As an aside, the only guys that I think really truly warrant sitting at 12 and making a pick are Jeanty, McMillan, Will Johnson, Warren and maybe Mike Green or Jalon Walker (depending on how the staff views him).
Aside from that if we're getting into the Nolens, Egbukas, and Goldens of the world, you need to trade down.
I think Harmon would be solid at 12 too but I'd rather have Grant or Nolen plus a 3rd than Harmon straight up, even though I do really love Harmon as a prospect.
Yeah it's personal preference. I probably think more of Egbuka then the general consensus. To me he is the clear cut #2 WR in this draft. The guy has been killing it at Ohio State since his sophomore season. I think his biggest problem is he has been a top guy so long that he has sort of been picked apart. But his only real weakness is probably just that he isn't a speed demon. Don't get me wrong, I think he is fast on the field, but he isn't a 4.3 burner. It's funny coming into this year the guy was pegged as a top 10 type talent. All he did was go out and have a dominant season and win a National Championship. And somehow he has moved into a middle to late first round guy. I don't buy it.
But you give me a second/third to move down and settle for Golden and I'd probably be good with that too. That's similar to Harmon. I think the guy is being underrated. He is big, he is powerful and he provides a pass rush. 6'5" 310 pounds and 5 sacks but he also had a top pressure rate in college football. I think he is criminally getting pegged as a NT and I don't think that's the case. I think he is another one of these impact dudes you could put anywhere on the D-line and he is going to make plays.
Grant is raw to me, Nolen is inconsistent and I'd rather have Harmon by a decent margin over both guys. But I know that my opinion isn't the same as the consensus on them.
Now you talk Warren, Green, Walker or Will Johnson and I'd take the third round pick to move down. Undersized DE's, injured down year corner who lacks elite speed and a TE, they don't excite me. There are also a shit load of DE's in this draft that can rush the passer. There are a lot of really good TE's (I'm not even worried about that position in this draft) and zone corners are always plentiful.
So yeah, I'd rather take Egbuka or Harmon at 12 than Green, Warren, Walker or Johnson. Just my opinion. Of course it's a fun year at DT too later in the draft. TJ Sanders, Peebles and Darius Alexander to name a few options at 3 tech. And this is a loaded class for NT's.
