Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Originally posted by Ezekiel38:
Roush in the 3rd? Are you high? Lol hell no soooooo many top players going to be around at 92. If we go Roush I'll be livid. No sooner than our pick at 171 should we draft him. This is how we went Nick Martin last year in the 3rd round and even Upton Stout was draft at least a round too early in terms of maximizing value and the players we passed on. Could have had Xavier Watts and Upton Stout in the late 4th or 5th.
Justin Joly at TE on the other hand at 92 .. while not the pick I'd make wouldn't be mad.
I would happily take him late in the 3rd. He has a bit of a Kittle thing going on where Stanford didn't use him to his full ability as a receiver, which is something he's very capable of along with being an outstanding blocker.
A guy who is that explosive and who can run routes like that at almost 270 pounds is wild, ideal performer inside the red zone and at the goal line.
Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
I would happily take him late in the 3rd. He has a bit of a Kittle thing going on where Stanford didn't use him to his full ability as a receiver, which is something he's very capable of along with being an outstanding blocker.
A guy who is that explosive and who can run routes like that at almost 270 pounds is wild, ideal performer inside the red zone and at the goal line.
If he runs in the 4.5s then we'll talk. #92 is too early for this dude and I like him a lot. I liked Upton Stout a lot last year... in the 5th.
Other TEs too like Klare and Jolly and others have been projected in that range. Is Roush better than Klare or Jolly? Maybe I dunno.
Also we just have too many other priorities to address to go TE in the 3rd rd unless taking an elite one like Sadiq in the 1st if he somehow fell.
#92 should have guys like Kilgore, Clark, McClellan, Rutledge, Lew, Devin Moore, Law, Durant, Derrick Moore, Hurst, Thompson, etc.
If we took Roush over any of the above I'd be super bummed and console myself with at least I like Roush the player - just like I did last year with Stout but that was made up for by the CJ West pick right after so I rationalized we picked West and Stout in opposite slots.
Roush at 138 would be fine and more appropriate value and great value at 171.
Hope we sign Likely now so Lynch doesnt do something dumb like last year in the 3rd with Martin and Stout
You passing on Kilgore or Clark or any of those others above for Roush at #92?
127 at the absolute earliest and Im good with it.
We need to trade down from 27 and get 2-3 extra selections in the 90-120 range. Then we have the luxury of going with a TE we really like. Funny thing is I really like Roush but not good value in the 3rd imo with the other guys there and the less pressing position he plays. But we know Lynch doesn't care about value so
[ Edited by Ezekiel38 on Feb 28, 2026 at 10:08 AM ]
