Assuming MHJ is gone and we pick top 5, would you go LT or trade down? Braxton has proven himself to be a very capable tackle so I’d kind of be less enthused about spending a top pick on him. Maybe grab Kool Aid McKinstry and resign JJ would be the play.
The reality of the situation is that we need difference makers on offense. Jones is not a difference maker. If they go QB at #1, then the next step is to surround that QB with as many difference makers as possible. If Olu is the only difference maker on the board, then they should absolutely take him. It makes the entire line better because now you have a difference maker at LT and a damn good swing tackle in Jones.
To me, this seems like a very possible scenario. If they pick a QB at 1 or 2 with Carolina’s pick and miss out on MHJ (which, tbh, seems like the most likely route), drafting a potential star at LT and hopefully addressing center elsewhere in the draft or in free agency creates a very nice situation for a rookie QB to land in. On paper that’s a very solid line and a decent skill position group.