My view on this is quite simple as it relates to the draft.
1. If we draft a first round OL next year I will get murderous.
2. Unless they're Quenton Nelson good. I could handle Grey Zabel good.
3. At any other point in the draft, so long as they're clear BPA I could live with it.
4. You can find starting guards in the 3rd - 4th round most years. Remember Joe Thuney, Shaq Mason and Jared Wilson (hopefully).
5. Please take a look at our defensive depth on a depth chart and tell me that shouldn't be the focus for this team next year.
So people have perspective as to what you're referring to:
2026 Depth chart: ( 2026 UDFA or picks beyond 4th round are in Red)
D-Line:
Barmore, Wlliams, Farmer,
Gregory, Blay, Shaw
Edge:
Landry, Jones, Ponder, Jacas,
Swinson, Holmes
LB:
Spillane,
Obiazor, Jacobs, Hutchins
CB:
Gonzalez, Davis, Jones,
Dial, Prunty, Harris, Canada
S:
Woodson,
Manuma
Free Agents: (taken from OvertheCap)
D-line (3):
Durden (RFA), Taylor (RFA), Pharms (RFA)
Edge: (1)
Jesse Luketa
LB: (5)
Elliss, Britt, Muma, Gainer (ERFA), Reese (RFA)
CB: (4)
Charles Woods (RFA), Kindle Vildor, Kobee Minor(ERFA) , Brandon Crossley (ERFA)
S: (4)
Pettus (RFA), Byard, Mike Brown, Saunders (ERFA)
The ones in Red are obviously fighting for a spot and aren't guaranteed anything.
Obviously, this chart will change by the end of the season. Players like Gregory, Swinson and Dial are by no means certain to make this year's 5. Players listed as RFA/ERFA who are cut at the end of Training camp become SFA unless they are re-signed to the 53. Players will get extensions. We could Landry or Davis cut at the end of 2026. i think that Davis is less likely to be cut unless Prunty really wows during the season than Landry, but stranger things have happened.
