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LMU93
While both OT and C are big (long term) needs, given where they're picking now I see them addressing center (or call it interior OL, someone that can play C/G) in this draft and then OT high next spring. They do need a better 3rd OT this year than Williams but I think that may come later when someone shakes free from a roster after the Draft.
In terms of needs and also where they can likely find good value with their 2018 picks, I see:
ILB
Interior OL (C/G)
TE
OLB/Edge
NT
RB
DE
I'm on record as thinking they won't end up with 8 picks in this Draft. I think they'll move around more but ultimately package a few picks to move up and end up with 6 draft choices. Quality over quantity. If they end up with a good ILB, interior OL, and NT that can be on the game day 46 as rookies I'll be happy.
I am thinking along some similar lines too except I can see them loading up on up to 3 OL---OC, OG, and ROT. They need to load up on OL both this year and next, though as you point out there's more ways to do that than just the draft (cuts, UDFAS, free-floating unsigned vets, etc....like with Blythe and Sullivan).
But if they DID draft up to 3 OL, that would leave (alphabetical order) ILB, NT, OLB/edge, TE.
They could take RB in the draft but it would surprise me...for a couple of years now they have gone with UDFAs there, and they did re-sign Brown.
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