2018 NFL DRAFT: Team Needs picks 17-21 (LAC, SEA, DAL, DET, CIN)

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (9-7)
Picks in first 3 rounds: 17, 48, 84
7 total picks
Head Coach/GM: Anthony Lynn/Tom Telesco
Offensive Coordinator/Style/Blocking Scheme:
Ken Wisenhut/Vertical Power Man
Defensive Coordinator/Base Scheme and Coverage
Gus Bradley/4-3 Zone 
TEAM RANKING
OVERALL          RUSHING        PASSING 
Offense  14th      94.4 (26th)       262.4 (7th) 
Defense 16th      97.9 (10th)       249.2 (20th) 
Best Players on Roster (with 2018 Cap Hit)  
QB: Phillip Rivers-22.0
DE: Joey Bosa-7.06 (rookie contract)
DE: Melvin Ingram-13.875
CB: Casey Hayward-5.08
WR: Keenan Allen-9.65
RB: Melvin Gordon-3.4 (rookie contract)
LT: Russell Okung-14.9
C:  Mike Pouncey-7.5

Position Analysis (with PFF Grade and/or key stats)
QB:
Phillip Rivers-Good near Elite 
PASS RUSH/FRONT SEVEN:
DE/EDGE: Joey Bosa-2016 #3 pick-Elite-91.7, 12.5 sacks 
LEO/EDGE: Melvin Ingram-Elite. 91.5, 10.5 sacks  
3T/DT: Corey Liuget-Good-83.0
SLB: Kyle Emanuel-Average-75.8
DT: Darius Philon-Average-75.1, 4.5 sacks 
WLB: Jatavius Brown-2016 5th RD-Average-70.8, 79 tackles 
LB: Denzel Perryman-Average-63.4
EDGE: Chris McCain-Average-49.6 5 tackles 
NT:  Brandon Mebane-Below Average-42.1
LB: Hayes Pullard-Below Average -37.2
DEFENSIVE BACKS:
CB: Casey Hayward-All Pro-96.4
CB: Jason Verett-Injured most of last 2 seasons
CB: Trevor Williams-2016 Undrafted-near Elite-88.5
Slot CB-Desmond King-2017 5th RD-near Elite as a Rookie-86.5
SS: Jaheel Addae-Good-83.4, 96 tackles 
S: Tre Boston-Still Unsigned Free Agent-Good-81.4
S: Adrian Phillips-Below Average-50.5
S: Rayshawn Jenkins-2017 4th RD 
O-LINE
LT:  Russell Okung-Good when healthy-77.4 
C:   Mike Pouncey (NEW)-Average, Good when healthy
LG: Dan Feeney-2017 3rd RD, All Rookie 
RG: Forrest Lamp-2017 2nd RD Injured as a Rookie 
RT: Joe Barksdale-Below Average-50.7
OT: Chris Hairston-Below Average-61.3
OT: Michael Schofield-Below Average-48.2
G/C: Spencer Pulley-Below Average-32.5 
OFFENSIVE PLAYMAKERS:
RB: Melvin Gordon-Elite-1581/12/57 rec
#1 WR: Keenan Allen-Elite when healthy-102/1393/6
TE: Hunter Henry-Young/2016 2nd RD-45/579/4
WR: Tyrell Williams-Average-43/728/4
WR: Mike Williams-2017 #7 pick Injured most of rookie year
Deep Threat WR: Travis Benjamin-Good in role-34/567/4
TE: Antonio Gates-Still Solid at age 37-30/316/3 
TE: Virgil Green (NEW)-Below Average 

NEEDS: 
Nose Tackle: Mebane now 33 and is no where near the player he once was in Seattle 
Free Safety:  If they can find a good FS they could arguably have the best secondary in the NFL 
Backup QB: Rivers is 35 and he won't be around forever.
LB: They have a solid core of guys but no real playmaker 
O-Line Depth
2019 FREE AGENTS:
LB: Denzel Perryman
RCB: Jason Verett
WR: Tyrell Williams
SLB: Kyle Emanuel
NT:  Brandon Mebane
IDEAL DRAFT
First Round 
Trade up for  
Minkah Fitzpatrick-FS-Alabama
6-1/204
Vita Vea-NT-Washington
6-4/347
Stay and take 
Da'Ron Payne-NT-Alabama
6-3/311
Trade Down for QB
Lamar Jackson-QB-Louisville 
6-2/216
Mason Rudolph-QB-OK St.  
6-4/229
Second Round
Harrison Phillips-DT-Stanford
6-3/307
Tim Settle-NT-VA Tech
6-3/329
Justin Reid-S-Stanford
6-0/207
Third Round
Tyrell Crosby-OT-Oregon
6-5/319


SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (9-7)
Pick in first 3 rounds: 18
8 total picks
Head Coach/GM: Pete Carroll/John Schneider
Offensive Coordinator/Style/Blocking Scheme:
Brian Schottenheimer (NEW)/Vertical/Stretch Zone
Defensive Coordinator/Base Scheme and Coverage
Ken Norton Jr. (NEW)/4-3 Under Press Zone with mostly Cover 1
TEAM RANKING
OVERALL         RUSHING        PASSING 
Offense  14th    101.8 (22nd)     228.6 (13th) 
Defense 11th    114.0 (18th)       209.2 (8th)
Best Players on Roster (with 2018 Cap Hit)  
QB:   Russell Wilson-23.79
MLB: Bobby Wagner-13.6
FS:    Earl Thomas10.4 
OLB: KJ Wright-10.2
WR:  Doug Baldwin-11.9
SS:    Kam Chancellor-9.58

Position Analysis (with PFF Grade and/or key stats)
Russell Wilson-Elite
PASS RUSH/FRONT SEVEN:  
MLB: Bobby Wagner-All Pro-96.7,133 tackles 
OLB: KJ Wright-Elite/Good-82.1, 103 tackles 
LDE: Frank Clark-Good-81.2, 9 sacks
LDT: Jerran Reed-2016 2nd Round-77.8
RDT: Nazair Jones--2017 3rd RD, Good as a Rookie-75.5
DT: Tom Johnson (NEW)-Average/Good-77.7
EDGE: Dion Jordan-Average/Good when healthy-83.6, 4 sacks
EDGE: Cliff Avril-Injured in 2017
OLB/EDGE: Barkevoius Mingo (NEW)-Average-72.1
DT: Malik McDowell-2017 2nd RD-Injured as a Rookie
DEFENSIVE BACKS:
FS: Earl Thomas-Former All Pro, 88 tackles 
SS: Kam Chancellor-Elite-88.5
Slot CB: Justin Coleman-Good-81.8
S: Bradley McDougald-Average/Good-77.3
CB: Shaquill Griffin-2017 3rd RD-Good as a Rookie-77.2,15 pd
CB Jeremy Lane-Below Average-37.8
S: Delano Hill-2017 3rd RD 
O-LINE:
LT:  Duane Brown-Average/Good-77.9
LG: Ethan Pocic-2017 2nd RD All Rookie 
C:   Justin Britt-Average-66.9
RG: DJ Fluker (NEW)-Below Average-44.5
RT: Germain Ifedi-Young 2016 31st pick/Below Average so far-48.6
G/OT: Luke Joeckel-Below Average-44.5
G/OT: Oday Aboushi-Poor-39.6
G/OT: Rees Odhiambo-2016 3rd RD/Poor-27.5
OFFENSIVE PLAYMAKERS:
WR: Doug Baldwin-Good-75-991/8
WR/KR: Tyler Lockett-Good as KR/Average WR-45/555/2
TE: Ed Dickson (NEW)-Below Average-30/437/1
RB: C.J. Prosise-2016 3rd RD/Average-Injured in 2017
RB: Chris Carson-2017 7th RD  
WR: Amara Darboh-2017 3rd RD

NEEDS: 
O-Line: Brown was a great acquisition and Pocic was solid as a rookie. However, this is still one of the worst lines in the NFL. 
DB Depth:  The Legion of Boom was once the strength of this team.. Now they have major question marks after the release of Richard Sherman and the heath of both Thomas and Chancellor. 
RB: The Carson/Prosise duo does not inspire much hope right now 
TE: Is Dickson really the long term answer at TE? 
DL Depth
WR Depth 
2019 FREE AGENTS:
FS: Earl Thomas-All Pro
OLB: KJ Wright-Elite
LT: Duane Brown
WR: Tyler Lockett
DE: Cliff Avril
DT: Tom Johnson
CB: Justin Coleman
DE: Dion Jordan 
IDEAL DRAFT: 
First Round
Best Offensive Linemen Available or 
Trade Down for more picks
Mike McGlinchey-OT-ND
6-8/309
Isaiah Wynn-G-Georgia 
6-3/313
James Daniels-C-Iowa
6-3/306
Connor Williams-OT-Texas
6-5/296
Kolton Miller-OT-UCLA
6-9/309





DALLAS COWBOYS (9-7)
Picks in first 3 rounds: 19, 50, 81
10 total picks
Head Coach/GM: Jason Garrett/Jerry Jones
Offensive Coordinator/Style/Blocking Scheme:
Scott Linehan/Vertical-Balanced/Stretch Zone
Defensive Coordinator/Base Scheme and Coverage
Rod Marinelli/4-3 Tampa 2 Zone
TEAM RANKING
OVERALL        RUSHING      PASSING 
Offense 13th    135.6 (3rd)     196.3 (25th) 
Defense 8th     104.0 (8th)      214.1 (13th)
Best Players on Roster (with 2018 Cap Hit)  
LT-Tyron Smith-17.545
LB-Sean Lee-11.02
C-Travis Frederick-13.235 
RG-Zack Martin-9.34
RB-Zeke Elliott-6.8 (rookie contract) 
DL-Tyrone Crawford-9.1
TE-Jason Witten-6.95
QB-Dak Prescott-0.725 (rookie contract)
WR-Dez Bryant-16.5 (may get released) 

Position Analysis (with PFF Grade and/or key stats)
QB:
Dak Prescott-2016 4th RD/Great as a Rookie
PASS RUSH/FRONT SEVEN:
DE: DeMarcus Lawrence-All Pro-94.1,14.5 sacks
LB: Sean Lee-Elite-88.9, 101 tackles
DT: David Irving-Good-83.4, 7 sacks 
DE: Tyrone Crawford-Good-83.6, 4 sacks 
LB: Jaylon Smith-2016 2nd RD-70.5, 81 tackles
DT: Maliek Collins-2016 3rd RD/Struggled thus far-46.8
LB: Damien Wilson-Below Average-45.6
DE: Taco Charlton-2017 #28 pick-3 sacks 
DEFENSIVE BACKS:
FS: Byron Jones-Good/Average-76.8, 82 tackles
SS: Jeff Heath-Good/Average-81.8, 71 tackles  
CB: Chidobe Awuzie-2017 2nd RD-Good as a Rookie-81.7 
CB: Jourdan Lewis-2017 3rd RD-Solid as a Rookie-79.6 
DB: Xavier Woods-2017 6th RD-Solid as a Rookie-78.8 
CB: Anthony Brown-Below Average-57.6
O-LINE:
RG: Zack Martin-All Pro-92.2 
C:   Travis Frederick-PFF All Pro-90.8
LT: Tyron Smith-2016 All Pro-only 79.7 in 2017
RT: Cameron Fleming (NEW)-Average/Good-78.3
LG: La'el Collins-Average at best-50.7
G/OT: Chaz Green-30.6
OT/G: Byron Bell-30.4
OFFENSIVE PLAYMAKERS:
RB: Ezekiel Elliott-Elite/Susp. some of 2016-1252/9/26 rec
WR: Dez Bryant-Average due to injuries and age-69-838/6
TE: Jason Witten-still Good, but no longer Elite-63/560/5
WR: Terrance Williams-Average-53/568/0
WR: Allen Hurns (NEW) Average-Injured last 2 seasons 
Slot WR: Cole Beasley-Average-36/314/4
WR/KR: Ryan Switzer-2017 4th RD 

NEEDS: 
Young Impact Pass Catcher: Bryant may not be on the team much longer, Witten is near the end of his career and the other guys are all role players. 
D-Line: The Cowboys need guys that can rush the passer and stop the run in the trenches.
O-Line: Martin will be a free agent in 2019. Fleming is solid but unproven as a starter. Collins has struggled his first three years. 
LB Depth: They lost Anthony Hitchens in free agency and need another body to help out Lee and Smith
DB Depth: 
Biggest Needs: WR, D-Line, LB Depth,   
2019 FREE AGENTS:
RDE: DeMarcus Lawrence
RG: Zack Martin
Slot WR: Cole Beasley
DT: David Irving
OT: Chaz Green
IDEAL DRAFT: 
First Round
Taven Bryan-DT-Florida 
6-5/291
Leighton Vanderesch-LB/EDGE-BYU 
6-4/254
Harold Landry-DE-Boston College
6-2/252
Second Round
Courtland Sutton-WR-SMU
6-4/215
Christian Kirk-WR-Texas A&M
6-1/190
DJ Moore-WR-Maryland
6-0/210
Third Round
Malik Jefferson-LB-Texas
6-2/236
Darius Leonard-LB-S Carolina St. 
6-2/234




DETROIT LIONS (9-7)
Picks in first 3 rounds: 20, 51, 82
6 total picks
Head Coach/GM: Matt Patricia (NEW)/Bob Quinn
Offensive Coordinator/Style/Blocking Scheme: 
Jim Bob Cooter/Vertical/Man
Defensive Coordinator/Base Scheme and Coverage: 
Paul Pasqualoni (NEW)/Hybrid Man
TEAM RANKING
OVERALL        RUSHING      PASSING 
Offense 12th     76.3 (31st)     261.4 (6th) 
Defense 26th   112.5 (17th)    243.2 (26th)
Best Players on Roster (with 2018 Cap Hit)  
QB-Matthew Stafford-26.5
CB-Daius Slay-6.16
FS-Glover Quin-6.51
WR-Golden Tate-9.35
WR-Marvin Jones-8.6
RG-TJ Lang-10.87

Position Analysis (with PFF Grade and/or key stats)
QB:
Matthew Stafford-Good
PASS RUSH/FRONT SEVEN: 
RDE:  Ziggy Ansah-Elite when healthy-12.5 sacks
MLB:  Jarrad Davis-2017 #21 pick All Rookie. 2 sacks, 96 tackles
LDE:  Anthony Zettel-2017 6th RD-Good-79.9, 6 sacks
LDT:   A'Shawn Robinson-2016 2nd RD-Good-78.6
OLB:  Devon Kennard (NEW)-Average-71.0, 4 sacks
OLB:  Christian Jones (NEW)-Average at best-90 tackles
RDT:  Jeremiah Ledbetter-2017 6th RD-56.8
DE Cornelius Washington-Average-73.7
DE/PRS: Kerry Hyder-Good, injured in 2017
DT: Sylvester Williams (NEW)-Average-76.5
LB: Jalen Reeves-Maybin-2017 4th RD-73.6
LB: Nick Bellore-Below Average-65.6
DEFENSIVE BACKS:
LCB: Darius Slay-All Pro-88.1, 8 INT (Led NFL) 
FS:   Glover Quin-Elite-84 tackles, 89.0
SS/CB: Quandre Diggs-Average-73.5 
CB: Teez Tabor-2017 2nd RD-61.3 
SS: Tavon Wilson-Below Average-45.4
CB: Nevin Lawson-Below Average-41.74
SS: Miles Killebrew-Young/2016 4th RD-59.2
CB: Jamal Agnew-2017 5th RD 
O-LINE: 
RG: TJ Lang-near Elite-84.8 (3 year average)  
LT:   Taylor Decker-2016 #16 pick-Good, injured in 2017-82.3 in 2016 
RT:  Ricky Wagner-Good-81.9
C/G: Graham Glasgow-2016 3rd RD-76.1  
G: Joe Dahl-2016 5th RD-66.3
G: Kenny Wiggins (NEW)-Poor Starter-38.3
C/G: Wesley Johnson (NEW)-Poor Starter-31.3
OFFENSIVE PLAYMAKERS:
WR: Golden Tate-Good near Elite-92/1003/5
WR: Marvin Jones-Good-61/1101/9
Scat RB: Theo Riddick-Good in role-730/5/51 rec
Power RB: LeGarrette Blount (NEW)-Average-766/2 
WR: Kenny Golladay-2017 3rd RD-28/477/3
WR: TJ Jones-Below Average-30/391/1
RB: Ameer Abdullah-Below Average-714/5
TE: Luke Wilson (NEW)-Below Average-15/153/4
TE: Levine Toilolo (NEW)-Below Average-12/122/1
TE: Michael Roberts-2017 4th RD
  
NEEDS:  
Pass Rush DE: Ansah is a beast and Zettel is improving but the Lions still need to add more to thier pass rush. 
Interior O-Line: Lang and Glasgow are good, but the players they added in free agency would be backups on most teams. 
Pass Catching TE: Neither Wilson nor Toilolo is known as a great pass catcher, though both are solid blocking ends 
RB: Abdullah never lived up to being a second round pick and Blount is only singed for one year
LB Depth
DB Depth 
2019 FREE AGENTS:
WR: Golden Tate
RDE: Ziggy Ansah
RB: Ameer Abdullah
Power RB: LeGarrette Blount 
TE: Luke Wilson 
DB: Quandre Diggs
DT: Sylvester Williams 
IDEAL DRAFT: 
First Round
Marcus Davenport-DE-UTSA
6-6/264
Harold Landry-DE-Boston College
6-2/252
Leighton Vanderesch-LB/EDGE-BYU 
6-4/254
Isaiah Wynn-G-Georgia 
6-3/313
Will Hernandez-G-UTEP
6-2/327
Second Round
Tim Settle-NT-VA Tech
6-3/329
Lorenzo Carter-SLB/EDGE-Georgia 
6-5/250
Billy Price-C/G-Ohio St
6-4/306
Third Round
Ian Thomas-TE-Indiana
6-3/260
Kerryon Johnson-RB-Auburn
6-0/213



CINCINNATI BENGALS (7-9)
Picks in first 3 rounds: 21, 46, 77, 100c
11 total picks
Head Coach/GM: Marvin Lewis/Mike Brown
Offensive Coordinator/Style/Blocking Scheme:
Bill Lazor/Balanced/Power Man
Defensive Coordinator/Base Scheme and Coverage: 
TEAM RANKING 
OVERALL        RUSHING        PASSING 
Offense  32nd   85.4 (30th)       195.1 (26th) 
Defense 18th   127.9 (29th)      211.2 (10th)
Best Players on Roster (with 2018 Cap Hit)  
WR-AJ Green13.75
DT-Geno Atkins-9.55
QB-Andy Dalton-16.3
LDE-Carlos Dunlap-7.3
LT-Cordy Glenn (traded from Buffalo)

Position Analysis (with PFF Grade and/or key stats)
QB:
Andy Dalton-Average
PASS RUSH/FRONT SEVEN:
3T/DT: Geno Atkins-PFF All Pro-91.5, 9 sacks
LDE: Carlos Dunlap-Good-84.3, 7.5 sacks
RDE: Carl Lawson-2017 4th RD All Rookie, 80.6, 8.5 sacks 
MLB: Preston Brown (NEW)-Good-71.6, 144 tackles (led NFL) 
WLB: Vontaze Burfict-Good-84.7
DE: Michael Johnson-Average-5 sacks, 75.9
NT: Ryan Glasgow-2017 4th RD -71.2
NT: Pat Sims-Below Average-61.0
NT: Andrew Billings-2016 4th RD-Below Average-43.6
SLB: Jordan Willis-2017 3rd RD-75.6
SLB: Vincent Rey-Below Average-85 tackles, 45.7
SLB: Nick Vigil-2017 3rd RD-Below Average-79 tackles, 35.1
SLB: Jordan Evans-2017 6th RD-35.0
DEFENSIVE BACKS: 
CB: William Jackson-89.2-Elite
CB: Darqueze Dennard-Good-85 tackles, 82.8
S: Shawn Williams-Good-78.8 (2 year average) 
S: George Iloka-Good-78.4 (3 year average) 
CB: Dre Kirkpartick-Below Average-65.6 (2 year average) 
S: Clayton Fejedelem-63.7
S/CB: Josh Shaw-37.5
O-LINE: 
LT:  Cordy Glenn (NEW)-Good-Injured in 2017, 82.8 in 2016
LG: Clint Boling-Average-75.5
RG: Trey Hopkins-Below Average-48.3
RT: Jake Fisher-Below Average-46.2
C:   TJ Johnson-Below Average-45.4
OT:  Cedric Ogbuehi-2015 1st RD Bust-41.0
G/C: Christian Westerman-2016 5th RD-39.6
OFFENSIVE PLAYMAKERS:
WR: AJ Green-Elite-75/1078/8
RB:  Joe Mixon-2017 2nd RD-913/4
Scat: Gio Bernard-Good in role-847/4/43 rec
TE:  Tyler Eifert-Injured most of last 2 years 
WR: Brandon LaFell-Average-52/548/3
TE:  Tyler Kroft-Average-42/404/7
WR: Tyler Boyd-2016 2nd RD-25/222/2
WR: John Ross-2017 #9 pick, Injured all of 2017 
WR: Josh Malone-2017 4th RD 

NEEDS: 
O-Line: Trading for Glenn will be a great move if he can stay healthy and Boling is a solid starter but they need upgrades pretty much everywhere else on the line. 
DT: Atkins will be a free agent in 2019 and the other guys are role players 
SLB Upgrade  
CB Depth 
DL Depth 
3T/DT: Geno Atkins-All Pro
CB: Darqueze Dennard
LDE: Carlos Dunlap
LB: Preston Brown
RDE: Michael Johnson
TE: Tyler Eifert
WR: Brandon LaFell
LB: Vincent Rey
IDEAL DRAFT:
First Round  
Mike McGlinchey-OT-ND
6-8/309
Second Round 
Tim Settle-NT-VA Tech
6-3/329
Third Round 
Frank Ragnow-C-Arkansas
6-5/312








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