Rookie draft

[Pantherbro13]

Loaded up on IDPs in the draft and with UDFAs afterwards. I drafted Myles Garrett at 2.12, Solomon Thomas at 3.8, Raekwon McMillon at 4.2 and Jabrill Peppers at 4.9. Scooped up Shaq Lawson, Charles Harris, Taco Charlton, Budda Baker and Eddie Jackson off the waiver after the draft. Bummer of the draft was Zach Cunningham going at 3.7. Jamal Adams, Jarrad Davis and Reuben Foster were all off the board by 2.8.

So I am allowed 50 players + IR + TS (3) in the offseason. By start of regular season we have to cut down to 40. Start 2-3 DL, 3-4 LB and 4-5 DBs. I am keeping all my draft picks on my 40, especially since I get return yardage and Peppers is going to be an asset. Opinions on Lawson, Harris, Charlton, Baker and Jackson? Not all these guys are going to make my team but I like the situations all four of those guys are in.

[bruiser]

Rookie linemen are rare producers. I would stash them on taxi if you have room.

[Pantherbro13]

Rookie linemen are rare producers. I would stash them on taxi if you have room.

I usually think the same but Garrett, Thomas and Carlton will be seeing tons of snaps. Harris may be a bit more limited since the Dolphins already had a decent pass rush. FWIW Harris is on my TS right now.

[The Red Rooster]

Let the hype build on some of these guys and then trade them for future picks instead of cutting...youll just have to be patient.

[Oslo Oildrillers]

With the news of Misi's injury/retirement we are pretty much guaranteed that Raekwon will be a starter so it should be fantastic value for you at 4.02.

I agree with Bruiser, most DLs need time to transition to the NFL whereas LBs can be productive from day one, so I'll typically leave higher end LBs on my active roster and prioritize late round LBs and DEs (from any round) on my taxi squads. Sure, based on the quality of my other DEs I'll often have some high-end rookie DEs on my active roster, but I typically don't expect them to be very productive in their rookie seasons.

I would probably put Lawson, Harris and Charlton on taxi, but putting players on taxi is also about protecting players from cut-downs and I'm not sure at this point if Lawson is worthy of being protected on your taxi. If he ends up being a rotational pass-rushing SAM he might not belong in your 40+3 best assets. There's been some talk about him playing SAM in base, but...I don't know about that and I don't know if that is going to be a productive role anyways...you should follow his training camp very closely to see how they're using him.