There's a lot of speculation and opinions about Barron staying or going. Personally my position is to keep him in 2018 and upgrade the NT spot with a much bigger, stronger player (combined with Smart as the backup NT who I think is a nice rotational player that should add 10 lbs.). With a 315+ lb. NT vs. 270 lb. Westbrooks in front of them they'll have more room to make plays. And I thought Barron was good overall as it is. I think Vea or Payne could still be on the board at #23.
I would love to see them add more ILB depth though. Barron is probably year-to-year. Littleton showed pretty well but how much further he develops is TBD. Hager to me has always been a pure ST contributor. Adding an ILB in the mid-rounds of the draft like Kiser, Jewell, Tre Williams (Auburn kid that did well at the Senior Bowl...), etc. would be a nice addition.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/14/2018 03:13AM by LMU93.
