2014 Draft breakdown by Position - Strengths/ weaknesses / depth

Wewillwin · 2014-03-18T12:04:13-07:00

I think every year, specific positions in the nfl draft are regarded as either being strong, weak, top-heavy or with good depth but no standout superstars - compared to other nfl drafts in the past. I found myself asking today, how are the DT's in this draft compared to other years but it's hard to find a quick answer on the internet. So I turn to the zone, and thought it'd be cool to do a position breakdown - if you're down to help, please pitch in! This is what I have so far based on the 49ers needs and what I've looked into: QB - Very weak draft at the top - not sure about depth RB - FB - TE - Strong TE class WR - Strongest WR draft I've ever seen, top to bottom. OT - Loaded this year OG - C - 3-4 Defense DT - DE - Strong DE class OLB - ILB - CB - Strong draft for DB's / heard there's plenty of depth as well S - Looks pretty weak at the top Please chime in and I'll update with your thoughts!

Mar 18, 2014 at 1:18 PM

genz22
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Center position seems strong .... Especially in rounds 3-4

Mar 18, 2014 at 1:34 PM

Wewillwin
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Originally posted by genz22:
Center position seems strong .... Especially in rounds 3-4

Really? That's great to hear, didn't seem like there was any big standout tho right?

Mar 18, 2014 at 1:36 PM

kronik
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The Offensive tackle position is loaded again this year. I think the DE position is pretty good this year as well.

[ Edited by kronik on Mar 18, 2014 at 1:37 PM ]

Mar 18, 2014 at 4:43 PM

eastcoast49ersfan
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C position seems weak to me. I don't think there are any C's worth taking in the first 2 rounds and almost every C has short arms and is unathletic (Marcus Martin is one of the few exceptions with long arms and was supposed to be a good athlete but then came his pro day).

CBS shows only 6 C's should be drafted and there is nothing good at the top so I'd say this C class is extremely weak not strong. I want the 49ers to wait a year to pick a developmental or day 1 starter at C because I think the lack of talent pushes bad centers higher than they should be drafted.

Mar 18, 2014 at 4:52 PM

eastcoast49ersfan
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TE seems reasonably strong. There's Ebron at the top and then ASJ, Amaro, and Niklas could all go round 2. After that there is a dropoff but it's a deeper class than C.

I agree with DE being a very strong class. There seem to be a lot more 4-3 DT's than 3-4 NT's but that's pretty typical.

Mar 18, 2014 at 5:16 PM

Wewillwin
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So I'm hearing mixed thoughts on centers. It definitely doesn't sound like theres much talent at the top of the draft at least

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