Olu Fashanu and Joe Alt are great prospects and LT is a really important position, but Jones has been pretty solid this year. Is it worth it to use one of our picks on one of them if they’re there?
Maybe this depends more on what our other needs end up being and who’s available at that spot.
The FO likely has a process for this (we hope, right?) WRT player selection. Part of that “formula” should be considering not only the best player available but also the needs of the team. Additionally, there should be an evaluation of the best player available against the estimated gain over the current player at that position. That is to say, do they project a large improvement by an LT over Braxton?
Then, they have to bring it all together somehow. Is the benefit of the LT over Braxton greater than the benefit of drafting the best player at another position over the current player while also not reaching on either of those players for the draft value it costs?
I think there are terms for these things, but I forget them.