I thought McDonald was overhyped as a possible 1st round pick, but as a 3rd round value I like him. Nice size at 6'2" 205#, pretty good cover skills, and safety experience. He's ranked #94 right now by NFL DraftScout. I like the 3rd round for a DB. I'd be happy for BB to pick between him, Amerson or Tharold Simon.
My current personal favorite scenario:
- Take Johnathan Hankins, Ziggy Ansah or Jonathan Cooper if they're somehow available in the 1st, otherwise trade back to 50 and pick up a 3rd rounder, and hope that Alec Ogletree (character questions) or Dion Jordan (shoulder questions) falls and take them, or trade the pick into 2014
- Probably go WR in the late 2nd. Markus Wheaton or Quinton Patton sound good to me. Da'Rick Rogers is tempting, but has issues.
- Get a DB in the 3rd with the extra pick. As I said, I'm happy to let BB decide between Amerson, Simon and McDonald. All 3 have potential, and I probably like them as much as any of the earlier possibilities.
- Get a DE with our late 3rd round pick. The injured Tank Carradine is an option, as well as Joe Kruger and William Gholston, who have great size and athleticism. Our "LDEBC" approach has worked fairly well, and doesn't require an immediate impact player unless someone like Ansah happens to be available.
- Somehow pick up some extra picks and get an early 4th and 5th round picks, and get interior OL and DL help. Brian Winters (123) or Khaled Holmes (109) would be good OL values. NFL DraftScout has Bennie Logan currently ranked 101, but I can't believe he'd last that long. Brandon Williams (144) has been my day 3 DT binky for months.