Selecting players in the NFL Draft is tough.
Some pics are easy to make, such as the Jaguars taking Trevor Lawrence first. But it becomes more difficult as a draft advance because there is a tricky balance between taking a player who is not reaching for that player. It doesn’t always turn out right, though.
Below, we’ll go to some of the worst value picks from the 2021 NFL Draft. Pique does not necessarily mean bad Player. It just means, based on all the information available, that the team likely reached for their selection. In other words, he chose the player long ago because he was projected to leave.
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When grading these, there is clearly more weight in the early stages. You won’t see goal selection too late, because by the time you arrive for round 6 and round 7, it’s hard to be a “bad value” – you can take a flier on players who arrive late.
We will refer NFL.com pre-draft grade, NFL mock draft database common agreement, Athletic common agreement And ESPN’s Seth Walders Draft estimates to help determine the value of these estimates.
So, let’s pick up.
Raiders: Alex Leatherwood, OL
We are not the first to receive this call. The Raiders surprised Alabama’s Alex Leatherwood by selecting 17 people overall. He was unanimously ranked 40th and 45th on the big boards and was viewed more as a Round 2 prospect, but that is not the only issue. Leatherwood mostly played left tackle in Alabama, and Colton Miller already has a job for Las Vegas. So Leatherwood would need to go to the guard, which he played a little in Alabama; But this makes the selection even more confusing. Walder’s draft projection said there was a 69 percent probability that the Leatherwood pick was going to be available at No. 43 when the Raiders drafted the next.
Saints: Peyton Turner, DE
Patton Turner is a talented athlete, but many people did not see him in the final stages of the first round. He was ranked 68th and 60th in the big boards respectively. It was also a curious selection given Gregory Russo, who also plays defensive end, was still available and ranked high on every major board. We’ll find out in the long run if the Saints see nothing to the rest of the NFL Draft world.
49ers: Aaron Bank, OL
The 49ers took Aaron Banks to 48th place, which was called “Round one too soon“He was unanimously ranked 93rd and 90th on the big boards by Mel Keeper Jr. of ESPN, which fit Keeper’s suggestion that he was taken too early in a round. Bleacher Report Brent Sobleski had this to say
Banks chose: “Banks don’t often anticipate the type of lineman for the San Francisco 49ers’ field stretch. Typically, a heavy exterior field system requires athletic interior blockers that exhibit excellent lateral movement. Banks Not so. ”Banks had a 3 percent chance of going into Walder’s draft projection metrics with only 48 percent or earlier.
Packers: Josh Myers, C
Josh Myers only had a 4 percent chance that he would be selected at pick number 62 or earlier, according to Vander’s draft projection. The Packers would probably be able to wait, as Myers had a 60 percent chance to 92 it overall using the Walders metrics. While agreeing that the pick was a reach, Kiper said, “I see him as having more development potential, not an obvious NFL starter.” I wonder if the Packers’ Panth Humphrey, passed through the center in my second place. Myers Keeper had a 117th overall rank prospect.
Charger: Tray ‘McKitty, TE
Trey ‘McKitty was the 97th overall player off the board, exceeding his unanimous big-board rankings of 186 and 163. McKitty was drafted by NFL.com’s draft analyst Lance Gierlin as a 6th to 7th seed talent, so it was amazing. Watching him move to third. Zerlin had a 5.64 grade on McKitty, meaning he has a chance to “finish the roster or make a practice salad”. When you take a player in 3rd is not really what you want. Chargers pick WR Josh Palmer Can also be seen as a bad value.
Cowboys: Nahshon Wright, CB
Nahshon Wright had the lowest pre-draft grade of any player drawn within the first three rounds of NFL.com’s Zierlein. Zierlein introduced Wright as a 7-round pick or as an untested rookie free agent. His third-round draft pick shocked many analysts, including ESPN’s Mel Caper Jr., who placed Wright in his 44th position. He was of such a low-grade category, he didn’t even appear on the Athletic’s consensus big board, which ranked the top 300 prospects (Wright went 99th overall). “I’m really surprised that Wright went here, because I didn’t see the starter when I saw his tape,” Kiper said about this pick.
Titans: Dez Fitzpatrick, WR
Fitzpatrick had one of the fewer pre-draft grades than NFL.com’s Zierlein was among the players selected. Zierlein saw Fitzpatrick as a Round 7 prospect, or a potential unpublished free agent. He was the 16th wide receiver off the board and the 32nd overall wide receiver prospect in the NFL Mock Draft Database big board. What made the move even more interesting was the fact that the Titans traded UP To draft Fitzpatrick. Perhaps the Titans knew something the rest of us did not.
Washington: John Bates, TE
Jierlein had the lowest pre-draft grade out of the players selected within the first four rounds of John Bates. In fact, Bates had the fourth-worst pre-draft grade out of all the players selected. He does not offer as much of a threat as he is primarily seen as a blocked tight end. He was the 124th overall pick, and the 248th overall prospect on the Athletic’s consensus big board. He was the sixth overall tight end despite being the 12th overall tight end on the athletic’s unanimous big board. Based on all the information available, it certainly looks like Washington may have drafted Bates much later on the draft.
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