Chiefs Add 20 UDFA Rookies
In the 2026 NFL Draft, the Chiefs found themselves drafting in the top 10 for the first time since they selected Patrick Mahomes out of Texas Tech at No. 10 overall in 2017. They took advantage with their three selections in the first 40 picks, adding heavily to the defense before shifting focus to the other side of the ball on Day 3. After only ending up with seven rookie additions from the draft, Kansas City let loose with contract offers, adding these 20 undrafted free agent rookies:
- Vincent Anthony Jr., DE (Duke)
- Wesley Bissainthe, LB (Miami)
- Cole Brevard, DT (Texas)
- Jeff Caldwell, WR (Cincinnati)
- Jacob De Jesus, WR (California)
- Anthony Dunn, DE (Toledo)
- Omari Evans, WR (Washington)
- John Michael Gyllenborg, TE (Wyoming)
- Ethan Hurkett, DE (Iowa)
- Amari McNeill, DT (Colorado)
- Xavier Nwankpa, S (Iowa)
- Pete Nygra, C (Louisville)
- Jaydn Ott, RB (California)
- Damon Payne, DT (Michigan)
- D’Arco Perkins-McAllister, CB (Louisiana-Monroe)
- Bryce Phillips, CB (San Diego State)
- DeShon Singleton, S (Nebraska)
- EJ Smith, RB (Texas A&M)
- Josh Thompson, G (LSU)
- Zelmar Vedder, CB (Houston)
After adding a few on offense at the end of the draft, Kansas City continued to add some weapons in undrafted free agency. Ott showed a ton of potential as a sophomore two years ago, when he attended the same school De Jesus transferred to for 2025. He led the Golden Bears with 1,305 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground in 2023, but his production and efficiency hit a nosedive the next year. Despite starting 10 games, his production fell to 385 rushing yards and four touchdowns. After transferring to Norman, his production continued to freefall as his usage dwindled nearly down to nothing. There are questions about his toughness and ability to play through minor injuries, but the height of his production showed a dynamic, one-cut rusher with NFL potential.
Caldwell is raw and didn’t dominate at the same level after transferring from Lindenwood to Cincinnati, but a 6-foot-5 frame with a 4.31-second 40-yard dash put him on the map for the NFL with projections that he could have been a fifth- or sixth-rounder. The Chiefs get the developmental project post-draft, though, and could come away much better because of it. It’s probably not a great sign that Gyllenborg didn’t produce much in five years at Wyoming, but scouts see some extremely promising physical tools that boast plenty of potential to work in the league.
On the defensive front, Anthony comes to Kansas City after notching 12.5 sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss in his last two years starting for the Blue Devils. He has a decent set of moves to disrupt the offenses he faces but will need to add weight and clean up his game to stick at the next level. Bissainthe’s level of play rose with each of his four years at Miami — three as a starter — as he developed his game all over the field. He hasn’t proven to be especially strong in any one area, but he’s a hard hitter who has shown a knack for improvement in the face of each challenge.
In the secondary, the Chiefs landed two promising safeties who had strong chances of getting drafted; Singleton was even projected to go in the fifth or sixth round. Showing up all over the stat sheet, Singleton could establish a role as a nickelback if the depth chart stacks up just right. Nwankpa had a really strong senior year with the Hawkeyes, but his future may be as a standout special teamer. At cornerback, Phillips was a player Kansas City coveted. In order to secure his signature, the Chiefs gave Phillips an undrafted free agent contract with $247,500 in guaranteed money, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
Ravens Sign 19-Man UDFA Class
As the Ravens spent the early days of free agency under the impression that Maxx Crosby and Trey Hendrickson were both coming to take up a significant portion of the team’s salary cap, they watched unrestricted free agents parade out of Baltimore without being able to add much more. As a result, the Ravens have plenty of room to bring in bodies, and they’ve announced the signing of these 19 undrafted free agents to go along with their 11 draft picks and make up a 30-man rookie class:
- Cortez Braham, WR (Memphis)
- Ethan Burke, OLB (Texas)
- Nick Dawkins, C (Penn State)
- Dominic DeLuca, LB (Penn State)
- Joe Fagnano, QB (UConn)
- Aaron Graves, DT (Iowa)
- Matthew McDoom, CB (Cincinnati)
- Dontae McMillan, RB (Eastern Michigan)
- Diego Pavia, QB (Vanderbilt) (story)
- Ty Pezza, TE (Brown)
- Diego Pounds, T (Mississippi)
- Jahquez Robinson, S (Auburn)
- Octavian Smith, WR (Maryland)
- Trevonte Sylvester, T (Louisville)
- Elijah Tau-Tolliver, RB (Michigan State)
- Silas Walters, S (Miami [OH])
- Lardarius Webb Jr., CB (Wake Forest)
- Reid Williford, LB (Charlotte)
- Dion Wilson Jr., DT (Syracuse)
Fagnano wasn’t expected to do much at UConn after transferring from Maine, but the 25-year-old ended up leading a strong Huskies offense by the end of his seven-year collegiate career. He made few mistakes, boasting a touchdown:interception ratio over his career of 93:18 and only throwing one pick compared to 28 touchdowns in his final year of school. Fagnano’s processing, decision-making, and accuracy all score high marks, but his arm strength and mobility leave a lot to be desired.
It was a bit surprising to see Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft come and go without Pounds coming off the board. The starting left tackle for most of the past two years at Ole Miss, Pounds was projected by some as a potential fourth-rounder. The North Carolina-transfer has all the makings of a strong blindside blocker of the future with reliable pass pro habits, but his run grading has room for improvement. He’s got a great frame for an NFL tackle but will need to make sure he’s putting good weight on that frame.
Burke is a Baltimore-native who ended up in Austin for high school and stayed there for college. With only 10.5 sacks in 17 starts over four years, he may not project as a future starter in his hometown, but with three blocked field goals in his last two years, he shows the potential to find a roster spot on special teams. He’s joined in his virtual homecoming by Webb, whose father played all nine years of his career with the Ravens. The senior Webb led the team in interceptions (5) and passes defensed (20) in 2011 and led the league in passes defensed (22) in 2013.
While the Ravens drafted the top interior offensive lineman of this year’s class in Penn State’s Vega Ioane, they failed to draft a new starting center. Taking a chance on Dawkins, who spent the past two years starting next to Ioane in Happy Valley, could be a strong bet. Dawkins will certainly have chemistry with his former line-mate, and a thin depth chart at the position could give him a strong chance to earn a roster spot.
NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/1/26
Here are Friday’s rookie signings from the 2026 NFL Draft:
Baltimore Ravens
- DT Rayshaun Benny (seventh round, Michigan)
Green Bay Packers
- DT Chris McClellan (third round, Missouri)
- OLB Dani Dennis-Sutton (fourth round, Penn State)
- C Jager Burton (fifth round, Kentucky)
- CB Domani Jackson (sixth round, Alabama)
- K Trey Smack (sixth round, Florida)
New England Patriots
- CB Karon Prunty (fifth round, Wake Forest)
Philadelphia Eagles
- G Micah Morris (sixth round, Georgia)
- DT Uar Bernard (seventh round, IPPP)
For both the Ravens and Packers, today’s signings leave them with only one unsigned rookie draft pick. Both teams still need to ink their second-round picks to closeout their 2026 draft class signings.
Discovered playing basketball at 16 years old in Nigeria, Bernard earned invitations to the NFL Nigeria camp in 2024 and the NFL Africa camp in Cairo in 2025. As part of the league’s International Player Pathway program, if Bernard is unable to make the initial 53-man roster, he can be placed on the practice squad without counting against the unit’s 16-player limit.
Minor NFL Transactions: 5/1/26
Here are Friday’s minor transactions:
Houston Texans
- Claimed off waivers (from Titans): DE Ali Gaye
After playing the past two seasons in Tennessee, Gaye is returning to the team that initially signed him as an undrafted free agent out of LSU. Gaye spent his first year in the league on the Texans’ taxi squad, and when he failed to make the initial 53-man roster in Year 2, the Titans claimed him off waivers. Playing in 15 games with Tennessee in 2024, he even notched his first career sack against C.J. Stroud. Gaye started 2025 on the Titans’ practice squad and was called up to the active roster in mid-October, but he ended up on the injured reserve by November with a knee injury that would hold him out of the remainder of the year.
Born in the Gambia, Gaye qualifies for the exemption afforded to players as part of the International Player Pathway Program. This means that, if he lands on the Texans’ practice squad again, he won’t count against the unit’s 16-player limit.
Chiefs Decline DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah’s Fifth-Year Option
The final fifth-year option decisions are trickling in on deadline day. As the Rams and Giants made expected calls to pass on 2027 guarantees for cornerbacks Emmanuel Forbes and Deonte Banks, the Chiefs are passing on their underwhelming 2023 first-rounder’s option.
Felix Anudike-Uzomah, who missed all of last season, will not see his option exercised, according to Pro Football Talk’s Charean Williams. The Chiefs drafted the Kansas City-area native 31st overall but have not seen him make inroads toward a prominent role in their defense.
[RELATED: 2027 NFL Fifth-Year Option Tracker]
It would have cost Kansas City $14.48MM to exercise Anudike-Uzomah’s option. The Kansas State alum’s work to date did not give the Chiefs much of a decision here. Anudike-Uzomah joins Banks, Forbes, Anthony Richardson (Colts), Tyree Wilson (Saints), Broderick Jones (Steelers), Jack Campbell (Lions), Mazi Smith (Jets) and Myles Murphy (Bengals) in seeing their options declined.
Even as Campbell became an All-Pro who saw his option declined — as teams have steered clear of ILBs’ options for years now — the 2023 draft produced 22 exercised options. That represents a quality group, and two of those players — Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Will Anderson Jr. — have already signed record-setting extensions at their respective positions.
The Chiefs enjoyed rare draft real estate this year, using their No. 9 pick to trade up for cornerback Mansoor Delane. The Patrick Mahomes era has otherwise featured drafts either without a first-round pick (2018, as the team traded up for Mahomes a year prior) or a draft slot at or near the bottom of the round. That was the case in 2023, when the Chiefs were coming off a Super Bowl LVII win. Anudike-Uzomah, who played at nearby Lee’s Summit (Mo.) High before trekking to Kansas State, has just three sacks in 34 career games.
Kansas City went with D-ends in back-to-back first rounds, taking George Karlaftis in 2022. He has become a key starter for the team, signing a four-year extension during the 2025 offseason. The Chiefs made Mike Danna a cap casualty last month and let Charles Omenihu walk in free agency, but they were closely linked to using one of their first-round picks on an end. That did not happen, but the team circled back to the position by selecting Oklahoma’s R Mason Thomas 40th overall.
After serving as an ineffective backup during his first two seasons, albeit while recording a sack in the Chiefs’ 2024 divisional-round win over the Texans, Anudike-Uzomah landed on IR last summer due to a hamstring strain. Those injuries typically do not cause season-nullifying transactions, but the Chiefs did not carry Anudike-Uzomah to their 53-man roster for a possible IR-return move.
He now will spend a contract year vying for playing time behind Karlaftis. The Chiefs also have 2025 third-rounder Ashton Gillotte in that mix, though the team is still looking for a surefire Karlaftis complementary piece. Anudike-Uzomah would transform his 2027 free agent market by making a belated push, and we have seen well-timed breakouts before. But the Chiefs are understandably passing on guaranteeing him any 2027 money based on performance thus far. He will be tied to a $3.76MM cap number this season.
Rams Decline CB Emmanuel Forbes’ Fifth-Year Option
The deadline for fifth-year option decisions has arrived, and although the Rams did not make a first-round pick in 2023, they held an option call thanks to their waiver claim of Emmanuel Forbes. As expected, Los Angeles will not provide the cornerback with a 2027 guarantee.
Forbes will see his option declined, per The33rdTeam’s Ari Meirov. The Rams overhauled their cornerback contingent this offseason, importing Chiefs starters Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson into their starting lineup. A record-setting extension followed for McDuffie, while his former Kansas City sidekick signed a three-year, $51MM Rams accord.
[RELATED: 2027 NFL Fifth-Year Option Tracker]
It would have cost the Rams $12.63MM to exercise Forbes’ option. The 2020 CBA made options fully guaranteed, after the 2011 CBA allowed teams to pick up options and cut players later free of charge as long as they passed a physical. Although the current CBA has caused teams to be more careful with option decisions, the salary cap’s annual spikes have allowed some flexibility here.
Twenty-two 2023 first-rounders saw their options exercised this year. That beats the 2022 first-round contingent (19, though Derek Stingley Jr. was extended early) and the 2021 first-round crop (16, though three players were extended in that group). The 2020 draft only featured 12 exercised options, though the Packers extended Jordan Love in lieu of exercising his.
The ’23 first-round cornerback collection was 2-for-4 in exercised options, with the Seahawks and Patriots respectively extending Devon Witherspoon and Christian Gonzalez‘s rookie deals through 2027. The Giants, however, declined Deonte Banks‘ option today. Witherspoon and Gonzalez have become two of the NFL’s best corners, while Banks and Forbes have not lived up to the first-round billing.
The Commanders chose Forbes 16th overall, one spot in front of Gonzalez, and that regime was removed from power after the ’23 season. The Adam Peters-Dan Quinn duo moved on from the Ron Rivera-Martin Mayhew first-rounder quickly, cutting the lanky CB in November 2024 after dangling him in trades. The Rams swooped in with a claim and have used him sparingly since.
Coming to Washington after a Mississippi State career that included incredible ball production (14 INTs in three seasons, six pick-sixes), Forbes also entered the league south of 170 pounds. Size became an issue for the young ballhawk, who has five interceptions in three seasons. Forbes fell out of favor with Quinn’s staff and played in just two Rams games after being claimed in 2024. Last season, however, brought a much bigger role. L.A. used Forbes as a 14-game starter and deployed him on 73% of its defensive snaps. Pro Football Focus, however, graded Forbes 91st among qualified CB options in 2025.
As cornerback play may have been the Rams’ Achilles heel last season, the team paid up for replacements in McDuffie and Watson. The team also let Cobie Durant, Derion Kendrick and 2025 deadline acquisition Roger McCreary walk. Forbes may still have a role in 2026, but a significant snap-share reduction appears in the offing. The 6-foot cover man does represent important depth behind the ex-Chiefs and nickel Quentin Lake, however, and has one more season to boost his free agency stock.
WR Chase Claypool Attending Packers’ Rookie Minicamp
After two years away from the field, former Steelers and Bears wide receiver Chase Claypool is seeking a return to the NFL. The first step in his comeback is a tryout with the Packers at their rookie minicamp, per Matt Schneidman of The Athletic.
Claypool, 27, was a second-round pick out of Notre Dame in 2020. He showed plenty of promise during his first two years in Pittsburgh, racking up 121 catches for 1,733 yards and 11 touchdowns. After a slow start to the 2022 season, the Steelers put Claypool on the trade block with the intention of elevating George Pickens into a bigger role in their offense.
The Steelers received multiple offers for the 6-foot-4 wideout, including second-round picks from both the Bears and the Packers. Pittsburgh wisely accepted Chicago’s bid, expecting the Bears to win fewer games than their NFC North opponents. That turned out to be the case, as the Bears finished with a 3-14 record, the worst in the league. As a result, the Bears had the first pick in each round of the 2023 draft. With the Dolphins losing their first-round pick that year, Pittsburgh received the No. 32 overall pick as a result of trading Claypool (the pick became Joey Porter Jr.).
Claypool did not come close to justifying that trade for Chicago. The big-bodied wide receiver posted just 14 catches for 140 yards and zero touchdowns over the rest of the 2022 season. In 2023, Claypool did start two games with the Bears but was soon made a healthy scratch and then traded to the Dolphins in a pick-swap agreement involving sixth- and seventh-rounders. He managed just eight catches throughout the 2023 season and has not seen the field since.
The Bills signed Claypool in 2024 but placed him on IR that August. No team added him in 2025. After their aggressive push for Claypool at the ’22 deadline, the Packers began the Jordan Love era by equipping him with 2023 draftees Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks. The latter has since been traded to the Eagles, while the former just signed a three-year extension.
Raiders Announce 17 UDFA Signings
The Raiders had a busy offseason. They made several high-profile additions in free agency and drafted Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 pick in last week’s draft. But even with all that investment, like any other team, they have to fill out their 90-man offseason roster. Here are Las Vegas’ 17 undrafted free agent signings, including a few of Mendoza’s Hoosier teammates:
- Jacob Clark, QB (Missouri State)
- Tyler Duzansky, LS (Penn State)
- Roman Hemby, RB (Indiana)
- Isaiah Jatta, OT (BYU)
- Devin Lafayette, S (Troy)
- Matt Lauter, TE (Boise State)
- Kansei Matsuzawa, K (Hawaii)
- Caleb Offord, CB (Kennesaw State)
- Justin Pickett, G (Duke)
- Chase Roberts, WR (BYU)
- Corey Rucker, WR (Arkansas State)
- Cian Slone, DE (NC State)
- Gary Smith III, DT (UCLA)
- Xavian Sorey, LB (Arkansas)
- Chris Thomas, LB (Maine)
- Tanner Wall, S (BYU)
- E.J. Williams, WR (Indiana)
Clark was a one-year starter at Missouri State and led the Conference USA in completion percentage, passing touchdowns, and passer rating in 2025. With Mendoza, Kirk Cousins, and Aidan O’Connell already in the Raiders’ quarterback room, it is hard to see Clark as much more than a developmental camp arm.
Duzansky was a reliable long-snapper at Penn State and could easily push Alex Ward, who spent the last three years with the Rams, for the starting job in Las Vegas.
Hemby was a three-year starter at Maryland, but other running backs ate into his touches in 2023 and 2024. He decided to transfer to Indiana, where he served as the Hoosiers’ bell cow with 230 carries for 1,120 yards and seven touchdowns. He should have a chance to make the 53-man roster in Las Vegas, as the team only has four other running backs under contract. Ashton Jeanty and recent fourth-round pick Mike Washington both have secure spots, but Hemby could certainly beat out Dylan Laube and/or Chris Collier this summer.
Matsuzawa, a Japanese native, is continuing his incredible football journey in Las Vegas. The former soccer player and self-taught placekicker only attracted interest from Hocking College, a school that plays in Division II of the National Junior College Athletic Association. He transferred to the University of Hawaii in 2023 and took over the starting kicker job in 2024, converting 12 of his 16 field goal attempts and all 32 of his extra points. In 2025, he made 27 of his 29 field goals (93.1%) in addition to another perfect 40-for-40 mark on extra points. Those kicks were good for 121 total points, which led the Mountain West Conference, and Matsuzawa was named a Consensus All-American at the end of the year.
The Raiders moved on from Daniel Carlson this offseason and signed veteran Matt Gay, but he only has $1.35MM in guaranteed money on his deal. Matsuzawa could have a chance to unseat him.
After drafting Cam Ward with the No. 1 pick last year, the Titans signed Xavier Restrepo, one of his favorite targets at Miami as an undrafted free agent. Similarly, the Raiders have brought in Williams, who caught 36 catches for 438 yards and six touchdowns at Indiana last year. Those numbers pale in comparison to Restrepo’s college production, but Williams’ rapport with Mendoza could give him a chance to impress his coaches in spring and summer practices.
Giants To Decline CB Deonte Banks’ Fifth-Year Option
Deonte Banks has not panned out for the Giants, and they have since made other plans at cornerback. A year after signing Paulson Adebo and weeks after their Greg Newsome addition, Banks will not see his contract extended to 2027.
The Giants are making the expected call to decline Banks’ fifth-year option, ESPN.com’s Jordan Raanan tweets. Exercising Banks’ option would have guaranteed him $12.63MM for 2027. Today is the deadline on fifth-year option decisions for the 2023 draft class.
[RELATED: 2027 NFL Fifth-Year Option Tracker]
Also using a second-round pick to add Tennessee corner Colton Hood, the Giants appear to be transitioning away from Banks now that John Harbaugh is running the show. GM Joe Schoen drafted Banks 24th overall in 2023, but the fifth-year GM has lost considerable organizational power and is not a lock to be on the job when the season starts. Banks and Evan Neal not delivering on their first-round draft slots have gone in Schoen’s loss column.
Adebo, Newsome, Hood and slot corner Andru Phillips will be roster locks, The Athletic’s Dan Duggan offers. While the Giants reporter expects Banks to make the team, not including the Maryland alum among the locks is notable. Cor’Dale Flott overtook Banks last year, and while he ended up joining a Titans team that now employs Brian Daboll, the Newsome and Hood additions look to leave Banks as a trade candidate. The Colts inquired about Banks at last year’s deadline, and while he did not a kick-return touchdown in the team’s Week 17 win over a noncommitted Raiders squad, the fourth-year cover man has not shown much as a pro.
The Giants used Banks as a full-time starter in 2023 and ’24. The 2024 season did include an effort-based benching, and that seemed to move him to the wrong track. The team signed Adebo to a three-year, $54MM deal in 2025 and eventually gave Flott the top boundary job opposite the ex-Saint.
Major changes have occurred throughout the Giants’ roster this offseason, as Harbaugh now holds the personnel hammer. Banks does not have ties to this coaching staff, making it realistic he is not on the team’s roster by Week 1. The trade deadline may also be relevant for Banks, in case the Giants — as they did with the underperforming Neal last year — carry him onto their 53-man roster as a backup.
Pro Football Focus has viewed Banks as one of the NFL’s worst CBs throughout his career. The advanced metrics site has ranked him outside the top 105 players at the position in each season, slotting him 110th (third-worst among qualified options) in 2025. The team traded up one spot for Banks three drafts ago and deployed him as a starter opposite Adoree’ Jackson. But the once-promising prospect may need a fresh start soon.
Titans Were Down To Carnell Tate, Arvell Reese At No. 4
The Titans surprised many by taking Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate with the No. 4 overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, a move that significantly shook up the top 10.
Tennessee was widely expected to draft a top defender or Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love with their first pick. When the Cardinals took Love at No. 3, it seemed that new Titans head coach Robert Saleh was free to handpick a new star for his defense. Instead, the team went with Tate.
Their decision was multi-faceted. First was a different assessment of Tate’s athleticism than the public consensus. The Titans timed Tate’s 40-yard dash at the Combine “in the mid-4.4s” as opposed to his official time of 4.53 seconds, per Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer. In their eyes, that rounded out the profile of an otherwise complete wide receiver with a full route tree and excellent skills at the catch point.
Getting help for former No. 1 pick Cam Ward was also a priority, one that encouraged Tennessee to go with an offensive playmaker rather than a defensive one. Tate largely played second fiddle to Jeremiah Smith at Ohio State in 2025, which many evaluators saw as a negative – he could not even be the top target on his own team. The Titans, though, had a different takeaway: Tate would have a place in whatever offense they build over the next several years, whether it be as a WR1 or a versatile part of a deeper group.
Had Tate not been available, Breer adds, the Titans would have gone with his teammate, linebacker Arvell Reese. The team badly needs to strengthen their pass rush, especially at defensive end even after reuniting Saleh with Jets 2022 first-rounder Jermaine Johnson. Reese was projected to convert into an edge rusher in the pros, but he might been a better fit as a 3-4 outside linebacker than a defensive end in Saleh’s 4-3 scheme.
Tennessee also drafted Texas linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. in the second round and could deploy him in the role they envisioned for Reese. Hill has a slightly smaller frame and lacks the same bend and agility as Reese, but he could still be used creatively by Saleh.
The Titans’ decision highlights a false trend in the NFL: teams who hire a new head coach prioritize their side of the ball with their first draft picks. Despite the symbolism of such a move – letting a new leader select a prospect that fits his scheme, style, and culture – the process rarely plays out that way. General managers are still focused on value and following their draft board while incorporating coaches’ feedback.
This year, only four of the 10 teams with new head coaches used their first pick on the coach’s side of the ball. The Raiders drafted Fernando Mendoza for Klint Kubiak – though that likely would have been the case no matter who they hired – the Cardinals drafted Love for LaFleur, the Browns got both Spencer Fano and KC Concepcion for Todd Monken, and the Steelers got Max Iheanachor (instead of Makai Lemon) for Mike McCarthy.
But, just as the Jets went with quarterback Zach Wilson in 2021, Saleh’s first year in New York, the Titans went with a wide receiver who was the top-ranked player on their board. That is not to say Saleh was not on board for those picks, or that head coaches in general prioritize their side of the ball. Another new defensive head coach, Jesse Minter, urged general manager Eric DeCosta to select guard Vega Ioane over edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr., and the Jeff Hafley-led Dolphins took offensive lineman Kayden Proctor. In fact, there is an argument that the head coach’s expertise on one side of the ball means there should be more talent investment in the other.
At the end of the day, the Titans nabbed their desired prospect for their first pick in Tate, and Saleh still got a defensive lineman when the team traded back into the first round to select Auburn’s Keldric Faulk.