately judge by whats said on paper I got to get to watching him to make up my own mind.

Brugler a bit lower on him than most, he has him in the range they took him -- 4th-5th round. Here is Brugler's scouting report.

 

[KDawg]

Stop it

lol sorry Bill

 

[clskinsfan]

Just going off 2 minutes of highlights. Good get off. Incredible length (though he doesnt seem to use it much). limited bend. He is a project with measurables. Probably a practice squad guy. Which means a pretty crappy pick in the 5th imo. I get sticking to your board. But 5th rounders are expected to make your 53. Not really seeing it with this guy.

 

[RedWolf]

Underwhelmed

 

[skinsinparadise]

This is perhaps one of the most polarizing players we have drafted recently in terms of the difference of opinion of various draft and media sources.

Some have him as a steal and others think he is a guy that takes 2-3 years to develop into something worth talking about.

But that's OK if Peters knows what he's doing.

Beathard often made draft choices that other personnel and media guys criticized as being less than value at the time of the pick and they ended up being pro bowlers.

We saw that with Russ Grimm in 1981 and Charles Mann in 1983.

I liked Jean-Baptise in Peters draft #1, but I did watch him quite a bit to form a take. I haven't watched Joseph. But in this range for pass rushers, I am looking for traits.

Which reminds me two drafts in row, Peters took the dude I was pounding the table for in the 7th. Maybe that's my round? lol, I got to figure out who I want there -- whomever that is that will be the pick.

 

[Dah-Dee]

Someone please make me believe that Allgretti is a starting OC for this team.

Okay. Nick Allegretti is totally a solid starting C and we'll look back on this down the road and wonder why we ever worried.

.....

Yeah, I can't do it, sorry.

 

[Faithful Fan]

Does anybody like the pick?

I wonder if we were targeting one of the two centers picked right before us.

I might have preferred one of the safeties or corners taken this round but that’s just based on positions we need.

 

[KDawg]

Just going off 2 minutes of highlights. Good get off. Incredible length (though he doesnt seem to use it much). limited bend. He is a project with measurables. Probably a practice squad guy. Which means a pretty crappy pick in the 5th imo. I get sticking to your board. But 5th rounders are expected to make your 53. Not really seeing it with this guy.

Most alarming is most of his pass rush wins are manufactured stunts into B/A that take a long time to develop and he is unblocked.