Just thought I'd take a look at your "big 5" target list in light of
NFP's recent re-rankings:
1. Connor Barwin, OLB - #
29
2. William Beatty, OT - #
24
3. Louis Delmas, S - #
69
4. Hakeem Nicks, WR - #
25
5. Sean Smith, CB/S - #
19
I respect their list more than most, and I think it's a very realistic possibility that only 1 of the 5 will make it as far as #34.
The more I think about my preferred target list, the more I see the possibility of using #89 to trade up. Some scenarios:
#89 + #58 gets us to around #43-44
#89 + #47 gets us to around #33
#89 + #34 gets us to around #26
With at least 4 quality 2nd round safety prospects (Sean Smith, Louis Delmas, William Moore and Patrick Chung), I don't see us jumping early for a S unless one really stands out, as mgteich has pointed out.
I could see us trading up to 26 and taking Beatty/Nicks with one pick and Barwin with the other, if we don't believe Barwin will last to #34. If we think he will last, then I could see taking Beatty/Nicks at #23 and Barwin at #34 and then trading up to #33 or #43 for one of the other top candidates. We could conceivably get Beatty, Barwin and Nicks with 23, 33 and 34, and then a safety at 58. That would be an amazing first day. Alternatively, we could get Beatty/Nicks, Barwin, Delmas, and a solid SILB candidate (Ayers, English or Sintim). Not to shabby either.
In case one of the really big fish falls out of the top 10, #23 + 89 should get us to around #18. #23 + 58 would get us to around 14-15. And number 23 + 47 would get us to around #12. So we have plenty of ammo, though I don't see those scenarious happening unless someone unexpectedly falls.