Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman utilized an ESPN draft simulator and one of the more interesting discussions was who would be a good draft selection for the Commanders in round two at No. 47?
Paulsen began with the starting point of taking an offensive tackle at No. 16. In this case; the simulator had Paris Johnson (Ohio State) still available, so Paulsen declared if that would be the case Thursday, he would not hesitate to take Johnson at 16.
So what about round two for Paulsen and No. 47?
“For me, this is really interesting, and I would never do this, but I think Jahmyr Gibbs (Alabama RB) fills a huge need for this team. And I really like him… He’s excellent as like a satellite player move piece. If I’m trying to put myself in the shoes of Eric Bieniemy, I think Eric is not going to like him as much as me because he’s bad in pass protection.”
“So, what I would do here, probably if I had a gun to my head, is I would take Steve Avila (TCU G/C) and put him at center. That’s what I would do. I would have Paris Johnson play right tackle, move Andrew Wylie to left guard and put Steve Avila at center.”
“Again, you have to play the board here.”
“Is there a corner that I would take here? Probably not. I like Cam Smith (South Carolina CB), but do I love him at 47? Is he a true game-changer? Maybe. DJ Turner is interesting, and Tyrique Stevenson is interesting (both cornerbacks). But are these guys really high on my board? Probably not.”
“He (Avila) is my number one guard, you know, and he can play center. So, you are doing ok, I think.”
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