Football question

[WaymanFan]

Congrats to Robert Spears-Jennings (Steelers), Jaren Kanek (Titans) and Deion Burks (Colts) for being drafted in Round 7. I thought Spears-Jennings would have gone a bit sooner, but I had Kanek at 50/50 being drafted. Burks literally spent FOUR HOURS on Mel Kiper's "Best Available" list. When he finally got his name called, the commentators said they will dig into why it took so long. Players fall in the Draft every year. I just have never seen it happen to a Sooner in this fashion. He was #96 on Mel Kiper's final top-150 ranking. He's been wrong before, but seldom 160 picks off on a player.

All in all, 7 Sooners were drafted which is higher than their average. Still, we need to start getting more than one guy drafted in the first two days.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Congrats to Robert Spears-Jennings (Steelers), Jaren Kanek (Titans) and Deion Burks (Colts) for being drafted in Round 7. I thought Spears-Jennings would have gone a bit sooner, but I had Kanek at 50/50 being drafted. Burks literally spent FOUR HOURS on Mel Kiper's "Best Available" list. When he finally got his name called, the commentators said they will dig into why it took so long. Players fall in the Draft every year. I just have never seen it happen to a Sooner in this fashion. He was #96 on Mel Kiper's final top-150 ranking. He's been wrong before, but seldom 160 picks off on a player.

All in all, 7 Sooners were drafted which is higher than their average. Still, we need to start getting more than one guy drafted in the first two days.

Yea only getting one offensive skill guy drafted, and at the very end of the draft, is a pretty accurate representation of where our offense has been the last two or three years. We already know we won’t have any RBs drafted next year, so really need to hope the WRs are much better as a group than they were last season.

 

[hoopsaustin]

lol nevermind. Right when I posted this he got drafted. You’re welcome

Often its better to not be drafted if its the 7th round.. but i looked and the Colts took no WRs. So that's amazing prolly.

Its better for OU to get as much drafted as possible regardless

 

[WaymanFan]

Often its better to not be drafted if its the 7th round.. but i looked and the Colts took no WRs. So that's amazing prolly.

Its better for OU to get as much drafted as possible regardless

There are definitely two sides to that coin. On one hand, you are correct because if you're not drafted, you can simply decide which team is the best fit for you. You may as well go to a team where you have the best chance of making a roster. On the other hand, if a 7th round pick is fighting tooth and nail with a UFA and it's too close to call, the team will likely keep the draft pick. It's a better look for the management team who drafted that player. Plus, it's easier to hide a UFA on the Practice Squad than a drafted player.