We’re in the middle of draft season
Akiem Hicks Jerseys 2019 , meaning that it’s a perfect time to dip our toes into the re-draft waters, looking back on where the rookies of yesterday would be
selected if there were a chance at a draft do-over.SB Nation did a 2018
re-draft, and the results are both favorable and amusing for the Atlanta
Falcons. Naturally, in a re-draft, you want your team’s draft pick to go higher
than where he originally went — that indicates a very savvy and smart selection.
Conversely, if your draft pick goes later than where your team originally
selected him, then that’s less than ideal.Calvin Ridley was Atlanta’s original
selection, at pick No. 26. In the 2018 season
White Danny Trevathan Jerseys , he led all rookies with 821 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns. The Alabama product also led all wide receivers in the
NFL (not just rookies, all of them) in separation creation, via NextGen Stats.
Translation: Ridley is already one of the best route runners in the NFL.In the
re-draft, Ridley gets selected by the Buffalo Bills at pick No. 16. Buffalo’s
original selection, inside linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, goes to the Saints two
picks earlier at 14.SB Nation had the following to say about the Ridley pick to
the Buffalo:Ridley going higher than 26 would be expected after the season he
just had. He had no business falling to 26 in the first place. What’s really
amusing, however, is who SB Nation has going to the Falcons at that pick in the
re-draft.Marcus Davenport
Danny Trevathan Jerseys 2019 , for whom the New Orleans Saints sacrificed their first-round pick in 2019 to move up, falls from 14 all to the way to Atlanta at
26. And hey, the Falcons would get him without trading their first rounder in
2019. What a concept.Here’s what SB Nation had to say about the pick:Davenport
is a solid prospect, but he’ll have to transcend New Orleans’ pass rush for him
to be worth the two first round selections they invested in him. That hasn’t
happened yet — in his rookie season, Davenport played in 13 games and totaled
4.5 sacks, which would rank fifth on Atlanta’s roster. He also had 12 QB hits,
which would be third among all Falcons.The Saints sure could have used more pass
rush than they got in the NFC Championship Game — they totaled just one sack of
Jared Goff in a game where they lost in overtime. They also could’ve used more
than the four receptions for 36 receiving yards Michael Thomas gave them, and
they surely didn’t need the interception Drew Brees threw in the extra
period
White Nick Kwiatkoski Jerseys , but I digress.New Orleans will be without picks in the first, third, and fourth rounds come the NFL Draft. Not ideal for a
team that just went all in to come up short this past season. Vikings running
back Dalvin Cook is off the team’s injury report for the first time since he
injured his hamstring Sept. 16. That means he now has no restrictions on his
workload.“To us, Dalvin’s full go,” Vikings offensive coordinator John DeFilippo
said, via Courtney Cronin of ESPN. “Obviously you’re going to see how the game
is played out and those things. Dalvin’s anticipating being full go.”Cook missed
five of six games and played only 18 snaps against the Rams in Week Four while
on a pitch count. He returned in the Vikings’ most recent game, against the
Lions on Nov. 4, and played 28 of 49 snaps. After the team’s open
date
Nick Kwiatkoski Jerseys 2019 , Cook has had the governor taken off.“I’m ready to go,” Cook said. “We’re going to see if I’m 100 percent. My body, I feel great.
So yeah, I’m there.”In four games, Cook has 59 touches for 314 yards.
