manxman2601
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I thought you would like that one, Manx.
I don't think Clemmings will be within range, and I'm not at all sure Maxx Williams will come out. But hard to argue with the value here if they did and it fell that way. Similarly, for some reason they overlooked Odighizuwa in the first 3 rounds (Hardison too, but he's still under the radar a bit). I doubt he'll last that long, but again, hard to argue with the value if he did.
If you believe that Maxx Williams is an exceptional TE prospect then he is absurd value at that spot in the draft. Having a true backup to Gronk is vitally important, and being able to run jumbo sets with 2 true blocking/receiving threats gives tremendous versatility. JMD may not be 100% sold, but I'm pretty sure BB is. Tim Wright could still be used as a hybrid move TE/split end.
Again, this is just an exercise. But when push came to shove and I looked at trade up options the way this particular draft fell - Maxx Williams vs. Malcolm Brown vs. Cam Erving vs. Danielle Hunter - I could see the Pats falling in love with any one of them. I chose Williams because of the importance of the TE position, and because he's so much farther ahead of anyone else at his position. There are plenty of other OL and DL prospects, but very few TEs with Williams' potential.
I do think Williams is one of the better TEs in recent years but I agree that it's a bit of a stretch to think he'll declare this year. However, I think you're overselling him a little as an inline TE - he plays a lot of H-Back at Minnesota and I see him as a hybrid that plays off-line more often than in-line.